how many americans remain from the greatest generation 
the youngest members of the greatest generation if using 1925 as the last year they were born would be reaching their 100s as of the year 2024 as of 2021 there were estimated to be around 90 000 centenarians living in the united states 2the bottom linethe greatest generation refers to those americans born between 1900 and 1925 many of whom fought during world war ii these individuals grew up during wwi and lived through the great depression and are often the parents of the baby boomer generation all of this has led these people to be characterized by a great deal of patriotism commitment to work and family frugal lifestyles and motivation to work hard to succeed the term itself was popularized by a book by newsman tom brokaw entitled the greatest generation which was first published in 1998 6