Decade retrospective

The 1960s

The 1960s was the decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969.

Years covered

10

Featured people

12

Starts

Jan 1, 1960

Ends

Dec 31, 1969

Year by year

Each year in the 1960s

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

People of the decade

Born in the 1960s

Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player and politician (died 2017) Jimmy Wales 1966– American-British entrepreneur, co-founder of Wikipedia Sung Jae-gi 1967–2013 South Korean philosopher and activist (born 1967) Dmitry Medvedev 1965– Russia businessperson 2 Cold Scorpio 1965– American wrestler A. R. Rahman 1967– Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist Aaron Allston 1960–2014 American game designer and author (died 2014) Abhisit Vejjajiva 1964– English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand Adam Hughes 1967– American author and illustrator Akbar Ganji 1960– Iranian journalist and author Alain Vigneault 1961– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Alberto Nisman 1963–2015 Argentinian lawyer (died 2015)

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Adjacent decades

The 1950s 1950s The 1970s 1970s

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More to explore

Middle of the decade 1965 The most notable person of the 1960s Michael Jackson What came next The 1970s