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12 famous people who started their careers as interns

Áine CainJul 7, 2016, 19:50 IST

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks at the 2015 Financial Inclusion Forum.Alex Wong/Getty Images

When you think of interns, you probably don't think of highly powerful people - Hollywood moguls, tech giants, and NBA stars.

But everyone's got to get their start somewhere.

Turns out some of the most famous and successful people started out as interns.

Here are 12 of them:

Judith Aquino contributed to a previous version of this story.