Decade retrospective

The 1980s

The 1980s was the decade that began on 1 January 1980, and ended on 31 December 1989.

Years covered

10

Featured people

12

Starts

Jan 1, 1980

Ends

Dec 31, 1989

Year by year

Each year in the 1980s

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

People of the decade

Born in the 1980s

Beyoncé 1981– American singer-songwriter Mark Zuckerberg 1984– American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook Rihanna 1988– Barbados actor Aaron Brown 1980–2024 American journalist and academic (born 1948) Aaron Peirsol 1983– American swimmer Acie Law 1985– American basketball player Adam Moffat 1986– Scottish footballer Alastair Cook 1984– English cricketer Aleks Marić 1984– Australian basketball player Alexandra Kosteniuk 1984– Russian chess player Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress Alison Pill 1985– Canadian actress

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Adjacent decades

The 1970s 1970s The 1990s 1990s

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Middle of the decade 1985 The most notable person of the 1980s Beyoncé What came next The 1990s