These Famous People Didn’t Finish School But Still Ended Up Being UNBELIEVABLY Rich!

It’s never right to judge a person’s capabilities based on the educational attainment. While finishing college is an impressive and admirable feat, it should never be the factor to gauge an individual’s success.

That doesn’t mean education is not important – there are many entrepreneurs and celebrities who excel in their craft and have degrees and Ph.D.’s under their belt. However, some people didn’t finish schooling but end up becoming millionaires and billionaires.

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is a Harvard dropout

We all know who Mark Zuckerberg is – he is the genius behind the social networking site Facebook. He currently has an estimated net worth of $50 billion, which mostly came from the site.

His back story is way too familiar not to include on this list: his brainchild was actually launched at his Harvard University dorm room in 2004.

In its first year, it raked in more than 1 million users, which made the then student realize that staying at the school had no point. So he dropped out during his sophomore year and headed straight to the Silicon Valley to focus on his creation.

Bill Gates

Do you believe that one of the richest men in the world didn’t finish college? Yes, Bill Gates, who was declared the second wealthiest with a $107 billion net worth, may perhaps be the epitome of the most successful dropout.

In 1973, the philanthropist entered Harvard University and two years after, he left school to build Microsoft with his pal Paul Allen. Long before Kylie Jenner snatched the title of the youngest self-made billionaire, the Giving Pledge campaign founder already was given the moniker in 1987.

Steve Jobs

Apple founder Steve Jobs left school because of financial issues

The late Steve Jobs didn’t leave school because he just wanted to, but because he had no choice. Apparently, the 19-year-old student dropped out of Reed College because of financial matters. But while at the school, he made sure to spend his time on valuable things. Once, he revealed that a calligraphy class he took while still enrolled was the inspiration for the fonts on the first Mac.

Larry Ellison

Bronx-born Larry Ellison was adopted by his aunt. By 1962 he enrolled at the University of Illinois and was a promising student after being named the Science Student of the Year. On his second year, his adoptive mother died and he left school. As he was growing up, his second parents encouraged him to take medical courses.

In 1963 he entered the University of Chicago, where he just completed one semester because he became a programmer for the Amdahl Corp in Northern California. In 1977, he, along with other coworkers, founded tech company Oracle.

Michael Dell

Michael Dell started upgrading PCs and selling them while at school

The 54-year-old tinkled computers during his spare time when he was just a student. Michael Dell, who now has a $37-billion net worth, would then sell the PCs from his dorm room. At the time, he was studying at the University of Texas where he took biology because his parents wanted him to become a doctor.

However, his “business” became profitable, so much so that he allegedly made $180,000 in the summer of his freshman year. It is safe to say that he knew there was a lot of money in his passion and left school.