Let's make this birthday one to remember.

71 years old (Born on December 13, 1953)

Happy Birthday, Ben Bernanke! May your day be filled with more joy than a booming economy and fewer surprises than the 2008 financial crisis. Your calm demeanor during turbulent times made you the rockstar of monetary policy—who knew central banking could have such swagger?

From steering us through economic storms to winning a Nobel Prize in Economics, you've proven that even interest rates can be interesting. Here's hoping your birthday cake inflates just enough—not too much—to keep inflation targets intact.

Cheers to another year of steady growth and minimal volatility—just like every economist dreams about!