Warren Buffett Timeline

By BenPetersen

  • Born August 30, 1930

    Born August 30, 1930

  • 1936

    1936
    As a kid, he bought and sold gum and Coca Cola to make money

  • 1941

    1941
    At the age of 11, he bought and sold his first stock for a profit of $39.

  • 1943

    1943
    In 1943, he filed his first tax return at the age of 13.

  • 1945

    1945
    In 1945, he bought a 4 acre land plot with money he made from selling papers.

  • 1947

    1947
    At the age of 17, he started his first company and later sold it for $1200.

  • 1949

    1949
    Buffett went to Columbia University to do Business School after graduating college in 3 years.

  • 1960s

    1960s
    Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, buys portions of several large companies and grows their wealth.

  • 2000

    2000
    In 2000, Buffett was named the top money manager of the 20th century and is the second richest person in the world today.