Warren Buffett's Life

  • Birth

    Birth
    Buffett was born on August 30, 1930 in Nebraska.
  • Birth

    Birth
    Warren Buffett was born in 1930 in Nebraska.
  • Paperboy

    Paperboy
    At age 13, Buffett made his own business as a paperboy.
  • Paperboy

    Paperboy
    At age 13, he created his own paperboy business to make money.
  • College

    College
    Buffett received his master's degree from Columbia University
  • College

    College
    He received his master's degree from Columbia University.
  • Business Man

    In 1956 Buffet formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd. in Omaha and due to his success, became a millionare
  • Business Man

    Business Man
    He formed Buffett Partnership Ltd., starting his journey to becoming one of the richest men.
  • Coke-Cola

    Coke-Cola
    Became the director of Coke-Cola after making a large investment.
  • Charity

    Charity
    He decided that after he passed away, he was going to give his entire fortune away to charity with 85% of it going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • Charity

    Charity
    Buffett decided that he passed, he would donate all of his fortune to charity with 85% of it going to 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • Family

    Family
    At age 76, he married Astrid Menks. This was his second marraige. His first wife passed away in 2004.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Buffett remarried to his second wife after his first wife passed away in 2004.
  • Cancer

    Cancer
    Warren Buffet was diagnosed with Prostate cancer and was finished with treatment in November of 2012
  • Cancer

    Cancer
    Buffett revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July of 2012 and finished treatment in November of 2012.
  • Big purchase

    Big purchase
    Buffett purchased H. J. Heinz with private equity group 3G Capital for $28 billion.
  • Stocks

    Stocks
    Buffett revealed that he had begun selling some of the approximately 81 million shares he owned in IBM stock