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John Norman, American philosopher and author
John Frederick Lange Jr. is an American writer who, as John Norman, has authored the Gor series of science fantasy novels. Norman was also a philosophy professor. Norman's fiction attained popularity in the 1970s and early 1980s with an estimated 6 to 12 million copies sold.
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John Norman was born in 1931. 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.
These figures put everyday life in John Norman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1931 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.17 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,500 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,000 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 124.0M | 341 million |
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