What were famous people doing at age 26?

117 events at age 26, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• ONE: Started Mob Psycho 100 serialization (2012)
• Yoshiki Hayashi: Released "Art of Life" (1991)
• Albert Einstein: Published theory of special relativity (1905)
• Albert Einstein: Published four groundbreaking papers including special relativity (1905)
• Andrea Pirlo: Won World Cup with Italy (2006)
• Andres Iniesta: Scored winning goal in World Cup final (2010)
• Ishmael: Survived the final encounter with Moby Dick
• Valarie Allman: Won Olympic discus gold (2021)
• Wickham: Seduced Lydia Bennet
• Wilt Chamberlain: Scored 100 points in game (1962)
• Winter Soldier (MCU): Fell from train
• Werner Heisenberg: Published uncertainty principle (1927)
• Warren Buffett: Started Buffett Partnership (1956)
• Usain Bolt: Won 3 Olympic golds in London (2012)
• Evan Spiegel: Became youngest billionaire in the world (2016)
• Charlemagne: Became King of the Franks (768)
• Grant Holloway: Won third consecutive World Championship (2023)
• Ken Thompson: Co-created Unix operating system (1969)
• Jane Goodall: Began chimpanzee research (1960)
• Zinedine Zidane: Won World Cup with France, scored twice in final (1998)
• Julius Yego: Won World Championship javelin (2015)
• Srinivasa Ramanujan: Sent groundbreaking mathematical results to G.H. Hardy (1913)
• Steve Wozniak: Co-founded Apple (1976)
• Suleiman the Magnificent: Became Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520)
• DeAnna Price: Won World Championship hammer (2019)
• DeAnna Price: Set American record 80.31m (2019)
• Diego Maradona: Won World Cup (1986)
• Zinedine Yazid Zidane: Won Premier League unbeaten (2003)
• David Beckham: Scored iconic free kick against Greece to qualify England for World Cup (2001)
• Derek Jeter: Named MVP of both All-Star Game and World Series (2000)
• Thomas Röhler: Won World Championship javelin (2017)
• Travis Bickle: Became taxi driver
• Travis Bickle: Became vigilante
• Trafalgar Law: Became one of Seven Warlords
• Trafalgar Law: Formed alliance with Straw Hat Pirates
• Trafalgar Law: Defeated Doflamingo with Luffy
• Trayvon Bromell: Ran 9.77s in 100m (2021)
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Saved the National Convention, became prominent (1795)
• Neeraj Chopra: Won World Championship javelin (2023)
• Noah Lyles: Won triple gold at Worlds (2023)
• Nolan Ryan: Threw two no-hitters in one season (1973)
• Pablo Picasso: Painted Les Demoiselles dAvignon, proto-Cubism (1907)
• Valentino Rossi: Won 7th consecutive world title (2005)
• The Flash (DC): Became The Flash
• Freeman Dyson: Unified quantum electrodynamics theories of Feynman and Schwinger (1949)
• Freeman Dyson: United quantum electrodynamics approaches (1949)
• Bruce Wayne: Became Batman and began protecting Gotham City (1965)
• Fred Kerley: Won Olympic 100m silver (2021)
• Pedro Martinez: Won Cy Young Award (1997)
• Benjamin Franklin: Published first Poor Richards Almanack (1732)
• Paul Dirac: Published Dirac equation (1928)
• Martin Luther King Jr.: Led Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
• Martin Luther King Jr.: Led Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
• Martin Luther King Jr.: Led Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
• Mariano Rivera: Became Yankees closer (1995)
• Marc Marquez: Won sixth MotoGP World Championship (2019)
• Mantis: Helped defeat Thanos
