“Zoomers” at a Glance
A rundown of temporal attributes and historical peers shared by many members of Gen Z
As part of my ongoing “Jigsaw Gens” series, I profile the various American generations (and “microgenerations”) identified by historians.
Previous six 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
Generation Y (“Millennials” or “EchoGens”) at a glance
In This Installment…
Featured Generation: “Zoomers” (aka Gen Z, Centennials, iGens, Tech Natives, Digital Accelerators, Founders)
Who they are: The seventh identified generation, coined by aviation architect Jennie Santoro in 2016 as part of an HNTB presentation
When they were born: Approximately between 1999–2010
Key Members
Lawmakers & Policy-Shapers: Valerie McDonnell, Dawson Holle, Tony LaBranche, Josh Holstein, Caleb Hanna, Mallerie Stromswold, Dennis Ruprecht, Kalan Haywood, Cassandra Levesque, Jonah Wheeler, Aaron Coleman, Elias Coop-Gonzalez, Braxton Mitchell, Matthew Heilman, Brandon Prichard, Nathan Carlow, Alec Ryncavage, J.T. Larson, Calvin Callahan, Brodie Deshales, Simon Sefzik, Heath Howard, Lucy Boyden, Chi Ossé, Bradley Frittsm, Jonathan Karlen, Caleb Ness, Adam Zabner, Arturo Alonso, Mazzie Boyd, Jacob Bachmeier, Claire Cory, David Morales, Cole Christensen, Carter Nordman, Garret Muscatel, Joe Mitchell, Patrick Seymour, Tim Baxter, Riley Keaton, Avery Anderson, Jackson Sayama, Katie Zolnikov, Diamond Garcia, Juan Carlos Porras, Zaynab Mohamed, Rachel Roarx, Tyler Clancy, Joshua Higganbotham, Joseph Stallcop, Caleb Dyer, Will Haskell, Julia Slama, Edgar Gonzalez Jr., Antonio Felipe, Khaleel Anderson, David Nelson, Adam Scanlon, Rory Bialostosky, Tyrin Truong, Spencer Igo, Alexander Walker-Griffin, Ken McCool, Brodey Weber, Maria Doerr, Roman Garcia, Ben Simons, Jaylen Smith, Michael Sessions, John Hammons, Jorgel Chavez, Burhan Azeem, Emmanuel Guerrero, Josh Binda, Andrew Seibel, Cole Baerlocher, Doster Harper, Kolesen McCoy, Luke O’Leary, Breanna Holbert, Julia Bennett, David Townsend, Jewel Bird, Kaurwaki Babu, Amelia Bishop, Yuki Layman, Kelechi Onyia, Erina Chowhury, Inica Kotasthane, Muralidharan Govindarajan
Literary Writers: Anaya Lee Willabus, Jonah Stillman, Riya Goel, Alec Greven, Jake Marcionette, Khyiana Tate, Emily Melvin, Dion Hines, Letitia Chan, Sophie Paquette, Catherine McGrath, Sofia Miller, Christina Im, Aanika Eragam, Camae Mason, Yolanda Zhou, Walker Caplan, Rachel Calnek-Sugin, Kiran Rajagopal, Joanna Gerberding, Yahney-Marie Sangare, Frances McKittrick, Sunshine Chen, Julia Bohm, Rayan Afif, Dai Time, Jack Flournoy, Cynthia Lu, Alyssa Wilson, Lilly Hunt, Katie Hwang, Molly Blanco, Chloe Wegrzynowicz, Giana Hall, Claire Torregiano, Miracle Thornton, Camryn Garrett, Julian Daniel, Hunter McConville, Adriana Gasiewski, Julianne Waller, Sierra Brocklehurst, Vivian Aguirre, Meah McCallister, Taylor A. Lucio
Journalists & Historians: Darnella Frazier, Hilde Lysiak, Janna Jihad, Max Sano, David Jen, Bailey Liebert, Sakura Yamanaka, Eloise Gordon, Joaquin Guevara-Ho, Madeline Mayes, Eve Yang, Mustafa Aboud, Nawal Siddiqui, Ravin Bhatia, Amelis Gonzalez, Thaïs Giraudet, Maya Chu, Gabe Fleisher, Ho’ohieokala Luna-Beamer, Vanessa Chen, McKenzie Beard, Isaac Harte, Nik Shay, Alejandra Arévalo, Sidhi Dhanda, Ruby Barrus, Sam Husemann, Dezimey Kum, James Hutt, Dylan Carlson, Aneka Torgrimson, Kiran Yeh, Marshall Burkhalter, Anastasia Ivanova, Cheyanne Jauregui, Isabelle Parekh, Sinaiah Pointer, Dara Rosen, Vivien Williams, Clara Medina, Kiera Eckhart, Grant Johnson, Cate Schwarz, Omar Rashad, Brianna Valcarcel
