<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1975</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Jamie Oliver is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On May 27, 1975, Jamie Oliver was born in Clavering, Essex, England.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Begins Apprenticeship at Neal Street Restaurant</div><div class='timeline-text'>At age 15, Oliver begins an apprenticeship at the Neal Street Restaurant in London.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1999</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Launches First Television Series</div><div class='timeline-text'>Oliver's first television series, The Naked Chef, airs on BBC2 and quickly makes him a household name.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2002</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives Order of the British Empire</div><div class='timeline-text'>Oliver is awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to the hospitality industry.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2005</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Opens Fifteen Restaurant in London</div><div class='timeline-text'>Oliver opens Fifteen restaurant in London with the help of a group of disadvantaged young people he had been mentoring.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2010</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Launches Food Revolution Campaign</div><div class='timeline-text'>Oliver launches his Food Revolution campaign in order to bring healthy eating habits to schools and communities around the world.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2014</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Named TED Prize Winner</div><div class='timeline-text'>Oliver is named a winner of the prestigious TED Prize for his work with the Food Revolution campaign.</div></div></div>