Famous Homeschoolers

Do you homeschool? Considering homeschooling your precious children? From one who homeschooled for 16 wonderful (mostly '-) ) years, you will NEVER regret it.

But every-now-&-then, we need a little "ammo" to help calm the nerves, the misgivings or the sheer rudeness of "well-meaning" family & friends. In my humble opinion, the BEST ammo for you is the information I gave you in my 6-part thesis "The Biblical Basis for Homeschooling Christian Children," the 2nd just might be this awesome (some renowned, some fun, some a little infamous ~ depending upon your side of the political isle) list of Famous Homeschoolers . . .

Actors and Entertainers

Hanson ~ Pop music band/Christians

• Alan Alda
• Barlow Girl
• Charlie Chaplin
• Christina Aguilera
• Dakota Fanning
• Frankie Muniz
• Hanson
• Hillary Duff
• Jacob Clemente
• Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Jordin Sparks
• Justin Timberlake
• LeAnne Rimes
• Louis Armstrong
• Mitchell Musso
• Taylor Swift
• The Jonas Brothers
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Yehudi Menuhin

Athletes

Tim Tebow ~ 2 time Heisman Trophy winner/pro football player/Missionary/homeschooled his entire school career until college

• Michelle Kwan
• Jason Taylor
• Tim Tebow
• Tamara McKinney
• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams

Artists

Ansel Adams ~ world renowned master of black & white nature & train photography

• Claude Monet
• Grandma Moses
• John Singleton Copley
• Andrew Wyeth
• Jamie Wyeth
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Rembrandt Peale

Writers

Louisa May Alcott ~ author of "Little Women"

• Agatha Christie
• Alex Haley
• Beatrix Potter
• Bret Harte
• C.S. Lewis
• Charles Dickens
• Daniel Webster
• George Bernard Shaw
• Hans Christian Anderson
• Louisa May Alcott
• Margaret Atwood
• Mark Twain
• Mercy Warren
• Phillis Wheatley
• Pearl S. Buck
• Robert Frost
• Sean O'Casey
• Virginia Woolf

Businessmen

Dave Thomas ~ Founder of Wendy's (named after his daughter) & adoption advocate/devoted Christian

• Andrew Carnegie
• Colonel Harland Sanders
• Dave Thomas
• Joseph Pulitzer
• Ray Kroc

Composers

John Philip Sousa ~ composer/conductor

• Felix Mendelssohn
• Irving Berlin
• John Philip Sousa
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Inventors

Wright Brothers ~ inventors of the airplane/bicycle builders/our Dayton, Ohio hometown heroes

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Benjamin Franklin
• Cyrus McCormick
• Eli Whitney
• Thomas Edison
• Orville Wright
• Wilbur Wright

Military Leaders

Robert E. Lee ~ son of "Light Horse Harry" Lee/Civil War Confederate General/devoted Christian

• Douglas MacArthur
• George Patton
• John Paul Jones
• Matthew Perry
• Robert E. Lee
• Stonewall Jackson

U.S. Presidents

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt ~ master hunter/war hero/26th President/youngest President

• Abraham Lincoln
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• George Washington
• James Madison
• John Quincy Adams
• John Tyler
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Thomas Jefferson
• William Henry Harrison
• Woodrow Wilson

Preachers and Religious Leaders

Charles Wesley ~ renowned preacher/founder of the Methodist church

• Brigham Young
• Dwight L. Moody
• Joan of Arc
• William Carey
• Charles Wesley
• Dwight L. Moody
• John Newton
• John Owen
• John the Baptist
• John Wesley
• Jonathan Edwards
• Moses
• Phillip Melanchthon
• William Cary

Scientists

George Washington Carver ~ Christian & Scientist - we can all thank him for peanut butter!

• Albert Einstein
• Blaise Pascal
• George Washington Carver
• Pierre Curie

Others

Winston Churchill ~ England's Prime Minister during WWII ~ Never, never, NEVER give up!

• Booker T. Washington
• Davy Crockett
• George Rogers Clark
• Alexander Hamilton
• Daniel Webster
• Patrick Henry
• William Jennings Bryan
• William Penn
• Winston Churchill
• John Jay
• John Marshall
• John Rutledge
• Sandra Day O’Connor

Famous Homeschooling Parents:

Michael Card ~ talented Christian singer-songwriter-musician/preacher/author/homeschool dad

• Michael Card
• Robert Frost
• Darrell Waltrip
• Paul Overstreet
• Lisa Whelchel
• Kelley Preston and John Travolta
• Will and Jada Pinkett Smith

The Wolf Sisters

The favorite & most famous homeschool graduates at OUR house :-)

Blessings from Ohio . . . Kim<><