Scientists & Researchers: Taylor Richardson, Dashel Myers, Leanne Fan, Andrea Cao, Ehan Kamat, Gitanjali Rao, Maddox Pritchard, Benjamin Stern, Matthew Tengtrakool, Reshma Kosaraju, Sarah Park, Kenneth Shinozuka, Kara Fan, Anika Chebrolu, Saathvik Kannan, Rishab Jain, Catherine Kim, Daniel Shen, Anish Kosaraju, Adhip Maitra, Keiana Cavé, Shruti Sivaraman, Hannah Herbst, Anisha Dhoot, Ishaan Iyer, Dasia Taylor, Shripriya Kalbhavi, Gregory Martin, Rachel Pizzolato, Mihir Garimella, Thomas Suarez, Chinmayi Balusu, Mark Leschinsky, Trisha Prabhu, Celia Cooley, Pranav Sivakumar, India Skinner, Mikayla Sharrieff, Bria Snell, Thuy Tien-Tran, Sahil Doshi, Meenakshi Ambati, Sanjana Kumar, Nikhil Behari, Anvita Gupta
Athletes: Jade Carey, LaMelo Ball, Sunisa Lee, Zion Williamson, Nathan Wei Chen, Abhimanyu Mishra, Ja Morant, Trevor Lawrence, Ja’Marr Chase, Laurie Hernandez, Athing Mu, Justin Jefferson, Armand Duplantis, Paolo Banchero, Coco Gauff, Jordan Poole, C.J. Stroud, Eileen Gu, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Anthony DeVante Edwards, Marvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Girma, Tee Higgins, Justin Fields, Azzi Fudd, Grace McCallum, Mo’ne Davis, CeeDee Lamb, Trinity Rodman, Paige Bueckers, Bronny James, Ricardo Pepi, Coco Gauff, Mac McClung, Robert Finke, Scottie Barnes, Leanne Wong, Jaliyah Manuel, Cade Cunningham, Marvin Bagley III, Carissa Yip, Diana Sergeevna Davis, Amanda Anisimova, Gianna Bryant, Aliyah Boston, Jonathan Taylor, Micah Parsons, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xander Zayas, Gable Steveson, Rhyne Howard, Mo’Ne Davis, Kyle Pitts, Drew Timme, Cole Anthony, Mikey Williams, Salish Matter, Arch Manning, Heaven Fitch, Jared Butler, Sophia Smith, Terrence Clarke, Jalen Green, Blakely Bjerken, Derek Stingley Jr., Bryce Maximum James, Whitney Osuigwe, R.J. Hampton, James Wiseman, Killian Hayes, Josh Allen, Kate Douglass, Cam Thomas, Tre Mann, Isaiah Todd, Shilese Jones, Konnor McClain, Jennifer Yu, Sofie Dossi, Sydney Barros, Jack Moynahan, Caleb Williams, Jason Robertson, Bryce Young, Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh, Jordan Chiles, Mia Fishel, Jagger Eaton, Tani Adewumi
Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders: Dixie D’Amelio, Emma Chamberlain, Maddie Ziegler, Mackenzie Ziegler, Shawn DeAngelo Walton, JoJo Siwa, Bella Barrett, Jessalyn Grace, Kaia Gerber, Jules LeBlanc, Anthony Barajas, Chase Hudson, Gavin Magnus, James Charles Dickinson, Addison Rae Easterling, Jazzy Skye, Ryler Bingham, Maya Penn, Chloé Lukasiak, Baby Ariel, Lucas & Marcus Dobre, Alisson Gonzalez-Riveron, Maia mxmtoon, Logan Guleff, Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr., Ashton Myler, Dannielynn Birkhead, Mikaila Ulmer, Stephen Yeager, Jake Bjorseth, Walker Bryant, Shae Bennett, Audrey Nethery, Sidharth Sood, Jentzen Ramirez, CurlyHead Monty, Lyla Grace, Mercedes Lomelino, Pressley Hosbach, Sarah Dorothy Little, Jordyn Lenae, Evelin Bennett, Txunamy Ortiz, Queen Khamyra, Annie Rose Cole, Hunter In The Gym, Ryder James, Carson Grill, Yaya Panton, D.J. Panton, Luke Parker Nelson, Roselie Arritola, Jack Bonneau, Hunter Rowland, Travis Chen, Reese LeRoy, Rhett LeRoy, Carson Kropfl, Maryam Masud, Emily Ha, Alyssa FamilyFunPack, David FamilyFunPack, Gavin Thomas, Ella Katherine, Sophie Fergi, Matt Gronberg, Piper Rockelle, Paxton Myler, Savannah Tannerites, Lizzy Tannerites, Emily Dobson, Sarah Georgiana, Kapri Rich, Gracelynn Weiss, Shiloh Onyx, Analeigha Nguyen, Kaydin Fritcher, Lilliana Ketchman, Valentina Paloma Pinault, Skylynn Floyd, Ayaan Banz, Sam Nassif, Oliver Greenwald, Ryan Kelly, Cassidy Crowley, Sofia Overton, Divya Ganesan, Rachel Zietz, Gordy Gogulski
