I don't recommend this path for everyone, but for these people the whole not-needing a high school education thing kind of worked out.
- Dave Thomas - Founded Wendy's and SQUARE burgers. SQUARE!
- George Bernard Shaw - Playwright and curmudgeon.
- George Eastman - Founded Kodak, anonymously donated a crapload of money to universities, left a suicide note saying, "My work is done. Why wait?"
- Quentin Tarantino - Director and foot fetishist.
- Richard Pryor - Funniest man ever.
- Peter Jennings - Anchorman
- Peter Jackson - Director and God to geeks everywhere.