Born in 1993
People born in 1993 turn 33 in 2026. A dollar in 1993 buys what $2.33 buys in September 2026, and about 5.59 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1993
1993
What things cost in 1993
| U.S. average | 1993 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $2.33 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.11 | $2.58 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $0.91 | $2.13 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $0.75 | $1.75 | $1.83 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $1.57 | $3.66 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $2.47 | $5.76 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.44 | $1.02 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.09 | $0.21 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $126,500 | $295,053 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $31,240 | $72,865 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $4.25 | $9.91 | $7.25 |
1993 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 1993
- United States
- George H. W. Bush, then Bill Clinton (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); John Major (Prime minister)
- Russia
- Boris Yeltsin (President); Viktor Chernomyrdin (Prime minister)
- People's Republic of China
- Jiang Zemin (General Secretary; Paramount Leader); Yang Shangkun, then Jiang Zemin (President); Li Peng (Premier)
- France
- François Mitterrand (President); Pierre Bérégovoy, then Édouard Balladur (Prime minister)
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Richard von Weizsäcker (President of reunified Germany); Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of reunified Germany)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Kiichi Miyazawa, then Morihiro Hosokawa (Prime minister)
- Republic of India
- Shankar Dayal Sharma (President); 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 1993 →
No. 1 songs of 1993
- “I Will Always Love You” — Whitney Houston (9 weeks)
- “A Whole New World” — Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle (1 week)
- “Informer” — Snow (7 weeks)
- “Freak Me” — Silk (2 weeks)
- “That's the Way Love Goes” — Janet Jackson (8 weeks)
- “Weak” — SWV (2 weeks)
- “Can't Help Falling in Love” — UB40 (7 weeks)
- “Dreamlover” — Mariah Carey (8 weeks)
- “I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)” — Meat Loaf (5 weeks)
- “Again” — Janet Jackson (2 weeks)
- “Hero” — Mariah Carey (1 week)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1993, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1993 (Wikipedia revision 1363062297).
Famous people born in 1993
- June 26 – Ariana Grande, actress and singer source
- March 30 – Anitta, singer and dancer source
- May 16 - IU, singer-songwriter, actress and producer source
- October 14 – Charlie Kirk, conservative commentator (died 2025) source
- May 21 – Laura Loomer, political advisor and activist source
- 19 June – KSI, YouTube personality source
- 10 September – Sam Kerr, soccer player source
- July 29 – Dak Prescott, football player source
- 13 May – Romelu Lukaku, footballer source
- 17 August – Sarah Sjöström swimmer source
- December 31 – Ryan Blaney, race car driver source
- 29 August – Liam Payne, pop singer-songwriter, member of One Direction (died 2024) source
- 15 March – Paul Pogba, footballer source
- 12 January – Zayn Malik, pop singer-songwriter, member of One Direction source
- 15 March – Alia Bhatt, actress and model. source
What happened in 1993
- January 1 – Czechoslovakia ceases to exist, as the Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. source
- 2 January – Jaffna lagoon massacre: A Sri Lankan Navy motor gunboat and a number of smaller speedboats intercept a number of boats transporting people between the southern and northern shores of the Jaffna Lagoon, and attacked them under the glare of a spotlight. Roughly 100 civilians and militants were killed. source
- 11 January – 15 tonnes of narcotics were seized by the police in a Panama ensign ship source
- January 11 – WWE introduce their television program, Monday Night Raw. source
- Backstreet Boys were formed in Orlando, Florida. source
- January 5 – MV Braer, a Liberian-registered oil tanker, runs aground off the Scottish island of Mainland, Shetland, causing a massive oil spill. source
- March 29 – The 65th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Unforgiven winning Best Picture. source
- January 1 – The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market. source