List of college dropout billionaires
This list of college-dropout billionaires is based (where not otherwise noted) on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 11, 2009.[1] The list does not include heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see List of heads of state and government by net worth). College dropout refers to a person who has dropped out from a college or university before completing his/her degree. Some of the world's most famous and richest billionaires are college dropouts. The combined net worth of these dropouts is USD 246 billion.[2] This list is not exhaustive.
The average net worth of billionaires who dropped out of college, $9.4 billion, is approximately triple that of billionaires with Ph.D.s, $3.2 billion. Even if one removes Bill Gates, who left Harvard University and is now worth $66.0 billion, college dropouts are worth $5.3 billion on average, compared to those who finished only bachelor's degrees, who are worth $2.9 billion. According to a recent report from Cambridge-based Forrester Research, 20% of America's millionaires never attended college.[3]
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List of college-dropout billionaires[edit]
- Bill Gates[4] – US
- Mark Zuckerberg[5] – US
- Larry Ellison[6] – US
- Michael Dell[7] – US
- Marc Rich[8] (d. 2013) – US
- Ty Warner[9] – US
- Gautam Adani[10] – India
- Micky Jagtiani[11] – India
- Shahid Balwa[12] – India
- Subhash Chandra[13] – India
- Vinod Goenka[14] – India
- PNC Menon[15][16] – India
- Roman Abramovich[17] – Russia
- Sheldon Adelson[18] – US
- Amancio Ortega[19] – Spain
- Donald Newhouse[20] – US
- François Pinault[21] – France
- Jack Taylor[22] – US
- David Geffen[23] – US
- Ted Turner[24] – US
- Henry Fok[25] (d. 2006) – Hong Kong
- Ralph Lauren[26] – US
- Mohammed Al Amoudi[27] – Saudi Arabia
- Stanley Ho[28] – Hong Kong
- Gabe Newell[29] – US
- Dustin Moskovitz[30] – US
- Richard Li[31] – Hong Kong
- Sheldon Solow[32] – US
- Stef Wertheimer[33][34] – Israel
- Hiroshi Yamauchi[35] (d. 2013) - Japan
- Evan Williams[36] - US
- Elizabeth Holmes[37] - US
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References[edit]
- ↑ Luisa Kroll, Matthew Miller and Tatiana Serafin (2009-03-11). "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ↑ "Billionaire Dropouts". Pennylicious. 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "Some Billionaires Choose School Of Hard Knocks". Forbes. 2000-06-29.
- ↑ "William Gates III, The World's Richest People". Forbes.com. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#158 Mark Zuckerberg – The Forbes 400 Richest Americans 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#4 Lawrence Ellison – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#25 Michael Dell – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#937 Marc Rich". Forbes.com. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ Quinn, James (2010-03-11). "Forbes rich list: the billionaires you've never heard of – Telegraph Blogs". London: Blogs.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#397 Gautam Adani – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#462 Micky Jagtiani". Forbes.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#937 Shahid Balwa". Forbes.com. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#647 Subhash Chandra – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#49 Vinod Goenka". Forbes.com. 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "Dropped out of college, drooped in to riches – Weekend news". Siliconindia.com. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#897 PNC Menon". Forbes.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#51 Roman Abramovich – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#12 Sheldon Adelson". Forbes.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#10 Amancio Ortega – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#132 Donald Newhouse – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#60 Francois Pinault & family – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#40 Jack Taylor & family – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#110 David Geffen – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "Business Dunia". Business Dunia. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "Henry Fok, The World's Richest People". Forbes.com. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#37 Ralph Lauren". Forbes.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "#64 Mohammed Al Amoudi". Forbes. 2010-03-10.
- ↑ "#113 Stanley Ho". Forbes.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ #1268 Forbes Billionaires
- ↑ #353 Forbes Billionaires
- ↑ #792 Forbes Billionaires
- ↑ "Sheldon Solow". Forbes. September 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Stef Wertheimer". Forbes. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Stef Wertheimer". Knesset. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Hiroshi Yamauchi". Forbes. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Evan Williams". Forbes. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Holmes". Forbes. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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