Famous People Who Were Poorly Educated

You won't believe how many of these famous people never made it through in college or schools!

And in that scenario, about 757 million around the globe are illiterate- both in developed and developing spheres of the world. By terming them under the poorly educated tag, it means that not only can they not read a book, they aren’t equipped with much knowledge to even read the labels on a medication prescription. Undeniably, education is important; and like the popular belief, the higher the education received, the more successful path you will lead. But for those who have never been to schools or even received minimal education, it is said and believed that those are the folks who are headed toward a torturous career lane. But looking at the Hollywood side of the illiteracy, mere ability to read is that last thing that makes an actor. Emotions and the desire to drive their actions to make their on-screen job look very much real is all that it needs to build a reputation and earn success. Creativity and artistic skills are what comes to play and no one really looks into the kind of advanced education pursued by the actors. Legends like John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix are some of the greatest songwriters of all time- neither of them could read music. Entrepreneur Henry Ford never went to school and actor Mark Wahlberg graduated high school at the age of 42; there are still so many names that have created a niche for themselves in this industry sans education. Keep reading and have your mind blown by some of the famous personalities who come under the illiteracy bandwidth!
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
(American President.)

12 February 1809

15 April 1865

Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.

American

Aquarius

Walt DisneyWalt Disney

05 December 1901

15 December 1966

Chicago

American

Sagittarius

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
(Founding Father of the United States)

17 January 1706

17 April 1790

Boston, Massachusetts Bay

American

Capricorn

Thomas EdisonThomas Edison
(Inventor, Businessman)

11 February 1847

18 October 1931

Milan

American

Aquarius

Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus

31 October 1451

20 May 1506

Genoa, Republic of Genoa

Italian

Scorpio

Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson
(7th President of the United States)

15 March 1767

08 June 1845

Waxhaws

American

Pisces

James CameronJames Cameron
(Filmmaker)

16 August 1954

Kapuskasing

Canadian

Leo

Richard BransonRichard Branson
(Entrepreneur)

18 July 1950

Blackheath London

British

Cancer

Simon CowellSimon Cowell
(Reality TV Celebrity)

07 October 1959

London

British

Libra

Henry FordHenry Ford
(Businessman)

30 July 1863

07 April 1947

Greenfield Township, Michigan, U.S.

American

Leo

Srinivasa RamanujanSrinivasa Ramanujan
(Mathematician)

22 December 1887

26 April 1920

Erode

Indian

Sagittarius

William the ConquerorWilliam the Conqueror
(King of England)

1028 AD

09 September 1087

Duchy of Normandy

British

Steve WozniakSteve Wozniak
(Co-founder of Apple Computer (Apple Inc.))

11 August 1950

San Jose, California, U.S.

American

Leo

Coco ChanelCoco Chanel
(Fashion Designer)

19 August 1883

10 January 1971

Saumur, France

French

Leo

Larry EllisonLarry Ellison
(Founder of Oracle)

17 August 1944

Manhattan, New York

American

Leo

Russell SimmonsRussell Simmons
(Founder of the hip-hop music label Def Jam)

04 October 1957

Queens, New York, United States

American

Libra

Dustin MoskovitzDustin Moskovitz
(Entrepreneur)

22 May 1984

Gainesville

American

Gemini

Rachael RayRachael Ray
(TV Personality, Celebrity Cook, Author)

25 August 1968

Glens Falls, New York, U.S.

American

Virgo

Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh
(Radio Host, Political Commentator, Author, Former Television Host)

12 January 1951

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S

American

Capricorn

Ingvar KampradIngvar Kamprad
(Business magnate)

30 March 1926

Agunnaryd

Swedish

Aries

Wolfgang PuckWolfgang Puck
(Chef, Restaurateur)

08 July 1949

Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria

Austrian

Cancer

J. M. CoetzeeJ. M. Coetzee
(Novelist, Author)

09 February 1940

Cape Town

South African

Aquarius

Roy BeanRoy Bean
(Justice of the Peace & Saloonkeeper)

1825 AD

16 March 1903

Mason County

American

George EastmanGeorge Eastman
(Inventor of Roll Film)

12 July 1854

14 March 1932

Waterville

American

Cancer

W Clement StoneW. Clement Stone
(Businessman & Self Help Book Author)

04 May 1902

03 September 2002

Chicago

American

Taurus

Kemmons WilsonKemmons Wilson
(Businessman)

05 January 1913

12 February 2003

Osceola

American

Capricorn

David OgilvyDavid Ogilvy
(Businessman)

23 June 1911

21 July 1999

West Horsley, Surrey

French,British

Cancer

Dave ThomasDave Thomas
(American businessman)

02 July 1932

08 January 2002

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

American

Cancer

Shawn FanningShawn Fanning
(Computer scientist, Programmer)

22 November 1980

Brockton

American

Scorpio

David GeffenDavid Geffen
(Film producer, Talent agent, Businessperson, Record producer, Television producer, Theatrical producer, Music executive)

21 February 1943

Brooklyn

American

Pisces

Vidal SassoonVidal Sassoon
(Businessperson, Autobiographer)

17 January 1928

09 May 2012

London

British

Capricorn

Henry J. KaiserHenry J. Kaiser
(Engineer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist)

09 May 1882

24 August 1967

Sprout Brook

American

Taurus

Bram CohenBram Cohen
(Computer scientist, Programmer, Blogger)

12 October 1975

New York City

American

Libra

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