Famous people who didn't graduate high school (PHOTOS) LIST; Best Yankee Center Fielder Joe Dimaggio 56 game hitting streak. According to everything we are taught as kids there is no way you can be successful in life without school.

Few can deny the importance of education to success in life. There are exceptions to this rule, particularly in the celebrity world.

Here are some celebrities who have achieved fame and fortune without completing high school. Check it out, you might be pretty surprised who dropped out and became highly successful.

Joe DiMaggio - DiMaggio started and ended his major league career with the New York Yankees. Between 1936 and 1951, DiMaggio helped the Yankees to nine World Series titles and broke the record for hits in consecutive games with 56.

In 1930, at the age of 16, DiMaggio dropped out of Galileo High School to dedicate his life to baseball.

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