Born in 1983
People born in 1983 turn 43 in 2026. A dollar in 1983 buys what $3.38 buys in September 2026, and about 4.70 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1983
1983
What things cost in 1983
| U.S. average | 1983 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $3.38 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.24 | $4.20 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $0.89 | $3.02 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $0.54 | $1.83 | $1.83 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $2.47 | $8.34 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.39 | $1.31 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.08 | $0.26 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $75,375 | $254,988 | $410,700 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $3.35 | $11.33 | $7.25 |
1983 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 1983
- United States
- Ronald Reagan (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Margaret Thatcher (Prime minister)
- Soviet Union
- Yuri Andropov (General Secretary); Yuri Andropov (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet); Nikolai Tikhonov (Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
- People's Republic of China
- Deng Xiaoping (Paramount Leader); Hu Yaobang (General Secretary); Ye Jianying (NPC Standing Committee Chairman); Li Xiannian (President)
- France
- François Mitterrand (President); Pierre Mauroy (Prime minister)
- East Germany
- Erich Honecker (Chairmen of the State Council); Willi Stoph (Chairman)
- West Germany
- Karl Carstens (President); Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of West Germany)
- Japan
- Hirohito (Emperor); Yasuhiro Nakasone (Prime minister)
- Republic of India
- Zail Singh (President); Indira Gandhi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) (revision 1371751893), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1983 →
No. 1 songs of 1983
- “Maneater” — Daryl Hall and John Oates (2 weeks)
- “Down Under” — Men at Work (4 weeks)
- “Africa” — Toto (1 week)
- “Baby, Come to Me” — Patti Austin and James Ingram (2 weeks)
- “Billie Jean” — Michael Jackson (7 weeks)
- “Come On Eileen” — Dexys Midnight Runners (1 week)
- “Beat It” — Michael Jackson (3 weeks)
- “Let's Dance” — David Bowie (1 week)
- “Flashdance... What a Feeling” — Irene Cara (6 weeks)
- “Every Breath You Take” — The Police (8 weeks)
- “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” — Eurythmics (1 week)
- “Maniac” — Michael Sembello (2 weeks)
- “Tell Her About It” — Billy Joel (1 week)
- “Total Eclipse of the Heart” — Bonnie Tyler (4 weeks)
- “Islands in the Stream” — Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (2 weeks)
- “All Night Long (All Night)” — Lionel Richie (4 weeks)
- “Say Say Say” — Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (4 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1983, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1983 (Wikipedia revision 1362800842).
Famous people born in 1983
- June 21 – Edward Snowden, government whistleblower source
- 1 January – Mark Beaumont, adventurer source
- October 16 – Kenny Omega, pro wrestler source
- March 20 - Eiji Kawashima, footballer source
- 8 January - Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012, son of the Eternal General Secretary Kim Jong Il and grandson of the Eternal President Kim Il Sung. source
- November 25 – Joey Chestnut, American competitive hot dog eater source
- 14 September – Amy Winehouse, singer-songwriter (died 2011) source
- 8 January – Jon Daly, soccer player. source
- 6 April – James Wade, darts player source
- July 1 - Leeteuk, singer-songwriter, TV host, presenter, actor source
- July 10 - Kim Hee-chul, singer-songwriter, TV host, model, actor and director source
- 8 February – Ashley Mulheron, actress and television presenter source
- 16 July – Katrina Kaif, actress source
- June 17 - Kazunari Ninomiya, actor, idol and singer source
- 20 March – Thomas Kahlenberg, Former footballer source
What happened in 1983
- February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent leadership spill Bob Hawke is elected as Hayden's successor unopposed. source
- January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." source
- January 25 – IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. source
- January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). source
- 7 February - The airfield at Sydenham, Belfast, reopens to commercial flights as Belfast Harbour Airport. source
- 16 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 158, catches fire, resulting in 45 deaths. source
- January 30 – The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins to win Super Bowl XVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. source
- 1 January – The Trade Development Board is formed to promote trade, taking over the Timber Industry Board and the Department of Trade with responsibility for domestic trading of commodities handled by the Domestic Trade Section of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and metrication taken over by the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research. source