Paul Trible

Paul Trible, American attorney, politician and academic administrator

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Born: December 29, 1946
Age in 2026: 80
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1946

About Paul Trible

Paul Seward Trible Jr. (born December 29, 1946) is an American attorney, politician and academic administrator. Trible was the president of Christopher Newport University from 1996 until his retirement in 2022. A Republican, he represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms and the U.S. Senate for one. Trible was the first Republican Class I senator from Virginia. Trible attended Hampden–Sydney College, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts in history.

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Paul Trible timeline

1968Trible attended Hampden–Sydney College, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts in history.
1996Trible was the president of Christopher Newport University from 1996 until his retirement in 2022.

The world when Paul Trible was born

Paul Trible was born in 1946. 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 1946

#1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
Defining fadBaby boom begins
Notable inventionTupperware
World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

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

Measure	1946	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,600	$435,000
Average income	$4,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.35	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	141.4M	341 million

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