Hi everyone, I saw a list awhile back (maybe in BG?) that showed famous/important people that never earned a degree. I know the usual suspects....Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, but I was wondering if there was a comprehensive list somewhere?
I did used to maintain and publish a list but not for many years. I believe Harry Truman was the last US president without one, and John Major the last UK prime minister. Here's a few in my memory bank: William Faulkner, Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, Steve Wozniak, Rush Limbaugh, Moses, Woody Allen, Ted Turner, Barry Goldwater, Peter Jennings.
The stories about Doris Lessing winning the Nobel Prize for literature mentioned that she is a high school dropout.
I guess I should have read your post first I repeated some of yours... I like how you threw Moses in there, but now that you mention it i don't think Jesus had a degree either, he seemed like a pretty famous guy.