Successful People Without Education
- Steve Jobs – Co-founder of Apple Inc. dropped out of Reed College after just one semester.
- Bill Gates – Co-founder of Microsoft, left Harvard University in 1975 after two years of study.
- Mark Zuckerberg – Co-founder of Facebook, left Harvard University after two years to focus on developing Facebook.
- Michael Dell – Founder of Dell Technologies, dropped out of the University of Texas at Austin after his freshman year.
- Richard Branson – Founder of Virgin Group, dropped out of school at the age of 16.
- David Geffen – Entertainment magnate and philanthropist, dropped out of the University of Texas at Austin after his first year.
- Ralph Lauren – Fashion designer, dropped out of Baruch College in New York City after two years of studying business.
- Ellen DeGeneres – Talk show host, comedian and actress, dropped out of the University of New Orleans after one semester.
- Peter Jennings – Journalist and former anchor of ABC World News Tonight, dropped out of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
- Simon Cowell – Music executive and TV personality, left school at the age of 16 and began working in the mailroom at EMI Music Publishing.