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1982: The Year in People

Millennials · Year of the Dog 🐕 · Born in 1982 turn 44 in 2026

The year in numbers

Gas, per gallon

$1.22

Median home

$55,200

Minimum wage

$3.35/hr

Movie ticket

$2.94

US population

4.61B

US president

Ronald Reagan

Top song

"Physical" — Olivia Newton-John

Top film

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Top TV show

Dallas

Best Picture

Gandhi

In the news: Michael Jackson releases Thriller

What happened in 1982

1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1982nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 982nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1980s decade.

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Born in 1982

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Alan Ritchson

Alan Ritchson

b. 1982 · November 28

American actor

Beau Garrett

Beau Garrett

b. 1982 · December 28

American actress and model

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

b. 1982 · November 12

American actress

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

b. 1982 · July 24

American actor

Ahmed al-Sharaa

Ahmed al-Sharaa

b. 1982 · October 29

President of Syria since 2025

Colin Jost

Colin Jost

b. 1982 · June 29

American comedian and writer

Cobie Smulders

Cobie Smulders

b. 1982 · April 3

Canadian actress

Alison Brie

Alison Brie

b. 1982 · December 29

American actress and writer

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan

b. 1982 · May 1

Actor, model and musician from Northern Ireland

Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar

b. 1982 · October 4

American politician

Allison Mack

Allison Mack

b. 1982 · July 29

American actress

Charlie Cox

Charlie Cox

b. 1982 · December 15

English actor

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

b. 1982 · July 24

New Zealand actress

Anna Camp

Anna Camp

b. 1982 · September 27

American actress

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos

b. 1982 · May 28

American actress

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Catherine, Princess of Wales

b. 1982 · January 9

Member of the British royal family

Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun

b. 1982 · April 8

Indian actor

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

b. 1982 · April 5

English and American actress

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade

b. 1982 · January 17

American basketball player

Hilarie Burton

Hilarie Burton

b. 1982 · July 1

American actress

Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert

b. 1982 · November 30

Canadian actress

Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish

b. 1982 · August 7

Australian actress

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Brad Renfro

1982–2008 · July 25

American actor

Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert

b. 1982 · January 29

American singer

Died in 1982

  • Ayn Rand1905–1982 · Russian-American writer and philosopher
  • Barack Obama Sr.1934–1982 · Kenyan economist
  • Arthur Rubinstein1887–1982 · Polish pianist
  • Jack Webb1920–1982 · American filmmaker and actor
  • Bachir Gemayel1947–1982 · Lebanese politician and militia commander
  • Carl Orff1895–1982 · German composer
  • Hans-Ulrich Rudel1916–1982 · German military officer
  • Harry H. Corbett1925–1982 · English actor
  • Eleanor Powell1912–1982 · American tap dancer and actress
  • Anna Freud1895–1982 · Austrian–British psychoanalyst
  • James Honeyman-Scott1956–1982 · English guitarist and songwriter
  • Bess Truman1885–1982 · First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953
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