Born in 1991
People born in 1991 turn 35 in 2026. A dollar in 1991 buys what $2.47 buys in September 2026, and about 5.42 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1991
1991
What things cost in 1991
| U.S. average | 1991 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $2.47 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.14 | $2.82 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $0.99 | $2.45 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $0.71 | $1.76 | $1.83 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $1.60 | $3.95 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $2.81 | $6.95 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.48 | $1.19 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.09 | $0.21 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $119,975 | $296,820 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $30,130 | $74,542 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $3.80 | $9.40 | $7.25 |
1991 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 1991
- United States
- George H. W. Bush (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); John Major (Prime minister)
- Soviet Union
- Mikhail Gorbachev (General Secretary); Mikhail Gorbachev (president); Nikolai Ryzhkov (Chairman of the Council of Ministers); Valentin Pavlov (Prime minister); Ivan Silayev (Chairman of the Interstate Economic Committee)
- Russia
- Boris Yeltsin (President); Boris Yeltsin (Prime minister)
- People's Republic of China
- Jiang Zemin (General Secretary; Paramount Leader); Yang Shangkun (President); Li Peng (Premier)
- France
- François Mitterrand (President); Michel Rocard, then Édith Cresson (Prime minister)
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Richard von Weizsäcker (President of reunified Germany); Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of reunified Germany)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Kiichi Miyazawa (Prime minister)
- Republic of India
- R. Venkataraman (President); Chandra Shekhar, then P. V. Narasimha Rao (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 1991 →
No. 1 songs of 1991
- “Justify My Love” — Madonna (2 weeks)
- “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” — Janet Jackson (1 week)
- “The First Time” — Surface (2 weeks)
- “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” — C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams (2 weeks)
- “All the Man That I Need” — Whitney Houston (2 weeks)
- “Someday” — Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
- “One More Try” — Timmy T (1 week)
- “Coming Out of the Dark” — Gloria Estefan (2 weeks)
- “I've Been Thinking About You” — Londonbeat (1 week)
- “You're in Love” — Wilson Phillips (1 week)
- “Baby Baby” — Amy Grant (2 weeks)
- “Joyride” — Roxette (1 week)
- “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)” — Hi-Five (1 week)
- “I Don't Wanna Cry” — Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
- “More Than Words” — Extreme (1 week)
- “Rush Rush” — Paula Abdul (5 weeks)
- “Unbelievable” — EMF (1 week)
- “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” — Bryan Adams (7 weeks)
- “The Promise of a New Day” — Paula Abdul (1 week)
- “I Adore Mi Amor” — Color Me Badd (2 weeks)
- “Good Vibrations” — Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway (1 week)
- “Emotions” — Mariah Carey (3 weeks)
- “Romantic” — Karyn White (1 week)
- “Cream” — Prince and the New Power Generation (2 weeks)
- “When a Man Loves a Woman” — Michael Bolton (1 week)
- “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” — P.M. Dawn (1 week)
- “Black or White” — Michael Jackson (4 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1991, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1991 (Wikipedia revision 1362969615).
Famous people born in 1991
- 17 February – Ed Sheeran, singer/songwriter source
- April 30 – Travis Scott, rapper source
- 7 January - Eden Hazard, footballer source
- 28 October – Lucy Bronze, professional footballer source
- 28 June - Kevin De Bruyne, footballer source
- 26 June – Dustin Martin, footballer source
- June 7 – Emily Ratajkowski, model and actress source
- August 9 – Alexa Bliss, wrestler source
- 24 December – Louis Tomlinson, singer-songwriter source
- February 15 – Rich Swann, wrestler source
- May 29: Saori Hayami, voice actress and singer source
- 11 March – Jack Rodwell, professional footballer source
- May 31 – Azealia Banks, rapper, singer-songwrite, and actress source
- October 18 – Zohran Mamdani, Ugandan-born politician, Mayor of New York City (2026-present) source
- November 22 – Gab Pangilinan, actress and singer source
What happened in 1991
- January 26 – President Siad Barre is overthrown, and Somalia enters a civil war. Three days later, Ali Mahdi Muhammad is inaugurated as the next president. source
- January 5 – Georgian troops attack Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, starting the 1991–92 South Ossetia War. source
- February 6 – A Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker is involved in an accident over Saudi Arabia when two engines on the left wing detach from the aircraft. The pilots manage to execute an emergency landing saving all four crew members on board. The aircraft is later repaired and returned to service. source
- February 20 – Python, a programming language created by Guido van Rossum, Is released. source
- 9 March – The official establishment of Straits Exchange Foundation in Taipei. source
- January 18 – Eastern Air Lines shuts down after 62 years of operations, citing financial problems. Later on December 4, Pan American World Airways ceases its operations. source
- February 11 – The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is formed in The Hague, Netherlands. source
- 11 January – The National Science and Technology Board is formed to enhance R&D activities in Singapore. source