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1. Actors -
Dakota Fanning: At 7, Fanning became the youngest actress to be nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002 and 2005, she won the Critics’ Choice Award for best young actor. She has appeared in several movies, including The Cat In The Hat, Dreamer, Uptown Girls, and Sweet Home Alabama. Dakota home schools at her teachers house for four hours a day.

Elijah Wood: Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, IA. He modeled and did local commercials before moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1988. Elijah attended school for his first three years in California and then was home schooled to accommodate his work schedule.

Also, Lindsay Lohan and Raven Symone - That's So Raven

2. Athletes -
Venus and Serena Williams, professional tennis stars, were both home schooled . Their father withdrew them from middle school in Delray Beach, FL, and taught them at home. Their curriculum included speaking engagements at inner-city schools. At the 2001 US Open, Venus and Serena Williams took come a combined total of 1.3 million dollars. They both hold many tennis titles and honors.

Jason Taylor - Miami Dolphins - NFL Football player and the first home school graduate to make it to the NFL. The Woodland Hills School Board changed their policies so that home schooled students could take part in extracurricular activities so that Jason could play football. Jason won a starting position at the University of Akron for his freshman year. However, the NCAA revoked his scholarship because he had been home schooled. With the assistance of the Home School Legal Defense Association, Jason got his scholarship back and went on to a very successful college and NFL football career.
http://www.hslda.org/courtreport/V21N2/V21N201.asp

Bode Miller - Bode grew up in the New Hampshire wilderness, without running water or electricity. His parents homeschooled Bode until he was old enough to go to a private high school   Bode was a member of the U.S. Ski Team and the first American skier in 22 years to capture the overall World Cup title.

Tamara McKinney - Olympic Skiing Medalist: overall title among the women in the 1983 World Cup. .

3. Authors -
Christopher Paolini - Born on November 17, 1983, Christopher was home schooled for his entire life. He graduated high school at 15 through an accredited correspondence course. At age 19 he became a New York Times best-selling author. His credits include Eragon and its sequel, all set in Alagaësia.

Agatha Christie - Agatha Christie remains the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion of her books sold (at a conservative estimate). Christie was educated at home by her mother.

4. Painters -
Jamie Wyeth - Jamie, a third generation artist, left public school after the sixth grade to be tutored at home so he could devote more time to art. Jamie's father had acquired most of his own schooling from private tutors, and thus didn't consider a formal education necessary for an artist. In addition to other accolades and commissions, Jamie was asked to paint the post-humous portrait of President John F. Kennedy. He participated in the NASA Eyewitness to Space program, documenting the launch and splash-down of satellites, and recorded many of the events of the Watergate Scandal through his illustrations.

5. Recording Artists -
Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson

Christina Aguilera

Britney Spears

Justin Timberlake

Hilary Duff

6. Photographers -
Ansel Adams - Ansel disliked the restrictions of school and the educational system. so, he left school in 1915, at age 12, to educate himself. Ansel went on to be known as one of the most gifted and technical accurate photographers of our time.
http://www.anseladams.com/

7. University Presidents -
Fred Terman - Terman is considered to be one of the founder's of the Silicon Valley, in addition to being president of Stanford University.