“Millennials” at a Glance
A rundown of temporal attributes and historical peers shared by many members of Gen Y
As part of my ongoing “Jigsaw Gens” series, I profile the various American generations (and “microgenerations”) identified by historians.
Previous five editions:
Hemingrebels (“the Lost Generation”) at a glance
GI-Gens (“the Greatest Generation”) at a glance
Traditionalists (“the Silent Generation”) at a glance
Baby Boomers (“Leapers” or “Generation Jones”) at a glance
Generation X (“Xers” or “Catalanos”) at a glance
In This Installment…
Featured Generation: “Millennials” (aka Gen Y, EchoGens, Boomerangs, Curlers, Digital Natives, OTGs)
Who they are: The sixth identified generation, coined by William Strauss and Neil Howe in their 1991 book Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069
When they were born: Approximately between 1983–1993
Key Members
Lawmakers: Collin Allred, Elise Stefanik, Joe Neguse, Anthony E. Gonzalez, Jon Ossoff, Kat Cammack, Lauren Underwood, Daniel Crenshaw, Ryan Fecteau, Justin Bibb, Xochitl Torres Small, Peter Meijer, Sara Jacobs, George Santos, Haley Stevens, Lauren Boebert, Josh Harder, Anna Paulina Luna, Ritchie Torres, J.D. Vance, Michael Sessions, Alex Morse, Justin Chenette, Ashley Hinson, Michelle Wu, Jake LaTurner, Mike Gallagher, Bakari Sellers, Andrew Garbarino, Mondaire Jones, Patrick Murphy, Greg Casar, Jake Auchincloss, Svante Myrick, Erin Stewart, Marie Glusenkamp-Perez, Summer Lee, Mike Lawler, Emilia Sykes, Kesha Ram, Max Miller, Sean Garballey, Rob Menendez Jr., Kevin Kiley, Rudy Yakym III, Chris DeLuzio, Russell Fry, Tamara James, William Timmons IV, Gabe Vasquez, Maile Wilson-Edwards, Seth Magaziner, Guy Reschenthaler, Michael Tubbs, Delia Ramirez, Katie Hill, Matt Windschitl, Henry Beck, Pat Grassley, Tory Marie Arnberger, Niraj Antani, Katherine Kazarian, Scott Merrick, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Hans Hunt, Blake Carpenter, Thomas Beadle, Corey Mock, Jeramey Anderson, Kaniela Ing, Garrett Love, Andy Vargas, Josh Cockroft, Park Cannon, Branden Petersen, Lauren Matsumoto, Darrin Camilleri, Erick Russell, Solomon Goldstein-Rose, Matthew Ruby, Joe Schomacker, Fue Lee, Aaron Regunberg, Mattie Daughtry, Ajay Pittman, Casey Kozlowski, Skyler Wheeler, Cedric Gates, Kevin Windham Jr., Vanessa Guerra
Literary Writers: Greta Gerwig, Christopher Paoloni, Ryan Coogler, Sarah J. Maas, Garrard Conley, Brit Bennett, Ocean Vuong, Jason Reynolds, Yaa Gyasi, Catherine Lacey, Phil Klay, Ling Ma, Clint Smith, Pierce Brown, Morgan Parker, Chloe Benjamin, Jenny Zhang, Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Sean Thor Conroe, Anthony Marra, Laura van den Berg, Jennifer DuBois, Mary H.K. Choi, Jamaal May, Adib Khorram, Mattie Stepanek, Jia Tolentino, Halle Butler, Miroslav Penkov, Valeria Luiselli, Claire Vaye Watkins, Maggie Shipstead, Leslie Jamison, Kate Elizabeth Russell, Emma Cline, Raven Leilani, Hanif Abdurraqib, Brittany Cavallaro, Téa Obreht, Corey Van Landingham, Veronica Roth, Bryan Washington, Rachel Khong, Michelle Zauner, Weike Wang
