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Generation X

cohort succeeding the Baby Boomers, born from 1965 to 1980
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Generation X

Summary

Generation X is a cultural generation of western society[1]. It draws 10,485 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_generation_of_western_society category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Generation X's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F079012-0030, Berlin, Michael Jackson-Konzert, Wartende.jpg[3].
  • Generation X's image is recorded as Family in a kitchen.jpg[4].
  • Generation X's instance of is recorded as cultural generation of western society[5].
  • Generation X's follows is recorded as Baby Boomers[6].
  • Generation X's follows is recorded as Generation Jones[7].
  • Generation X's followed by is recorded as Millennials[8].
  • Generation X's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh94003506[9].
  • Generation X's subclass of is recorded as Millennial Saeculum[10].
  • Generation X's part of is recorded as 1970s babies[11].
  • Generation X's part of is recorded as 1980s kids[12].
  • Generation X's Commons category is recorded as Generation X[13].
  • Generation X's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/034t4[14].
  • Generation X's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1177162[15].
  • Generation X's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Generation X[16].
  • Generation X's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000189365[17].
  • Generation X's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Generation-X[18].
  • Generation X's BBC Things ID is recorded as 027db6d1-7729-4a1c-9d64-a2eb848341b8[19].
  • Generation X's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Gen X'}[20].
  • Generation X's YSO ID is recorded as 27333[21].
  • Generation X's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as generation-x[22].
  • Generation X's STW Thesaurus for Economics ID is recorded as 30263-6[23].
  • Generation X's subreddit is recorded as GenerationX[24].
  • Generation X's subreddit is recorded as GenX[25].
  • Generation X's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Concept", "GenerationX::q723x"][26].
  • Generation X's Treccani Vocabulary ID is recorded as generazione-x_(Neologismi)[27].

Why It Matters

Generation X draws 10,485 Wikipedia views per month (cultural_generation_of_western_society category, ranking #2 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . old.reddit.com. old.reddit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . old.reddit.com. old.reddit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Nerd270 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Millennials
    Subclass of → Millennial Saeculum
    Part of → 1970s babies, 1980s kids
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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