7. Thomas Edison
One of the most revolutionary famous people from the 19th century, Thomas Edison is often described as America’s greatest inventor. However, he was fired from the Western Union for conducting secret experiments. After that, he decided to pursue inventing full time and invented the greatly influential light bulb, among other things.
8. Steve Jobs
Incredibly, Steve was fired from his own company in 1985 but the Apple man returned to the fore again in 1997 to take it the company to unprecedented heights.
9. Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga was dropped only three months after being signed by a major record label but instead of thinking of this rejection as a stop sign, the Bad Romance singer kept trying and became one of the highest-earning pop stars of the modern era.