Journalists & Historians: Evan Gershkovich, David Begnaud, Kaitlan Collins, Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Briahna Joy Gray, Katy Tur, Andrew Kaczynski, Lisa Taddeo, Suleika Jaouad, Ezra Klein, Robby Soave, Josh Barro, Tara Westover, Brandon Stanton, Eboni K. Williams, Hasan Piker, Guy Benson, Kristin Fisher, Jacob Soboroff, Natasha Zouves, Wesley Lowery, Jonathan Vigliotti, Alicia Menendez, Ellison Barber, Abby Phillip, Susan Li, Miles Taylor, Gio Benitez, Ngofeen Mputubwele, Robert Costa, Kate Bolduan, Adriana Diaz, Hallie Jackson, Mona Kosar Abdi, Seung Min Kim, Lilia Luciano, Jericka Duncan, Steven Romo, Ed O’Keefe, Sara Eisen, Ian Lee, Jeff Orlowski-Yang, Kelly Evans, Gadi Schwartz
Scientists & Researchers: Britney Schmidt, Lauren Gardner, Eric Feigl-Ding, Kizzmekia Corbett, Riana Elyse Anderson, Tal Danino, Margaret Mitchell, Aaron Swartz, Tara A. Schwetz, Rebekah Jones, Anna Trondoli, Jonathon Rendina, Greg Gage, Vivian Chu, Jedidah Isler, Dane Dequilettes, Sahar Sharifzadeh, Angel Hsu, Michael Mina, Joy Buolamwini, Kandis Leslie Abdul-Aziz, Sangeetha Reddy, Kishonna Gray, Mohammad Hajiesmaili, John Blazeck, Daniella Mendoza DellaGiustina, Chantell Evans, Daniel Larremore, Katie Bouman, Stephen L. Brusatte, Liz Fong-Jones, Shinjini Kundu, Tyler Lyson, Maia Majumder, Krystle McLaughlin, William Stuart Michelson, Caitlin Rivers, Syra Madad, Grant Tremblay, Ben “Unidan” Eisenkop, Syed Naqvi, Konstantin Batygin, Michael Tseng, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, Vin Gupta
Athletes: Michael Phelps, Stephen Curry, Aaron Rodgers, Kevin Durant, Rob Gronkowski, Natalie Gulbis, Russell Wilson, Jeremy Lin, Tim Tebow, Ronda Rousey, Shawn Johnson East, Brittney Griner, Seth Rollins, Bethany Hamilton, Klay Thompson, Chellsie Memmel, Damian Lillard, Seth Curry, Jamie Louise Anderson, Clay Matthews, Johnny Weir, Miesha Tate, Nikki Bella, Andrew McCutchen, Maya Moore, Larry Fitzgerald, Carl Nassib, Alex Morgan, Sean “Meast” Taylor, Carmelo Anthony, Brooks Koepka, Lindsey Vonn, Odell Beckham Jr., Alex Douglas Smith, Jordan Spieth, Anthony Davis, Megan Rapinoe, Nate Robinson, Travis Kelce, Alicia Sacramone, Kyrie Irving, Roman Reigns, Julie Ertz, Cam Newton, Adam Rippon, Draymond Green, Dwight Howard, Jimmy & Jey Uso, Chris Wondolowski, Mookie Betts, Calvin Johnson, Charlotte Flair, Aaron Judge, Shaun White, Kyle Lowry, Marshawn Lynch, Jon Jones, Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose, Antonio Brown, Nastia Liukin, Clayton Kershaw, Jacoby Ellsbury, Rickie Fowler, J.J. Watt, Sam Bradford, James Harden, Taysom Hill, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Isaiah Thomas, Dustin Poirier, Julio Jones, Von Miller, Paul George, DeMarcus Cousins, Kemba Walker, Kawhi Leonard, Alexa Bliss, Mike Trout, Aaron Donald, Khris Middleton, Tristan Thompson, Max Holloway, Sasha Banks, Bryce Harper, José Fernández, Stefon Diggs, Cooper Kupp
Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders: Mark Zuckerberg, Zoë Kravitz, Sam Altman, Emily Weiss, Khloé Kardashian, Chris Hughes, Kevin Systrom, Alex “Wassabi” Burriss, Tony Xu, Huda Kattan, Adam D’Angelo, Drew Houston, Ashley Graham, Jonathan Davey, Ryan Higa, Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman, Ayesha Curry, David Karp, Justin Kan, Morgan DeBaun, Olivia Culpo, Rachel Lindsay, Berkley Luck, Tyler “The Creator” Okonma, Karlie Kloss, Michelle Phan, Dylan Field, Alyssa London, Manny Phesto, Bobby Murphy, Taran Noah Smith, Vivek Ramaswamy, Keke Palmer, Mila Kunis, Kelly Vint-Castro, Benny Blanco, Shane Dawson, Ryland Adams, P.J. Hyett, Chris Wanstrath, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Mark Edward “Markiplier” Fischbach, Evan Spiegel, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, Toby Fox, Zach King, Ariana DeBose, Ian “IDubbbz” Jomha, Mac Miller, Christopher “Marshmellow” Comstock, Molly Wizenberg, Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter, Bridgit Mendler, Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne, Marques Brownlee, Rob Fishman, Shaan Patel, Nick Uhas, Sarah Paiji Yoo, Hope Dworaczyk Smith, Brandon Leibel, Steven Ford, Bruno Aschidamini, Raven Thomas, Wombi Rose, John Wise, Elyse Oleksak, Jeff Overall, Braxton Fleming, Natalie Holloway, Max Kislevitz, Jim Tselikis, Brad Schultz, Aimy Steadman, Justin Fenchel, Tan France, Zac Holzapfe, Jeff Jensen, Alashe Nelson, Julia Cheek, Nicole Lapin, Andrew Cooper, Alex Schulze, Rebecca Rescate, Lani Lazzari, Desiree Stolar, Nate Barbera, Wesley LaPorte, Dan Barnes
Activists & Organizers: Blair Imani, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Ana Kasparian, Patrisse Cullors, Kyle Kulinski, Ady Barkan, Malcolm Harris, Kayleigh McEnany, Justin Baldoni, Nyle DiMarco, Ryan Conklin, Kevin Lata, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Saagar Enjeti, Chris Colfer, Ayọ Tometi, Candace Owens, Bari Weiss, Amanda Nguyen, Ben Shapiro, Lawrence B. Jones, Imani Barbarin, Jamelle Bouie, Andrew Tate, Jennette McCurdy, Julie Zeilinger, Kat Blaque, Juliette Fretté, Anita Sarkeesian, Dakota Meyer, Ari Fitz, Sarah Biscarra-Dilley, Lizzie Velásquez, Meghan McCain, Janet Mock, Charlie Kirk, Ashley Yates, Varshini Prakash, Chanel Miller, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Mike Manning, Tomi Lahren, Andy Ngo, Larry Fellows III, Destinee Stark
Entertainers: Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, Dylan & Cole Sprouse, Megan Fox, Steven Yeun, Austin Butler, Elizabeth Olsen, America Ferrara, Quinta Brunson, Evan Peters, Josh Hutcherson, Lindsay Lohan, Kaley Cuoco, Taylor Lautner, Jarrod Carmichael, Brie Larson, Tyler Posey, Michael B. Jordan, Shailene Woodley, Jennifer Lawrence, Evan Rachel Wood, Lauren Cohan, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Ashley Johnson, Karen Fukuhara, Raven-Symoné, Miles Teller, Hilary Duff, Mara Wilson, Sherry Cola, Tyler James Williams, Miranda Cosgrove, Josh Peck, Drake Bell, Haley Joel Osment, Donald Glover, Tessa Thompson, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Mara, Jamie Chung, Emma Roberts, Adam DeVine, Aziz Ansari, Skylar Astin, Eric André, Tyler Hoechlin, Aubrey Plaza, Stephanie Hsu, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Olivia Wilde, Paul Franklin Dano, Sarah Hyland, Bo Burnham, Luke Grimes, Emily Wickersham, Jena Malone, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Lucas Grabeel, Anna Kendrick, Dave Franco, Amanda Seyfried, Issa Rae, Hasan Minhaj, Michelle Trachtenberg, Chace Crawford, Troian Bellisario, Alexandra Daddario, Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Ashley Park, Scott Eastwood, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Ashley Greene, Dakota Johnson, Hayden Panettiere, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Logan Lerman, Billie Lourd, Adria Arjona, Chord Overstreet, Gabourey Sibide
