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David Profumo

David Profumo, English author and academic

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Born
October 20, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1955

About David Profumo

David John Profumo, FRSL is an English novelist. David Profumo was born on October 20, 1955. David John Profumo, FRSL (born 20 October 1955), is an English novelist. Profumo was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. Profumo was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995. They have a son Alexander James Profumo.

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David Profumo timeline

  1. David John Profumo, FRSL (born 20 October 1955), is an English novelist.
  2. Profumo was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995.

The world when David Profumo was born

David Profumo was born in 1955. 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 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

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

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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