J. Luce Foundation’s Spotlight on Young Global Leadership

The J. Luce Foundation, publisher of The Stewardship Report, focuses on supporting Young Global Leadership. Below is a listing of thought leaders and global citizens representing Generations X, Y and Z.

Generation Z (iGen): Born 1997-2010

• May 18, 2005: Alexandria Villaseñor (Latina American climate activist and founder of Earth Uprising)
• Feb. 19, 2004: Millie Bobby Brown (British actress known for science-fiction–horror TV series Stranger Things)
• Jan. 3, 2003: Greta Thunberg (Swedish environmental activist)
• Jan. 31, 2003: Hannah Alper (Jewish Canadian youth activist focused on the environment)
• May 19, 2003: “JoJo” Siwa (American singer, dancer, and influential LGBTQ+ youth icon first appeared on television with her mother)
• Nov. 8, 2000: Roy Wang (Wang Yuan)(Chinese singer-songwriter, television host and actor; UNICEF ambassador since 2018)
• Oct. 31, 2000: Willow Smith (American singer)
• Oct. 6, 2000: Jazz Jennings (American transgender YouTube personality, television personality, and LGBT rights activist)
• April 12, 2000: David Hogg (American gun control activist; survivor of Stoneman Douglas High School shooting)
• Dec. 31, 1999: Hunter Schafer (American transgender model and LGBTQ+ activist)
• Nov. 11, 1999: X González (Cuban-American activist, advocate for gun control; survivor of Stoneman Douglas High School shooting)
• April 12, 1999: Muzoon Almellehan (Syrian refugee empowering global youth through education)
• July 24, 1998: Bindi Sue Irwin (Australian television personality, conservationist, and zookeeper)
• June 16, 1998: Eugenie Carys de Silva (Sri Lankan-British-American child prodigy who graduated from Harvard at 13)
• July 12, 1997: Malala Yousafzai (Pakistani activist who survived Taliban acid attack)

Generation Y (Millennials): Born 1981-1996

• Jan. 18, 1996: Alexandra Scott (American pediatric cancer patient who raised millions for research)
• Sept. 1, 1996: Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (American actress and singer)
• Jan. 6, 1996: Seal-Bin Han (Korean-American founder and CEO of Diamond Hook)
• Nov. 20, 1995: Chris Rim (Korean-American founder and CEO of Command Education)
• Sept. 18, 1993: Patrick Shriver Schwarzenegger (American actor and activist)
• Aug. 1, 1993: Tomi Adeyemi (Nigerian American author)
• May 18, 1993: Jessica Watson (Australian sailor)
• June 29, 1992: Bix Luce (Thai-American vice president of the J. Luce Foundation)
• Sept. 5, 1990: Kim Yuna (S. Korean Olympic gold medalist & UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador)
• April 23, 1990: Dev Patel (Indian-British actor)
• Oct. 13, 1989: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Puerto Rican-American member of Congress/NY)
• May 4, 1989: Greg Casar (Mexican-American member of Congress from Texas)
• Aug. 3, 1988: Amadéus Leopold (born Hanbin Yoo, Korean-American violinist)
• Nov. 26, 1987: Summer Lee (American member of Congress form Pennsylvania)
• Jan. 18, 1986: Eugene Lee Yang (Chinese-American filmmaker, actor and author)
• Nov. 7, 1986: Maggie Doyne (American entrepreneur founder of BlinkNow Foundation)
• Feb. 11, 1986: Gabriel Boric (president of Chile)
• Oct. 27, 1985: Alexander Soros (American investor and philanthropist)
• Aug. 12, 1985: Rachel Parent (Canadian health and nutrition activist)
• Aug. 12, 1984: Erik Bottcher (New York City Council member)
• Oct. 18, 1984: Freida Pinto (Indian-American actor)
• May 14, 1984: Mark Zuckerberg (American Facebook founder)
• June 2, 1983: Delia Ramirez (Guatemalan-American member of Congress from Illinois)
• Jan. 1, 1982: Sam Bassett (American artist)
• Jan. 19, 1982: Pete Buttigieg (American politician. First openly gay Transportation Secretary)
• Oct. 4, 1982: Ilhan Omar (Somali-American member of Congress from Minnesota)
• July 18, 1982: Priyanka Chopra (Indian and Hollywood star and social activist)

Generation X: Born 1965-1980

• Sept. 5, 1980: Pita “Tim” Limjaroenrat (opposition leader of Thailand)
• Feb. 27, 1980: Chelsea Clinton (American writer)
• July 26, 1980: Jacinda Ardern (former Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Sept. 5, 1979: Ayaan Ali Khan (Indian classical musician)
• July 21, 1979: Banaue Miclat (Chinese-American actor and teacher)
• Jan. 25, 1978: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Ukrainian President)
• June 5, 1978: Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla (Indian-American author)
• Jan. 13, 1977: Orlando Bloom (advocate for children and environmental preservation)
• July 24, 1976: Rashida Tlaib (Palestinian-American lawyer and member of Congress from Michigan)
• July 21, 1976: Cori Bush (American nurse, pastor, and member of Congress from Missouri)
• May 11, 1976: Jumaane Williams (Grenadian-American New York City Public Advocate)
• April 1, 1976: Jamaal Anthony Bowman (American member of Congress from New York)
• Sept. 10, 1975: Dionysia-Theodora Avgrinopoulou (member of Greek Parliament)
• May 2, 1975: David Beckham (English soccer star, humanitarian and global advocate)
• Jan. 1, 1974: Lucas Welch (founder, Soliya; American social entrepreneur)
• Feb. 3, 1974: Ayanna Pressley (African-American member of Congress from Massachusetts)
• March 6, 1972: Havana Marks (British documentation)
• Jan. 1, 1971: Fasil Amdetsion (Ethiopian attorney and member of government)
• Aug. 23, 1971: Gretchen Whitmer (Governor of Michigan)
• May 3, 1971: Damon Dash (American entrepreneur/record executive, founder of Roc-A-Fella Records) 
• Dec. 25, 1971: Justin Trudeau (Canadian politician serving as 23rd prime minister of Canada)
• June 19, 1970: Rahul Gandhi (member of Indian Parliament)
• August 4, 1970: Hakeem Jeffries (African-American member of Congress from Brooklyn, New York)
• Aug. 4, 1970: Hakeem Jeffries (American member of Congress from Brooklyn, New York)
• May 8, 1970: Naomi Klein (Canadian writer and social activist)
• Oct. 17, 1969: Wyclef Jean (Haitian-American singer and music producer)
• Dec. 31, 1968: Junot Díaz (Dominican-American author)
• May 30, 1968:Stephan Said (Arabic: ستيفن سعيد; Palestinian-American musician and activist)
• May 1, 1965: Margarita Cedeño de Fernández (former vice president of the Dominican Republic)