People Who Were The Youngest Of Their Kind

#1 Youngest Grandmother

A gypsy wife has become the world's youngest grandmother ever, at the young age of just 23. Rifca Stanescu, from the village of Investi, Romania, gave birth to her daughter, Maria, while only 12 years old. Despite her mother's pleas to stay in school, Maria gave birth to son Ion at the age of 11, making Rifca the youngest recorded grandmother in history.

#2 Youngest To Win An Oscar

From Shirley Temple, the youngest Oscar honoree ever at six years old, to 10-year-old winner Tatum O'Neal, who was actually the youngest Oscar winner ever. Tatum won her award for Best Supporting Actress in the movie with her father Ryan O'Neal, Paper Moon, in 1974.

#3 Youngest To Sail Around The World

She was just 16 years only when she set this record and became the youngest person to ever sail around the world. Laura Decker, of the Netherlands, sailed single handed while still a young girl in 2012. She wanted to do it younger, but laws stopped her from doing so, but as soon as she turned 16 she was off on her travels.

#4 Youngest To Be Executed In US

George Junius Stinney, Jr was only 14 years old when he was executed in 1944. Just a child, accused and sentenced for killing two white children. His trial was seriously flawed with no defense witnesses and ultimately a white jury tried and convicted him in less than 3 hours. It was later discovered in 1968 that he was not the murderer. He was killed by the electric chair in Alcolu, South Carolina.

#5 Youngest To Climb Mt Everest

Jordan Romero was amazingly only 13 when he managed to climb Mt Everest and that is one seriously stunning achievement. Considering how many adults fail to do this it just shows that they have to be pretty special and it is no surprise that they have climbed a number of the other major peaks as well.

#6 Youngest To Become President

John F. Kennedy is the youngest-ever elected president, aged 43. However, Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest person to ever become president. He was 42 when he succeeded to the presidency, following the assassination of William McKinley. People believe that JFK is actually the youngest president. The truth of the matter is that Roosevelt was younger by around a year.

#7 Youngest To Give Birth

Lina Medina from Peru was apparently just 5 years and 7 months old when she gave birth in 1939. She was born in 1933, and doctors believe this is a medical mystery. They never discovered who the father was, and in 1955, there was no explanation of how a five-year-old girl could conceive a child. Extreme precocious pregnancy in children aged five or under has only been documented with Medina. There are only two images of Medina pregnant and this one, where her son is 10 months old.

#8 Youngest To Win An Olympic Medal

At the age of 13, Marjorie Gestring from the United States won the springboard title at the 1936 Berlin Games to become the youngest-ever Olympic champion. Other young girls have won Olympic medals over the years in gymnastics, but thirteen is still the record for the youngest winner in any event.

#9 Youngest To Appear In The Charts

The daughter of singer and rapper Jay-Z and Beyonce, Blue Ivy, has become the youngest person to ever chart a record on the music charts. Some dispute this record as the girl was just a few weeks old, though given vocal credits on the recording. The song only managed to hit #74 on the Top 100.

#10 Youngest To Make A Billion $$

Bill Gates became the youngest billionaire ever in 1987 at 31. However, that title was erased when Dustin Moskovitz, 23, took the top spot in 2008 when he left Facebook with just a handful of shares and a lump sum paid by his partners, Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, and Andrew McCollum. He took his money and cofounded Asana and is now worth close to $10 billion.

#11 Youngest To Graduate

Michael Kearney was only 10 when he graduated from college and he actually ended up doing it again before he was classed as being an adult. Since then he has appeared on a few game shows but has perhaps not reached the heights that he hoped for.

#12 Youngest To Become King Or Queen

She was born into royalty, but damn she had a rough life. Mary Queen of Scots was only 6 days old when she became Queen of Scotland in 1542. She certainly had an eventful life leading to her having her head chopped off when her cousin Queen Elizabeth I got jealous of her and decided that enough was enough.

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