List of notable baby boomers

See Baby boomer.

Political leaders

The boom generation has included, as of 2007, two Presidents of the United States:
*Bill Clinton, born 1946, 1993-2001
*George W. Bush, born 1946, 2001-2009

Other influential American politicians born during the post-war boom include:
*Hillary Clinton, New York senator and former First Lady, b. 1947
*Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, b. July 30, 1947
*Dan Quayle, former Vice President, b. 1947
*Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, b. 1947
*Al Gore, former Vice President, b. 1948
*Karl Rove, former Deputy White House Chief of Staff, b. 1950
*Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice, b. 1950
*John Edwards, former North Carolina senator, b. 1953
*Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, b. 1954
*M. Michael Rounds, governor of South Dakota, b. 1954
*Alberto Gonzalez, former Attorney General, b. 1955
*John Roberts, Chief Justice, U. S, Supreme Court, b. 1955
*Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr., Baptist minister, b. October 3, 1954
*Barack Obama, Illinois United States Senator, b. 1961
It is estimated that the boom generation will hold a plurality in Congress until 2015, the White House until 2021, and will have a majority in the Supreme Court from 2010 to 2030.

Non-U.S. age-peers of the Boomers include:
*Charles, Prince of Wales, b. 1948
*Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom b. 1951
*Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, b. 1952
*Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom b. 1953
*Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, b. 1955
*Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistan Prime Minister, b. 1953 d. 2007
*Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, b. 1956
*Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian-born terrorist, b. 1957
*Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, b. 1959
*Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, b. 1954
*Abdullah Gul, President of Turkey, b. 1950
In light of the generation gap and the poor state of the environment, Social Security, etc., Andrew Smith, in his novel Moondust, said that Baby Boomers have the unique distinction of "pissing off" both their parents' and their children's generations.

Famous people

The Boom Generation has had many influential icons including:

Arts/Entertainment
* Tim Allen, actor, comedian, b. 1953
* Roseanne Barr, Actor, comedienne, b. 1952
* Kathy Bates, actor, b. 1948
* Wolf Blitzer, broadcaster, b. March 22, 1948
* Kenneth Charles Branagh, actor, director, b. December 10, 1960
* Dan Brown, author, b. June 22, 1964
* Lynda Carter, actor, b. 1951
* Jeremy Clarkson, broadcaster, writer, b. April 11 1960
* George Clooney, actor, b. 1961
* Ethan Coen, Film maker, b. Septemer 21 1957
* Joel Coen, Film maker, b. November 29 1954
* Ann Hart Coulter, broadcaster, author, b. December 8, 1961
* Tom Cruise, actor b. 1962
* Daniel Day-Lewis, actor, b. 29 April 1957
* Johnny Depp, actor, b. June 9, 1963
* Bridget Fonda, actor, b. January 27, 1964
* Michael J. Fox, actor b. 1961
* James Gandolfini, actor, b. September 18, 1961
* Ricky Gervais, comedian, b. 25 June 1961
* Whoopi Goldberg, actor, comedienne b. 1955
* Thomas Jeffrey Hanks, actor, b. July 9, 1956
* William Melvin Hicks, comedian, b. December 16, 1961 d. February 26, 1994
* Diane Keaton, actor, b. January 5, 1946
* Spike Lee, film maker, b. March 20, 1957
* Jay Leno, comedian, current host of The Tonight Show, b. 1950
* David Letterman, comedian, current host of The Late Show, b. 1947
* Madonna, Entertainer, b. 1958
* Kyle MacLachlan, actor b. February 22, 1959
* John Malkovich, actor, b. December 9, 1953
* Conan O'Brien, comedian, current host of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, b. 1963
* Gary Oldman, actor, b. March 21, 1958
* William Bradley Pitt, actor, b. December 18, 1963
* Christopher Reeve, actor, philanthropist, b. 1952
* Keanu Reeves, actor, b. September 2, 1964
* Jerry Seinfeld, comedian b. 1954
* Kevin Spacey, actor, b. July 26, 1959
* Sylvester Stallone, actor, b. 1946
* Howard Stern, satellite radio disc jockey, b. 1954
* Patrick Swayze, Actor b. 1952
* Tilda Swinton, actor, b. November 5, 1960
* John Travolta, actor, b. 1954
* Twiggy, model (September 19, 1949)
* Denzel Washington, actor, b. 1954
* Julie Walters,CBE.actor, b. 22 February 1950
* Sigourney Weaver, actor, b. 1949
* Bruce Willis, actor, b. 1955
* Oprah Winfrey, Talk show host b. 1954

