Here are some examples of real people who found success outside of their college majors: Carly Fiorina, chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company, received a degree in medieval history and philosophy from Stanford. James Gandolfini, Emmy award-winning actor, majored in communications at Rutgers. Richard Gephardt, politician and former Presidential hopeful, earned a degree in speech from Northwestern University. Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine, majored in philosophy at the University of Illinois. Lee Iacocca, former head of Chrysler Motor Company, studied history at Lehigh University. Mick Jagger, lead singer for the Rolling Stones, majored in economics at the London School of Economics. Ashton Kutcher, actor, majored in biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa. Sherry Lansing, chairman of Paramount Motion Picture Group, earned her bachelor's degree in English from Northwestern University. Lucy Liu, actress, studied Asian Languages at the University of Michigan. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice, majored in economics at Stanford. Brad Pitt, actor and heartthrob, was two credits shy of a journalism degree from the University of Missouri. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California and actor, studied economics at the University of Wisconsin. Denzel Washington, Oscar-winning actor, has a degree in journalism from Fordham University. And here's my new map of the United States. I have now been to 56% of the States. Woo hoo to me! Would anyone like to go on a trip with me to any of these white states?
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