Born in 2001
People born in 2001 turn 25 in 2026. A dollar in 2001 buys what $1.90 buys in September 2026, and about 6.25 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2001
2001
What things cost in 2001
| U.S. average | 2001 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.90 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.46 | $2.78 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $0.93 | $1.77 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.00 | $1.90 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $2.88 | $5.49 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $1.71 | $3.26 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $3.09 | $5.88 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.51 | $0.96 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.09 | $0.18 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $173,100 | $329,392 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $42,230 | $80,359 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $5.15 | $9.80 | $7.25 |
2001 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 2001
- United States
- Bill Clinton, then George W. Bush (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Tony Blair (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Mikhail Kasyanov (Prime minister)
- China
- Jiang Zemin (General Secretary; paramount leader); Jiang Zemin (President); Zhu Rongji (Premier)
- France
- Jacques Chirac (President); Lionel Jospin (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Johannes Rau (President); Gerhard Schröder (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Yoshirō Mori, then Junichirō Koizumi (Prime minister)
- India
- K. R. Narayanan (President); Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2000s (revision 1371751788), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2001 →
No. 1 songs of 2001
- “Independent Women” — Destiny's Child (4 weeks)
- “It Wasn't Me” — Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent (2 weeks)
- “Ms. Jackson” — OutKast (1 week)
- “Stutter” — Joe featuring Mystikal (4 weeks)
- “Butterfly” — Crazy Town (2 weeks)
- “Angel” — Shaggy featuring Rayvon (1 week)
- “All for You” — Janet (7 weeks)
- “Lady Marmalade” — Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink (5 weeks)
- “U Remind Me” — Usher (4 weeks)
- “Bootylicious” — Destiny's Child (2 weeks)
- “Fallin'” — Alicia Keys (6 weeks)
- “I'm Real (Murder Remix)” — Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule (5 weeks)
- “Family Affair” — Mary J. Blige (6 weeks)
- “U Got It Bad” — Usher (1 week)
- “How You Remind Me” — Nickelback (2 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2001, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2001 (Wikipedia revision 1363923565).
Famous people born in 2001
- 6 April – Oscar Piastri, motor racing driver source
- 1 January - Krishna Rani, footballer source
- February 8 – Jaden Hossler, singer source
- March 9 – Jeon So-mi, singer, member of I.O.I source
- January 6 – Kenyon Martin Jr., basketball player source
- 5 January – Javeria Abbasi, television actress and former female model source
- January 26 – Isaac Okoro, basketball player source
- 5 September Bukayo Saka, , footballer source
- March 28 – Alas Alvarez, singer, songwriter, producer, and member of Alamat source
- 10 March – Charles De Ketelaere, Belgian footballer source
- March 10 – Alyssa Carson, space enthusiast and undergraduate student source
- April 5 – Robbie Tucker, actor source
- March 11 – Kaylee Bryson, race car driver source
- June 5 - Lee Chaeryeong, singer source
- August 5 – Josie Totah, actress source
What happened in 2001
- January 7 – Ghana undergoes its first peaceful transfer of power since 1979 when John Kufuor is sworn in as President of Ghana. source
- January 16 – Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila: The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is shot in his office during the Second Congo War and rushed to Harare in Zimbabwe for medical treatment; his death will be announced two days later. He is succeeded by his son, Joseph Kabila. source
- 11 February – Rintje Ritsma wins the world all-round speed skating title. source
- January 4 – A Chinese delegation of the Chinese OFEM company arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan to assist the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with the revival of hydel power projects. The delegation met with Taliban Minister for Water and Power Maulvi Ahmed Jan, visited Sarobi Dam and pledged to install new turbine in the power house. The delegates also made commitment about the installation of mobile telephone system in Afghanistan. source
- 26 March – The establishment of Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation in Taipei. source
- 14 January – The start of Amorgos oil spill offshore Pingtung County. source
- January 15 – Creative Commons is founded. source
- 1 January - Greece adopted the Euro Currency eventually becoming officially the 12 European country to specifically join the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area country, replacing the Greek drachma in the digital transactions. source