What were famous people doing at age 30?

199 events at age 30, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• Iron Fist (Netflix): Mastered chi powers
• Ayesha (The Sovereign): Became High Priestess of Sovereign
• Isaac Asimov: Published "I, Robot" (1950)
• Aquaman: Became King of Atlantis
• Aquaman: United the seven kingdoms of the sea
• Aquaman (DC): Discovered Atlantis heritage
• Akbar the Great: Established Din-i Ilahi (1572)
• Atahualpa: Became last Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire (1532)
• Archimedes: Invented the Archimedes screw (-257)
• Arthur Schopenhauer: Published "The World as Will and Representation" (1818)
• Alfredo Di Stefano: Won first of five consecutive European Cups (1956)
• Andy Dufresne: Wrongly imprisoned in Shawshank
• Andrew Carnegie: Founded steel company (1865)
• Andrey Kolmogorov: Published foundations of probability theory (1933)
• Antoine Lavoisier: Discovered the role of oxygen in combustion (1773)
• Ian McEwan: Published first novel The Cement Garden (1978)
• Ethan Hunt: Became IMF agent
• Jesus Christ: Began public ministry (26)
• Ichiro Suzuki: Set MLB single-season hit record (262 hits) (2004)
• Ilya Sutskever: Co-founded OpenAI (2015)
• Irena Sendler: Began smuggling children out of Warsaw Ghetto (1940)
• Vint Cerf: Co-invented TCP/IP protocol (1973)
• Wernher von Braun: Developed V-2 rocket in Germany (1942)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Premiered The Marriage of Figaro (1786)
• Usain Bolt: Won 3 Olympic golds in Rio (2016)
• Madara Uchiha: Co-founded Konohagakure with Hashirama (1830)
• Ada Lovelace: Conceptualized computer programming (1845)
• Edvard Munch: Painted "The Scream" (1893)
• Edvard Munch: Created The Scream, iconic symbol of existential anxiety (1893)
• Elie Wiesel: Published "Night" about Holocaust experience (1958)
• Ellen Ripley: Survived Nostromo incident
• Karl Marx: Published "The Communist Manifesto" with Engels (1848)
• Karl Marx: Published The Communist Manifesto (1848)
• Carl Lewis: Set 100m world record (9.86s) (1991)
• Kaido: Became one of the Four Emperors
• Kylo Ren: Redeemed and became Ben Solo again
• Gambit (X-Men): Joined X-Men
• Christopher Nolan: Directed "Memento" (2000)
• Kratos: Killed Ares, became God of War
• Kobe Bryant: Scored 81 points (2006)
• Gollum: Found the One Ring and was corrupted (2460)
• Colossus (X-Men): Organic steel form
• The Bride: Left for dead at wedding massacre (2000)
• Jean Grey (Marvel): Sacrificed for team
• Jamie Oliver: Started School Dinners campaign (2005)
• James Cameron: Directed "The Terminator" (1984)
• James Bond: First mission as 007
• Jeff Bezos: Founded Amazon (1994)
• Jensen Huang: Co-founded NVIDIA (1993)
• Jensen Huang: Co-founded NVIDIA (1993)
• Sydney Carton: Found redemption through his love for Lucie Manette
• Zinedine Zidane: Scored iconic volley in Champions League final (2002)
• Simon Bolivar: Liberated Venezuela (1813)
• Sherlock Holmes: Solved impossible cases
• Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes): Solved first major case
• Jackie Robinson: Won MVP award (1949)
• Xavi Hernandez: Won World Cup as key midfielder (2010)
• Shrek: Met Donkey and began quest to rescue Fiona (2020)
• Joker: Transformed into Gotham's most feared criminal mastermind
• Sylvia Plath: Published Ariel posthumously (1965)
• Susan Wojcicki: Rented garage to Larry and Sergey for Google (1998)
• Superman: Saved Earth from Doomsday
• Superman (DC): Saved Metropolis
• Scar: Began hunting State Alchemists
• Scarlet Witch: Nearly defeated Thanos alone
