First Name Last Name  |
Dropped Out | Occupation | Acknowledgements | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph Zukor | High School | Entrepreneur | Paramount Pictures | |
| John Zorn | College | Composer | Avant-Garde Composer | |
| Ahmet Zorlu | High School | Billionaire | Electronics | |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | High School | Actress | Chicago | Oscar Winner |
| Dominick Zambito | High School | Entrepreneur | Martin Zambito Art Gallery | |
| Mildred "Babe" Zaharias | High School | Olympian | Track and Field Six Gold Medals | National Women's Hall of Fame |
| Neil Young | High School | Musician | Neil Young | Oscar Nom., Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Jerry Yang | College | Billionaire | Yahoo | |
| Hiroshi Yamauchi | College | Billionaire | Nintendo Corporation | |
| Malcolm X | High School | Human Rights Activist | Nation of Islam | |
| Tammy Wynette | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| William Wrigley Jr | High School | Founder | Wrigley's Chewing Gum | |
| Orville Wright | High School | Inventor | Aviation Pioneer | |
| Wilbur Wright | High School | Inventor | Aviation Pioneer | |
| Frank Lloyd Wright | College | Architect | Guggenheim Museum | |
| Eric "Easy-E" Wright | High School | Rap Star | N.W.A. | |
| Richard Wright | High School | Author | Native Son | |
| Steve Wozniak | College | Founder | Apple Computers | |
| Ian Woosnam | High School | Golfer | European Tour | Volvo Championship |
| Dave Woodward | College | Entrepreneur | Marketing Guru | |
| Frank Woodward | High School | Entrepreneur | Bought Jell-O Rights For $450.00 | |
| Woody Woodward | High School | Entrepreneur | Sold First Idea at age 16 | |
| James Woods | College | Actor | Casino | |
| Elijah Wood | High School | Actor | Lord of the Rings | |
| John Woo | High School | Director | Mission Impossible 2 | |
| Ernie Wise | High School | Comedian | Morecambe and Wise | |
| Harry Winston | High School | Jeweler | Three Generations of Jewelers | |
| Kate Winslet | High School | Actress | Titanic | Oscar Nominated |
| Paul Winfield | College | Actor | Terminator | |
| Kemmons Wilson | High School | Founder | Holiday Inn Hotel Chain | |
| Anson Wilson | College | Actor | Happy Day's Potsie | |
| Owen Wilson | High School | Actor | Wedding Crashers | |
| August Wilson | High School | Playwright | Fences | |
| Flip Wilson | High School | Comedian | Flip Wilson Show | |
| Bruce Willis | College | Actor | Die Hard | |
| Tennessee Williams | College | Playwright | Out Cry | |
| Hank Williams | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Lucinda Williams | High School | Musician | Lucinda Williams | |
| Walt Whitman | Elementry School | Poet | Leaves of Grass | |
| Ron Whitehead | High School | Poet | Twelve Kentucky Poets | |
| Barry White | High School | Musician | Barry White | |
| George Westinghouse | College | Founder | Westinghouse Electric Company | |
| Mae West | High School | Actress | The Heat's On | |
| Kanye West | College | Rap Star | The College Dropout | |
| Jann Wenner | College | Founder | Rolling Stones Magazine | |
| Kitty Wells | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| H.G. Wells | High School | Author | War of the Worlds | |
| Lawrence Welk | High School | TV Bandleader | Musical Variety Show Host | |
| Jimmie Wedell | College | Airline Manufacture | Aviation School Owner | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber | College | Composer | Phantom of the Opera | |
| Del E. Webb | High School | Millionaire | Developer, Co-owner New York Yankees 1945-65 | Won 10 World Series |
| Damon Wayans | High School | Comedian | Wayans Brothers Productions | |
| Keenan Ivory Wayans | College | Comedian | Wayans Brothers Productions | |
| Marlon Wayans | College | Comedian | Wayans Brothers Productions | |
| Naomi Watts | High School | Actress | The Ring | |
| Doc Watson | Elementry School | Musician | Folk Singer | |
| George Washington | High School | U.S. President | 1st | Face is on the $1 Bill and the Quarter |
| Estella Warren | High School | Actress | Driven | |
| Ty Warner | College | Billionaire | Ty Beanie Babies | |
| Susan Ward | High School | Actress | Shallow Hal | |
| Steve Waller | High School | Musician | Guitarist | |
| Clint Walker | High School | Actor | Dirty Dozen | |
| Eddie Walker | High School | Musician | Folk Singer | |
| Nancy Walker | High School | Actress | Driven | |
| C.J. Walker | Elementry School | Inventor | Hair Products, First Female American Millionaire | |
| Theodore Waitt | College | Billionaire | Gateway | |
| Mark Wahlberg | High School | Actor | Four Brothers | |
| Ken Wahl | High School | Actor | Wise Guy | |
| Diana Vreeland | High School | Editor | Fashion Editor | |
| Antonio Villaraigosa | High School | Politician | California | |
| Sid Vicious | High School | Musician | Sex Pistols | |
| Eddie Vedder | High School | Musician | Pearl Jam | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | High School | Musician | Guitarist | |
| Gloria Vanderbilt | High School | Fashion Designer | Designer Jeans | |
| Vincent Van Gogh | High School | Artist | Sunflowers | |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | High School | Actor | Time Cop | |
| Martin Van Buren | High School | U.S. President | 8th | |
| Fernando Valenzuela | High School | Baseball Player | St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Peter Ustinov | High School | Actor | Alice in Wonderland | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Lesser Ury | High School | Artist | Moses | |
| Charles Urban | High School | Entrepreneur | Pioneer of the Movie Theater Industry | |
| Tracey Ullman | High School | Comedian | Tracey Ullman Show | |
| Albert Ueltschi | College | Billionaire | Flight Saftey Training School | |
| Donald John Tyson | College | Billionaire | Tyson Foods | |
| Steven Tyler | High School | Musician | Aerosmith | |
| * Twiggy | High School | Actress | The Blues Brothers | |
| Ted Turner | College | Billionaire | Media Mogul | |
| Ron Turcotte | High School | Jockey | Kentucky Derby Winner | |
| Tanya Tucker | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Harry Truman | College | U.S. President | 33rd | |
| François Truffaut | High School | Director | The Woman Next Door | |
| Rob Trower | High School | Musician | The Paramounts | |
| Lee Trevino | High School | Golfer | PGA Tour | PGA's Championship |
| John Travolta | High School | Actor | Grease | Oscar Nominated |
| Randy Travis | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Nina Totenberg | College | Radio Personality | All Things Considered | |
| Marisa Tomei | College | Actress | My Cousin Vinny | |
| Alberto Tomba | High School | Olympian | Skier | Olympic Gold Medal Winner |
| Leo Tolstoy | College | Author | War and Peace | |
| Travis Tollestrup | College | Entrepreneur | Real Estate Mogul | |
| Jeff Timmons | College | Musician | 98 Degrees | |
| Howard Thurston | Elementry School | Magician | Entertained over 60 million people before 1932 | |
| Uma Thurman | High School | Actress | Kill Bill | Oscar Nominated |
| Cyndi Thomson | College | Musician | Cyndi Thomson | |
| Andrea Thompson | High School | TV Host | CNN Headline News | |
| Danny Thomas | High School | Actor | Dick Van Dyke Show, Andy Griffith Show | |
| Rob Thomas | High School | Musician | Matchbox Twenty | |
| Dave Thomas | High School | Founder | Wendy's | |
| Ryan Tewis | College | Entrepreneur | Real Estate Coach | |
| Nikola Tesla | College | Inventor | Radio | |
| Valentina Tereshkova | High School | Cosmonaut | First Woman in Space | |
| Miguel Tejada | High School | Baseball Player | Oakland Athletics | |
| Jack Taylor | College | Billionaire | Rent-a-Car | |
| Zachary Taylor | High School | U.S. President | 12th | |
| James Taylor | High School | Musician | James Taylor | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Koko Taylor | Elementry School | Musician | Blues Singer | |
| A. Alfred Taubman | College | Billionaire | Real Estate | |
| Quentin Tarantino | High School | Director | Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 | Oscar Winner |
| Hilary Swank | High School | Actress | Million Dollar Baby | Oscar Winner |
