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40 Famous And Amazing English Majors That Should Make You Want To Pick Up The Major

Haven't you heard? English Majors are cool

Anne Kelley
Feb 13, 2018
Coastal Carolina University
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40 Famous And Amazing English Majors That Should Make You Want To Pick Up The Major
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Everyone taking that new step out of high school has to wonder if their future career path is worth it. There are some majors that are talked about as if they are the more worth-while, and these usually don't fall within the humanities discipline. As an English major, I have always felt that my degree offers incredibly versatile skills and that I can tackle almost any field of work after college. If you're a college student or just a curious person, chances are you've wondered who famous has your degree. So here is a list of famous English majors to prove to everyone that this humanities degree is important and unstoppable!

1. Emma Watson

2. Jodie Foster

3. Hugh Grant

4. Toni Morrison

5. Tom Clancy

6. Stephen King

7. Harrison Ford

8. Katherine Hepburn

9. Sigourney Weaver

10. Matt Damon

11. James Franco

12. Mitt Romney

13. Sally Ride

A physicist and astronaut

14. Peggy Parish

She wrote the Amelia Bedelia book series

15. Quentin Blake

He was the illustrator for Roald Dahl's books

16. Chevy Chase

17. Joan Rivers

18. Herb Scannell

Was the president of Nickelodeon Networks and of MTV Networks Group

19. Sting

The musician known for his rock band

20. Conan O'Brien

21. Barbara Walters

Known for the “Today” show and ABC New’s “20/20”

22. Clarence Thomas

A Supreme Court Justice

23. Steven Spielberg

24. Michael Eisner

Former CEO at Disney and is a double major in English and Theater

25. Anne Mulcahy

CEO and Chairman of XEROX

26. Joan Cusack

27. Gwendolyn Brooks

First African American to win Pulitzer Prize and remains one of the most famed poets of the 20th Century

28. Amy Tan

Known for her first book Joy Luck Club and has several other extremely popular books

29. Reese Witherspoon

30. Lena Dunham

31. Douglas Adams

Known for Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

32. James Cameron

33. Vin Diesel

34. David Duchovny

Known acting in for X-Files

35. Diane Sawyer

Anchor of ABC’s World News

36. Joseph Heller

Known for writing Catch 22

37. Tommy Lee Jones

Known for acting in Men In Black

38. Christopher Reeve

39. Dr. Seuss

40. You

As an English major, you all have the potential inside yourself to become anything you desire. With enough perseverance, English Majors can accomplish and become anything they work for! You are not bound to literature, English is one of the most versatile fields because of everything it takes to succeed and graduate with English. If you choose to write, you have all the skill and possibility to achieve greatness!

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