Born in 2009
People born in 2009 turn 17 in 2026. A dollar in 2009 buys what $1.57 buys in September 2026, and about 6.93 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2009
2009
What things cost in 2009
| U.S. average | 2009 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.57 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $2.35 | $3.69 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.66 | $2.61 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.39 | $2.18 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.11 | $4.88 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $2.22 | $3.49 | $6.79 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.61 | $0.96 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.13 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $215,650 | $338,688 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $49,780 | $78,182 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $6.55 | $10.29 | $7.25 |
2009 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 2009
- United States
- George W. Bush, then Barack Obama (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Gordon Brown (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Dmitry Medvedev (President); Vladimir Putin (Prime minister)
- China
- Hu Jintao (General Secretary; paramount leader); Hu Jintao (President); Wen Jiabao (Premier)
- France
- Nicolas Sarkozy (President); François Fillon (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Horst Köhler (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Tarō Asō, then Yukio Hatoyama (Prime minister)
- India
- Pratibha Patil (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 2009 →
No. 1 songs of 2009
- “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” — Beyoncé (2 weeks)
- “Just Dance” — Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis (3 weeks)
- “My Life Would Suck Without You” — Kelly Clarkson (2 weeks)
- “Crack a Bottle” — Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent (1 week)
- “Right Round” — Flo Rida (6 weeks)
- “Poker Face” — Lady Gaga (1 week)
- “Boom Boom Pow” — The Black Eyed Peas (12 weeks)
- “I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas (14 weeks)
- “Down” — Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne (2 weeks)
- “3” — Britney Spears (1 week)
- “Fireflies” — Owl City (2 weeks)
- “Whatcha Say” — Jason Derulo (1 week)
- “Empire State of Mind” — Jay-Z and Alicia Keys (5 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2009, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2009 (Wikipedia revision 1357280352).
Famous people born in 2009
- July 12 – Lilygem Yulores, child actress source
- July 25 – Rein Adriano, child actress source
- July 27 – Aya Domingo, actress source
- December 8 – Selina Griffin, actress source
- February 5 – Carren Eistrup, singer and entertainer source
- June 26 – Yesha Camile, actress source
- March 21 – Liam Fonacier, Junior Young Athlete source
- August 7 – Jazz Yburan, child actress source
- June 10 – Vito Quizon, child actor source
- August 4 – Sofia Cabatay, child actress source
- 11 January - Dexter Lloyd Henson, son of Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson source
- 22 June – Dominik Kočik, darts player source
- August 28 – Jana Agoncillo, child actress source
- January 29 – The Suleman octuplets, first known octuplets to survive infancy source
- May 29 – Akash Vukoti, spelling prodigy source
What happened in 2009
- January 20 – Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African-American to hold the office. source
- January 1 – Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council. source
- January 26 – An annular solar eclipse takes place over the Indian Ocean, the 50th solar eclipse of Saros cycle 131. source
- January 3 – The first ("Genesis") block of the blockchain of the cryptocurrency and decentralized payment system Bitcoin is established by the creator of the system, known as Satoshi Nakamoto. source
- January 20 – The microfinance bank AccessBank Liberia is established. source
- January 15 – US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in an accident that becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", as all 155 people on board are rescued. source
- January 1 – Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, becomes the American Capital of Culture and Vilnius and Linz become the European Capitals of Culture. source
- January 1 – Slovakia adopts the euro as its national currency, replacing the Slovak koruna. source