| Donna Summer | High School | Musician | Donna Summer | |
| Alan Sugar | High School | Founder | Amstrad | |
| Lyle Stuart | High School | Publisher | Jackie Oh! | |
| Sharon Stone | College | Actress | Casino | |
| W. Clement Stone | Elementry School | Founder | Success Magazine | |
| Eric Stoltz | High School | Actor | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
| Robert Stigwood | High School | Producer | Saturday Night Fever, Grease | |
| Patrick Stewart | High School | Actor | Captain of the Starship Enterprise | |
| Jackie Stewart | High School | Race Car Driver | Grand Prix Racing | Knighted, Grand Prix Hall of Fame |
| Casey Stengel | High School | Baseball Player | New York Mets | National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| John Steinbeck | High School | Author | The Grapes of Wrath | |
| Rod Steiger | High School | Actor | Doctor Zhivago | Oscar Winner |
| Dawn Steel | College | Entrepreneur | First woman to run a Hollywood studio "Columbia Pictures" | |
| Ringo Starr | High School | Musician | Beatles | Oscar Winner |
| Scott Stapp | High School | Musician | Creed | |
| Jerry Stanely | High School | Author | University Professional | |
| Henry Stanely | High School | British Explorer | Africa | Knighted |
| Sylvester Stallone | College | Actor | Rocky | Oscar Winner |
| Steven Spielberg | College | Billionaire | War of the Worlds, E.T., Indiana Jones | Oscar Winner |
| Kevin Spacey | High School | Actor | K-PAX | |
| John Philip Sousa | Elementry School | Composer | Stars and Stripes Forever | |
| Sammy Sosa | High School | Baseball Player | Baltimore Orioles | |
| Kevin Sorbo | College | Actor | TV's Hercules | |
| Sheldon Solow | College | Billionaire | Real Estate | |
| Daniel Snyder | College | Billionaire | Sports Team Owner | |
| Patti Smith | College | Poet | Auguries of Innocence | |
| Anna Nicole Smith | High School | Actress | The Anna Nicole Show | |
| Kevin Smith | College | Director | Clerks, Dogma | |
| Sammi Smith | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Walter L. Smith | High School | President | Florida A&M University | |
| Alfred Smith | Elementry School | Governor | NY, 1928 Democratic Presidential Candidate | |
| Christian Slater | High School | Actor | Alone in the Dark | |
| Red Skelton | Elementry School | Comedian | Ocean's Eleven (1960) | Television Hall of Fame |
| Isaac Merrit Singer | Elementry School | Inventor | Singer Sewing Machine | |
| Frank Sinatra | High School | Musician | The Rat Pack | Oscar Winner |
| Molly Sims | College | Model | Victory Secrets | |
| J.R. Simplot | High School | Billionaire | Potato's | |
| Russell Simmons | College | Founder | Phat Farm Clothing | |
| Alicia Silverstone | High School | Actress | Clueless | |
| Muriel Siebert | College | Entrepreneur | First woman to purchase a seat on the New York Stock Exchange | |
| Willie Shoemaker | High School | Jockey | Most Successful Jockey | |
| Yasumitsu Shigeta | College | Billionaire | Telecom | |
| Charlie Sheen | High School | Actor | Two and a Half Men | |
| George Bernard Shaw | High School | Playwright | Caesar and Cleopatra | Nobel Prize Winner |
| William Shakespeare | High School | Playwright | Romeo and Juliet | |
| Pete Seeger | College | Musician | Folk Singer | |
| * Seal | High School | Musician | Seal | |
| Robert F. Scott | High School | British Explorer | Antarctica | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | High School | Politician | Governor of California | |
| Catya Sassoon | High School | Actress | Inside Out | |
| Vidal Sassoon | High School | Founder | Vidal Sassoon Hair Products | |
| William Saroyan | High School | Screenwriter | The Time of Your Life | Oscar Winner, Pulitzer Prize |
| David Sarnoff | High School | Founder | NBC, CEO of RCA | |
| Gene Sarazen | Elementry School | Author | Wonderful World of Golf | Pulitzer Prize Winner |
| José Saramago | High School | Author | Baltasar and Blimunda | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Margaret Sanger | College | Founder | Started the American Birth Control Movement | |
| Derek Sanderson | High School | Hockey Player | New York Rangers | Calder Trophy |
| Carl Sandburg | High School | Author | Abraham Lincoln | Pulitzer Prize Winner |
| Colonel Sandars | Elementry School | Founder | Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) | |
| Roselyn Sanchez | College | Actress | Rush Hour 2 | |
| J.D. Salinger | College | Author | Catcher In The Rye | |
| Edmond Safra | High School | Billionaire | Banking | |
| Rene Russo | High School | Actress | The Thomas Crown Affair | |
| Theresa Russell | High School | Actress | Black Widow | |
| Ja Rule | High School | Rap Star | Paid in Full | |
| Phillip Ruffin | College | Billionaire | Casino, Real Estate | |
| Rick Rubin | College | Founder | Def Jam Records | |
| Frederick Henry Royce | Elementry School | Founder | Rolls Royce | Knighted |
| Karl Rove | College | Politician | White House Senior Advisor | |
| Harold Wallace Ross | High School | Founder | The New Yorker | |
| Bill Rosenberg | High School | Founder | Dunkin' Donuts | |
| Axl Rose | High School | Musician | Guns n Roses | |
| Rebecca Romijn-Stamos | College | Model | Sports Illustrated | |
| Kjell Inge Rokke | High School | Billionaire | Industrialist | |
| Roy Rogers | High School | Actor | The Roy Rogers Show | |
| Will Rogers | High School | Humorist | Entertainer | |
| James E. Rogan | High School | Politician | Congressman | |
| Michelle Rodriguez | High School | Actress | S.W.A.T. | |
| Paul P-Rod Rodriguez | High School | Skateboarder | At age 20 he has a million dollar licensing deal | |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | High School | Golfer | PGA Tour | PGA's World Golf Hall of Fame |
| John D. Rockefeller | High School | Billionaire | Co-Founder Standard Oil | |
| Winthrop Rockefeller | College | Billionaire | Banking | |
| Kid Rock | High School | Musician | Kid Rock | |
| Chris Rock | High School | Comedian | The Longest Yard | |
| Bill (Bojangles) Robinson | Elementry School | Actor | Stormy Weather | |
| Nora Roberts | High School | Author | Naked in Death | |
| Ann Marie Roberts | High School | Olympian | 2000 Olympic Games | |
| Oral Roberts | High School | Evangelist | Founder of Oral Roberts University | |
| Harold Robbins | High School | Author | Carpetbaggers | |
| Guy Ritchie | High School | Director | Madonna's Husband | |
| Eddie Rickenbacker | High School | Piolt | Flying Ace During WWI, Brought Down 21 Enemy Planes | |
| Charlie Rich | College | Musician | Blues Singer | |
| Tim Rice | College | Songwriter | Lion King | |
| Busta Rhymes | High School | Rap Star | Def Jam Fight for New York | |
| Trent Reznor | College | Musician | Nine Inch Nails | |
| Burt Reynolds | College | Actor | Smokey and the Bandit | |
| Paul Revere | High School | Musician | Paul Revere and The Raiders | |
| Mary Lou Retton | High School | Gymnast | Olympic Gymnast | Olympic Gold Medal Winner |
| J.J. Reneaux | High School | Musician | J.J. Reneaux | |
| Leah Remini | High School | Actress | The Queen of Kings | |
| Keanu Reeves | High School | Actor | Matrix | |
| Lou Reed | College | Musician | The Velvet Underground | |
| Otis Redding | High School | Musician | Otis Redding | |
| Ron Reagan Jr. | College | Radio Personality | Presidents Son | |
| Anthony Rapp | College | Actor | Rent | |
| Charles Rangel | High School | Politician | Congressman | |
| James Randi | High School | Magician | Escape Artist | |
| Manny Ramirez | High School | Baseball Player | Red Sox | |
| Gilda Radner | College | Comedian | Saturday Night Live | |
| Anthony Quinn | High School | Actor | Mobsters | Oscar Winner |
| Dennis Quaid | College | Actor | Any Given Sunday | |
| David Puttman | High School | Producer | Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Joseph Pulitzer | High School | Founder | Pulitzer Prize and the School of Journalism at Columbia University | |
| Richard Pryor | High School | Comedian | Toy | |
| Bob Procter | High School | Millionaire | Life Coach, the movie The Secret | |
