[ 10 DROPOUTS LIST THAT IS MADE TO SHOCK YOU ] [ SO, WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM THIS: PROBABLY THAT YOU'VE TO FIND WHAT YOU CAME FOR IN THIS WORLD ]

Science:
Bill Gates : Maker of Microsoft  Operating System which everybody uses, He dropped out of Harvard, age 21
Thomas Edison: The man who created light bulb, motion picture camera and the phonograph formed 12 companies and got only 3 months of formal education.

Michael Dell, Steve Jobs

Arts:
Simon Cowell: Famous for given the world, Idol franchise, American Idol and lot's of others related to it. He worked in the mailroom at EMI Records.

Patrick Stewart, Robert De Niro, Quentin Tarantino, Jim Carrey

Author;
Hans Christian Andersen From  "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "Thumbelina," "The Ugly Duckling," and many more . He left home at 14 to find work; later obtained a scholarship and continued his education.

The list goes on and on. From billionaires to unique artist to Presidents. You can think about profession and that is included in this list.

Intellectuals Yet dropouts:
http://www.cosmoloan.com/markets/intellectually-respected-high-school-dropouts.html
Huge huge list given:
http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/lists/dropouts.html

This angel fire lists includes:

Total Names:  726
Males:  556
Females:  170

Billionaires:  25
Millionaires:  uncounted
U.S. Presidents:  8
Astronauts:  1  (Valentina Tereshkova)
Nobel Prize Winners:  10  (6 Literature, 2 Peace, 1 Physics, 1 Chemistry)
Nobel Prize Nominees:  11  (includes above and Heather Mills)
Olympic Medal Winners:  8  (7 Gold Medalists, one Silver Medalist)
Oscar Winners:  62
Oscar Nominees:  104  (includes above)
Other Award Winners:  uncounted
Best-Selling Authors:  55
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients (U.S.'s highest civilian honor):  14
Congressional Gold Medal recipients (U.S.): 12
United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors:  2  (Roger Moore, Angelina Jolie)
Knighthoods:  27
Damehoods:  3

Gallery of famous drop outs:
http://www.hereinreality.com/drop_outs.html