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Gen Z'ers Only Have An 8% Chance Of Knowing All 12 Of These Millennial Celebrities

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12 Millennial Celebrities I'm 94.6% Sure Today's Youth Won't Even Recognize (But I Could Be Totally Wrong)

Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda from "Sex and the City"

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Missy Elliott is a rapper, music producer, and songwriter. She's best known for her '00s hits "Work It," "Pass That Dutch," and "Gossip Folks." She's also written and produced songs like "My Love Is Like...Wo" for Mýa and "Oops (Oh My)" by Tweet.

**This is Missy Elliott.**

Let's start with an easy one: Do you know who this celebrity is?

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Joshua Jackson might look a little familiar to you nowadays because he's married to iconic actor Jodie Turner-Smith. But before their beautiful union, he played teen heartthrob Pacey Witter on _Dawson's Creek_ from 1998 until 2003. Oh, Pacey...if you know, you know.

**This is Joshua Jackson.**

Do you know who this celebrity is?

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Anna Faris was the QUEEN of '00s movies — honestly, any flick you saw, she was most likely in it. She starred in favorites like the _Scary Movie_ franchise, _The Hot Chick_, and _Just Friends_. Nowadays she has a podcast called _Anna Faris Is Unqualified_ on Apple Podcasts, where she interviews fellow celebs.

**This is Anna Faris.**

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Before she was married to Russell Wilson and gave birth to some of the most beautiful kiddos in the world, Ciara was the queen of R&B and pop music in the '00s. Her debut album, _Goodies,_ was released in 2004, and from there she dropped some of the most notable hits you still hear out in the wild today: "1, 2 Step"? "Goodies"? "Oh"??? Come ON, now!

**This is Ciara.**

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Sean Kingston was a one-hit wonder from the late '00s, known for his megahit "Beautiful Girls." In 2022 he dropped an album titled _Road to Deliverance_, but other than that, he's been a little MIA in the pop culture world. You should still [check out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTz5xjmso4) "Beautiful Girls," though, because...well...on behalf of millennials everywhere, I'll declare it's still a certified bop!

**This is Sean Kingston.**

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Paris Hilton was born into a wealthy family — her dad, Richard Hilton, is a well-known real estate broker, while her mom, Kathy Hilton, is a pretty big socialite. Paris became a reality TV star in her own right (longggg before her mom made it big on _The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills_) on _The Simple Life_, alongside fellow nepo baby Nicole Richie. She coined one of the most famous pop cultch quotes of all time: "That's hot."

**This is Paris Hilton.**

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Tyler James Williams starred in the popular TV sitcom _Everybody Hates Chris_, playing the title role, from 2005 to 2009. Since then, he's appeared in small TV and movie roles, but he made his big return to the public eye as Gregory Eddie in _Abbott Elementary_ (for which he won a Golden Globe). We love to see it!

**This is Tyler James Williams.**

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Gavin DeGraw is a singer-songwriter from the '00s whom millennials still go bananas for (I mean...at least \*I\* do). He released his biggest hit, "I Don't Want to Be," in 2003 — and it was so popular that it became the main theme song for _One Tree Hill_. (So yes, kiddos: If you're ever watching _One Tree Hill_, that's Gavin singing, "I don't want to be anything other than what I've been tryna be latelyyyyyyy!"

**This is Gavin DeGraw.**

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Lindsay Lohan got her big break as an actor in the '98 version of _The Parent Trap_, but totally grew as an actor in the '00s! She was the teen queen of movies, starring in classics like _Mean Girls_, _Freaky Friday_, and _Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen_. She was also responsible for some certified bops, like 2004's "Rumors." Nowadays she's back to filming movies, and she played a main role in Netflix's 2022 movie _Falling for Christmas_.

**This is Lindsay Lohan.**

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Raven-Symoné started out as a child actor on '90s TV shows like _Hangin' With Mr. Cooper_, but she became a FORCE of nature when she landed her own show in the '00s. She starred as Raven Baxter in the ever-iconic _That's So Raven_ from 2003 to 2007 on Disney Channel, and landed other gigs in movies. If you haven't already, please go watch _The Cheetah Girls_ or _College Road Trip_ — they'll change your life!

**This is Raven-Symoné.**

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Lil Jon is a rapper, songwriter, and producer in the hip-hop community. He was alllllll over the place in the '00s, jumping on everybody's songs and producing some of the biggest club hits known to man. Have you ever heard of "Get Low"? That was Lil Jon. Have you ever heard of "Yeah"!? That was Lil Jon. Have you ever heard of "Salt Shaker"? That was Lil Jon. TL;DR: The man was a '00s legend — let me hear you say, "Yeeeeaaaahhhhhh!!"

**This is Lil Jon.**

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Chad Michael Murray was the _ultimate_ teen heartthrob of the '00s. I mean...do you see the GIF below? He's beautiful and talented, and he acted his booty off. He starred alongside Lindsay Lohan in _Freaky Friday_ and Hilary Duff in _A Cinderella Story_, and landed a gig on a very popular TV drama, _One Tree Hill_ (remember Gavin DeGraw?) Nowadays he's acting in Hallmark holiday movies, like _Love in Winterland_ and _Sand Dollar Cove_. Go, Chad, go!

**This is Chad Michael Murray.**

And finally: Do you know who this celebrity is?

But that's totally okay! You're most likely someone who looks up to celebrities of your own generation, and you don't feel the need to go back in time. You do you!

You don't know many of these celebs.

You most likely recognized Ciara immediately but had no idea who Chad Michael Murray was — and that's okay! You're young on the outside and old on the inside, and have some pretty decent pop cultch knowledge.

You know some of these celebs.

Knowledge is power, and baby, do you have it! Even though you aren't a millennial, you should've been born in this era — you're most likely a nostalgic person, and you love learning about pop cultch's past. Raven-Symoné in _The Cheetah Girls_? Yes, please!!

You know the majority of these celebs.

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Gen Z'ers Only Have An 8% Chance Of Knowing All 12 Of These Millennial Celebrities

Alrighty, Gen Z'ers: Let's see how many of these millennial legends you know!

Let's flip the switch a little bit, Gen Z'ers: Which celebrities do you think millennials would never be able to recognize? Let us know in the comments below!

Gen Z'ers Only Have An 8% Chance Of Knowing All 12 Of These Millennial Celebrities

Alrighty, Gen Z'ers: Let's see how many of these millennial legends you know!

Let's flip the switch a little bit, Gen Z'ers: Which celebrities do you think millennials would never be able to recognize? Let us know in the comments below!

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