Musicians: Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Miranda Lambert, Katy Perry, Bebe Rexha, Lizzo, Frank Ocean, ASAP Rocky, Mandy Moore, Demi Lovato, Cardi B, Jason Derulo, Brendan Urie, Chris Brown, Kid Cudi, Meghan Trainor, Nayvadius “Future” Cash, DaBaby, Travis Scott, Dylan O’Brien, Ben Platt, Charlie Puth, Grant Gustin, Phillipa Soo, Jordin Sparks, Kane Brown, Chance the Rapper, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Ashley Tisdale, Macklemore, Vanessa Hudgens, Patrick Stump, Hunter Hayes, Eric Nam, Corbin Bleu, Taylor Hanson, Jonathan Groff, Selena Gomez, Kelsea Ballerini, Tyler Joseph, Joshua Dun, Victoria Justice, Katharine McPhee, Arden Cho, Sean Kingston, Darren Criss, Ashlee Simpson, Malese Jow, Sam Milby, Janel Parrish, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, T-Pain, Lana Del Rey, Morgan Wallen, Jerome Lamarr Cole, Kevin McHale, Nipsey Hussle, Janelle Monae, Ciara Princess Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Kevin Gates, Lindsey Stirling, Aaron Carter, Steve Grand, Wiz Khalifa, Naya Rivera, Kesha, Meek Mill, Dan Reynolds, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Thomas Rhett, Melissa Benoist, Chanel West Coast, Lil Dicky, Maren Morris, Billy Gilman, Machine Gun Kelly, Hayley Kioko, Frank Waln, Emily Osment, Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, Kirstin Maldonado, Tinashe
Visual Artists: Alexander Wang, Derek Hough, Witney Carson, Shia LeBeouf, Jonathan Van Ness, Hutch Dano, Randall Munroe, Jenny Odell, Sadie Barnette, Doreen Garner, Kenzo Singer, Chyrstyn Fentroy, Salman Toor, Hannah Rothstein, Tschabalala Self, Alexis Covento, Lynette Haozous, Kayla Hamilton, Jordan Casteel, Ngọc-Trân Vũ, Cameron Rowland, Khari Turner, Ashley Jones, Brook Hsu, Sam Falls, Haley Josephs, Ariel René Jackson, Brooke Knaus, Sarah Meyohas, Derek Weisberg, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Caleb Hahne Quintana, Torey Thornton, Jordan Kasey, Elle Pérez, Jesse Stecklow, Emma McIntyre, Sarah Zapata, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Bethany Yellowtail, Kour Pour, Ilana Savdie, Lucien Smith, Martine Syms, Zane Lewis
Cusp Cohorts
Preceding Microgeneration: “Xennials” (1978–1982)
Prominent “Xennials”: Beyoncé, Pete Buttigieg, Venus Williams, Kim Kardashian, Colleen Hoover, Britney Spears, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dwyane Wade, Mehdi Hasan, Brooke Owens, Kobe Bryant, Sharice Davids, Kelly Clarkson, Natasha Lyonne, Ibram X. Kendi, Misty Copeland, Jason Momoa, Shawn Fanning, Alicia Garza, Macauley Culkin, Celeste Ng, Matt Gaetz, Nate Burleson, Christine P. Hendon, Lance Bass, John Legend, Ron DeSantis, Jawed Karim, Tia & Tamera Mowry, Ginger Zee, Lauren Esposito, Drew Brees, Jesse Watters, Channing Tatum, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Claire Danes, Serena Williams, Pitbull, Eric Swalwell, Zoe Saldana, Christina Aguilera, Jin Koh, Yashar Ali, Kristen Marhaver, Luis Fonzi, Jennie Finch, Kyle Lohse, Jessica Simpson, Blake