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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder

Wrote all of her life, but became a bestselling author in her 60s.

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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller

“Where’s the beef?”

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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
  7. Lefty O’Doul.

A mediocre minor league pitcher, until at the age of 33, the Phillies saw that he could hit, gave him a shot as an outfielder, and he batted .360 over the next four years (.398 once), finishing second and third in voting for MVP.

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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
  7. Lefty O’Doul
  8. Colonel Harland Sanders

Founded Kentucky Fried Chicken in his 60s.

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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
  7. Lefty O’Doul
  8. Colonel Harland Sanders
  9. Helen Hooven Santmyer (hit #1 on the NY Time best seller list with …And Ladies of the Club in her eighties)
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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
  7. Lefty O’Doul
  8. Colonel Harland Sanders
  9. Helen Hooven Santmyer
  10. Susan Boyle
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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
  7. Lefty O’Doul
  8. Colonel Harland Sanders
  9. Helen Hooven Santmyer
  10. Susan Boyle
  11. Ronald Reagan

Sure, he was famous for other things long before, but he was first elected to public office at age 55.

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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
  7. Lefty O’Doul
  8. Colonel Harland Sanders
  9. Helen Hooven Santmyer
  10. Susan Boyle
  11. Ronald Reagan
  12. Danny Aiello

Started acting at age 40.

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Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older

  1. Frank McCourt
  2. Grandma Moses
  3. Diana Nyad
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Clara Peller
  6. Wilford Brimley
  7. Lefty O’Doul
  8. Colonel Harland Sanders
  9. Helen Hooven Santmyer
  10. Susan Boyle
  11. Ronald Reagan
  12. Danny Aiello
  13. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Really became famous in his sixties and after.

Next category:

People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir

Yeah, it’s been on my mind. Persons 2-13 should be more famous than me, please.

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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
  4. Sandra Bullock
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
  4. Sandra Bullock
  5. Infovore

(I don’t know if I’m more famous than Elendil’s Heir (probably not) but it’s happening in a month and it’s on my mind, too)

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You’re both famous!!!
People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
  4. Sandra Bullock
  5. Infovore
  6. Johnny Depp
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
  4. Sandra Bullock
  5. Infovore
  6. Johnny Depp
  7. Sandra Bullock
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
  4. Sandra Bullock
  5. Infovore
  6. Johnny Depp
  7. Sandra Bullock
  8. Courtney Love
    Also turning 50 this year: Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue.
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
  4. Sandra Bullock
  5. Infovore
  6. Johnny Depp
  7. Sandra Bullock
  8. Courtney Love
  9. Nicholas Cage
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People who turn 50 this year

  1. Elendil’s Heir
  2. Michelle Obama
  3. Stephen Colbert
  4. Sandra Bullock
  5. Infovore
  6. Johnny Depp
  7. Sandra Bullock
  8. Courtney Love
  9. Nicholas Cage
  10. G.I. Joe

Yo Joe!