Here is what I have found or received.
Thanks to all who contributed.
Karen
http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/lists/index.html
http://www.tampagov.net/dept_Mayor/Mayors_Alliance/famous_persons/index.asp
I have some biography links on my website.
http://edselect.com/biographies.htm
There is a wonderful book titled Famous Failures: Hundreds of Hot Shots
Who Got Rejected, Flunked Out, Worked Lousy Jobs, Goofed Up, or Did Time
in Jail Before Achieving Phenomenal Success (yep...that's the full
title), by Joey Green.
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From: "Karen Walstein" <mets53@COMCAST.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:26 PM
Subject: [LM_NET] Target: famous people
> Hi Group,
> I have an interesting request from a teacher. She is looking for a list
> or site that would mention famous people (especially ones that teenagers
> would know) and hardships or problems that they had to overcome. She
> would prefer things like a famous politician was only a 'C' student or
> this great person was suspended for fighting. I have poked around and
> found a few ex: Tom Cruise is Dyslexic and Adam Sandler was the class
> clown and Bill Cosby left high school after tenth grade and joined the
> army. Ideally, I would like it all in one place. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Karen Manassa-Walstein
> Teacher-Librarian
> Old Bridge High School - Grade Nine Center
> Old Bridge, NJ
> mets53@comcast.net
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