Moore, James Franco, Alicia Keys, Monica Simpson, Katrina Lake, Pete Hegseth, Ali Wong, Josh Hawley, Meghan Markle, Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, Tony Dokoupil, Vladlen Koltun, Chris Kluwe, Tiffany Haddish, Mindy Kaling, Jen Psaki, Melanie Harrison Okoro, Wes Moore, Jessica Alba, Brandy Norwood, Angela Benton, Danica Patrick, Katie Halper, Tulsi Gabbard, Rami Malek, Adam Lambert, Steven Chen, John Krasinski, Michelle Kwan, Isa Noyola, Katie Holmes, Byron Donalds, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, Kourtney Kardashian, Andy Roddick, Chris Pratt, Ilhan Omar, Affie Ellis, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Nicki Minaj, Chris Hayes, Lucas Kunce, Tara Lipinski, Abigail Spanberger, Wilmer Valderrama, Clay Aiken, Paris Hilton, Karamo Brown, Dolph Ziggler, Ruben Gallego, Danai Gurira, LeAnn Rimes, Tom Preston-Werner, Katie Britt, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Pink, Lori Piestewa, Janelle Monáe, Peggy Fleming, Rosario Dawson, Adam Levine, Rachel Platten, Eli Manning
Subsequent Microgeneration: “Zillennials” (1994–1998)
Prominent “Zillennials”: Simone Biles, Gigi Hadid, Maxwell Frost, Zendaya Coleman, Tavi Gevinson, Rico Rodriguez, Amanda Gorman, James “MrBeast” Donaldson, Wisdom Cole, Osama A. Siblani, Jaylen Bledsoe, Austin Mahone, Dakota Fanning, Gabby Douglas, Taissa Farmiga, Noah Golowich, James “TheOdd1sOut” Rallison, Lili Reinhart, Mikaela Shiffrin, Liza Koshy, Patrick Mahomes, Abigail Breslin, Sam Berns, Noah Lyles, Aly Raisman, Jalen Hurts, Megan Thee Stallion, David Dobrik, Reed Alexander, Timothée Chalamet, Jack Andraka, Nyjah Huston, Bella Poarch, Lamar Jackson, Kendall Jenner, Noah Galvin, Jessica Sanchez, Post Malone, Saoirse Ronan, Indya Moore, A’ja Wilson, Jordy Meiselas, Kylie Jenner, Chris Paul, Nicole Maines, Ava Max, Finneas O’Connell, Justin Jones, Tiera Guinn Fletcher, Becky G, Katie Ledecky, Bella Hadid, Caeleb Dressel, Jack Harlow, Taylor Wilson, Dove Cameron, Ariel Winter, Jaden Smith, Karl-Anthony Towns, Nadya Okamoto, Halsey, Brent Rivera, Henry Wanjune Lin, Sasha Zaska, Dylan Minnette, Aru Shiney-Ajay, Damar Hamlin, Benito “Bad Bunny” Martínez Ocasio, Camila Mendes, Khalid Donnel Robinson, Tierra Whack, Lana Condor, Adora Svitak, Easton LaChappelle, Katelyn Ohashi, Steve Lacy, Michael Hofmann Winer, Martese Johnson, Greyson Chance, Matthew Klotz, Chloe Grace Moretz, Deshaun Watson, Lele Pons, Chelsea Miller, Jordan Fisher, Peyton List, Joe Burrow, Danielle Coke Balfour, Sam Chason, Claressa Shields, Andrew Bazzi, Lani Lazzali, Conan Gray, Andrew Jin, Zachary Gordon, Booboo Stewart, Prince Shakur, Jayson Tatum, Alexis Ren, Justin Herbert, Kodak Black, Nolan Gould, Lydia Ko, Cierra Ramirez, Olivia Bee, China Anne McClain, Devin Booker, Coco Gordon-Moore, Bella Thorne, Philip Streich, Amandla Stenberg, Christina Grimmie, Brandon Herrera, Christian McCaffrey, Hailey Baldwin-Bieber, Julian Green, Doja Cat, Noah Centineo, Miles Heizer, Tua Tagovailoa, Erica Cole, Rose LaVelle, Bronson Koenig, Camila Cabela, Ari Strapans Lauv, Cody Christian, Nick Robinson, Lonzo Ball, Ryan Garcia, Ludwig Ahgren, Kyler Murray, Dominique “Lil Baby” Jones
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