The list below proves that an English major can become anyone, from Finance Minister, famous director, bank CEO, US Presidential candidate...

Many people wonder what kind of career they can have if they major in English. In fact, this major can transform you into anything. Here is a list of 10 famous and successful people who majored in English or English literature.

1. Singer Sting majored in English and then became an English teacher.

A famous singer, Sting studied English at Northern Counties College of Education. Before deciding to pursue a music career, Sting worked as a teacher in his field of study. To fulfill his musical dream, he earned two more degrees in this field from Northumbria University and Berklee College of Music.

2. Mitt Romney, former US Presidential candidate

Mitt Romney made his name in business before entering politics. He was CEO of investment firm Bain Capital, then the 70th Governor of Massachusetts and twice ran for President of the United States.

Few people know that despite his success in both business and politics, Mitt Romney majored in English at Brigham Young University. He then went on to Harvard to get an MBA.

3. Former CEO of Avon cosmetics company - Andrea Jung

Andrea Jung studied English literature at Princeton University, graduating with honors in 1979. After graduation, she enrolled in an executive training program. Both programs, though seemingly unrelated, helped her in her career, culminating in her tenure as CEO of Avon, the world’s largest door-to-door cosmetics company. She stepped down as CEO of Avon in 2011 and as chairman in 2012.

4. TV host Conan O'Brien

A familiar face on late-night TV shows in the US, Conan O'Brien studied two majors at the same time at Harvard University: English and history.

His knowledge of these two fields has greatly assisted him in his work, contributing to his reputation for humor and profound knowledge of historical literature.

5. Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus

Varmus was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in medicine. He was also the director of the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute of the United States. However, his first major was English at Amherst College in Massachusetts. He then went to Harvard to get a master's degree in the field. His path to cancer research came later when he changed direction, to Columbia Medical School.

6. Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York

Mario Cuomo majored in English at St. John's University, then went on to earn a law degree from the same school three years later. He made his mark in politics as the 52nd Governor of New York. His son, Andrew Cuomo, is the current incumbent after former Governor Michael Bloomberg.

7. Famous director Steven Spielberg

Winner of many prestigious film awards, Steven Spielberg majored in English at California State University. However, after only 3 years of studying, he dropped out to pursue a career in filmmaking, starting with an unpaid freelance job at Universal Studios. Three decades later, he returned to California State University, but this time, he earned a bachelor's degree in Film and Electronic Arts.

8. Former Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy

In 2001, Mulcahy became CEO and president of Xerox, the culmination of 25 years of hard work since she joined the company in 1976 as a sales representative. Anne Mulcahy had come to the company with unrelated degrees in English and journalism from Marymount University in Maryland.

9. Former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson

Before becoming the US Treasury Secretary under President George W. Bush in 2006, Hank Paulson was the CEO of the famous financial banking group Goldman Sachs. Few people know that before getting an MBA from Harvard University, he majored in English at Dartmouth College in 1968 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa - a prestigious society for outstanding students majoring in humanities.

10. Michael Eisner, former CEO of Disney

Eisner served as CEO of Walt Disney for more than 20 years from 1984 to 2005. The only two majors he ever studied were English literature and theater, and he never took a business class.

"English has been incredibly useful," he told USA Today. "No matter what business you go into, you're still dealing with all sorts of human relationships." That's why he's sending his three sons to study English now.

According to VnExpress