| * Prince | High School | Musician | Purple Rain | Oscar Winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Charley Pride | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Paula Poundstone | High School | Comedian | Wrote for the Tonight Show | American Comedy Award |
| Paulina Porizkova | High School | Model | Estee Lauder | |
| Alexander Pope | High School | Poet | Rape of the Lock | |
| Teri Polo | High School | Actress | Meet the Fockers | |
| Sarah Polley | High School | Actress | Dawn Of The Dead | |
| Sydney Poitier | Elementry School | Actor | The Jackal | Oscar Winner |
| Edgar Allen Poe | College | Author | Collection of Poems | |
| Cathy Podewell | College | Actress | Dallas | |
| Donald Pleasance | High School | Actor | Halloween | |
| Brad Pitt | College | Actor | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | |
| * Pink | High School | Musician | Pink | |
| Mary Pickford | High School | Founder | United Artist Corporation | Oscar Winner |
| Joaquin Phoenix | High School | Actor | Gladiator | Oscar Nominated |
| Sam Phillips | High School | Rock and Roll Pioneer | Discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Tom Petty | High School | Musician | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Philippe Petit | High School | Entertainer | High Wire Artist | |
| Jon Peters | Elementry School | Producer | Rain Man, The Color Purple, Caddyshack | |
| Joe Pesci | High School | Actor | Goodfellas | Oscar Winner |
| Stanley Perron | High School | Entrepreneur | Real Estate, Austrailia's 9th Richest Man $880 Million | |
| Evita Peron | High School | Politician | First Lady of Argentina 1946-1952 | |
| Gregorio Perez | High School | Billionaire | Oil and Gas | |
| Joe Pepitone | High School | Baseball Player | New York Yankees | |
| Dave Pelzer | High School | Author | The Privilege of Youth | |
| * Pele | Elementry School | Soccer Player | A Two Footer Soccer Player | Athlete of the Century by the IOC 1999 |
| Neil Peart | High School | Musician | Rush | |
| Tim Paulson | College | Entrepreneur | Writer, Coach Extraordinaire | |
| Banjo Patterson | High School | Poet | Australian | Face is on the $10 Bank Note for Australia |
| Floyd Patterson | High School | Boxer | Olympic Gold Medal | Olympic Gold Medal Winner |
| Jack Parr | High School | Talk Show Host | TV Pioneer | |
| Rosa Parks | High School | Human Rights Activist | Wouldn't Give Up Her Seat on the Bus | |
| Gordon Parks | High School | Director | Life Magazine Photographer | |
| Henry Parks | High School | Publisher | Australian Newspaper | Knighted |
| Gordon Parks | High School | Photographer | Captured Racism and Poverty | |
| Charlie Parker | High School | Musician | Jazz Saxophonist | |
| Jimmy Page | High School | Musician | Led Zeppelin | |
| Al Pacino | High School | Actor | The Godfather | Oscar Winner |
| Jack Paar | High School | Actor | The Tonight Show | |
| William Owens | Elementry School | Baseball Player | NLBPA - Memphis | |
| Elisha Otis | High School | Inventor | Otis Elevator | |
| Kelly Osbourne | High School | Musician | Daughter Ozzy Osbourne | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | High School | Musician | Black Sabbath | |
| Amancio Ortega | High School | Billionaire | Apperal | |
| Brian Orser | High School | Ice Skater | Won Silver in 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics | Olympic Silver Medal Winner |
| Bobby Orr | High School | Hockey Player | Boston Bruins | Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year |
| Yoko Ono | College | Artist | Wife of John Lennon | |
| Mary-Kate Olsen | College | Entrepreneur | Billion Dollar Business (Olsen Twins) | |
| Gil Ofarim | High School | Musician | Gil Ofarim | |
| Adolph Ochs | High School | Publisher | Owner New York Times Newspaper | |
| Annie Oakley | High School | Entertainer | Old West Sharpshooter/ Wild West Performer | |
| Peter O'Toole | High School | Actor | Lawrence of Arabia | Oscar Winner |
| Rosie O'Donnell | College | Comedian | Rosie O'Donnell Talk Show | |
| Sinead O'Connor | High School | Musician | Sinead O'Connor | |
| Sean O'Casey | Elementry School | Playwright | Shadow of a Gunman | |
| Tommy Nunez | High School | Basketball | Referee | |
| Florence Nightingale | High School | Nursing Pioneer | The Lady with the Lamp | |
| Frank Nicotero | College | Game Show Host | Street Smarts | |
| Dustin Nguyen | College | Actor | 21 Jump Street | |
| Olivia Newton-John | High School | Musician | Olivia Newton-John | |
| Helmut Newton | High School | Photographer | Fashion Photographer | |
| Wayne Newton | High School | Musician | Wayne Newton Mr. Las Vegas | |
| Julie Newmar | College | Actress | Seven Brides For Seven Brothers | |
| Donald Newhouse | College | Billionaire | Publisher | |
| Willie Nelson | College | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame/Oscar Nom. |
| * Nelly | High School | Rap Star | Starred in Longest Yard with Adam Sandler | |
| LeRoy Neiman | High School | Artist | Frank Sinatra Portrait | |
| David Neelman | College | Founder | Jet Blue | |
| Walter Nash | High School | Prime Minister | New Zeeland 1957-1960 | Knighted |
| James Naismith | High School | Inventor | Basketball | |
| Bill Murray | College | Actor | Lost in Translation | Oscar Winner |
| David H. Murdock | High School | Billionaire | CEO Dole Foods | |
| Earl Muntz | High School | Inventor | Car Stereo Tape Deck Player, Auto Dealer | |
| Samantha Mumba | High School | Musician | Samantha Mumba | |
| Meg Mullally | College | Actress | Will and Grace | |
| Donny Most | College | Actor | Happy Day's Ralph Malph | |
| Van Morrison | High School | Musician | Van Morrison | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Christopher Morrison | College | Founder | PLPDitgital Systems | |
| Eric Morley | High School | Founder | Miss World Pageant | |
| Garrett Morgan | High School | Inventor | Traffic Signal, Gas Mask, Protective Gear for Fireman | |
| Arthur Ernest Morgan | High School | Engineer | Flood Control | |
| William Morean | College | Billionaire | Jabil Circuit | |
| Roger Moore | High School | Actor | James Bond 007 | Knighted |
| Michael Moore | High School | Director | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Oscar Winner |
| Demi Moore | High School | Actress | Ghost | |
| John Mooney | High School | Musician | Blues Singer | |
| John Michael Montgomery | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Yves Montand | Elementry School | Musician | Yves Montand | |
| James Monroe | College | U.S. President | 5th | |
| Marilyn Monroe | High School | Actress | All About Eve | |
| Bill Monroe | Elementry School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Claude Monet | Elementry School | Artist | Water Lilies | |
| Tom Monaghan | College | Founder | Domino's Pizza | |
| Tina Modotti | Elementry School | Actress | The Tiger's Coat | |
| Joseph Moakley | High School | U.S. Congressman | Massachusetts U.S. Representative | |
| Robert Mitchum | High School | Actor | Cape Fear | Oscar Nominated |
| Ruth Ann Minner | High School | Governor | Delaware's First Woman Governor 2001-05 | |
| Liza Minnelli | High School | Musician | Cabaret | Oscar Winner |
| Heather Mills | High School | Model | Wife of Paul McCartney | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Roger Miller | Elementry School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Steve Miller | College | Musician | Steve Miller Band | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Alyssa Milano | High School | Actress | Charmed | |
| George Michael | High School | Musician | Wham | |
| Melina Mercouri | High School | Politician | Greek | Oscar Nominated |
| Natalie Merchant | High School | Musician | Natalie Merchant | |
| Eva Mendes | College | Actress | Hitch | |
| Herman Melville | High School | Author | Moby Dick | |
| Florence Melton | High School | Inventor | Foam Lined Slipper and the Removable Shoulder Pad | |
| Alexander McQueen | High School | Fashion Designer | World Renowned Fashion Designer | |
| Steve McQueen | High School | Actor | The Great Escape | Oscar Nominated |
| Rod McKuen | Elementry School | Poet | Another Beautiful Day | |
| Frank McKinney | College | Entrepreneur | Built the Worlds Most Expensive Spec Home, $29.9 Million in Florida | |
