Late bloomers: Famous people and their later-in-life...

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Late bloomers: Famous people and their later-in-life accomplishments

Photos: Famous people who made later-in-life accomplishments

U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad was 64 when she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. Click through to see others who accomplished great things later in life.

Chef Julia Child didn't learn to cook until she was in her 40s and didn't star on her famous television show until she was in her 50s.

Alan Rickman, who played Snape in the "Harry Potter" films, didn't get his first film role until he was 46.

Actress Kathryn Joosten, who won two Emmys for her work on "Desperate Housewives," moved to Hollywood (and in with her son) at age 56 to become an actress.

Singer Susan Boyle was 48 when she was discovered on "Britain's Got Talent" with her rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables and became an international star.

Peter Mark Roget published the Roget's Thesaurus that made him a household name when he was 73.

Former St. Louis Rams player Kurt Warner was working at a grocery store when he entered the NFL at 27, considered very late for a football player to make an impact. He went on to lead his team to two Super Bowl titles and was recently inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame.

Actor F. Murray Abraham didn't have a well-known film role until he was 45. He ended up winning an Oscar for his performance in "Amadeus."

Marvel Comics scion Stan Lee didn't start writing his most well-known comic books until he was 43.

Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses, started painting when she was 75 and ended up becoming one of the most famous American painters.

Ray Kroc bought out the McDonalds brothers at age 59 to launch the McDonalds chain.

Col. Harland Sanders used his first Social Security check to launch the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise when he was 65.

After achieving fame in the 1970s fighting Joe Frazier and Muhammed Ali, George Foreman retired and remained out of the spotlight until 1994 when he announced a comeback and became the oldest heavyweight champion in the history at age 45.

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U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad was 64 when she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. Click through to see others who accomplished great things later in life.

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