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It's a hard-to-believe but true story that the billionaire British business magnate, Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group (Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Virgin Records, Virgin Galactic) - began his entrepreneurial career with a student magazine and even sold record albums from the trunk of his car.

Born in Franklin, Tennessee, singer-songwriter ("See You Again"; "Wrecking Ball"; "We Can't Stop"; "The Climb") and actress ("Hannah Montana: The Movie"; "The Last Song"), Miley Cyrus, has come a long way since starring in the Disney Channel television series "Hannah Montana." She credits her success and sanity to the support of her close family and friends.

A car accident forced George Lucas to change course in pursuing a racing career, and today the film director, producer and screenwriter ("Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones"), and founder of Lucasfilm, LucasArts, and Industrial Light & Magic, still gets as much of a kick out of his movies as his fans do.

Today, Portuguese professional footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, captains the Portugal national team. Looking back at his illustrious career in soccer, we remember how Ronaldo spent his formative years with Manchester United, before transferring to Real Madrid for a record salary at that time.

The professional footballer, David Beckham, who played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and the England national team, retired from soccer after a 20-year career. Becks was the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France.

Born in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé, the former "Destinyʼs Child" star, has carved out an astonishing career as a solo artist ("Dangerously in Love"; "B'day"; "Lemonade"). She is the most-nominated woman in the Grammy Award's history and the most-awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards. In this profile she credits her family for keeping her grounded.