Warren Buffett is 96. Take a look at the business legend's remarkable life.

Warren Buffett is the chairman and former CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

Daniel Zuchnik / Getty Images It's Warren Buffett's 96th birthday, his first since stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO.

The legendary investor bought his first stock at 11 and built a $1 trillion company.

Buffett made billions by investing in stocks like Coca-Cola and buying businesses like Geico.

It's Warren Buffett's 96th birthday, his first since stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO.

He remains chairman of the storied company.

Buffett retired from the top job at the turn of this year, marking the end of an era that saw the legendary investor transform a failing textile mill into a $1 trillion conglomerate over six decades.

Here's a look back at Buffett's remarkable life.

Born to do business A family heads to California during the Great Depression.

Bettmann/Getty Images Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 30, 1930, at the height of the Great Depression.

He was the second of three children and the only son of Howard, a stockbroker and later a congressman, and Leila, a homemaker.

The investor started his business career at six, selling Juicy Fruit chewing gum door to door.

He later resold individual bottles of Coca-Cola from a pack, delivered newspapers, and built up a pinball machine business, which he later sold.

Buffett was 11 when he bought his first stock, Cities Service Preferred, and filed his first tax return at 13.