Bill Gates
Was there ever any doubt that the genius that is Bill Gates wouldn’t end up on this list? Didn’t think so. Gates earned his success when he co-founded Microsoft and since those days, currently he is the richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of 85 billion. He pursues many philanthropic endeavors, donates a ton of money to different charitable organizations and scientific research programs, especially through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Now Gates did attend Harvard University in 1973 but left to start his own company! Smart decision some would say.
Bill Gates
Cindy Crawford
You may know Cindy Crawford as a supermodel, one of the “original supermodels” in fact, but did you know that she is also super smart? She graduated from high school as valedictorian and earned an academic scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University but left after a quarter to pursue her modeling career. Back then online colleges weren’t much of a choice.
Cindy Crawford