Activists & Organizers: Mari Copeny, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Gavin Grimm, Zander Moricz, Aidan Kohn-Murphy, Jamie Margolin, Elise Joshi, Thandiwe Abdullah, Hunter Schafer, Ashton Mota, Emma Gonzalez, Isra Hirsi, Victor Shi, Marley Dias, Harry Sisson, Chris Mowrey, Alex Wind, Joshua Rush, Santiago Mayer, Jaclyn Corin, Adalia Rose Williams, Cameron Kasky, Jamie Margolin, Aaron Custodio, X Gonzalez, Skyla Monroe, Akhila Swarna, Genesis Butler, Lauren Kirkpatrick, Trinity Anthony, Kristina Kianovski, Naomi Wadler, Desmond Napoles, Srihita Adabala, Zee Thomas, Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Kennedy Green, Mikayla Smith, Emma Rose Smith, John Paul Mejia, Sameer Jha, Olivia Julianna, Kiran Bhatia, Asean Johnson, Desmond Napoles, Eshaal Naveed, Jaina “Jay Jay” Patton, Malcolm Furman, Nupol Kiazolu, Zanagee Artis, Jessica Rosario, Lillian Kim Mallow, Xiye Bastida, Kavya Kopparapu, Jacqueline Azah, Stella Keating, Juan David Campolargo, Tiana Day, Sophie Cruz, Dahlia Solomon, Kyle Rittenhouse, Manu Meel, Pranava Nidumolu, Gavin MacIntosh, Palash Shah, Emma Siskind, Oluwatoyin Salau, Katie Eder, Laila Trii, Sam Shlafstein, Kenisha Mahajan, Nova Pierre Louis, Christian Watson, Jordyn Ives, Olivia Becker, Desmond Naples, Jack Petocz, Sophie Ming, Gabriel Hostin, Kris Vargas, Bria Smith, Jerome Foster II, Sharona Nagamuthu, Anya Dillard, Haile Thomas, Sophia Kianni, Jack Flanigan, Afua Siaw, Pranamya Keshkamat
Entertainers: Isabela Merced, Jack Dylan Grazer, Aidan Gallagher, Jenna Ortega, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Franklin Jonas, Kaitlyn Dever, Jaeden Martell, Chandler Riggs, Iain Armitage, Julia Butters, Xolo Mariduena, Sabrina Carpenter, Rowan Blanchard, Sean Giambrone, Hank Greenspan, Ashley Liao, Griffin Gluck, Sofia Wylie, Mckenna Grace, Willow Smith, Landry Bender, Siena Agudong, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Ever Anderson, Joey King, Brady Noon, Daniel DiMaggio, Sadie Sink, Priah Ferguson, Ariana Greenblatt, Mia Talerico, Issac Ryan Brown, Scarlett Estevez, Karan Brar, Raegan Revord, Izaac Wang, Mallory James Mahoney, Cameron Boyce, Meg Donnelly, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, Caitlin Carmichael, Robby Novak, Storm Reid, Lizzy Greene, Marcel Ruiz, Halle Bailey, Quvenzhané Wallis, Wyett Oleff, Malina Weissman, Caleb McLaughlin, Thomas Barbusca, Ella Gross, Daniella Perkins, Riele Downs, Jace Norman, Emma Kenney, August Maturo, Trinitee Stokes, Hayden Byerly, Mallory James Mahoney, Josie Totah, Lily-Rose Depp, Kiernan Shipka, Max Charles, Bailee Madison, Camren Bicondova, Isabel May, Sophie Grace, Nicolas Cantu, Mackenzie Foy, Alexa Nisenson, Lulu Wilson, Jared Gilmore, Ava Kolker, Max Burkholder, Cree Cicchino, Skai Jackson, Navia Robinson, Jacob Bertrand, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Madison Hu, Katelyn Nacon
