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Stephen Hough, English-Australian pianist and composer
Sir Stephen Andrew Gill Hough (; born 22 November 1961) is a British-Australian classical pianist, composer and writer. In 1978, he was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition and won the piano section. In 1982, he won the Terence Judd Award in England.
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Stephen Hough was born in 1961. 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 Stephen Hough's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1961 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.31 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $12,500 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $7,600 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.15 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.69 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.04 | $0.73 |
| Population | 183.7M | 341 million |
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