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Nat Young, Australian surfer and author
Robert Harold "Nat" Young is an Australian surfer and author. Young won three Australian titles in 1966, 1967 and 1969, and won the Bells Beach Surf Classic three times. He won the Smirnoff World Pro/Am in 1970 (Rolf Aurness won the actual world title in the same year).
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Nat Young was born in 1947. 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.
These figures put everyday life in Nat Young's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1947 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.23 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $7,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $4,700 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.40 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.40 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 144.1M | 341 million |
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