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Notable Achievements at Age 4

Winnie Harlow

Diagnosed with vitiligo

Diagnosed at age four with vitiligo, a chronic skin condition causing depigmentation in patches.

1998
98% confidence
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Lady Gaga

Begins piano lessons

Began playing piano at age four after encouragement from her mother; developed ability to play by ear.

1990
98% confidence
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Paul Graham

Family moved from England to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Graham and his family moved to Pittsburgh, where he later attended Gateway High School.

1968
98% confidence
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Tenzin Gyatso

Enthronement as 14th Dalai Lama

Enthroned in Lhasa as the 14th Dalai Lama; ceremony attended by envoys (British and Chinese representatives recalled).

1940
98% confidence
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Ryan Kaji

Channel hits 1 million subscribers

Ryan's channel reached its first major subscriber milestone.

2016
95% confidence
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Smosh

Featured in Time's 'Person of the Year: You' issue

Smosh's early popularity led to inclusion in Time magazine's 2006 'You' issue.

2006
95% confidence
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Trinity Moyer-Rodman

Started playing soccer

Began playing soccer at age four; quickly developed a love for the game.

2006
95% confidence
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Ed Sheeran

Family moved to Framlingham, Suffolk

Sheeran's family relocated from Hebden Bridge to Framlingham; his upbringing there later inspired 'Castle on the Hill'.

1995
95% confidence
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Joy Buolamwini

Family moved to the United States (Mississippi)

Moved to the U.S. at age 4 when her father accepted a post at the University of Mississippi; spent childhood in Ghana before move.

1994
95% confidence
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Daniel Sloss

Family moved to Fife, Scotland

Sloss moves with his family to Scotland and grows up in Fife.

1994
95% confidence
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Bruno Mars

Began performing with family band (The Love Notes)

Started performing five days a week at age four with his family's Las Vegas–style revue as an Elvis impersonator.

1989
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Clara Shih

Family emigrated to the United States (Akron, Ohio)

Shih and her family moved from Hong Kong to Akron, Ohio when she was four years old.

1986
95% confidence
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Alicia Keys

Television acting debut on The Cosby Show

Appeared as Maria, one of Rudy's slumber-party friends.

1985
95% confidence
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Padma Lakshmi

Joins mother in the United States (moves to New York City)

Lakshmi moved to New York City to join her mother, who had emigrated earlier.

1974
95% confidence
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Gavin Newsom

Parents divorced

Newsom's parents divorced; he and his sister were raised largely by their mother, Tessa.

1971
95% confidence
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Yukihiro Matsumoto

Moved and raised in Tottori Prefecture

Raised in Tottori from age four.

1969
95% confidence
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Jeff Bezos

Adopted by Miguel (Mike) Bezos

After his mother remarried Miguel Bezos, Miguel legally adopted Jeff and his surname changed to Bezos.

1968
95% confidence
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Tom Brokaw

Father joins U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — family relocations

Father's job required the family to move frequently around South Dakota (Bristol, Igloo, Pickstown) during Tom's childhood.

1944
95% confidence
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Tenzin Gyatso

Arrival in Lhasa; formal recognition

After ten weeks of travel, the child arrived in Lhasa and was officially declared the 14th Dalai Lama by the Kashag.

1939
95% confidence
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Mark Twain

Family moved to Hannibal, Missouri

Clemens family relocated to the Mississippi River port town that later inspired St. Petersburg in his fiction.

1839
95% confidence
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