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· 612 milestones
By
56
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What 285 of the world’s most notable people had done by age 56. Every one links to their profile.
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Wilhelm Röntgen
Won the Nobel Prize in Physics
by 56 · 1901 · Science
Herta Müller
Won the Nobel Prize in Literature
by 56 · 2009 · Literature
Gabriela Mistral
Won the Nobel Prize in Literature
by 56 · 1945 · Literature
Dag Hammarskjöld
Won the Nobel Peace Prize
by 56 · 1961 · Politics
Shirin Ebadi
Won the Nobel Peace Prize
by 56 · 2003 · Politics
Seamus Heaney
Won the Nobel Prize in Literature
by 56 · 1995 · Literature
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Founded
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Founded Central Intelligence Agency
at 56 · 1947 · Politics
Francisco Pizarro
Founded Lima
at 56 · 1535 · Military
George W. Bush
Founded United States Department of Homeland Security
at 56 · 2002 · Politics
Ferdinand Porsche
Founded Porsche
by 56 · 1931 · Science
Andrew Carnegie
Founded Carnegie Hall
by 56 · 1891 · Business
Allan Hume
Founded Indian National Congress
at 56 · 1885 · Politics
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Took office
118
Woodrow Wilson
Became President of the United States
at 56 · 1913 · Politics
Richard Nixon
Became President of the United States
at 56 · 1969 · Politics
Andrew Johnson
Became President of the United States
at 56 · 1865 · Politics
Alexander VII
Became Pope
at 56 · 1655 · Religion
Andy Burnham
Became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
at 56 · 2026 · Politics
Victoria
Became Emperor of India
at 56 · 1876 · Royalty
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Made
55
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composed Symphony No. 9
by 56 · 1826 · Music
Vladimir Nabokov
Published Lolita
by 56 · 1955 · Literature
Quentin Tarantino
Starred in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
at 56 · 2019 · Cinema
Alfred Hitchcock
Starred in To Catch a Thief
by 56 · 1955 · Cinema
Hayao Miyazaki
Starred in Princess Mononoke
at 56 · 1997 · Cinema
Umberto Eco
Published Foucault's Pendulum
by 56 · 1988 · Literature
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