Birthday profile

Bill Britton

Bill Britton, American golfer

Born
November 13, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1955

About Bill Britton

William Timothy Britton is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s. During his 15 years on the Tour, Britton won once and had 23 top-10 finishes. He played college golf at Miami Dade College, and in 1975 he won the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship. After his years as a touring pro were over, Britton became a teaching pro and author in New Jersey. Britton was born and raised on Staten Island, New York, and attended Monsignor Farrell High School.

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The world when Bill Britton was born

Bill Britton was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Britton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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