| William McKinley | College | U.S. President | 25th | |
| Ewan McGregor | High School | Actor | Star Wars | |
| Kelly McGillis | High School | Actress | Top Gun | |
| Elijah McCoy | High School | Inventor | Lubricators, Folding Ironing Board, the Phrase "The Real McCoy" is Named For His Inventions | |
| Oseola McCarty | Elementry School | Author | Riches of Oseola McCarty | |
| Jenny McCarthy | College | Model | Actress, MTV Host, Playboy Model | |
| John Mayer | College | Musician | John Mayer | |
| Elaine May | High School | Screenwriter | The Heartbreak Kid | Oscar Nominated |
| Robert Maxwell | High School | Billionaire | Publisher | |
| Hiram Maxim | High School | Inventor | Maxim Machine Gun | Knighted |
| Groucho Marx | Elementry School | Comedian | Marx Brothers | Oscar Winner |
| Lee Marvin | High School | Actor | Delta Force | Oscar Winner |
| Harry Martinson | High School | Author | Wild Bouquet | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Moa Martinson | High School | Author | My Mother Gets Married | |
| Dean Martin | High School | Musician | Rat Pack | |
| David Martin | High School | Entrepreneur | Martin Zambito Art Gallery | |
| Steve Martin | College | Actor | Bringing Down the House, SNL | |
| Frank Mars | High School | Founder | Mars Candies (Snickers, Milky Way, Etc) | |
| Evan Marriot | High School | Actor | Joe Millionaire Reality Show | |
| Audrey Marnay | High School | Model | French's Top Runway Model | |
| Dick Margulis | College | Editor | Editor of Millionaire Dropouts | |
| Guglielmo Marconi | Elementry School | Inventor | Popularized the Radio | |
| Richard Marcinko | High School | Author | Rogue Warrior Series | |
| Vanessa Marcil | High School | Actress | Las Vegas | |
| Sophie Marceau | High School | Actress | The World is Not Enough | |
| Shirley Manson | High School | Musician | Garbage | |
| Mike Mansfield | High School | U.S. Senator | Montana; longest-serving U.S. Senate Majority Leader, 15 years | |
| Thomas Maltby | High School | Politician | Speaker Legislative Assembly 1947-50 (Aus) | Knighted |
| Jena Malone | High School | Actress | Cold Mountain | |
| John Major | High School | Politician | British Prime Minister 1990-1997 | |
| Tobey Maguire | High School | Actor | Spider Man | |
| * Madonna | College | Musician | Madonna | |
| John Mackey | College | Founder | Whole Foods | |
| Gwendolyn MacEwen | High School | Poet | Julian the Magician | |
| Andie MacDowell | College | Actress | Beauty Shop | |
| Mary Lyon | High School | Founder | The First American Woman's College (Mount Holyoke College) | |
| Shelby Lynne | High School | Musician | Shelby Lynne | |
| Loretta Lynn | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Courtney Love | High School | Musician | Hole, Married Lead Singer of Nirvana | Oscar Nominated |
| Joe Louis | High School | Boxer | Heavy Weight Champion | |
| Sophia Loren | Elementry School | Actress | Grumpier Old Men | Oscar Winner |
| Traci Lords | High School | Actress | Growing Pains | |
| Trini Lopez | High School | Musician | Trini Lopez | |
| Jack London | High School | Author | Call of the Wild | |
| Julie London | High School | Musician | Julie London | |
| Dave Lon | High School | Musician | Dave Lon Band | |
| Marcus Loew | High School | Founder | Loews Theaters/co-founder MGM studios | |
| Heather Locklear | College | Actress | Spin City | |
| John Llewellyn | High School | U.S. Labor Leader | 40 Year President of the United Mine Workers' Union | |
| * LL Cool J | High School | Rap Star | Mr. Smith | |
| Brian Littrell | High School | Musician | Backstreet Boy | |
| Lisa Ling | College | Talk Show Host | The View | |
| Mark Lindsay | High School | Musician | Paul Revere and The Raiders | |
| Carl Lindner Jr. | High School | Billionaire | American Financial Group | |
| Frank Lindner | High School | Artist | Limelight Nightclub | |
| Abraham Lincoln | Elementry School | U.S. President | 16th | Face is on the $5 and the Penny |
| Rush Limbaugh | College | Radio Personality | The Rush Limbaugh Show | |
| Kevin Liles | College | Millionaire | Vice Pres. Warner Music Group, Pres. Def Jam | |
| Richard Li | College | Billionaire | Telecom | |
| Joe Lewis | High School | Billionaire | Investor | |
| Huey Lewis | College | Musician | Huey Lewis and the News | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | High School | Musician | Jerry Lee Lewis | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Juliette Lewis | High School | Actress | Natural Born Killers | Oscar Nominated |
| Jerry Lewis | High School | Comedian | The Rat Pack | Knighted |
| Adolph Levis | High School | Inventor | Slim Jim Meat Stick | |
| Joseph Levine | High School | Producer | The Graduate | |
| Oscar Levant | High School | Composer | Concert Composer | |
| Jarod Leto | High School | Actor | Panic Room | |
| Doris Lessing | High School | Author | Children of Violence | |
| Sean Lennon | College | Musician | Son of John Lennon | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | High School | Actress | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
| Anton van Leeuwenhok | High School | Entrepreneur | Dutch Microscope Maker, Discovered Bacteria | |
| Anton Leeuwenhoek | High School | Scientist | The Father of Microbiology | |
| Edward Leedskalnin | Elementry School | Sculptor | Coral Castle in Florida | |
| Albert Lee | High School | Musician | Guitarist | |
| Jason Lee | High School | Actor | Big Trouble | |
| Heath Ledger | High School | Actor | Broke Back Mountain | Oscar Nominated |
| Fran Lebowitz | High School | Author | Metropolitan Life | |
| Henrietta Leaver | High School | Model | Miss America 1935 | Miss America |
| William Lear | High School | Inventor | Lear Jets | |
| David Lean | High School | Director | Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Steve Lawrence | High School | Musician | Steve Lawrence | |
| Jude Law | High School | Actor | The Aviator | Oscar Nominated |
| Avirl Lavigne | High School | Musician | Avirl Lavigne | |
| Rod Laver | High School | Tennis Player | Professional Singles Champion Five Times | Four-Time Wimbledon Champion |
| Ralph Lauren | College | Billionaire | Polo | |
| Cyndi Lauper | High School | Musician | Cyndie Lauper | |
| Matt Lauer | College | News Anchor | NBC Today Show | |
| Tommy Lasorda | High School | Baseball | Team Manager | National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Jaron Lanier | High School | Computer Scientist | Coined the phrase "Virtual Reality" | |
| Gordon Langford | College | Inventor | Ghost Writer, Founder of Flexpoint | |
| Burton Lane | High School | Songwriter | Carmelina | Oscar Nominated |
| Cleo Lane | High School | Musician | Cleo Lane | |
| Edwin H. Land | College | Founder | Polaroid Company | |
| Guy Laliberté | High School | Founder | Cirque Du Soleil | |
| Frederick Laker | High School | Entrepreneur | Airline Entrepreneur | Knighted |
| Jimmy Lai | Elementry School | Publisher | Newspaper, Founded Giordano Clothing Store | |
| Louis L'Amour | High School | Author | Old West Stories | |
| Ashton Kutcher | College | Actor | 70's Show | |
| Stanley Kubrick | High School | Director | Spartacus, 2001 Space Odyssey | |
| Ray Kroc | High School | Billionaire | McDonalds | |
| Yaphet Kotto | High School | Actor | Homicide | |
| Rick Koerber | High School | Founder | FranklinSquires | |
| J. Fred Knobloch | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Gladys Knight | High School | Musician | Gladys Knight | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Evel Knievel | High School | Daredevile | Jumped the Grand Canyon | |
| Chris Klein | College | Actor | American Pie | |
| Eartha Kitt | High School | Actress | Catwoman | |
| George Kirby | High School | Comedian | George Kirby Show | |
| Alan King | High School | Comedian | Rush Hour 2 | |
| B.B. King | High School | Musician | Guitarist | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Jean-Claude Killy | High School | Skier | French Alpine Skier | Olympic Gold Medal Winner |
| Nicole Kidman | High School | Actress | Cold Mountain | Oscar Nominated |
| Chaka Khan | High School | Musician | Rufus | |
