Top 10 Insanely Successful College Dropouts

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7. Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks- insanely most successful college dropout

Tom Hank is named as the America’s chronicler in chief by the TIME. He was a student of the theater in the Sacramento State but gave a quit to his student life to work as a full time at the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Ohio where he learnt several aspects of movie like the lightning and set designing that helped him to lay foundations for his career in Hollywood as an actor, writer, producer and director. Regarded as the most prolific actor in Hollywood, Tom Hanks has played diverse roles in different Hollywood movies like Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, Saving Pirate Ryan, etc. Most of his films are box office hits of all times in Hollywood.

6. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey- insanely most successful college dropout

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most inspirational women of all times who dropped out of the Tennessee State University to establish herself in media. She is also the world’s richest African- American women and the greatest black philanthropist of the World in the history of America. She is also a talk show host, media proprietor, actress and producer. The Oprah Winfrey Show, is one of the most watched talk shows in the World that has inspired many people in the world. She is also regarded as the most influential role model for African women.

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5. Ted Turner

Ted Turner- insanely most successful college dropout

Ted Turner is a very well renowned name in the history of business. He is one of the largest private landholder in the US who was a college dropout from the Brown University as he was expelled after being found with a girl in his dorm room. This college dropout is the founder of the CNN which is the first 24 hour news channel in the world. He is also the creator of the most popular cartoon channel Cartoon Network. He is also one of the most influential philanthropist in the United States. He also has published his autobiography in the year 2008 named Call Me Ted.

4. Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright- insanely most successful college dropout

Frank Lloyd Wright is America’s most successful architect who dropped out of the University of Wisconsin Madison in the year 1887 just after one year of his admission in the University. He apprenticed under “the father of modernism”- Louis Sullivan in Chicago. He has designed around 1000 structures and completed 532 of his works completely. The Fallingwater, Park Inn Hotel, Huggenheim Museum etc. were all designed by him. He is also recognized as the “America’s greatest Architect of all time”.

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