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Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese barrister and activist

Born
February 3, 1978
Age in 2026
48
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1978

About Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin; born (1978-02-03)3 February 1978) is a Lebanese and British international human rights lawyer. She has represented several high-profile clients, including former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad, Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa, Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, and Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. Clooney is professor of Practice in International Law at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford and a senior fellow at the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, an institute she co-founded to harness the power of AI to increase access to justice. In 2016, she and her husband, American actor George Clooney, co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice. Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her "courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines".

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Amal Clooney timeline

  1. In 2016, she and her husband, American actor George Clooney, co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice.
  2. Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her "courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines".

The world when Amal Clooney was born

Amal Clooney was born in 1978. 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 1978

  • #1 song"Shadow Dancing" – Andy Gibb
  • Top movieThe Deer Hunter
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe World According to Garp – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali wins heavyweight title for the third time
  • Top headlineCamp David Accords — Egypt and Israel sign peace agreement
  • Technology milestoneFirst spam email sent
  • Defining fadDisco and Saturday Night Fever
  • Notable inventionGarfield comic strip debuts
  • World population4.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonWashington Bullets (NBA)
  • U.S. population222.6M

1978 versus 2026

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

Measure19782026
Gas$0.63$3.45/gal
Average home$55,700$435,000
Average income$17,730$67,500
Minimum wage$2.65$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.34$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population222.6M341 million

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