| Kirk Kerkorian | High School | Billionaire | Real Estate/Casinos | |
| Bernard Kerik | High School | Police Commissioner | New York City | |
| Harvey Keitel | High School | Actor | National Treasure | Oscar Nominated |
| Michael Keaton | College | Actor | Batman | |
| Miura Kazuyoshi | High School | Soccer Player | Japanese National Team | Asian Player of the Year |
| Garson Kanin | High School | Screenwriter | Born Yesterday which ran 1642 Performances | Oscar Nominated |
| Dean Kamen | College | Inventor | Segway | |
| Henry J. Kaiser | High School | Founder | Kaiser Aluminum | |
| Joshua Kadison | High School | Musician | Joshua Kadison | |
| Li Ka-shing | High School | Billionaire | Investor | |
| Leon Jouhaux | High School | Politician | French Labor Leader | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Jenny Jones | High School | Talk Show Host | Jenny Jones Show | |
| John Paul Jones | High School | Navy Commander | Famous quote: "I have not yet begun to fight." | |
| Frederick Jones | High School | Inventor | Refridgerated Truck | |
| Edward Jones | College | Founder | Dow Jones Industrial Average | |
| George Jones | Elementry School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Norah Jones | College | Musician | Norah Jones | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | High School | Musician | Rickie Jones | |
| Tom Jones | High School | Musician | Tom Jones | |
| Angelina Jolie | High School | Actress | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | Oscar Winner |
| John H Johnson | College | Founder | Ebony, Jet Magazine | |
| Kenneth Johnson | College | Founder | Dial-a-Waiter | |
| Andrew Johnson | High School | U.S. President | 17th | |
| Billy Joel | High School | Musician | Billy Joel | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Steve Jobs | College | Billionaire | Co-Founder Apple Computers | |
| Joan Jett | High School | Musician | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | |
| Waylon Jennings | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Peter Jennings | High School | Journalist | ABC World News Tonight | |
| James Jannard | College | Billionaire | Oakley Sunglasses | |
| Kevin James | College | Comedian | King of Queens | |
| Elizabeth Jagger | High School | Model | Daughter of Mick Jagger | |
| Allen W Jacobson | High School | Boeing Executive | Director of Warplanes WWII | |
| Peter Jackson | High School | Director | Lord of the Rings | Oscar Winner |
| Andrew Jackson | High School | U.S. President | 7th | Face is on the $20 |
| David L. Jackson | High School | Boxer | Olympics 2000 | |
| Joshua Jackson | High School | Actor | Dawson Creek | |
| Tony Jacklin | High School | Golfer | European Tour | Braun German Open |
| Wolfman Jack | High School | Radio Personality | Started in Mexico Before Coming to America | Radio Hall of Fame |
| Burl Ives | College | Actor | Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer | |
| Michael Isom | College | Founder | Producer Revolution, Engenuity | |
| Wayne Inouye | College | President | Gateway Computers | |
| Don Imus | High School | Radio Personality | Imus in the Morning | |
| Natalie Imbruglia | High School | Musician | Natalie Imbruglia | |
| * Iman | High School | Actress | L.A.Story | |
| Enrique Iglesias | College | Musician | Enrique Iglesias | |
| Carl Icahn | College | Billionaire | Corporate Raider | |
| Janis Ian | High School | Musician | Janis Ian | |
| John Huston | High School | Director | Annie | Oscar Winner |
| Helen Hunt | College | Actress | As Good As It Gets | |
| H.L. Hunt | Elementry School | Billionaire | Oil Industrialist | |
| Hubert Humphrey | College | Millionaire | World Marketing Alliance-WMA | |
| H Wayne Huizenga | College | Billionaire | Blockbuster Video, Sports Team Owner | |
| D.L. Hughley | High School | Comedian | The Hughley's | |
| James Langston Hughes | College | Poet | The Collection: 1941-1950 | |
| Djimon Hounsou | College | Actor | Gladiator | Oscar Nominated |
| Harry Houdini | High School | Magician | Escape Artist | |
| Bob Hoskins | High School | Actor | Enemy of the State | Oscar Nominated |
| Fiona Horne | High School | Musician | Def FX | |
| Lena Horne | High School | Musician | Lena Horne | |
| Bob Hope | High School | Actor | Spies Like Us | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| John Lee Hooker | High School | Musician | John Lee Hooker | |
| Soichiro Honda | High School | Founder | Honda | |
| Larry Holmes | Elementry School | Boxer | Heavy Weight Champion | Heavy Weight Champion |
| Billie Holiday | Elementry School | Musician | Billie Holiday | |
| Paul Hogan | High School | Actor | Crocodile Dundee | Oscar Nominated |
| Dustin Hoffman | College | Actor | Rain Man | Oscar Winner |
| Eric Hoffer | High School | Author | The True Believer | |
| Jimi Hocking | High School | Musician | Guitarist | |
| Stanley Ho | College | Billionaire | Gaming | |
| Benny Hill | High School | Comedian | Benny Hill Show | |
| Karl Hess | High School | Author | Newsweek Editor | |
| Milton Hershey | Elementry School | Founder | Hershey Chocolates | |
| Patrick Henry | Elementry School | Politician | Virginia's First Governor/ famous quote "Give me liberty, or give me death" | |
| Kenneth Hendricks | High School | Billionaire | Building Supplies | |
| Arthur Henderson | High School | Politician | British Co-founder Labor Party | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Margaux Hemingway | High School | Actress | They Call Me Bruce? | |
| Oliver Heaviside | High School | Scientist | Fought the Scientific Establishment | |
| Thomas Hearns | High School | Boxer | WBA Welterweight Champion | |
| Sterling Hayden | High School | Actor | Dr. Strangelove | |
| Ethan Hawke | College | Actor | Training Day | |
| Fred Harvey | High School | Founder | Harvey's House, Founder of Fast Food Restuarants in 1883 | |
| Beth Hart | High School | Musician | Beth Hart | |
| William Henry Harrison | High School | U.S. President | 9th | |
| George Harrison | High School | Musician | Beatles | Oscar Winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Jet Harris | High School | Musician | The Shadows | |
| William Hanna | College | Cartoonist | Hanna-Barbera | Oscar Nominated |
| Tom Hanks | College | Actor | Forrest Gump | Oscar Winner |
| Ruth Handler | College | Founder | Mattel, Barbie | |
| Susan Hampshire | High School | Actress | The Grand | |
| Laird Hamilton | High School | Surfer | American Express Spokesman | |
| Pete Hamill | High School | Journalist | New York Post | |
| Alex Haley | High School | Author | Roots | |
| Bill Haley | High School | Musician | The Comets | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Merle Haggard | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Thomas Haffa | High School | Billionaire | Media | |
| Gene Hackman | High School | Actor | Behind Enemy Lines | Oscar Winner |
| Arlo Guthrie | College | Musician | Arlo Guthrie | |
| Woody Guthrie | High School | Musician | Folk Singer | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Huang Guangyu | High School | Billionaire | Retail-Electronics Entrepreneur | China's Richest Billionaire |
| Dave Grohl | High School | Musician | Foo Fighters, Nirvana | |
| Josh Groban | College | Musician | Josh Groban | |
| D.W. Griffith | High School | Director | Footlight Varieties | Oscar Winner |
| Chester Greenwood | Elementry School | Inventor | Ear Muffs | |
| Roy Greensmith | High School | Politician | British Sheriff of Nottingham 1995-1996 | |
| Horace Greeley | High School | Founder | New York Tribune, Co-Founder of the Republican Party, US Congressman 1872 | |
| Richard Grasso | College | Millionaire | CEO of The New York Stock Exchange | |
| Cary Grant | High School | Actor | Father Goose | Oscar Winner |
| W.T. Grant | High School | Founder | W.T. Grant Company Stores | |
| Florence Graham | College | Founder | Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics | |
| Lew Grade | High School | Producer | The Saint, Muppet Show | Knighted |
| Topher Grace | College | Actor | 70's Show | |
| Graham Gouldman | High School | Musician | 10cc | |
| Matt Gould | College | Actor | Joe Schmo Reality Show | |
