David Hempleman-Adams

David Hempleman-Adams, English businessman and adventurer

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Born: October 10, 1956
Age in 2026: 70
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1956

About David Hempleman-Adams

Sir David Kim Hempleman-Adams is a British industrialist and adventurer. On 10 October 2008, Hempleman-Adams, along with co-pilot Jon Mason won the 52nd Gordon Bennett Cup, having flown a helium balloon from Albuquerque, New Mexico and landing over 1000 miles away near Madison, Wisconsin. In September 2009, he broke the endurance record for a flight using the smallest man-carrying helium balloon. The previous record was an eight hours and 12 minutes flight undertaken by American Coy Foster in March 1983.

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David Hempleman-Adams timeline

1983The previous record was an eight hours and 12 minutes flight undertaken by American Coy Foster in March 1983.
2008On 10 October 2008, Hempleman-Adams, along with co-pilot Jon Mason won the 52nd Gordon Bennett Cup, having flown a helium balloon from Albuquerque, New Mexico and landing over 1000 miles away near Madison, Wisconsin.
2009In September 2009, he broke the endurance record for a flight using the smallest man-carrying helium balloon.

The world when David Hempleman-Adams was born

David Hempleman-Adams 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 David Hempleman-Adams's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1956	2026
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
Population	168.1M	341 million

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