High School Dropouts who became Millionaires

While you were busy cramming for SATs or agonizing over prom, these enterprising individuals had already begun to build their multi-million dollar empires. They ditched high school to start building their fortunes, eventually becoming some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.

Many left school out of sheer necessity, while others had the support of a mentor or an investor for guidance. Regardless of their circumstances, one common factor amongst them all is a burning drive for entrepreneurial success even at a young age.

Rapper Jay-Z, American Idol judge Simon Cowell, Brazillian model Gisele Bundchen model and boxer-cum-pitchman George Foreman are just a handful of examples.

Forbes.com has a longer list of diploma-less self-made superstars.