MINIMALLY EDUCATED BUT VERY SUCCESSFUL TOP 10 MEN
10
Minimally Educated But Unbelievably Successful People:
Education
is very important for a proper development of a person. It teaches one how to
be disciplined, to communicate, and to be successful in life. In general we
have a perception that those who don’t go to school properly will definitely
have a tough time in his/her life. But that’s not the rule for all, because
here are 10 most successful and famous personalities in life who did not have a
proper schooling.
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| John D. Rockefeller |
One of
the richest man in history, John was the son of a dodgy artist. By the time he
completed his high school, he decided to go chase his dream of making $100,000
in his life time. He made history by making monopoly in the oil industry, by
starting Standard Oil Industry.
9.
Horace Greeley (Journalist and Congressman):-
Born in
New Hampshire in the 19th century, Greeley became one of the most
influential newspaper men in American history. He worked with Tribune and was
the reason to find a new city in Colorado named after him.
8.
John Glenn (Astronaut):-
John was
a student of Muskingum College, but decided to drop out and fight in World War
II after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He then when on to become a war hero
and one of the most famous astronauts in history during the 1950’s-60’s.
7.
Steve Jobs (Apple Co-Founder):-
The co-founder
of Apple, Steve Jobs is considered to be the most influential technological
mind of the past century. He and Wozniak created the first personal computers
and later invented many electronic appliances like iPod, iPhone and iPad. All was
accomplished after Jobs attended college only for 6 months.
6.
Mark Twain (Author and Wit):-
The great
author and humorous writer of the novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, did
not have any kind of formal education while he was a child. He worked as an
apprenticeship at the age or 11. At the age of 18 he left no leaf un-turned, by
reading whatever paper or book that comes to his hand. He worked as a printer,
steamboat pilot and served in the Confederate army but was writing all the
while.
5.
Henry Ford (Industrialist and Entrepreneur):-
The one,
who is remembered as the sole creator of the American Automobile industry, had
a limited formal education. Despite this, Ford created the mechanized assembly
line and became a successfully rich industrialist.
4.
William Shakespeare (Poet and Playwright):-
The most
famous poet, William Shakespeare, whose play’s are still the best of all and the
founder of 1700 new words is said to be drop out from middle school at the age
of 13. There are no records to prove that he received or completed his formal education.
3.
Winston Churchill (Statesman and War Leader):-
Born in
an aristocrat family, had all the opportunity for good education, but
unfortunately he found education to be very difficult. There are records for
his poor performance in school and also in military service exams. He was taken
into cavalry rather than infantry after applying for three times because he did
not have the required qualification. But this did not stop him from becoming
the most personified political leader of the 20th century. He led
the United Kingdom into victory during World War II.
2.
Abraham Lincoln (US President):-
Abraham who went on to end slavery in the USA and
lead America in its tough times, as the 16th President, is said to
have had no proper education when he was a child. Known to be a very lazy
person in his early ages, Abraham was entirely self-educated. He came into
politics in his early twenties and self-instructed law in his free time. He is
said to be a great political prodigy.
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| Young Albert Einstein |
