The youngest Pope in history was Pope Benedict IX, who was either 11 or 20 years old when he was elected in 1032. He is also the only person to have been the Pope more than once.
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The youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize is Malala Yousafzai (aged just 17 in 2014), for her work as a child rights activist and champion of girls’ right to education.
The youngest parents in the world were aged 8 and 9. The parents had their child in China in 1910.
The youngest Pope elected was 11 years old. Pope Benedict IX was one of the most controversial Popes – people aren’t even sure when he was elected as the Pope. However, the choices were 20, 11, or 12. If that were true, he was the youngest Pope.
Blue Ivy Carter is the youngest person ever to appear on a Billboard chart. When Jay-Z released “Glory” in 2012, he put his daughter Blue Ivy Carter as a feature. Her crying sample made her the youngest person to hit the Billboard charts at two days old.
The youngest pope in history was Pope Benedict IX. He is also the only person to have been the pope more than once.
The youngest football player to play in a World Cup was Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland in 1982 at age 17.
Kobe Bryant was the youngest player to start an NBA game, at just 18.5 years old.