10 Famous and Well Known Home Schoolers

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  1. Albert Einstein: famous physicist and Nobel laureate
  2. Benjamin Franklin: one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a polymath.
  3. Thomas Edison: inventor and businessman who developed many important inventions, including the light bulb.
  4. Isaac Newton: mathematician and scientist who developed the theory of gravitation.
  5. Tim Ferriss: entrepreneur, author, and podcast host.
  6. Agatha Christie: famous mystery novelist.
  7. Charles Darwin: naturalist and biologist known for his theories of evolution.
  8. Lewis Carroll: author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: composer and musician.
  10. William Shakespeare: playwright and poet.


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