Rachel Hurd-Wood

Rachel Hurd-Wood, English actress

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Born: August 17, 1990
Age in 2026: 36
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1990

About Rachel Hurd-Wood

Rachel Hurd-Wood is an English actress. She is known for her performances in the fantasy adventure film Peter Pan (2003), the supernatural horror film An American Haunting (2005), the thriller film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), the dark fantasy horror film Dorian Gray (2009), the action-adventure war film Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010) and the BBC Three television series Clique (2017–18). She gave up on the idea when she discovered that it would require studying science because she thought she was not very good at it.

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The world when Rachel Hurd-Wood was born

Rachel Hurd-Wood was born in 1990. 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 1990

#1 song"Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
Top movieDances with Wolves
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookJurassic Park – Michael Crichton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBuster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in biggest upset ever
Top headlineNelson Mandela freed after 27 years
Technology milestoneHubble Space Telescope launched
Defining fadNinja Turtles mania
Notable inventionWorld Wide Web goes public
World population5.28 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population249.6M

1990 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rachel Hurd-Wood's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1990	2026
Gas	$1.16	$3.45/gal
Average home	$95,500	$435,000
Average income	$35,353	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.80	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.23	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	249.6M	341 million

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