Celebrate 50 legendary people who did legendary things at 50 & older — They made history. So can you.

1. Charles Darwin — published On the Origin of Species at age 50 (Nov 24, 1859). (Born 1809 → 1859 publication—dates confirm age 50.)
   
   
2. Julia Child — TV debut The French Chef premiered Feb 11, 1963, the year she turned 50.
   
   
3. Henry Ford — rolled out the moving automobile assembly line in 1913, the year he turned 50 (born 1863).
   
   
4. Leo Goodwin Sr. — founded GEICO in 1936 at age 50 (with his wife, Lillian).
   
   
5. Phil Mickelson — won the PGA Championship at 50, becoming the oldest major winner in golf history.
   
   
6. Bernie Marcus — co-founded The Home Depot in 1978 (age 49) and opened the first stores June 1979 after turning 50.
   
   
7. Leonardo da Vinci — began the Mona Lisa around 1503, at ~51. (Great “early 50s” creative peak.)
   
   
8. Grandma Moses — started painting seriously at 78 and became a U.S. folk-art icon—proof the second act can be huge.
   
   
9. Quincy Jones  — produced Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall in 1979 when he was 46, Thriller in 1982 at 49, and Bad in 1987 at 54.