| Berry Gordy | High School | Founder | Motown Records, Producer | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Charles Goodyear | High School | Inventor | Vulcanized Rubber | |
| Benny Goodman | High School | Musician | King of Swing, Jazz | |
| Samuel Gompers | Elementry School | U.S. Labor Leader | American Federation of Labor | |
| Barry Goldwater | College | Politician | Wrote Conscience of a Conservative, sold 3.5 million copies, Required reading at Harvard Univ. | |
| Whoopi Goldberg | High School | Comedian | Rat Race | Oscar Winner |
| Lim Goh Tong | High School | Billionaire | Gaming | |
| Jackie Gleason | High School | Comedian | The Honeymooners | Oscar Nominated |
| Lillian Gish | College | Actress | The Unforgiven | Oscar Winner |
| King Gillette | High School | Founder | Gillette Razors | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | High School | Musician | Jazz Trumpeter | |
| Daniel Gilbert | High School | Professor | Harvard University Professor of Psychology | |
| Andy Gibb | Elementry School | Musician | Bee Gees | |
| Barry Gibb | High School | Musician | Bee Gees | |
| Maurice Gibb | High School | Musician | Bee Gees | |
| Robin Gibb | High School | Musician | Bee Gees | |
| Amadeo Peter Giannini | High School | Founder | Bank of America | |
| George Gershwin | High School | Songwriter | Funny Face | Oscar Nominated |
| Alan Gerry | High School | Billionaire | Cablevision | |
| Richard Gere | College | Actor | Pretty Woman | |
| Henry George | Elementry School | Author | Progress and Poverty | |
| Boy George | High School | Musician | Culture Club | |
| David Geffen | College | Billionaire | DreamWorks SKG | |
| Marvin Gaye | High School | Musician | Marvin Gaye | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Daniel Gauthier | High School | Founder | Cirque Du Soleil | |
| Mary Gauthier | High School | Musician | Mary Gauthier | |
| Bill Gates | College | Billionaire | Microsoft | |
| Jennie Garth | High School | Actress | Beverly Hills 90210 | |
| James Garner | High School | Actor | The Notebook | Oscar Nominated |
| Jerry Garcia | High School | Musician | Grateful Dead | |
| Greta Garbo | High School | Actress | Conquest | Oscar Winner |
| Mahatma Gandhi | High School | Politician | Spiritual Healer | |
| James Gamble | High School | Founder | Proctor and Gamble | |
| Thomas Gallagher | College | Millionaire | Vice President CIBC Oppenheimer | |
| Eva Gabor | High School | Actress | Gigi (1958) | |
| Clark Gable | High School | Actor | Gone with the Wind | Oscar Winner |
| John Fusco | High School | Screenwriter | Young Guns I, II | |
| R.J. Funkhouser | Elementry School | Banker | Ran Many Bussinesses in Cumberland Valley, Maryland | |
| Samuel Fuller | High School | Director | The Day of Reckoning | |
| Yoshitaka Fukuda | High School | Billionaire | Credit Banking | |
| Robert Frost | Elementry School | Poet | Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening | |
| Joe Frazier | High School | Boxer | Gold Medal Winner | Olympic Gold Medal Winner |
| Patrick Frawley | High School | Founder | Papermate Pens | |
| Aretha Franklin | High School | Musician | Aretha Franklin | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Benjamin Franklin | High School | Politician | Author, Printer, Scientist, Inventor | Face is on the $100 Dollar Bill |
| Sidney Frank | College | Billionaire | Grey Goose Vodka | |
| Peter Frampton | High School | Musician | The Herd | |
| A.J. Foyt | High School | Race Car Driver | Indy Racing | |
| Redd Foxx | High School | Comedian | Sanford and Son | |
| Jamie Foxx | College | Actor | Ray | Oscar Winner |
| Michael J. Fox | High School | Actor | Spin City | |
| Ben Foster | High School | Actor | Hostage | |
| George Foreman | High School | Boxer | Gold Medal Winner | Olympic Gold Medal Winner |
| Henry Ford | High School | Founder | Ford Company | |
| Tom Ford | College | Fashion Designer | Gucci | |
| Shelby Foote | College | Author | The Civil War Series | |
| Errol Flynn | High School | Actor | Robin Hood | |
| James Florio | High School | Governor | New Jersey 1990-1994 | |
| Thomas Flatley | College | Billionaire | Real Estate | |
| James Flagg | High School | Illustrator | US Army "I Want You" Poster | |
| F Scott Fitzgerald | College | Author | The Great Gatsby | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | High School | Musician | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| Tara Fitzgerald | College | Actress | Like Father Like Son | |
| Carl G. Fisher | Elementry School | Land Developer | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| Carrie Fisher | High School | Actress | Star Wars Princess Leia | |
| Scott Fischer | High School | Climber | World Class Climber and Expedition Owner | |
| David Filo | College | Billionaire | Yahoo | |
| Millard Fillmore | Elementry School | U.S. President | 13th | |
| Gigi Fernández | College | Tennis Player | Won Two Gold Medals for Doubles 1992,1996 | Seventeen Grand Slam Titles for Doubles |
| Jose Feliciano | High School | Musician | Jose Feliciano | |
| William Faulkner | High School | Author | The Sound and the Fury | Noble Prize, Pulitzer Prize Winner |
| Howard Fast | High School | Author | Spartacus | |
| Perry Farrell | College | Musician | Jane's Addiction | |
| Colin Farrell | High School | Actor | Daredevil | |
| Philo T. Farnsworth | College | Inventor | Television | |
| James Farley | Elementry School | Post Master General | Ran Franklin D Roosevelt Campaign for President | Four Colleges Honored Him With Degrees |
| Michael Faraday | High School | Physicist | Developed the Original Bunsen Burner | |
| Shawn Fanning | College | Founder | Napster | |
| Nick Faldo | High School | Golfer | PGA Tour | Masters Champion |
| Lola Falana | High School | Musician | Lola Falana | |
| Max Faktor | Elementry School | Founder | Max Factor Cosmetics | |
| Adam Faith | High School | Musician | Adam Faith | |
| Peter Facinelli | College | Actor | The Scorpion King | |
| Rupert Everett | High School | Actor | My Best Friend's Wedding | |
| Oliver Evans | High School | Inventor | Steam Engine | |
| Robert Evans Evans | High School | Producer | Film Executive | Oscar Nominated |
| * Eminem | High School | Rap Star | 8 Mile | Oscar Winner |
| Philip Emeagwali | High School | Computer Scientist | Internet Pioneer | |
| James Ellroy | High School | Author | L.A. Confidential | |
| Lawrence Ellison | College | Billionaire | Oracle Computers | |
| Duke Ellington | High School | Composer | Jazz Composer | Oscar Nominated |
| Albert Einstein | High School | Physicist | Time Mag. Person of the 20th Century, "Imagination is more important that knowledge" | |
| Thomas Edison | Elementry School | Inventor | 2000+ Patents | |
| George Eastman | High School | Founder | Kodak Film | |
| Dale Earnhardt | High School | Stock Car Driver | # 3 NASCAR Champion | |
| Steve Earle | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Jeanne Eagels | High School | Actress | Jealousy | Oscar Nominated |
| James B Eads | High School | Inventor | World's First Steel-Arch Bridge | |
| Charles Durning | High School | Actor | O Brother, Where Art Thou | Oscar Nominated |
| Isadora Duncan | Elementry School | Dancer | Considered the Mother of Modern Dance | |
| Patty Duke | High School | Actress | The Miracle Worker | Oscar Winner |
| Matt Drudge | High School | Founder | Drudge Report | |
| Robert Downey Jr | High School | Actor | Chaplin | Oscar Nominated |
| Charles Dow | High School | Founder | Dow Jones Industrial Average | |
| Brad Dourif | College | Actor | The Lord of The Rings | |
| Thomas Dolby | High School | Composer | She Blinded Me With Science | |
| Charles Dolan | College | Billionaire | Cablevision Systems | |
| Walt Disney | High School | Founder | Disney Studios | 26 Oscars and countless other awards |
| Celine Dion | High School | Musician | Celine Dion | Oscar Winner |
| Heidi Dinan | College | Mrs America | Mrs. America | Crowned 2004 |
| Joe DiMaggio | High School | Baseball Player | New York Yankees, Married Marilyn Monroe | National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Matt Dillon | High School | Actor | Herbie: Full Loaded | Oscar Nominated |
