Famous self-taught people
Robert Burns
Often referred to as Scotland’s National Bard, poet
and songwriter Robert Burns educated himself principally through reading.
Leonardo da Vinci
An Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor and writer was self-taught.
Alexander Graham Bell
Self-taught inventor of the telephone and telegraph. His college experience consisted only of attending a few lectures.
Bill Gates
If he’s not the most famous college dropout in American history, he is for sure the wealthiest. Bill Gates as if you didn’t know is co-founder of Microsoft and easily the richest man in the world.