• Michelangelo: Completed sculpture of David (1501)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo: Won NBA championship and Finals MVP, scoring 50 points in Game 6 (2021)
• Jan Železný: Won Olympic javelin gold (1992)
• Yoshua Bengio: Pioneered neural network language models (1990)
• Raphael: Began painting Vatican Stanze frescoes (1509)
• Ray Dalio: Founded Bridgewater Associates (1975)
• Leon Trotsky: Led St. Petersburg Soviet during revolution (1905)
• Rembrandt: Painted "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" (1632)
• Ronaldinho: Won UEFA Champions League with Barcelona (2006)
• Ronaldinho: Led Barcelona to Champions League victory (2006)
• Ronaldo Nazario: Won World Cup with Brazil, scoring 8 goals (2002)
• Roberto Baggio: Won FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or (1993)
• Wasim Akram: Led Pakistan to Cricket World Cup victory (1992)
• Valentina Tereshkova: First woman in space aboard Vostok 6 (1963)
• Valentina Tereshkova: Became the first woman to travel to space on Vostok 6 (1963)
• Wanda Maximoff (MCU): Joined Avengers
• Kato Kiyomasa: Granted the northern half of Higo Province (1588)
• Tokyo Revengers Takemichi: Gained time travel ability
• Tokyo Revengers Takemichi: Changed gang's future
• Gege Akutami: Started Jujutsu Kaisen in Weekly Shonen Jump (2018)
• Ryunosuke Akutagawa: Published In a Grove (1922)
• Minamoto no Yoshitsune: Destroyed Taira clan at Dan-no-ura (1185)
• Takasugi Shinsaku: Seized control of Choshu domain politics (1865)
• Ryuichi Sakamoto: Formed Yellow Magic Orchestra (1978)
• Mitoma Kaoru: Became a Premier League star at Brighton (2023)
• Osamu Tezuka: Started serializing Princess Knight (1954)
• Ogawa Yoko: Won Kaien Literary Prize for debut (1988)
• Oda Nobunaga: Won Battle of Okehazama (1560)
• Oda Nobunaga: Won the Battle of Okehazama against Imagawa Yoshimoto (1560)
• Saigo Takamori: Met Shimazu Nariakira and began political career (1854)
• Empress Dowager Cixi: Became Empress Dowager and co-regent of China (1861)
• Motoko Kusanagi: Led Section 9
• William Ding: Founded NetEase, becoming China's internet pioneer (1997)
• Tatsuki Fujimoto: Started Chainsaw Man in Weekly Shonen Jump (2018)
• Tokugawa Hidetada: Became 2nd Tokugawa Shogun (1605)
• Mori Motonari: Became head of the Mori clan (1523)
• Tadahiro Nomura: Won second Olympic gold at Sydney (2000)
• Amartya Sen: Received PhD from Cambridge (1959)
• Wickham: Forced into marriage
• Winston Churchill: Became MP (1900)
• Winston Churchill: Elected to Parliament (1900)
• Vera Rubin: First paper on galaxy rotation (1954)
• Carl Sagan: Received PhD in astronomy (1960)
• Charlemagne: Became King of Franks (768)
• Geoffrey Chaucer: Published The Book of the Duchess (1369)
• Star-Lord (MCU): Became outlaw
• Suleiman the Magnificent: Became Ottoman Sultan (1520)
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Became general of French army (1795)
• Nelson Mandela: Joined ANC (1944)
• Kakashi Hatake: Became Team 7 sensei
• Hannibal Barca: Became commander of Carthaginian army (-221)
• Fidel Castro: Led failed Moncada Barracks attack (1953)
• Marie Curie: Earned degree in physics, top of class (1893)
• Yuri Gagarin: Selected for Soviet space program (1960)
• Pope John Paul II: Ordained as priest (1946)
• Roger Bannister: Retired from athletics, became doctor (1955)
• Okita Soji: Died of tuberculosis (1868)
• Akira Kurosawa: Joined PCL (later Toho) as assistant director (1936)
• Osamu Dazai: Published first collection (1935)
• Hatshepsut III: Became Emperor's consort (650)

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