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Andrew Dilnot

Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic

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Born
June 19, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1960

About Andrew Dilnot

Sir Andrew William Dilnot, is a British economist and broadcaster. He was director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1991 to 2002, Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 2002 to 2012, and Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford from 2012 to 2024. He served as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority from April 2012 until March 2017. In 2018, Dilnot was appointed Chair of the Geospatial Commission, supported by £80 million of new funding, to drive the use of location-linked data more productively. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the British Academy in July 2018. Dilnot became principal of St Hugh's College in 2002, then the only head of house at an Oxford college educated at a comprehensive school.

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Andrew Dilnot timeline

  1. Dilnot became principal of St Hugh's College in 2002, then the only head of house at an Oxford college educated at a comprehensive school.
  2. In 2018, Dilnot was appointed Chair of the Geospatial Commission, supported by £80 million of new funding, to drive the use of location-linked data more productively.
  3. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the British Academy in July 2018.

The world when Andrew Dilnot was born

Andrew Dilnot was born in 1960. 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 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

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

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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