9 Famous People You Didn't Know Are Engineers

By siliconindia  |   Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 00:13 IST   |    4 Comments
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BANGALORE: Engineering is not everyone’s cup of tea. But in a country like India, everyone dreams of becoming an engineer. There’s a nation-wide belief that an engineering job pays well.  However, there are some personalities who drove against the tide and followed their hearts.



There are many youngsters who take up engineering following family’s tradition, parent’s aspirations or peer pressure. There are engineers though who have proved to the world that they are awesome in whatever they do. Although a little late, these engineers discovered their true calling and chose alternative careers.



Here’s a list of personalities who are grabbed fame for something other than engineering, reports Storypick.



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