Jon Wilkin

Jon Wilkin, English rugby player

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Born: November 1, 1983
Age in 2026: 43
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1983

About Jon Wilkin

Jon David Wilkin is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row, loose forward, scrum-half or stand-off in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. He played for Hull Kingston Rovers, St Helens and the Toronto Wolfpack at club level and for England and Great Britain at international level. Wilkin won The Observer's first Community Champion Award. He was a key member of the treble-winning team as Saints won the 2006 Challenge Cup, when he played with a broken nose. St Helens won the BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year Team of the Year award, with Daniel Anderson taking the Best Coach honour.

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The world when Jon Wilkin was born

Jon Wilkin was born in 1983. 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 1983

#1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
Top movieTerms of Endearment
Top TV showDallas
Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

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

Measure	1983	2026
Gas	$1.16	$3.45/gal
Average home	$70,300	$435,000
Average income	$24,580	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.20	$0.73
Population	233.8M	341 million

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