Here are just some of the people who started out in life with a Montessori education. Many of these individuals publicly credit much of their success to their Montessori roots:

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Co-Founders of Google

Click here to hear them talk about how they have drawn from Montessori to advance their business success (about 8 1/2 minutes into their talk)

Will Wright, pioneering game designer, entrepreneur and creator of the SimCity series

Click here to hear him talk about how Montessori has shaped his vision and approach to his work

Katharine Graham, Owner/Editor of the Washington Post

Jeffrey Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Editor, Former First Lady

Anne Frank, Author of The Diary of Anne Frank

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize winner for Literature

Prince William and Prince Harry, English royal family

T. Berry Brazelton, Pediatrician