Jon Potter

Jon Potter, English-American field hockey player

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Born: November 19, 1963
Age in 2026: 63
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1963

About Jon Potter

Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter (born 19 November 1963) is a former field hockey player who was a member of the gold-winning Great Britain squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. After his playing career he became the managing director of House of Suntory and Maison Courvoisier at Suntory Global Spirits. In total Potter won 126 caps for Great Britain and 108 caps for England, scoring 41 international goals. Potter graduated from Southampton University in 1986 with a BA (Hons) in geography, and attended Aston Business School (1986–87) to obtain his MBA. Potter represented Great Britain and England in field hockey.

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The world when Jon Potter was born

Jon Potter was born in 1963. 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 1963

#1 song"Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer
Top movieTom Jones
Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
Best-selling bookThe Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Clark wins his first Formula One World Championship
Top headlinePresident Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on November 22
Technology milestoneTouch-tone telephone introduced
Defining fadBeatlemania begins
Notable inventionLava lamp
World population3.20 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population189.2M

1963 versus 2026

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

Measure	1963	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$13,100	$435,000
Average income	$8,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.85	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	189.2M	341 million

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