• Stephen King: Published The Shining (1977)
• Steve Jobs: Ousted from Apple, founded NeXT (1985)
• Stephen King: Published The Shining (1977)
• President Snow: Rose to power in Capitol
• Spock: Became science officer of the USS Enterprise (2265)
• Saber: Fell at Camlann
• Saber: Became Heroic Spirit
• Soren Kierkegaard: Published "Either/Or" and "Fear and Trembling" (1843)
• Socrates: Began philosophical teachings in Athens (-440)
• Tyler Durden: Created Fight Club
• Tyler Durden: Founded Project Mayhem
• Tyler Durden: Revealed as alter ego
• Darius I: Reorganized empire into satrapies (-520)
• Charlie Chaplin Character: Brought laughter and tears to millions through physical comedy (1920)
• Daredevil (Netflix): Became vigilante
• Taylor Swift: Became first artist to win Album of the Year three times (2021)
• Dennis Ritchie: Co-created Unix operating system with Ken Thompson (1971)
• Thomas Edison: Invented phonograph (1877)
• Donald Knuth: Published first volume of 'The Art of Computer Programming' (1968)
• Tom Brady: Led perfect regular season (2007)
• Drax (MCU): Family killed by Thanos
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Became First Consul (1799)
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Became First Consul in coup detat (1799)
• Nick Carraway: Befriended Gatsby
• Nick Carraway: Witnessed tragedy
• Nick Carraway: Wrote Gatsby's story
• Neo: Discovered the Matrix
• Heinrich Hertz: Proved existence of electromagnetic waves (1887)
• Howl: Saved Sophie and defeated the Witch of the Waste (1900)
• Batman (DC): Defeated Joker
• The Punisher (Netflix): Family murdered
• Khabib Nurmagomedov: Defeated Conor McGregor to retain UFC Lightweight Championship (2018)
• Khabib Nurmagomedov: Became UFC Lightweight Champion (2018)
• Howard Hughes: Set speed record (1935)
• Hisoka Morow: Fought Chrollo Lucilfer in Heavens Arena (2001)
• Big Mom: Became one of the Four Emperors
• Billie Jean King: Won Battle of Sexes (1973)
• Bill Gates: Microsoft went public (1986)
• Bill Gates: Launched Windows 1.0 (1985)
• Boudicca: Led uprising against Roman occupation of Britain (60)
• Boudicca: Led the Iceni tribe uprising against Roman occupation (60)
• Brian Chesky: Airbnb valued at $1 billion (2011)
• Black Panther: Became King of Wakanda
• The Flash (DC): Ran through time
• Professor X: Founded Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters
• Professor X (Marvel): Founded X-Men
• Beethoven: Composed Moonlight Sonata (1801)
• Vegeta: First transformed into Super Saiyan
• Vegeta: First invaded Earth as Saiyan Prince to find Dragon Balls (762)
• Hester Prynne: Revealed Dimmesdale's guilt
• Ho Chi Minh: Founded Communist Party (1920)
• Homer: Composed The Iliad (-770)
• Myrtle Wilson: Began affair with Tom
• Michael Corleone: Became Don
• Michael Jordan: Won third consecutive NBA title, first retirement (1993)
• Michael Faraday: Discovered electromagnetic induction (1821)
• Magneto (X-Men): Manifested powers
• Magneto (Marvel): Powers manifested
• Manny Pacquiao: Became world champion in sixth different weight class (2008)
• Mario: Saved Princess Peach countless times
• Mario Vargas Llosa: Published 'The Green House', major Latin American novel (1966)
• The Mandalorian: Became legendary bounty hunter
• The Mandalorian: Protected Grogu
• Mantis (MCU): Helped defeat Ego
• Monkey D. Dragon: Founded the Revolutionary Army to fight the World Government
• Jan Železný: Set world record 98.48m (1996)
• Euclid: Established Euclidean geometry that dominated for 2000 years (-270)
• Levi Ackerman: Became humanity's strongest
