Graham Harman

Graham Harman, American philosopher and academic

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Born: May 9, 1968
Age in 2026: 58
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1968

About Graham Harman

Graham Harman is an American philosopher. He is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. His work on the metaphysics of objects led to the development of object-oriented ontology. He is a central figure in the speculative realism trend in contemporary philosophy. Engaging Graham Harman (Bloomsbury) 2020. Artful Objects: Graham Harman on Art and the Business of Speculative Realism (Sternberg Press) 2022. The Graham Harman Reader (Zero Books, edited by Jon Cogburn & Niki Young) 2023.

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Graham Harman timeline

2020Engaging Graham Harman (Bloomsbury) 2020.
2022Artful Objects: Graham Harman on Art and the Business of Speculative Realism (Sternberg Press) 2022.
2023The Graham Harman Reader (Zero Books, edited by Jon Cogburn & Niki Young) 2023.

The world when Graham Harman was born

Graham Harman was born in 1968. 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 1968

#1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
Defining fadTie-dye everything
Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

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

Measure	1968	2026
Gas	$0.34	$3.45/gal
Average home	$15,600	$435,000
Average income	$10,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.31	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	200.7M	341 million

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