Decade retrospective

The 1950s

The 1950s was a decade that began on 1 January 1950, and ended on 31 December 1959.

Years covered

10

Featured people

12

Starts

Jan 1, 1950

Ends

Dec 31, 1959

Year by year

Each year in the 1950s

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

People of the decade

Born in the 1950s

Bill Gates 1955– American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft Steve Jobs 1955–2011 American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011) Osama bin Laden 1957–2011 Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (died 2011) Abraham Sarmiento 1950–1977 Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) Ade Edmondson 1957– English comedian and musician Adrian Newey 1958– English aerodynamicist and engineer Ahmet Davutoğlu 1959– Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Turkey Aidan Quinn 1959– American actor Alan Kulwicki 1954–1993 American race car driver (born 1954) Albert Owen 1959– Welsh sailor and politician Aldo Nova 1956– Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Alex Chilton 1950–2010 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)

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Adjacent decades

The 1940s 1940s The 1960s 1960s

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More to explore

Middle of the decade 1955 The most notable person of the 1950s Bill Gates What came next The 1960s