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Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur

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Born
July 8, 1949
Age in 2026
77
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1949

About Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Johannes Puck is an Austrian-born American chef and restaurateur. The Infatuation wrote that "Spago made Wolfgang Puck the first (and maybe only) chef you and your grandma know by name." In 1991, Puck opened his fourth restaurant, Granita, a seafood restaurant in Malibu, California. Following the 1981 publication of his first cookbook, Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen, which was based on his Ma Maison recipes, Puck opened the restaurant Spago on the Sunset Strip in 1982. He co-founded the Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation in 1982. Puck became a U.S. citizen in 1999.

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Wolfgang Puck timeline

  1. Following the 1981 publication of his first cookbook, Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen, which was based on his Ma Maison recipes, Puck opened the restaurant Spago on the Sunset Strip in 1982.
  2. He co-founded the Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation in 1982.
  3. The Infatuation wrote that "Spago made Wolfgang Puck the first (and maybe only) chef you and your grandma know by name." In 1991, Puck opened his fourth restaurant, Granita, a seafood restaurant in Malibu, California.
  4. Puck became a U.S. citizen in 1999.

The world when Wolfgang Puck was born

Wolfgang Puck was born in 1949. 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 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

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

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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