Music
* Marc Bolan, singer/songwriter, b. September 30 1947 d. September 16 1977
* David Bowie, singer/songwriter, b. 1947
* Kate Bush, singer/songwriter, b. 30 July 1958
* Karen Anne Carpenter,singer/songwriter b. March 2, 1950 d. February 4, 1983
* Cher, singer/actress, b. 1946
* Ian Curtis, lead singer with Joy Division, b July 15 1956 d. May 18 1980)
* Elizabeth Fraser, singer, b. August 29, 1963
* David Gilmour, CBE, musician, born March 6, 1946
* Michael Jackson, popular music icon, b. 1958
* Billy Joel, singer, b. 1949
* Elton John, singer/songwriter/musician, b. 1947
* John Paul Jones, musician, b. January 3, 1946
* Jon Bon Jovi, musician, b. 1962
* Michael Hutchence, musician, b. January 22, 1960 d. November 22, 1997
* Donovan Leitch, singer/songwriter, b. 1946
* John Joseph Lydon, AKA Jonny Rotten, singer, b. 31 January 1956
* Madonna, popular musician, b. August 16 1958
* John Graham Mellor, AKA Joe Strummer, musicain, b. August 21, 1952 d. December 22, 2002
* Steven Patrick Morrissey, singer/songwriter, b. May 22, 1959
* Stevie Nicks, musician (born May 26, 1948)
* Ozzy Osbourne, musician, b. 1948
* Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter, b. January 19, 1946
* Robert Plant, lead singer with Led Zeppelin, b. 1948
* Prince, popular musician, b. 1958
* Linda Ronstadt, musician, b July 15 1946
* David Lee Roth, musician, b. 1954
* John Michael Stipe, musician, b. January 4, 1960
* Tracey Thorn, singer, b. September 26, 1962
* Steven Tyler, musician, b. 1948
* Eddie Vedder, musician, b. December 23, 1964
* Thomas Alan Waits, musician, b. December 7, 1949

Business/Science/Technology
* Steven Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, b. March 24 1956
* Richard Branson, Entrepreneur (born July 18 1950)
* Ronald Colle, radiochemist, b. February 18 1946
* William Henry Gates III, Microsoft Chairman, b. October 28 1955
* Steve Jobs, Apple, Inc. co founder, b. February 24 1955
* Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, advertising, b. June 21, 1946
* Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, PARC researcher b. 1955
* Steve Wozniak, Apple co founder, (born August 11 1950)

Sports
* George Best, association football, b.May 22 1946 d. November 25 2005
* Björn Rune Borg, Tennis, b. June 6, 1956
* Barry Lamar Bonds, Baseball, b. July 24, 1964
* Bobby Lee Bonds, Baseball player and manager, b. March 15, 1946 d. August 23, 2003
* Sir Ian Botham, OBE, cricketer, b. November 24 1955
* William Roger Clemens, baseball, b. August 4, 1962
* José Canseco y Capas, Jr.. baseball b. July 2, 1964
* Kenny Dalglish, MBE, association footballer and manager, b. March 4 1951
* Gareth Edwards, CBE, rugby union, b. July 12 1947
* John Elway, American football, b. June 28, 1960
* Nick Faldo, MBE, golfer, b. July 18 1957
* Orel Hershiser, baseball b. September 16, 1958
* Vincent Edward Jackson, American football, baseball, b. November 30, 1962
* , basketball, b. 1959
* Michael Jeffrey Jordan, basketball, b. February 17, 1963
* Frederick Carlton Lewis, athelete, b. July 1, 1961
* Nigel Ernest James Mansell,OBE, racing driver, b. August 8, 1953
* Dan Marino, American football, b. September 15, 1961
* Donald Arthur Mattingly, baseball, b. April 20, 1961
* Mark David McGwire, baseball, b. October 1, 1963
* Joe Montana, American football, b. June 11, 1956
* Sir Stephen Redgrave, CBE, rowing b. March 23, 1962
* Jerry Lee Rice, American football, b. October 13, 1962
* Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr., baseball, b. August 24, 1960
* Mark Andrew Spitz, swimmer, b. February 10, 1950
* Darryl Strawberry, baseball, b. March 12, 1962
* Daley Thompson, CBE, athelete, b. July 30, 1958

Cultural contributions

Their cultural endowments have included the following:

