The pop universe.

[randomling]

People, I'm writing a novel, which requires supporting characters.

I've already placed the members of N'Sync and BSB in my universe, plus Britney, Pink and Christina, and one member of O Town (plus 50 Cent). I've got all my major, "speaking role" characters now, I think; what I'm looking for, instead of creating original characters, is pop names to drop, to help populate the universe.

And of course, outside of the ten boys and the three girls I mentioned, I'm not very well-versed in the pop universe. So you would help me enormously if you could list as many pop people as you can think of, preferably roughly contemporary to our boys in terms of popularity.

Or at least: Justin's 23, going on 24 right now, so no one that would have been 15 at the start of 2005. Or 12, as some of these are going to be workplace people.

Extra points if it would give you squee to see their name dropped in a story. (I'm not promising anything more than a name-drop, though.)

Really extra points if you can provide me with a picture or a bio or some information about this person.

Thanks, everyone!

ETA: Female names especially appreciated.

Comments

hope this helps

[ravenbat.livejournal.com]

There's the guys in OTown, which yeah I can't remember most of their names - Dan (something), Jacob (something), Ashley Parker Angel and the two other dudes. ;) If you use Jessica Simpson, there's also her younger sister Ashlee. I think (not real sure) that Hilary Duff is Aaron's age. Zac Efron and Jesse McCartney are Aaron's age. Ricky Martin was born in 1971. Ike Hanson of Hanson was born the same year as Nick Carter and his brother Taylor is a year or two younger than Ike, no clue on the youngest ones age - I didn't ever look him up. Vanessa Carlton, Michelle Branch, Res and Ashanti are other girls I thought of. The guys in Good Charlotte; Benji & Joel Madden, Billy Martin and the ones I don't know the names of offhand.

(I've had to look up "bit role" people for 2 stories now and these are names I remember using (of ones I don't see that others have told you), but wow with the lack of memory for exact ages/birth years now)

Re: hope this helps

[catviret.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thank you! I've referenced Jacob of O Town already, and some of these other people are gonna definitely show up. Awesome!