The 9 Most Successful People EXPELLED From College

With all of the furor surrounding entrepreneur-run college drop-out programs, HuffPost College decided to take a look at some famous college expulsions. Because, dropping out is really much less daring than being kicked out.

Check out our slideshow of the 9 most successful people expelled from college, and then weigh in in the comments section!

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Three days before graduation from Ripon College in Wisconsin, Ford was expelled after failing a philosophy class in his senior year. Tough break, we don't feel particularly sorry for him. His films now gross about $3 billion domestically and $6 billion worldwide, making Ford the third highest grossing box-office star in the U.S.

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Three days before graduation from Ripon College in Wisconsin, Ford was expelled after failing a philosophy class in his senior year. Tough break, we don't feel particularly sorry for him. His films now gross about $3 billion domestically and $6 billion worldwide, making Ford the third highest grossing box-office star in the U.S.

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[drivebyhobo]

10:06 PM on 07/11/2011

Gabe newell

[diva362171]

05:18 AM on 07/03/2011

I'd like to lock some professors at my college up...sans chamber pots.

[michelv]

10:08 PM on 07/01/2011

Note that there isn't a single "rocket scientist" type on the list, except for Fuller, but the article conveniently and deceptively omits the fact that he eventually went back to school and got a doctoral degree. For all the other folks, college was clearly not an important ingredient for their chosen careers.

[diva362171]

05:18 AM on 07/03/2011

Negative nellie!

[Spartan112]

11:03 PM on 07/14/2011

But the majority are genius in their own way.

[Thaag Tidestalker]

03:06 PM on 06/30/2011

Reads almost like a Cracked.com article, only without the profanity.

I like Cracked.

[Alberto J Pacheco]

02:18 PM on 06/30/2011

note that the non-artists & non-actors in this list were HUGE players. something to seriously get perspective from...

[veritas88]

11:43 PM on 06/27/2011

The Dali story is cool. As is Sam Jackson's.

[mike711l]

02:39 PM on 06/26/2011

And the names of those who expelled them were forgotten!

[ProfessorBrooks]

10:11 PM on 06/24/2011

"Samuel L. Jackson was always cooler than me..."

OK, no argument.

[King Cashaw]

11:23 AM on 06/24/2011

Damn good photo of Samuel L. Jackson.

[nermz345]

02:03 PM on 07/11/2011

i wish thinking the same thing

[frenchfrog]

10:00 AM on 06/24/2011

Hearst and Jackson are the men.

[AGooglyMinotaur]

09:46 AM on 06/24/2011

Samuel L Jackson locked the board of trustees in a room for two days!?!?!?!?

That's the coolest thing I've ever heard.

[King Cashaw]

11:16 AM on 06/24/2011

The AU Centre, of which Morehouse is a member, has a history of radicals. This was not unusual behaviour on HBCs during the Civil Rights Era. Not as likely to happen today, but still can.

[skullman]

06:33 PM on 06/23/2011

What they didn't mention are some that should have been kicked out.

Why wasn't John McCain kicked out of the Naval Academy? I guess it helps if your dad and grandfather have four stars.

[John Q Davis]

01:11 AM on 06/30/2011

For partying?

[cafebeege]

05:11 PM on 06/23/2011

I've always had a particular fondness for Harrison. His quiet, laid back humor is charming to me and makes me smile and laugh. Such a cutie....:o) For those who commented that they didn't understand his success, that has something to do with it. That's his appeal for many of us.

[brandybentley]

05:04 PM on 06/23/2011

Sharon Stone. Expelled from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (my Alma mater) for failing... wait for it.... a drama class.

[King Cashaw]

11:17 AM on 06/24/2011

I heard because she was know to party HARD! Went to the University off 80.

[tumbler snapper]

03:05 PM on 06/23/2011

Henry Ford II. Expelled from Princeton for submitting a paper he didn't write.

[ProfessorBrooks]

10:12 PM on 06/24/2011

But what did HF Jr. do that was noteworthy? His dad did it all, the rest of the Fords just have to work at not screwing up the family business.

[jaypem]

10:40 AM on 06/29/2011

Henry Ford II (not Jr.) was Henry's grandson (not son). And all "Hank the Deuce" did was take over the company at the age of 26 when his father Edsel died in 1943, guide the enormous Ford military manufacturing effort until the end of WWII (including the enormous, historic Willow Run bomber making facility), and then switch the company completely back over to successful civilian production in the 25 years after the war. That's all.