;Film

*Steven Spielberg, director, b. 1946
**Jaws, 1975
**Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977
**Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981
**E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982
**Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984
**Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989
**Jurassic Park, 1993
**Schindler's List, 1993
**Saving Private Ryan, 1998
**Artificial Intelligence: AI, 2001
**Minority Report, 2002
**War of the Worlds, 2005

*Sylvester Stallone, actor, b. 1946
**Rocky, 1976, and five sequels
**Rambo franchise, 1982

*Robin Williams, actor, b. 1951
**Popeye, 1980
**The World According to Garp, 1982
**Dead Poets Society, 1989
**Hook, 1991
**Aladdin, 1992
**Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993
**Jumanji, 1995
**Good Will Hunting, 1997
**Patch Adams, 1998
**Robots, 2005
**Happy Feet, 2006
**RV, 2006

*Tom Hanks, actor, b. 1956
**Big, 1988
**A League of Their Own, 1992
**Philadelphia, 1993
**Forrest Gump, 1994
**Apollo 13, 1995
**Toy Story, 1995
**Saving Private Ryan, 1998
**Cast Away, 2000
**The Terminal, 2004
**The Da Vinci Code, 2006

*Spike Lee, director, b. 1957
**Do the Right Thing, 1989
**Malcolm X, 1992
**He Got Game, 1998
**Bamboozled, 2000
**Inside Man, 2006

;Music

*David Bowie, singer/songwriter, b. 1947
**David Bowie, 1967
**Space Oddity, 1969
**Hunky Dory, 1971
**The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, 1972
**Station to Station, 1976
**Let's Dance, 1983

*Carlos Santana, guitarist, songwriter, b. 1947
**Santana, 1969
**Abraxas, 1970
**Santana III, 1971
**Moonflower, 1977
**', 1981
**Supernatural, 1999
**Shaman, 2002

*Bruce Springsteen, singer/songwriter, b. 1949
**The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, 1973
**Born to Run, 1975
**The River, 1980
**Born in the USA, 1984
**Live/1975-85, 1986
**Tunnel of Love, 1987
**Human Touch, 1992
**Lucky Town, 1992

*Ozzy Osborne, singer, b. 1948
**Blizzard of Ozz, 1980
**Diary of a Madman, 1981
**Bark at the Moon, 1983
**The Ultimate Sin, 1986
**No Rest for the Wicked, 1988
**No More Tears, 1991
**Ozzmosis, 1995
**Black Rain, 2007

*Michael Jackson, singer, b. 1958
**Off the Wall, 1979
**Thriller, 1982
**Bad, 1987
**Dangerous, 1991
**HIStory - Past, Present And Future, Book I, 1995
**Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, 1997
**Invincible, 2001

*Madonna, singer, b. 1958
**Madonna, 1983
**Like a Virgin, 1984
**True Blue, 1986
**Like a Prayer, 1989
**Erotica, 1992
**Bedtime Stories, 1994
**Ray of Light, 1998
**Music, 2000
**American Life, 2003
**Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005

*Aerosmith, music group, members b. 1948-52
**Aerosmith, 1973
**Get Your Wings, 1974
**Toys in the Attic, 1975
**Rocks, 1976
**Draw the Line, 1977
**Night in the Ruts, 1979
**Permanent Vacation, 1987
**Pump, 1989
**Get a Grip, 1993
**Nine Lives, 1997
**Just Push Play, 2001

*Van Halen, music group, members b. 1947-55
**Van Halen, 1978
**Van Halen II, 1979
**Women and Children First, 1980
**Fair Warning, 1981
**Diver Down, 1982
**1984, 1984
**5150, 1986
**OU812, 1988
**For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, 1991
**Balance, 1995

*Bon Jovi, music group, members b. 1953-62
**Bon Jovi, 1984
**7800 Fahrenheit, 1985
**Slippery When Wet, 1986
**New Jersey, 1988
**Keep the Faith, 1992
**These Days, 1995
**Crush, 2000
**Have a Nice Day, 2005
**Lost Highway, 2007

* Doonesbury (cartoonist, Garry Trudeau b. 1948)
* Forrest Gump (film, Robert Zemeckis b. 1952)
* Cathy (cartoonist, Cathy Guisewite b. 1950)
* Saturday Night Live (television show)
* Thirtysomething (television series)
* Vietnam Veterans' Memorial (Maya Lin b. 1959)
* The Wonder Years (television series)

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