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Reid Ribble

Reid Ribble, American politician

Born
April 5, 1956
Age in 2026
70
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1956

About Reid Ribble

Reid James Ribble (born April 5, 1956) is an American businessman and Republican politician from the Fox Cities region of Wisconsin. He served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2017. In Congress, Ribble was a co-chair and co-founder of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which sought to foster cooperation and legislative compromise. He has been an outspoken critic of Republican president Donald Trump; he has said that he never voted for Trump, and would have voted to impeach him after the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol. Ribble was employed by the Ribble Group, his family's commercial and residential roofing company in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, and later became the company's president.

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The world when Reid Ribble was born

Reid Ribble was born in 1956. 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 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

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

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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