Paul Barber (field hockey)

Paul Barber, English field hockey player

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Born: May 21, 1955
Age in 2026: 71
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1955

About Paul Barber (field hockey)

Paul Jason Barber is an English former field hockey player, who won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London, and scored both the goals in the semi-final that helped England defeat West Germany 2-1 and progress to the final. In a career that spanned over 25 years, Barber won 99 caps for England and 68 caps for Great Britain.

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The world when Paul Barber (field hockey) was born

Paul Barber (field hockey) was born in 1955. 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 1955

#1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
Top movieMarty
Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Barber (field hockey)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1955	2026
Gas	$0.29	$3.45/gal
Average home	$10,950	$435,000
Average income	$6,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	165.3M	341 million

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