Successful school drop-outs

1. Walt Disney

The maker of the adorable Mickey Mouse dropped out of school at the age of 16 and
went on to become the most fascinating and well-known film producers of the
world. With an average of 3 Disney films produced every year, the Walt Disney
Company earns annual revenue of a whopping USD 35 billion.





2. Henry Ford

Do you own a Ford car? If yes, then youd be pleased to know that its founder
Henry Ford was a dropout as well. He ran away from home at the age of 17 and
began his career as an apprentice in a garage. Today, with a multi-billion dollar
company, Henry Ford is one of the richest people in the world.





3. Milton Hershey

Milton Hershey went on to become one of the most loved chocolate makers, with
education only till the fourth grade. Now with his internationally marketed
chocolate, one hardly associates his success to education.





4. Michael Dell

With the most popular PCs ever created, Michael Dell hardly needed a computer
science degree to sire his computer-empire. A university drop out at the age of 19, he
left education to run what would later become the largest manufacturer and sellers
of PCs and servers. With a whopping $57 billion annual revenue, Michael Dell is one
of the most successful men of the world.













5. Steve Jobs

Everyone owes their modern computing experience to Steve Jobs. Not only did he
pioneer the most well known computing system in the world, Apple Computers, but
also was the first person to initiate the graphical user interface featuring a mouse
and an image screen. He did all of this with just a semester-worth of education, in
college.






6. Bill Gates

In spite of being a college dropout, Bill Gates is one of Forbes Richest People in the
world. His multinational company, Microsoft Corporation, is the largest computer
software manufacturers in the world, earning an average annual turnover of more
than USD 51 billion.







7. Woody Allen

The multifaceted artist is an actor, director, writer, musician, playwright and
comedian and is considered to be one of the foremost cinematic pioneers of the
modern era. Having dropped out of college because of poor grades, he now belts out
an award-winning movie every year.