Born in 1990
People born in 1990 turn 36 in 2026. A dollar in 1990 buys what $2.58 buys in September 2026, and about 5.33 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1990
1990
What things cost in 1990
| U.S. average | 1990 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $2.58 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.16 | $3.00 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.01 | $2.61 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $0.69 | $1.79 | $1.83 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $1.59 | $4.09 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $2.97 | $7.65 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.46 | $1.19 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.08 | $0.22 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $122,300 | $315,386 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $29,940 | $77,209 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $3.35 | $8.64 | $7.25 |
1990 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 1990
- United States
- George H. W. Bush (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Margaret Thatcher, then John Major (Prime minister)
- Soviet Union
- Mikhail Gorbachev (General Secretary); Mikhail Gorbachev (Chairman of the Supreme Soviet; president); Nikolai Ryzhkov (Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
- People's Republic of China
- Jiang Zemin (General Secretary; Paramount Leader); Yang Shangkun (President); Li Peng (Premier)
- France
- François Mitterrand (President); Michel Rocard (Prime minister)
- East Germany
- Manfred Gerlach (Chairmen of the State Council); Hans Modrow, then Lothar de Maizière (Chairman)
- West Germany
- Richard von Weizsäcker (President of West Germany); Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of West Germany)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Toshiki Kaifu (Prime minister)
- Republic of India
- R. Venkataraman (President); V. P. Singh, then Chandra Shekhar (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 1990 →
No. 1 songs of 1990
- “Another Day in Paradise” — Phil Collins (2 weeks)
- “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” — Michael Bolton (3 weeks)
- “Opposites Attract” — Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair (3 weeks)
- “Escapade” — Janet Jackson (3 weeks)
- “Black Velvet” — Alannah Myles (2 weeks)
- “Love Will Lead You Back” — Taylor Dayne (1 week)
- “I'll Be Your Everything” — Tommy Page (1 week)
- “Nothing Compares 2 U” — Sinéad O'Connor (4 weeks)
- “Vogue” — Madonna (3 weeks)
- “Hold On” — Wilson Phillips (1 week)
- “It Must Have Been Love” — Roxette (2 weeks)
- “Step by Step” — New Kids on the Block (3 weeks)
- “She Ain't Worth It” — Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown (2 weeks)
- “Vision of Love” — Mariah Carey (4 weeks)
- “If Wishes Came True” — Sweet Sensation (1 week)
- “Blaze of Glory” — Jon Bon Jovi (1 week)
- “Release Me” — Wilson Phillips (2 weeks)
- “(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection” — Nelson (1 week)
- “Close to You” — Maxi Priest (1 week)
- “Praying for Time” — George Michael (1 week)
- “I Don't Have the Heart” — James Ingram (1 week)
- “Black Cat” — Janet Jackson (1 week)
- “Ice Ice Baby” — Vanilla Ice (1 week)
- “Love Takes Time” — Mariah Carey (3 weeks)
- “I'm Your Baby Tonight” — Whitney Houston (1 week)
- “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” — Stevie B (4 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1990, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1990 (Wikipedia revision 1362967518).
Famous people born in 1990
- February 16 – The Weeknd, singer-songwriter source
- July 18 – Canelo Álvarez, boxer source
- December 27 – Milos Raonic, tennis player source
- 1 January – Rubel Hossain, cricketer source
- April 12: Hiroki Sakai, footballer source
- 15 September – Aaron Mooy, soccer player source
- January 26 – Sergio Pérez, racing driver source
- April 27 – Austin Dillon, stock car driver source
- January 25 - Lee Jun-ho, singer-songwriter and actor source
- January 3 – Sunneva Einarsdóttir, handball player. source
- 18 September – Michael Smith, darts world champion source
- September 9 – Haley Reinhart, singer source
- 17 March – Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player. source
- 4 January – Lucy Letby, convicted serial killer source
- September 29 – Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir, footballer source
What happened in 1990
- January 15 – The National Assembly of Bulgaria votes to end one party rule by the Bulgarian Communist Party. source
- January 3 – United States invasion of Panama: General Manuel Noriega is deposed as leader of Panama and surrenders to the American forces. source
- 1 January – The Fishery Management Act (Act 38/1990) takes effect, making permanent, fully transferable individual quotas the legal basis of Iceland's fisheries regime. source
- January 1 – The first Internet companies catering to commercial users, PSINet and EUnet begin selling Internet access to commercial customers in the United States and Netherlands respectively. source
- 27 February – Line Kloster, sprinter. source
- January 25 – Avianca Flight 052 crashes into Cove Neck, New York after a miscommunication between the flight crew and JFK Airport officials, killing 73 people on board. source
- January 1 – The comedy television series of Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean first airs on ITV in the United Kingdom. source
- January 1 — A new convertible Yugoslav dinar is introduced to combat inflation, at an exchange rate of 10,000 old dinars for 1 new convertible dinar. source