Famous people who didn't graduate high school

Weather or not you want school to be successful and rich in life and Famous people who didn't graduate high school millionaires who dropped out of school and still became rich,If you're a true Believer, you'll know that this pop superstar just graduated from high school. Although he chose to juggle work and school (read why), many stars do not. Scroll through to see some surprising high school dropouts.

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Check this out, you might be appealing surprised who all dropped out and became highly successful.

English singer-actress from Surrey, This British singer-actress got her start on Broadway in 1954 (in what play?) before making the move to feature films, starring first in a classic children's movie.


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Quentin Tarantino, Writer and film director who is best known for his movies Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2, Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk Till Dawn and many more was born March 27, 1963 and dropped out of High School in grade 9. Went on to become one of the most successful movie/writers in Hollywood today.

Jazz musician nicknamed Pops, This jazz musician grew up poor in the slums of New Orleans, dropping out of school at age 11 to sing in a quartet and work odd jobs before eventually becoming one of the greatest trumpet players of all time.

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Louis Armstrong, the great cornet and trumpet player and singer from New Orleans, fired a gun at the sky when he was 12, and was sent to reform school. There, he learned to play the cornet, and a few years later he was picked up by one of the great band leaders of the time, Joe “King” Oliver.

A new biography of Armstrong has recently been published by Terry Teachout, a Wall Street Journal drama critic. I hear it’s good.

Dave Thomas, Best known for “Wendy’s” his chain of fast food restaurants was born July 2, 1932 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Got his first job by the age of 12 and moved out and dropped out of school at the young age of 15 years old. Invested in KFC restaurant chain after meeting Col. Sanders in 1956 and became a millionaire by the age of 35 and by 1969 Dave Thomas had opened his first “Wendy’s” and the rest is history. Dave did end up graduating almost 45 years later in 1993 and finally died of liver cancer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 20012002.


Top German tennis player, This famous tennis player (from an industrial German town) dropped out of school in 10th grade to turn pro. Hint: He won this Grand Slam tournament at age 17 and seven months.

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Joe Pesci, Movie star and Oscar winner Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey. Joe dropped out of high school somewhere between the ages 15-18 years old and is best known for most of his roles in gangster movies like Good Fellows, Casino, Raging Bull and other movies like Home Alone and many more. In 1998 Joe Pesci had made $3,000,000 alone from just his role in Lethal Weapon.

Best catcher in baseball, This baseball legend dropped out of school in eighth grade and, after a stint in the Navy, went on to play nearly 19 years with this team.

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Tom Petty, Tom Petty famous musician from many bands but best known for “Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers” was born October 20, 1950 in Gainesville, Florida had dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to join the band “Mud crutch”. After years of writing and producing music Tom Petty had made millions and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002.

Virgin group founder, A high-flying businessman, This über-successful businessman dropped out of school at age 16 to focus on his magazine. He now has more than 400 companies, including a record store chain and a top airline.

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Chris Rock, Born on February 7, 1966 in Andrews South, California had a real rag to riches story. Rock ended up dropping out of school at the age of 17 to pursue his dream of being a comedian. Chris Rock has appeared in a number of movies like CB4, Down To Earth and also known for his TV show “Everybody Hates Chris”. Between the years of 1987 to the year of 1998 Chris Rock had made about $2,011,600 off his older films and this does not include recent films he has been in.

Greatest blind blues musician, An influential musician, This rhythm and blues pianist-singer, deemed one of the greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, dropped out of school to play live music in Jacksonville, Fla.

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John Travolta, Long time movie star and Oscar nominated John Travolta was born Feb 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey. Travolta dropped out of school at the young age of 16 and went on to building his career in movies. Travolta is best known for his movies like Look Who’s Talking, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Wild Hogs, Face Off and many more. From the years 1994 to 2007 John Travolta had cleared over $100,000,000 from only 15 films he’s been in.

Netscape cofounder, A Silicon Valley tycoon, This computer scientist dropped out of high school at the age 17 and joined the Navy. He went on to found Silicon Graphics and co-found Netscape, among other ventures.

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Jim Carrey, Born on Jan 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario Canada dropped out of high school at the age of only 16 years old. Jim eventually moved on to do many movies and is best known for his work on Ace Venture, Brue Almighty, Number 23, Man on the Moon and many more. This Canadian dropout has won 2 Golden Globes, owns his own 25 million dollar plane and has made over $100,000,000 between the years of 1994 to 2003 off only 11 of his movies.

Best-selling English novelist, A best-selling novelist, This best-selling English novelist, who has a famous sister, was expelled from school at age 15. She published her first romance novel in the late '60s and has had many on the New York Times Best Seller List since then.

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Christina Aguilera, Born Dec 1980 on Staten Island Christina was destined for fame. Early in high school Christina’s mother pulled her out of school to home school her because other kids where jealous of her new found fame. Christina has now moved on through life making a ton of number one songs on the charts and selling over 25 million records worldwide.

English music producer & television personality, A media tycoon, This "X Factor" host, TV producer and all-around media mogul moved from school to school due to behavior issues before finally dropping out at age 16. His dad got him a job in the music industry, and he worked his way up the ladder from there.

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Nicholas Cage, Born Jan 7, 1964 movie actor Nicholas Cage best known for his movies Face Off, Gone in 60 Seconds, Rumble Fish and Fast Times at Ridgemont High and many others dropped out of Beverly High at the age of 17 years old. Went on to become ranked #37 in Premiere’s 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood in 1998. Between the years of 1983 to 2004 Nicholas Cage had made $76,285,000 off only 12 of his films.

People's Princess, English royalty, The "People's Princess" was a below-average student, dropping out at age 16. She married into the royal family four years later, with 750 million people tuning in to the televised ceremony.

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Johnny Depp, Oscar nominated movie actor known for his TV show 21 Jump Street and many movies like Edward Scissor hands, Secret Window, Blow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many more was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro Kentucky, USA. At age 16 his parents divorced and shortly after Johnny dropped out of High School to go on to be a movie star making his millions and opening his own night club the “Viper Room”.

Best Yankee center fielder, A baseball great,This center fielder who played for this American League team dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue a career in baseball. He still holds the record for the longest hitting streak how long?.

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