Forbes magazine has done a great job by publishing a list of top 10 most successful college entrepreneurs who have wealth in billion of dollars. This list is review on annualized basis and this list does not include heads of states. Basically college dropout refers to a person who has dropped out from a college or a university before completing his or her degree. There are different types of research reports that have clearly shown this fact that some of the world’s most famous and richest billionaires are college dropouts.
There are also different types of research reports that have also shown this fact that the average net worth of billionaires who dropped out of colleges is around $ 12.4 billion which is more than three times higher than as the richest h.D.s. The list of most successful college dropouts contains different important names and we have selected this article in order to discuss some famous and most successful college dropout entrepreneurs.
1.Bill Gates
The list of most successful college dropouts starts with the great name of bill Gates. There are different types of research reports that have declared him as “Harvard’s most successful dropout”. Bill Gates is famous all over the world and many people just call him ridiculously rich. He remained one of the wealthiest persons of the world for more than a decade.
Bill Gates is the son of an attorney and school teacher and he entered Harvard in the fall of 1973. He formed Microsoft just after two yeas of dropout with his childhood friend Paul Allen. He is considered as one of the most successful man of the world and he contributed a lot towards improvement in the technology. Once speaking at Harvard, Gates said, : I am a bad influence. That’s why I was invited to speak at your graduation. If I had spoken at your orientation, fewer of you might be here today.”
2. Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is also considered as one of the most successful college dropout. Today’s modern inventions like The Mac, the iPod, heck, iPhone, iPads are only due to this great person. Steve Jobs was dropped out of Reed College after just six months because of undue financial strain it placed on his working-class parent’s savings. He gave a new shape to the technology and became one of the richest people of the world after forming the famous company Apple. Now days, the iPhones and other devices of this company have become the most famous brands of the world and millions of peoples around the world are relying more on these products than any other company.
3. Frank Lloyd Wright
He is also considered as one of the most successful college dropout entrepreneur. There are different types of research studies that have shown this fact that he spent more time in designing colleges than attending them. He is considered as America’s most celebrated architect. Frank Lloyd Wright was admitted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1886, but he left after only one year. He then moved to Chicago and after some time he formed the base of modern architecture. His most famous works include the Falling water and New York’s city Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
4. Buckminster Fuller
He is also considered as one of the most successful college dropout entrepreneur. He was expelled from Harvard for two times but different persons of the history claim that his post dropout period was quite successful. He is considered as most famous architect, thinker, inventor, futurist college dropout. Initially he faced many problems while setting up his business after dropping out from college including the death of his daughter. At the age of 32, Fuller set out on a one man quest to change the world for better. His iconic geodesic domes provide fame on international level.
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5. James Cameron
He was born in Canada and he also got his early education in Canada. He was the Academy Award Winning director and he got different other wards too. After his early education, Cameron and his family moved to Brea, California in 1971. There he enrolled himself in Fullerton College to study the subject of physics. But his academic life was not so ling. He then dropped out from the college and then he married a waitress. After this marriage, he became a truck driver for the local school district. After that he got the idea from Star War in 1977. He then focused on forming different moving and within short time period he made the most stunning science fiction movies out of which different got different international awards.
6. Mark Zuckerberg
He is also considered as one of the most successful college dropout entrepreneur. He is also considered as one of the richest persons of the world. He is considered as most intelligent persons of the world and this thing has been claimed by different types of research reports. He founded Facebook in his college hostel. Initially the Facebook was designed for the students of Harvard only but this famous networking site quickly spread to the rest of lives and other colleges across the nation. When this site gained much fame, Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard and moved to California. According to Forbes, he is the youngest billionaire in the world with a net worth of more than $ 6 billion. Now days, the Facebook has also become one of the most commonly used social networking website.
7. Tom Hanks
He is also considered as one of the most successful college dropout entrepreneur. He got his early education with different historical records. He left college to intern full time at the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, Ohio. There he learned different aspects of theater from lighting to set design, laying the foundation for his Hollywood career. He is considered as one of the most famous producer, movie star, director and writer. He also raised money for different charitable projects. Once he said that it was quite right decision of his dropout from college as this thing allowed him to do some extraordinary work.
8. Harrison Ford
He is also considered as one of the most famous and successful college dropout. There are different types of research studies that have clearly shown this fact that a college degree is not a prerequisite for flying the Millennium Falcon. He got his early education with good marks and then entered at Ripon College for studying philosophy. Shortly after this admission, he was dropped out before graduation. After that he moved to Hollywood and there he landed small parts in Hollywood productions. He got fame from world mostly viewed stories of Star Wars and Indiana Joes.
9. Lady Gaga
She is also considered as one of the most successful college dropout entrepreneur. She attended New York University in arts but she was dropped out just after to pursue her music career for fulltime. She got early fame due to her extraordinary performance. Soon she was signed to Interscope Records by the age of 20. Her 2008 debut album, The Fame, has had the world going gaga for Gaga ever since.
10. Tiger Wood
He is also considered as one of the most successful college dropout entrepreneur. He entered at Stanford University to study economics but there he continued to play golf because it was his passion. There are different types of research reports that have clearly shown this fact that he learned the term “Opportunity Cost” there. After sometime he left Stanford and he then officially ended his college career. After that he became one of the most famous athlete of the world. It is said about him that he is the highest paid athletes in the world, earning more than $100 million annually at the height of his career.
Really great peoples in the world. The Three I like in the lists are, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. These people are really inspiring to me.