At age 13:

Pablo Picasso was so skilled at drawing that his father handed over his own brushes and paints and gave up painting.

Jodie Foster wrote and directed a short movie, "Hands of Time," consisting of a series of shots of hands portraying life from cradle to grave.

March composer John Philip Sousa became an apprentice in the U.S. Marine Band.

French painter Renoir worked at a porcelain factory, painting flowers on dishware.

Syndicated columnist Walter Winchell started in vaudeville.

Muddy Waters began playing harmonica at local gatherings.

Mario Andretti began racing. German-Swiss writer Hermann Hesse determined to be "a poet or nothing."

Judy Collins made her first appearance as a concert pianist.

Joan of Arc heard what she believed to be celestial voices. In time she convinced the Dauphin that she had a divine mission to save France, and she eventually turned the Hundred Years' War in France's favor.

Spanish composer Albeniz ran away from home and worked as an itinerant pianist.