1928–1945
The Silent Generation
Defined by Pew Research Center.
The name comes from a 1951 Time essay. The dates run from the Depression to the end of the Second World War.
How old this cohort is now
Someone born on 1 January 1928, the earliest possible date in this range, is now 98. Someone born on 31 December 1945, the latest, is now 80. Both are worked out from today's date, the day this page was built — for an age that stays current, use the calculator on the relevant year's page.