• Levi (Attack on Titan): Became humanity's strongest
• Richard Feynman: Developed Feynman diagrams (1948)
• Rick Grimes: Woke from coma
• Luke Cage (Netflix): Gained unbreakable skin
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Completed Symphony No. 1 (1800)
• Ray Bradbury: Published The Martian Chronicles (1950)
• Leonardo da Vinci: Painted The Last Supper (1482)
• Leonardo da Vinci: Moved to Milan under Ludovico Sforza (1482)
• Roy Mustang: Defeated Envy
• Roy Mustang: Helped defeat Father and saved Amestris (1915)
• Loid Forger: Began Operation Strix
• Loid Forger: Created fake family with Yor and Anya
• Rogue (X-Men): Controlled powers
• Rocky Balboa: Fought Apollo Creed
• Rocky Balboa: Went the distance against Apollo Creed in world title fight (1976)
• Robert Hooke: Published Micrographia (1665)
• Valentina Tereshkova: Received numerous honors as a Soviet space hero (1967)
• Wonder Woman: Defeated Ares
• Naoya Inoue: Became undisputed bantamweight champion (2023)
• Saori Yoshida: Won third consecutive Olympic gold (2012)
• Kenji Miyazawa: Published Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1926)
• Kondo Isami: Led the raid on the Ikedaya (1864)
• Confucius: Founded school (-521)
• Rumiko Takahashi: Began "Ranma ½" (1987)
• Gintoki Sakata: Saved Edo
• Sakamoto Ryoma: Founded Kameyama Shachu (1866)
• Sakamoto Ryoma: Brokered Satsuma-Choshu Alliance (1866)
• Kazushi Sakuraba: Defeated Royce Gracie (2000)
• Toshiro Mifune: Starred in "Rashomon" (1950)
• Murasaki Shikibu: Completed The Tale of Genji (1008)
• Murasaki Shikibu: Wrote The Tale of Genji, world's first novel (1008)
• Yoko Kanno: Composed "Macross Plus" soundtrack (1994)
• Sei Shonagon: Began writing The Pillow Book (996)
• Shotoku Taishi: Established Seventeen-Article Constitution (604)
• Haruki Murakami: Debuted with Hear the Wind Sing (1979)
• Haruki Murakami: Published first novel 'Hear the Wind Sing' (1979)
• Tsugumi Ohba: Began "Death Note" serialization (2003)
• Shohei Ohtani: Won World Series with Dodgers (2024)
• Kenji Miyazawa Poet: Died of tuberculosis (1937)
• Tokugawa Yoshinobu: Returned political power to Emperor (Taisei Hokan) (1867)
• Himiko: Became Queen of Yamatai (190)
• Naoko Takeuchi: Completed "Sailor Moon" series (1997)
• Naoko Takeuchi: Completed Sailor Moon manga series (1997)
• Minamoto no Yoritomo: Repelled second Mongol invasion (1281)
• Tadahiro Nomura: Completed unprecedented three consecutive Olympic golds (2004)
• Richard Liu: Founded JD.com, China's major e-commerce platform (2004)
• Wole Soyinka: Wrote A Dance of the Forests (1964)
• Emily Brontë: Published poetry collection (1846)
• Elizabeth Holmes: Named youngest self-made female billionaire (2014)
• Jennifer Lopez: Released debut album On the 6 (1999)
• George Orwell: Published Down and Out (1933)
• Deadpool (Marvel): Diagnosed with cancer
• Tom Buchanan: Had affair with Myrtle
• Hermione Granger (Harry Potter): Became Minister of Magic
• Hatshepsut: Built trading expedition (-1477)
• Falcon (MCU): Became pararescue
• Forrest Gump: Became millionaire
• Hawkeye: Joined SHIELD
• Boromir: Became Captain of Gondor
• Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook reached 2 billion users (2017)
• Morbius (Sony): Diagnosed with blood disease
• Levi: Joined Survey Corps
• Hirobumi Ito II: Fought in Boshin War for imperial forces (1868)
• Saigo Takamori: Exiled to Amami Oshima (1858)
• Sun Tzu: Served as general (-514)
• Charlotte Brontë: Published poems with sisters (1846)

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