2023: The Year in People

Generation Alpha · Year of the Rabbit 🐇 · Born in 2023 turn 3 in 2026

The year in numbers

Gas, per gallon

$3.52

Median home

$361,600

Minimum wage

$7.25/hr

Movie ticket

$10.78

US population

8.05B

US president

Joe Biden

Top song

"Flowers" — Miley Cyrus

Top film

Barbie

Top TV show

Sunday Night Football

Best Picture

Oppenheimer

In the news: ChatGPT goes mainstream; Israel-Hamas war begins

What happened in 2023

2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.

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Died in 2023

Bob Barker1923–2023 · American media personality
Henry Kissinger1923–2023 · American diplomat and political scientist
Lance Reddick1962–2023 · American actor
Andre Braugher1962–2023 · American actor
Bob Knight1940–2023 · American basketball coach
Alan Arkin1934–2023 · American actor and filmmaker
Adam Rich1968–2023 · American actor
Cindy Williams1947–2023 · American actress
Bray Wyatt1987–2023 · American professional wrestler
Harry Belafonte1927–2023 · American singer and actor
Denny Laine1944–2023 · English rock musician
Benjamin Zephaniah1958–2023 · British poet and author