George Lucas- Age 78

From humble beginnings as the son of a simple businessman to becoming one of the world’s most prominent film artists, George Lucas is living proof that dreams come true. The ‘Red Tails’ producer left home at the age of 18, promising his parents that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 30.

Not only did he achieve this goal, but he went as far as making the highest-grossing film of the ’90s, ‘Star Wars,’ which has since become a multi-media franchise worth over $20 billion. After he stopped working, Lucas became a philanthropist, which he still does to date.