Born in 2006
People born in 2006 turn 20 in 2026. A dollar in 2006 buys what $1.67 buys in September 2026, and about 6.67 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2006
2006
What things cost in 2006
| U.S. average | 2006 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.67 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $2.59 | $4.33 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.31 | $2.18 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.08 | $1.81 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.08 | $5.15 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $2.22 | $3.71 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $3.20 | $5.35 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.50 | $0.84 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.11 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $243,750 | $407,403 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $48,200 | $80,561 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $5.15 | $8.61 | $7.25 |
2006 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 2006
- United States
- George W. Bush (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Tony Blair (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Mikhail Fradkov (Prime minister)
- China
- Hu Jintao (General Secretary; paramount leader); Hu Jintao (President); Wen Jiabao (Premier)
- France
- Jacques Chirac (President); Dominique de Villepin (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Horst Köhler (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Junichirō Koizumi, then Shinzō Abe (Prime minister)
- India
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (President); Manmohan Singh (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2000s (revision 1371751788), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2006 →
No. 1 songs of 2006
- “Don't Forget About Us” — Mariah Carey (1 week)
- “Laffy Taffy” — D4L (1 week)
- “Grillz” — Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp (2 weeks)
- “Check on It” — Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug (5 weeks)
- “You're Beautiful” — James Blunt (1 week)
- “So Sick” — Ne-Yo (2 weeks)
- “Temperature” — Sean Paul (1 week)
- “Bad Day” — Daniel Powter (5 weeks)
- “SOS” — Rihanna (3 weeks)
- “Ridin'” — Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone (2 weeks)
- “Hips Don't Lie” — Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2 weeks)
- “Do I Make You Proud” — Taylor Hicks (1 week)
- “Promiscuous” — Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland (6 weeks)
- “London Bridge” — Fergie (3 weeks)
- “SexyBack” — Justin Timberlake (7 weeks)
- “Money Maker” — Ludacris featuring Pharrell (2 weeks)
- “My Love” — Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. (3 weeks)
- “I Wanna Love You” — Akon featuring Snoop Dogg (2 weeks)
- “Irreplaceable” — Beyoncé (3 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2006, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2006 (Wikipedia revision 1364995398).
Famous people born in 2006
- 25 August – Andrea Kimi Antonelli, racing driver source
- February 8 – Emman Atienza, social media personality (died 2025) source
- March 29 – Haven Coleman, activist source
- November 2 – Hilde Lysiak, journalist source
- January 26 – Mo Gaba, notable baseball superfan and cancer victim (died 2020) source
- April 29 – Xochitl Gomez, actress source
- 26 April – Kamila Valieva, figure skater source
- May 1 – Gianna Bryant, daughter of Kobe Bryant (died 2020) source
- September 8 – Desideri Trujillo, film director, actor, writer, editor, animator and music supervisor source
- December 12 – Kai Montinola, actress, singer, and model source
- August 17 – E. J. Tamayo, stock car racing driver source
- 6 January – Nikita Bedrin, racing driver source
- 29 May – Gukesh Dommaraju, Grandmaster source
- June 1 – Bombette Martin, skateboarder source
- February 14 – Josh Pierson, racing driver source
What happened in 2006
- January 22 – Evo Morales is inaugurated as president of Bolivia. source
- January 1–4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. source
- January 15 – NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet. source
- January 15: The first round of the 2006 presidential election. source
- May 14 – The Israeli Navy intercepted a Palestinian boat carrying a large amount of explosives near the Gaza Strip in an attempted smuggling operation. The boat contained about 450 kg of TNT and parts of mines. source
- January 12 – A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 pilgrims. source
- February 10–26 – The 2006 Winter Olympics are held in Turin, Italy. source
- January 26 – Saudi Arabia withdraws its ambassadors to Denmark, due to the Muhammad cartoons. source