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* [[Dean & DeLuca]] – Joel Dean and [[Giorgio DeLuca]]
* [[Dean & DeLuca]] – Joel Dean and [[Giorgio DeLuca]]
* [[Dean Guitars]] – Dean Zelinsky
* [[Dean Guitars]] – Dean Zelinsky
* [[Debenhams]] – [[William Debenham]]
* [[Debian]] – '''IAN''' Murdock and his girlfriend, '''DEB'''ra.
* [[Debian]] – '''IAN''' Murdock and his girlfriend, '''DEB'''ra.
* [[Deere & Company]] – [[John Deere (inventor)|John Deere]]
* [[Deere & Company]] – [[John Deere (inventor)|John Deere]]
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* [[Ford Motor Company]] – [[Henry Ford]]
* [[Ford Motor Company]] – [[Henry Ford]]
* [[Forti]] – [[Guido Forti]]
* [[Forti]] – [[Guido Forti]]
* [[Fortnum & Mason]] – William Fortnum and Hugh Mason
* [[Fox Racing]] – Geoff Fox
* [[Fox Racing]] – Geoff Fox
* [[Fox Racing Shox]] – Bob Fox
* [[Fox Racing Shox]] – Bob Fox
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* [[Hasegawa Corporation]] – Suguro Hasegawa
* [[Hasegawa Corporation]] – Suguro Hasegawa
* [[Hasselblad]] – [[Victor Hasselblad]]
* [[Hasselblad]] – [[Victor Hasselblad]]
* [[Hatchards]] – John Hatchard
* [[Hearst Corporation]] – [[William Randolph Hearst]]
* [[Hearst Corporation]] – [[William Randolph Hearst]]
* [[Heckler & Koch]] – [[Edmund Heckler]] and [[Theodor Koch]]
* [[Heckler & Koch]] – [[Edmund Heckler]] and [[Theodor Koch]]
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* [[TVR]] – [[TVR#History|'''T'''re'''V'''o'''R''' Wilkinson]]
* [[TVR]] – [[TVR#History|'''T'''re'''V'''o'''R''' Wilkinson]]
* [[TVS Motors]], [[TVS Electronics]] – [[T. V. Sundaram Iyengar]], India
* [[TVS Motors]], [[TVS Electronics]] – [[T. V. Sundaram Iyengar]], India
* [[Twinings]] – [[Thomas Twining]]
* [[Tyrrell Racing]] – [[Ken Tyrrell]]
* [[Tyrrell Racing]] – [[Ken Tyrrell]]


Revision as of 13:25, 13 November 2013

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a list of companies named after people. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies. All of these are named after founders, co-founders and partners of companies, unless otherwise stated.

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  • Ukrop's – Joseph Ukrop
  • Umbro – Harold and Wallace Humphreys (HUMphrey BROthers)

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See also

References

  1. ^ Kwanon name
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