| Barry Diller | College | Billionaire | Television Executive | |
| Vin Diesel | College | Actor | XXX | |
| Bo Diddley | High School | Musician | The Originator | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| James Dickey | High School | Author | Deliverance | |
| Charles Dickens | Elementry School | Author | A Christmas Carol | |
| Cameron Diaz | High School | Actress | Charlie's Angels | |
| Princess Diana | High School | Philanthropist | Princess of Wales | |
| Neil Diamond | College | Musician | Jazz Singer | |
| Leonardo Di Caprio | High School | Actor | Titanic | Oscar Nominated |
| Richard Desmond | High School | Billionaire | British Newspaper Publisher | |
| Bo Derek | High School | Actress | Perfect 10 | |
| Johnny Depp | High School | Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean | Oscar Nominated |
| Gerard Depardieu | Elementry School | Actor | 102 Dalmatians | Oscar Nominated, Knighted |
| Reginald Denny | High School | Actor | Batman | |
| Felix Dennis | High School | Publisher | Maxim Magazine | |
| Lloyd Dennis | High School | Author | His Way Works | |
| Michael Dell | College | Billionaire | Dell Computers | |
| Majandra Delfino | High School | Actress | Traffic | |
| Xavier Delacour | High School | Founder | Attune LLC | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | College | Comedian | Ellen DeGeneres Talk Show | |
| Jimmy Dean | High School | Founder | Jimmy Dean Foods | |
| James Dean | College | Actor | Rebel without a Cause | |
| Constantino De Oliveira Jr. | College | Billionaire | Airline Entrepreneur | |
| Robert De Niro | High School | Actor | Meet the Fockers | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Sammy Davis Jr | Elementry School | Musician | Rat Pack | |
| Jeff Daniels | College | Actor | Dumb and Dumber | |
| Vic Damone | High School | Musician | Vic Damone | |
| Matt Damon | College | Actor | Good Will Hunting | |
| Carson Daly | College | Talk Show Host | Last Call with Carson Daly | |
| Roger Daltry | High School | Musician | The Who | |
| Jim Dale | High School | Songwriter | Be My Girl | Oscar Nominated |
| Beverly D'Angelo | High School | Actress | Vegas Vacation | |
| Charles E. Culpeper | High School | Millionaire | Bought Coca Cola Bottling Franchise for $165,000 | |
| Bill Cullen | High School | Game Show Host | Original Price is Right | |
| Tom Cruise | High School | Actor | Mission Impossible | Oscar Nominated |
| Russell Crowe | High School | Actor | Gladiator | Oscar Winner |
| Walter Cronkite | College | News Anchor | CBS News | |
| Davy Crockett | High School | Frontiersman | Congressman | |
| Joan Crawford | High School | Actress | Berserk! | Oscar Winner |
| Michael Crawford | High School | Actor | Phantom of the Opera | |
| Cindy Crawford | College | Model | Meaningful Beauty Cosmetics | |
| Joshua Lionel Cowen | College | Founder | Lionel Trains | |
| Simon Cowell | High School | Producer | Music Producer, American Idol | |
| Noel Coward | Elementry School | Actor | The Italian Job (1969) | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Elvis Costello | High School | Musician | Elvis Costello | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Bill Cosby | High School | Comedian | Cosby Show | |
| David Copperfield | College | Illusionist | Made the Statue of Liberty Disappear | |
| Jack Cooke | High School | Billionaire | Broadcasting | |
| James Cook | High School | Explorer | Charted New Zealand | |
| Russ Conway | High School | Composer | British Pianist sold 20 million albums | |
| James A. Conrad | High School | Author | Filmmaker's Dictionary | |
| Joseph Conrad | High School | Author | Heart of Darkness | |
| Billy Connolly | High School | Comedian | Billy Connolly World Tour | Ranked 8th in Comedian's Comedian of 05 |
| Sean Connery | High School | Actor | James Bond 007 | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Perry Como | High School | Musician | Perry Como | |
| Sean P. Diddy Combs | College | Founder | Sean John, Bad Boys Records | |
| Christopher Columbus | High School | Explorer | Discovered America | |
| Phil Collins | High School | Musician | Phil Collins | Oscar Winner |
| Jackie Collins | High School | Author | Hollywood Husbands | |
| Toni Collette | High School | Actress | The Sixth Sense | Oscar Nominated |
| Harry Cohn | High School | Founder | Columbia Pictures, Producer | |
| Ben Cohen | College | Founder | Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream | |
| William Cody | Elementry School | Entertainer | Wild West Show Founder (Buffalo Bill) | |
| Joe Cocker | High School | Musician | Joe Cocker | |
| Jackie Cochran | Elementry School | Pilot | First Woman to Fly a Bomber Across the Atlantic | Aviation Hall of Fame |
| Eddie Cochran | High School | Musician | The Cochran Brothers | |
| Brett Cobb | College | Millionaire | Real Estate, Epic Car Club | |
| Kurt Cobain | High School | Musician | Nirvana | |
| Grover Cleveland | High School | U.S. President | 22nd/24th | Face is on the $1000 Bill |
| Roberto Clemente | High School | Baseball Player | Pittsburgh Pirates | National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Samuel L. Clemens | Elementry School | Author | Tom Sawyer | |
| Jill Clayburgh | College | Actress | Never Again | |
| Jim Clark | High School | Billionaire | Netscape | |
| John Clare | High School | Poet | John Clare: A Biography | |
| Eric Clapton | High School | Musician | Yardbirds | |
| Liz Claiborne | High School | Fashion Designer | Liz Claiborne | |
| Agatha Christie | Elementry School | Author | Death on the Nile | |
| Ole Kirk Christian | Elementry School | Inventor | Legos | |
| Maurice Chevalier | High School | Actor | Love Me Tonight | Oscar Winner |
| G. K. Chesterton | College | Author | The Man Who Was Thursday | |
| * Cher | High School | Musician | Sonny and Cher | |
| Cesar Chavez | High School | U.S. Labor Leader | United Farm Workers | |
| Dov Charney | College | Founder | American Apparel | |
| Ray Charles | High School | Musician | Ray Charles | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Charlie Chaplin | Elementry School | Actor | Silent Films | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Raymond Chandler | College | Author | Payback | |
| John Chancellor | High School | Journalist | NBC Nightly News | |
| Michael Chambers | College | Entrepreneur | Competing Bartender, Movie Producer | |
| James Cayne | College | Billionaire | Bear Stearns | |
| Jim Carrey | High School | Actor | Liar Liar, Ace Ventura | |
| Keith Carradine | College | Actor | Deadwood | |
| Viki Carr | High School | Musician | Viki Carr | |
| Andrew Carnegie | Elementry School | Millionaire | Legacy | |
| Richard Carmona | High School | U.S. Surgeon General | 17th Surgeon General of the United States | |
| Tucker Carlson | College | TV Host | Host CNN's Crossfire | |
| George Carlin | High School | Comedian | The Aristocrats | |
| Jennifer Capriati | High School | Tennis Player | Won the Gold Medal in 1992 | Three Grand Slam Titles |
| Truman Capote | High School | Author | Breakfast at Tiffany's | |
| Eddie Cantor | Elementry School | Actor | Show Business | |
| Kevin Cannon | College | Millionaire | Freight Software | |
| Asa Candler | College | Millionaire | Purchased Coca-Cola for $2300 from the inventor | Sold it later for $25 Million |
| Albert Camus | High School | Author | The Plague | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Neve Campbell | High School | Actress | Scream | |
| Glen Campbell | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| James Cameron | College | Director | Titanic | |
| Ben Nighthorse Cambell | High School | U.S. Senator | Colorado | |
| Hall Caines | Elementry School | Author | The Christian | Knighted |
| Michael Caine | High School | Actor | Batman Begins | Oscar Winner, Knighted |
| Sammy Cahn | High School | Songwriter | High Hopes | Oscar Winner |
| James Cagney | College | Actor | Ragtime | |
| Nicolas Cage | High School | Actor | Gone in 60 Seconds | Oscar Winner |
| Sebastian Cabot | High School | Actor | Family Affair | |
| James Caan | High School | Actor | Las Vegas | |
| David Byrne | College | Musician | Talking Heads | |
| Gisele Bündchen | High School | Model | Victory Secrets | |
