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Alison Lapper

Alison Lapper, English painter and photographer

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Born
April 7, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1965

About Alison Lapper

Alison Lapper MBE is a British artist. She is the subject of the sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant, which was displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square from September 2005 until late 2007. She and her late son Parys featured in the BBC docuseries Child of Our Time. In May 2003, Lapper was awarded an MBE for her services for art. After she had given birth to her son Parys in 2000, she created an installation of photographs of herself with him. In July 2014, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Brighton.

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Alison Lapper timeline

  1. After she had given birth to her son Parys in 2000, she created an installation of photographs of herself with him.
  2. In May 2003, Lapper was awarded an MBE for her services for art.
  3. She is the subject of the sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant, which was displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square from September 2005 until late 2007.
  4. In July 2014, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Brighton.

The world when Alison Lapper was born

Alison Lapper was born in 1965. 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 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

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

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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