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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French musician, singer, composer, and record producer

Born
February 8, 1974
Age in 2026
52
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1974

About Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo is a French musician and record producer. He is known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bangalter. He has produced several works from his now-defunct record label Crydamoure with label co-owner Éric Chedeville. Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo (French pronunciation:; born 8 February 1974) is a French musician and record producer. Homem-Christo is credited for designing the Daft Punk logo in the liner notes of Homework (1997), the duo's first album. It was there that they discovered their mutual fascination for films and music of the 1960s and 1970s: "very basic cult teenager things, from Easy Rider to the Velvet Underground".

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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo timeline

  1. Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo (French pronunciation:; born 8 February 1974) is a French musician and record producer.
  2. Homem-Christo is credited for designing the Daft Punk logo in the liner notes of Homework (1997), the duo's first album.

The world when Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo was born

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo was born in 1974. 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 1974

  • #1 song"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
  • Top movieThe Godfather Part II
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJaws – Peter Benchley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record (715)
  • Top headlinePresident Nixon resigns from office
  • Technology milestoneUniversal Product Code (UPC barcode) scanned for the first time
  • Defining fadStreaking
  • Notable inventionPost-it Note bookmark prototype
  • World population4.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon / Gerald Ford
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population213.9M

1974 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19742026
Gas$0.53$3.45/gal
Average home$25,200$435,000
Average income$14,200$67,500
Minimum wage$2.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.87$11.95
Postage stamp$0.10$0.73
Population213.9M341 million

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