| Terry Butters | High School | Musician | Terry Butters | |
| Cruz Bustamante | College | Politician | Lt Governor of California | |
| Daniel Busby | High School | Entrepreneur | Moving Empire | |
| Raymond Burr | High School | Actor | Perry Mason | |
| Ellen Burnstyn | High School | Actress | The Yards | Oscar Winner |
| George Burns | High School | Comedian | 18 Again! | |
| Pete Burns | Elementry School | Musician | Dead or Alive | |
| Carol Burnett | College | Comedian | Carol Burnett Show | |
| Abner Burnett | High School | Musician | Abner Burnett | |
| Brooke Burke | College | Model | Wild On! TV Host | |
| Margaret Brown | High School | Philanthropist | Titanic Survivor/American Socialite | |
| Herbert Brown | High School | Chemist | Nobel Prize Winner | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Pierce Brosnan | High School | Actor | James Bond 007 | |
| Louise Brooks | High School | Actress | Silent Films | |
| Gary Brooker | High School | Musician | Procol Harum | |
| Charles Bronson | High School | Actor | Death Wish | |
| Joseph Brodsky | High School | Poet | Water Mark | Nobel Prize Winner |
| Erin Brockovich | High School | Legal Assistant | Life Turned into a Movie Played by Julia Roberts | |
| Jacques Brel | High School | Musician | Jacques Brel | |
| Richard Branson | High School | Billionaire | Virgin Enterprises | |
| Marlon Brando | High School | Actor | Don Juan DeMarco | Oscar Winner |
| Stan Brakhage | College | Actor | Work in Progress | |
| Rick Bragg | College | Author | Ava's Man | Pulitzer Prize Winner |
| Billy Bragg | High School | Musician | Billy Bragg | |
| Milton Bradley | College | Founder | Milton Bradley Toys, The Game of Life, Candyland | |
| Barbara Taylor Bradford | High School | Author | Romance Series | |
| David Bowie | High School | Musician | David Bowie | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Clara Bow | High School | Actress | Wings | |
| Bjorn Borg | High School | Tennis Player | Won Eleven Grand Slam Titles | Five-Time Wimbledon Champion |
| John Boorman | High School | Director | The Tailor of Panama | Oscar Nominated |
| Daniel Boone | High School | Frontiersman | American Frontiersman | |
| Sonny Bono | High School | Musician | Sonny and Cher | Congressman |
| Michael Bolton | High School | Musician | Michael Bolton | |
| Peter Bogdanovich | High School | Director | Hustle | Oscar Nominated |
| Humphrey Bogart | High School | Actor | Casablanca | Oscar Winner |
| William Boeing | College | Founder | Boeing Aircraft | |
| Orlando Bloom | High School | Actor | Lord of the Rings | |
| Mary J. Blige | High School | Rap Star | No More Drama | |
| Norman Blake | High School | Musician | Folk and Bluegrass Singer | Grammy Winner |
| William Blake | High School | Poet | Songs of Innocence | |
| Karen Black | High School | Actress | Five Easy Pieces | Oscar Nominated |
| Clint Black | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | |
| Joey Bishop | High School | Comedian | The Straight Man for the Rat Pack | |
| Joe Biedenharn | High School | Founder | First Person to Bottle Coca-Cola, | |
| Luc Besson | High School | Director | Transporter 2 | |
| Chuck Berry | High School | Musician | Chuck Berry | |
| Yogi Berra | High School | Baseball Player | Famous Quote: It ain't over till it's over, Yankees | National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Irving Berlin | High School | Songwriter | White Christmas | Oscar Winner |
| Jack Benny | High School | Comedian | Jack Benny Show | |
| Andre Benjamin | High School | Musician | Andre 3000 OutKast | |
| Jean-Paul Belmondo | High School | Actor | Hold Up | |
| Art Bell | High School | Radio Personality | Paranormal Themed Radio Program | |
| Anne Beiler | High School | Founder | Auntie Anne's Pretzels | |
| Kate Beckinsale | College | Actress | Pearl Harbor | |
| Boris Becker | High School | Tennis Player | Six Time Grand Slam Champion | Three Time Wimbledon Champion |
| * Beck | High School | Musician | Beck | |
| Warren Beatty | College | Actor | Dick Tracey | |
| Sean Bean | High School | Actor | National Treasure | |
| Shirley Bassey | High School | Musician | Shirley Bassey | |
| Bill Bartman | High School | Billionaire | Wall Street/Filed Bankruptcy Twice | |
| John Bartlett | High School | Author | Bartlett's Familiar Quotations | |
| Drew Barrymore | High School | Actress | Charlie's Angels | |
| Roseanne Barr | High School | Comedian | Roseanne Bar Show | |
| John Barfield | High School | Entrepreneur | Chairman of The Bartech Group | |
| Brigitte Bardot | High School | Actress | Helen of Troy | |
| Hubert Bancroft | High School | Historian | Collected 60,000 books | |
| Steven Ballmer | College | Billionaire | Microsoft | |
| Lucille Ball | High School | Actress | I love Lucy | |
| Josephine Baker | High School | Musician | Josephine Baker | |
| Pearl Bailey | High School | Musician | Appointed by Nixon as "Ambassador of Love" | |
| Kevin Bacon | High School | Actor | Mystic River, Footloose | |
| Lew Ayres | College | Actor | Of Mice and Men | |
| Dan Aykroyd | College | Actor | 50 First Dates, SNL | |
| Willy Aybar | High School | Baseball Player | Los Angels Dodgers | |
| Richard Avedon | High School | Photographer | Harper's Bazaar | |
| Gene Autry | High School | Songwriter | Wrote over 200 songs, Back in the Saddle Again, Here Comes Santa | |
| Jane Austen | Elementry School | Author | Pride and Prejudice | |
| Chet Atkins | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music & Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Brooke Astor | High School | Philanthropist | New York Philanthropist | Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient |
| John Jacob Astor | High School | Millionaire | America's First Millionaire | |
| Courtney Cox Arquette | College | Actress | Friends | |
| Cliff Arquette | High School | Comedian | Famous for his Role as Charley Weaver | |
| Eddy Arnold | High School | Musician | Country Music Star | Country Music Hall of Fame |
| Louis Armstrong | High School | Musician | Jazz Trumpeter | |
| Joan Armatrading | High School | Musician | Joan Armatrading | |
| Micky Arison | High School | Billionaire | Carnival Cruises | |
| Edwin Apps | High School | Artist | Fishers of Men | |
| Christina Applegate | High School | Actress | Married with Children | |
| Maya Angelou | College | Poet | The Heart of a Woman | |
| Julie Andrews | High School | Actress | Marry Poppins | Oscar Winner |
| Anthony Andrews | High School | Actor | Haunted | |
| Mario Andretti | Elementry School | Race Car Driver | Firestone | Automotive Hall of Fame |
| Walter Anderson | College | Founder | White Castle Hamburgers | |
| Paul Anderson | High School | Director | AVP: Alien Vs. Predator | |
| Walter Anderson | High School | Editor | Parade Publications | |
| Hans Christian Anderson | High School | Author | Little Mermaid, Thumbelina | |
| Wally Amos | High School | Founder | Famous Amos Cookies | |
| Dhirubhai Ambani | High School | Billionaire | Reliance Group-Textiles | |
| Kirstie Alley | College | Actress | Chers | |
| Herbert Allen Jr. | High School | Billionaire | Investment Banker | |
| Peter Allen | High School | Songwriter | I Go To Rio | Oscar Winner |
| Rick Allen | High School | Musician | Def Leppard | |
| Woody Allen | College | Director | Match Point | |
| Paul Allen | College | Billionaire | Microsoft | |
| Jack Albertson | High School | Actor | Voice on Fox and the Hound | Oscar Winner |
| Edward Albee | College | Playwright | Occupant | |
| Danny Aiello | High School | Actor | 18 Shades of Dust | |
| Christina Aguilera | High School | Musician | Christina Aguilera | |
| Miguel Adrover | High School | Fashion Designer | Avant-Garde Designer | |
| Mortimer Adler | High School | Editor | Encyclopedia Britannica (Former) | |
| Sheldon Adelson | College | Billionaire | Casinos, Hotels | |
| Bryan Adams | High School | Musician | Bryan Adams | Oscar Nominated |
| Ansel Adams | High School | Photographer | Outdoor Photographer | |
| Don Adams | High School | Actor | Get Smart | |
| Roman Abramovich | College | Billionaire | Oil |
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