Decade retrospective

The 1990s

The 1990s was the decade that began on 1 January 1990, and ended on 31 December 1999. Known as the "post-Cold War decade", the 1990s were culturally imagined as the period from the Revolutions of 1989 until the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Years covered

10

Featured people

12

Starts

Jan 1, 1990

Ends

Dec 31, 1999

Year by year

Each year in the 1990s

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

People of the decade

Born in the 1990s

Selena Gomez 1992– American singer and actress Aaron Ekblad 1996– Canadian ice hockey player Abigail Breslin 1996– American actress Adam Gemili 1993– English sprinter Adam Thielen 1990– American football player Álvaro Soler 1991– Spanish singer-songwriter Alvin Kamara 1995– American football player Anitta 1993– Brazilian singer and entertainer Anne-Marie 1991– English singer-songwriter Anuel AA 1992– Puerto Rican rapper and singer Arfa Karim 1995–2012 Pakistani student and computer prodigy (died 2012) Arike Ogunbowale 1997– American basketball player

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Adjacent decades

The 1980s 1980s The 2000s 2000s

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Middle of the decade 1995 The most notable person of the 1990s Selena Gomez What came next The 2000s