Great Boomers.

The Boomer Generation has been much maligned because of their political views and activism.

But many of this generation were ground-breakers and trail-blazers in their fields.

The Boomers actually consist of two groups:

The Proto-Boomers (born 1937 - 1945) whose original ideas and creativity began a revolution.

And the Baby-Boomers (born 1946 - 1959) who put those ideas into practice.

Below are two lists of people who were prominent in each group and the fields in which they excelled.

The Proto-Boomers:

Jane Fonda 1937 (Acting/Activism)

David Hockney 1937 (Art)

Jack Nicholson 1937 (Acting)

Vanessa Redgrave 1937 (Acting/Activism)

Tom Stoppard 1937 (Playwright)

Margaret Atwood 1939 (Novelist)

Fritjof Capra 1939 (Science Theorist)

John Cleese 1939 (Comedy)

David Frost 1939 (TV Journalist)

Germaine Greer 1939 (Feminism)

Sheamus Heaney 1939 (Poetry)

Michael Kirby 1939 (Law/Gay Activism) 

Ian McKellen 1939 (Acting/Gay Activism)

Lily Tomlin 1939 (Comedy/Gay Activism)

Bret Whiteley 1939 (Art)

Matthew Fox 1940 (Religion)

John Lewis 1940 (Civil Rights)

John Lennon 1940 (Music)

Al Pacino 1940 (Acting)

Nancy Pelosi 1940 (Politics)

Joan Baez 1941 (Music)

Bernado Bertolucci 1941 (Cinema)

David Crosby 1941 (Music)

Bob Dylan 1941 (Music)

Paul Simon 1941 (Music)

Joe Biden 1942 (Politics)

Billy Connolly 1942 (Comedy/Acting)

Aretha Franklin 1942 (Music)

Stephen Hawking 1942 (Science)

Jimi Hendrix 1942 (Music)

Carol King 1942 (Music)

George Lucas 1942 (Cinema)

Susan Ryan 1942 (Women's Rights)

Martin Scorcese 1942 (Cinema)

Rupert Sheldrake 1942 (Biology)

Barbara Streisand 1942 (Music)

Peter Carey 1943 (Literature)

Mick Jagger 1943 (Music)

Joni Mitchell 1943 (Music)

Richard Rohr 1943 (Religion)

Karen Armstrong 1944 (Religion)

Bob Brown 1944 (Politics/Gay Rights)

Ray Davies 1944 (Music) 

Angela Davis 1944 (Civil Rights)

Alice Walker 1944 (Literature)

Mia Farrow 1945 (Acting)

Bette Midler 1945 (Music/Comedy)

Baby-Boomers:

Benny Andersson 1946 (Music)

Bill Clinton 1946 (Politics)

Liz Green 1946 (Astrology)

Liza Minnelli 1946 (Music/Acting)

Steven Spielberg 1946 (Cinema)

David Bowie 1947 (Music.Acting)

Hillary Clinton 1947 (Politics)

Elton John 1947 (Music)

Jenny Kee 1947 (Fashion)

Steven King 1947 (Literature)

Salman Rushdie 1947 (Literature)

Arnold Schwarzenegger 1947 (Body-Building/Acting/Politics)

King Charles III 1948 (Royalty/Climate Activism)

Cheryl Kernot 1948 (Politics)

Andrew Lloyd Webber 1948 (Music/Theater)

Ian McKewan 1948 (Literature)

Caitlyn Jenner 1949 (Transgender Activism)

Meryl Streep 1949 (Acting)

Richard Branson 1950 (Music/Business)

Graeme Murphy 1950 (Dance)

Richard Tarnas 1950 (Astrology/Cultural History)

Bob Geldof 1951 (Music/Activism)

Robyn Williams 1951 (Comedy/Acting)

Peter Tatchell 1952 (Gay Activism)

Tony Blair 1953 (Politics)

Hugo Chavez 1954 (Politics)

Louis de Bernieres 1954 (Literature)

Alan Hollinghurst 1954 (Gay Literature)

Angela Merkel 1954 (Politics)

Oprah Winfrey 1954 (TV Journalist)

Bill Gates 1955 (Computers/Business)

Steve Jobs 1955 (Computers.Business)

Colm Toibin 1955 (Literature)

Ellen de Generes 1958 (TV/Gay Activism)

So it is evident that the Boomers have made a considerable contribution to the evolution and enlightenment of humanity.

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