What were famous people doing at age 24?

118 events at age 24, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Published This Side of Paradise (1920)
L Lawliet: Became world's greatest detective
L (Death Note): Investigated Kira case
Arnold Palmer: Won U.S. Amateur Championship (1954)
Ayrton Senna: Made Formula 1 debut with Toleman, impressed with Monaco GP performance (1984)
Annie Cresta: Married Finnick
Annie Cresta: Became widow and mother
Alan Turing: Proposed Turing machine (1936)
Armand Duplantis: Set world record of 6.24m (2023)
Wayde van Niekerk: Won Olympic 400m with WR (2016)
Werner Heisenberg: Developed matrix mechanics (1925)
Eusebio: Top scorer at World Cup with 9 goals (1966)
L Lawliet: Started investigation of Kira case (2003)
Audrey Hepburn: Starred in Roman Holiday (1953)
Carl Friedrich Gauss: Published Disquisitiones Arithmeticae (1801)
Guts: Wielded Dragonslayer
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Won first NBA championship and Finals MVP with the Bucks (1971)
Kylian Mbappé: Scored hat-trick in World Cup Final (2022)
Griffith: Led Band of the Hawk to victory
Kevin De Bruyne: Joined Manchester City (2015)
Jamie Oliver: Launched The Naked Chef (1999)
Zinedine Zidane: Joined Juventus (1996)
Jim Thorpe: Won Olympic gold medals (1912)
Simone Biles: Advocated for mental health (2021)
Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Discovered first pulsar (1967)
John Lennon: Led British Invasion of US music charts (1964)
Spike Spiegel: Left Red Dragon Syndicate
Dalai Lama XIV: Fled Tibet to India, established government in exile (1959)
Tyrion Lannister: Became Hand of the King
David Beckham: Won historic treble with Manchester United (1999)
David Beckham: Won treble with Manchester United (1999)
Tom Brady: Won first Super Bowl (2001)
Drew Houston: Co-founded Dropbox (2007)
Thorfinn: Sailed to Vinland
Napoleon Bonaparte: Promoted to brigadier general after Siege of Toulon (1793)
Neeraj Chopra: Won India's first Olympic athletics gold (2021)
Neymar Jr: Won Olympic gold medal (2016)
Paweł Fajdek: Won first World Championship hammer (2013)
Peter the Great: Captured Azov from Ottoman Empire (1696)
Finnick Odair: Joined rebellion
Finnick Odair: Died in Capitol mission
Phil Knight: Founded Blue Ribbon Sports with Bill Bowerman, predecessor of Nike (1962)
Finn: Joined the Resistance
Brian Lara: Set Test cricket record of 375 runs in single innings (1994)
Primo Levi: Deported to Auschwitz (1944)
Fred Kerley: Won World Championship 100m (2022)
Babe Ruth: Hit 29 home runs, breaking single-season record (1919)
Bob Dylan: Went electric at Newport Folk Festival (1965)
Max Verstappen: Won first World Championship in dramatic final race against Hamilton (2021)
Marissa Mayer: Joined Google as first female engineer (1999)
Marco van Basten: Won European Championship with Netherlands (1988)
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Won first NBA MVP award (2019)
Banana Yoshimoto: Published Kitchen (1988)
Banana Yoshimoto: Published Kitchen, becoming international bestseller (1988)
Johannes Vetter: Won World Championship javelin (2017)
Johan Cruyff: Won first Ballon d'Or (1971)
Johan Cruyff: Won first of three consecutive Ballon d'Or awards (1971)
Ryan Crouser: Won Olympic shot put gold (2016)
Raskolnikov: Confessed and sent to Siberia
Ramesses II: Became Pharaoh of Egypt (-1279)
Lionel Messi: Scored 91 goals in calendar year (world record) (2011)
Richard Feynman: Joined Manhattan Project (1942)
Lou Gehrig: Won AL MVP (1927)
Luke Skywalker (Star Wars): Became Jedi Knight
Junji Ito: Won Kazuo Umezu Prize for Tomie (1987)
Sadaharu Oh: Won first Triple Crown (1964)
Banana Yoshimoto: Published Kitchen (1988)
Banana Yoshimoto: Published Kitchen, becoming international bestseller (1988)
Nishikori Kei: Reached US Open final (2014)
Gon II: Ultimate form
Takasugi Shinsaku: Founded the Kiheitai militia (1863)
Yukio Mishima: Published Confessions of a Mask (1949)
Osamu Tezuka: Started serializing Astro Boy (1952)
Osamu Tezuka: Created Astro Boy, pioneering modern manga (1952)
Hideo Kojima: Created Metal Gear (1987)
Uesugi Kenshin: First Battle of Kawanakajima (1553)
Yujiro Ishihara: Became top star in Japanese cinema (1958)
Mao Asada: Performed legendary free skate at Sochi (2014)
Son Goku: Became Super Saiyan
Goku (Dragon Ball): Became Super Saiyan
Masayoshi Son: Founded SoftBank (1981)
Masayoshi Son: Founded SoftBank (1981)
Ryu Murakami: Published Almost Transparent Blue (1976)
Ryu Murakami: Won Akutagawa Prize for 'Almost Transparent Blue' (1976)
Yusuke Murata: Created Eyeshield 21 with Riichiro Inagaki (2002)
Naomi Osaka: Won second Australian Open (2021)
Shohei Ohtani: Won AL Rookie of the Year (2018)
Kinuyo Tanaka: Starred in "Izu no Odoriko" (1933)
Momota Kento: Won World Championships (2018)
Rui Hachimura: Won NBA Championship with Lakers (2023)
Higuchi Ichiyo: Died of tuberculosis at young age (1896)
Yoshihiro Togashi: Started serializing Yu Yu Hakusho (1990)
Naoko Takeuchi: Created "Sailor Moon" (1991)
Naoko Takeuchi: Created Sailor Moon, defining magical girl genre (1991)
Ai Fukuhara: Won Olympic silver in team event (2012)
Keisuke Honda: Scored in World Cup vs Cameroon (2010)
Elon Musk: Co-founded Zip2 (1995)
Elon Musk: Co-founded Zip2 with brother (1995)
Voltaire: First play "Oedipe" premiered with great success (1718)
Karl Marx: Became editor of Rheinische Zeitung (1842)
James Clerk Maxwell: Published color vision theory (1855)
Joseph Stiglitz: Became professor at Yale at age 24 (1967)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Received doctorate in theology (1930)
Friedrich Nietzsche: Became professor at University of Basel (1868)
Whitney Wolfe Herd: Co-founded Tinder (2013)
Mahatma Gandhi: Began civil rights work in South Africa (1893)
Mahatma Gandhi: Began work in South Africa (1893)
Marie Curie: Moved to Paris to study at Sorbonne (1891)
Mantis: Joined Guardians of the Galaxy
Miguel de Cervantes: Fought at Battle of Lepanto (1571)
Linus Pauling: Received PhD in chemistry (1925)
Rachel Carson: Graduated from Johns Hopkins (1932)
Shoin Yoshida: Attempted to stow away on Perry's ship (1854)
Yukichi Fukuzawa II: Joined Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu (later shogun) (1864)
Tasuku Honjo: Received MD from Kyoto University (1966)
Hideyo Noguchi: Went to America for research (1900)
Akira Suzuki: Graduated from Hokkaido University (1954)
Sanji: Married Pudding

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