Musicians: Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Auliʻi Cravalho, Gabby Barrett, Jackie Evancho, Tione “Lil Tjay” Merritt, Zach Herron, Milo Manheim, Danielle “Bhad Bhabie” Bregoli, Gazzy “Lil Pump” Garcia, Sebastian Moy, Alaya High, Taurus “Polo G” Bartlett, Kentrell “YoungBoy” Gaulden, Bryson “NLE Choppa” Potts, Teo Halm, Ella Jay Basco, Matthew “MattyBRaps” Morris, Pop Smoke, Tegan Marie, Lathan “Lil Mosey” Echols, Asher Angel, Trippie Redd, Flo Milli, Isis “Ice Spice” Gaston, Noah Urrea, Max & Emme Muñiz, chloe moriondo, Tyler-Justin “Lil Tecca” Sharpe, Rio Mangini, Grace VanderWaal, Angelica Hale, Gage Butler, Matt Ox, Gregory Diaz IV, Brandon Curtis King, Jayden Bartels, Sophie Pecora, Emilie Sunshine Hamilton, BabyTron, Mason Ramsey, Avi Angel, Lincoln Markham, Dede3x, Moses Martin, Aidan Prince, Brooklyn Van Zandt, Emery Bingham, Sofia Cabello, Brady Tutton, Drew Ramos, Chance Perez, Conor Michael Smith, Sergio Calderon, Taylor Bickett, Anastasia Lee, Dreamer Isioma, Joshua Bassett, Grace VanderWaal, Alaina Castillo, Eliza McLamb, A.J. Mitchell, Gracie Abrams, Madison Beer, Catie Virginia Turner, Gavin Becker, Yahritza Martinez, Daniel Seavey, Johnny Orlando, Loren Gray Beech, Lluvia Arámbula, Olivia O’Brien, Noah Cyrus, IV Jay, Ethan “Whethan” Snoreck, Ravyn Lenae Washington, Myla Finks, Chelsea Glover, Lukas James, Ash “Glaive” Gutierrez, Annika Rose, Lydia Victoria Night, Bea Miller, Carson Lueders, Dylan Huey, Carly Rose Sonenclar, Liz Trujillo, Andra Calixto, Ashlee Valenzuela, Kali Flanagan
Visual Artists: Jonah Larson, Akiane Kramarik, Moziah Bridges, Eva Igo, Ken San Jose, Elliana Walmsley, Raelis Vasquez, Dara Girel-Mats, Panteha Abareshi, Sophie Nistico, Darcy Lynne Farmer, Heaven King, Azzah Sultan, Mónica Hernández, Shelby Gugolski, Jacob Ballinger, Avantika Vandanapu, Gabriella Grimes, Ferenc Zou, Autumn De Forest, Trenity Thomas, Marla Olmstead, Jalaiah Harmon, Brightyn Brems, Wisdom Kaye, Daveed Baptiste, Kyah Probst, Issy Wood, Kieron Williamson, Libby Evan, Anna Zhang, Oaklee Thiele, Ryan Parilla, Malcolm Corley, Rodman Edwards, Coco Allred, Tyler Gordon, Joshua Dixon, Niam Jain, Alex Currie, Jesus Miguel Avena, Jaiden Stipp, Dom Roberts, Saela A. Wardlow, Mariano Clavijo
Cusp Cohorts
Preceding 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
Subsequent Microgeneration: “Coronazooms” (2011–2015)
Prominent “Coronazooms”: Ryan Kaji, Blue Ivy Carter, Tyla-Simone Crayton, Maya Le Clark, Andres Valencia, Claire Crosby, Reese Herron, Bobbi Wilson, Orion Jean, Prisais Townsend, Demi Adriano, Mickey Banz, Sofia Banz, Destiny Martinez, Alma Versano, Paris Gilliam, Levi Morales, Adhip Maitra, Jackson Theron, Rudolph Ingram, Ava Foley, Diezel Ortiz, Everleigh Soutas, Harper Beckham, Super Siah, Cora Bennett, Ocean Maturo, Sienna Casas, Royalty Brown, Summer Rain Rutler, Zoey Klein, D.J. Panton, Logan Moreau, Naudia Greenawalt, Linkin Eger, Zhuri James, The Busby Quintuplets (Blayke, Ava, Olivia, Riley, & Parker), Camari “So Cool” Brady, Karnation “So Cool” Brady, Maya Maxwell, Lightcore Chase Skylander, Shawn Skylander, C.J. Lovett, Jordyn Yeager, Kane Atwood, Parker Sopo, Lorenzo Greer, Kaden Roque, Paisley McKnight, Perri LeRoy, London Shumway, Russell Franke, Evelyn Reese Harper, Sienna Fizz, Oliver Lanning, Rory Vlach, Lucas Lopez, Peyton Johnson, Tydus Talbott, Ben “Young Savage” Hampton, Solage Ortiz, Destiny Morales, Christopher Sails Jr., Mila & Emma Stauffer, Jonathan “Mini Mike” Le, Tythedancer, Ellie Ana DeLucio, Caleb Johnston, Alaïa Costa-López, Jackson Mecham, Calvin Mecham, Parker Yeager
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