Generations in Anglo-American History
Last Updated: Jul. 19, 2012
| Generation | Birth Years | Famous Member | Era in which Members Came of Age | Archetype | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man | Woman | ||||
| Arthurian | 1433–1460 | King Henry VII | Elizabeth Woodville | War of the Roses | Hero |
| Humanist | 1460–1482 | Thomas More | Elizabeth of York | Tudor Renaissance | Artist |
| Reformation | 1483–1511 | John Knox | Anne Boleyn | Protestant Reformation | Prophet |
| Reprisal | 1512–1540 | Francis Drake | Queen Elizabeth I | Intolerance & Martyrdom | Nomad |
| Elizabethan | 1541–1565 | William Shakespeare | Mary Herbert | Armada Crisis | Hero |
| Parliamentary | 1566–1587 | William Laud | Anne of Denmark | Merrie England | Artist |
| Puritan | 1588–1617 | John Winthrop | Anne Hutchinson | Puritan Awakening | Prophet |
| Cavalier | 1618–1647 | Nathaniel Bacom | Mary Dyer | Reaction & Restoration | Nomad |
| Glorious | 1648–1673 | ”King” Carter | Hannah Dustin | Glorious Revolution | Hero |
| Enlightenment | 1674–1700 | Cadwallader Colden | Mary Musgrove | Augustan Age of Empire | Artist |
| Awakening | 1701–1723 | Jonathan Edwards | Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Great Awakening | Prophet |
| Liberty | 1724–1741 | George Washington | Mercy Warren | French & Indian Wars | Nomad |
| Republican | 1742–1766 | Thomas Jefferson | “Molly Pitcher” | American Revolution | Hero |
| Compromise | 1767–1791 | Andrew Jackson | Dolley Madison | Era of Good Feelings | Artist |
| Transcendental | 1792–1821 | Abraham Lincoln | Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Transcendental Awakening | Prophet |
| Gilded | 1822–1842 | Ulysses Grant | Louisa May Alcott | Civil War | Nomad |
| Progressive | 1843–1859 | Woodrow Wilson | Mary Cassatt | Reconstruction & Gilded Age | Artist |
| Missionary | 1860–1882 | Franklin Roosevelt | Emma Goldman | Third Great Awakening | Prophet |
| Lost | 1883–1900 | Harry Truman | Dorothy Parker | World War I & Prohibition | Nomad |
| G.I. | 1901–1924 | John Kennedy | Katharine Hepburn | Depression & World War II | Hero |
| Silent | 1925–1942 | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Sandra Day O’Connor | American High | Artist |
| Boom | 1943–1960 | George W. Bush |
Hillary Clinton |
Consciousness Revolution | Prophet |
| Generation X | 1961–1981 | Barack Obama |
Sarah Palin |
Long Boom & Culture Wars | Nomad |
| Millennial | 1982–2004 | Mark Zuckerberg | Anne Hathaway |
Global Financial Crisis |
Hero |
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2005- |
Artist |
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