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Revision as of 20:51, 20 January 2014
A list of entrepreneurs by century. An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and/or initiative.[1] This list includes notable entrepreneurs.
18th century entrepreneurs
- Samuel Crompton (Spinning Mule), Great Britain
- Thomas Newcomen (Steam Engine), Great Britain
- James Watt (Steam Engine), Great Britain
19th century entrepreneurs
- Thomas Alva Edison
- John Jacob Astor (Real estate), New York, USA
- Andrew Carnegie (Steel), Pittsburgh, USA and Scotland
- James Buchanan Duke (Tobacco), Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Charles T. Hinde (shipping), (railroad), (hotels), California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
- J. P. Morgan (Finance), New York, USA
- Jamsetji Tata (shipping), (steel industry), (hotels), (education), Mumbai, India
- John D. Rockefeller (Oil), USA
- Eugene Sharrer (plantations, retail and river steamers), Nyasaland
- Leland Stanford (Railroads), California, USA
- Joseph Seligman (Banking), USA
- Nikola Tesla (Radio, AC motor) USA, Born in Croatia
- Richard Trevithick (Mining and steam engines), Great Britain
- Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroads), USA
20th century entrepreneurs
- Steve Jobs (Computers), USA
- Oprah Winfrey (Entertainment), USA
- Howard Hughes (Aviation, Film), USA
- Coco Chanel (Fashion), France
- Otto Beisheim (Retail), Germany
- Madam C.J. Walker (Retail, Philanthropy), USA
- Sir Richard Branson (Media and Transportation), UK
- Larry Ellison (Computers), USA
- Bill Gates (Computers), Seattle, USA
- Carlos Slim (Telecommunications), Mexico
- Sir Terry Matthews (Technology), Canada
- J. R. D. Tata (Steel), (Aviation), (Information Technology), (Steel), (Transportation), (Cosmetics), (Consumer Products), (Education), Tata Sons, Mumbai, India
- Henry Ford (automobile, manufacturing) USA
- Dhirubhai Ambani (Reliance industries, Various) India
- N. R. Narayana Murthy (Information Technology), India
- Estée Lauder (Cosmetics), USA
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biotechnology), India
- Vijay Mallya (Breweries), India
- Anita Roddick (Retail), UK
- Ingvar Kamprad (Retail), Sweden
- Henry Hu (Technology), Hong Kong
- Mary Kay Ash (Cosmetics), USA
- Dean Kamen (Technology), USA
- Enzo Ferrari (Sports Cars), Italy
- Lord Sugar (Technology), UK
- Vinod Khosla (Technology), USA
- Vince McMahon (Entertainment Media), USA
- Donald Trump (Entertainment Media), USA
21st century entrepreneurs
- Kelsey Ramsden (Construction & Children's Toys), Canada
- Warren Cassell, Jr. (Internet), Montserrat
- Mark Zuckerberg (Internet), USA
- Brynerio (Internet), Indonesia
- Reid Hoffman (Internet), USA
- Jack Dorsey (Internet), USA
- Charles T. Akre (Securities), USA
- Pierre Andurand (Investments), France
- Sara Blakely (Retail), USA
- Jan Cameron (Retail), Australia
- Drew Houston (Internet), USA
- Steve Huffman & Alexis Ohanian (Internet), USA
- Jessica Huie (Greetings cards), UK
- David Karp (Internet), USA
- Elon Musk (Internet, Space, Energy), USA
- Strive Masiyiwa (Telecommunication), Zimbabwe
- Larry Page & Sergey Brin (Internet), USA
- Kevin Rose (Internet), USA
- Sam M. Walton (Retail), USA
- Wu Yajun (Property developer), China
- Malcolm CasSelle (Internet), USA/China
- Vishal Gondal (Video Gaming), India
- Muhammed Fazeel (Technology), USA
- Jeremy Levitt (Internet), Australia
- Lane Sutton (Internet), USA
- Matthew Routledge (Software), UK
See also
References
- ^ Sullivan, Arthur (2003). Economics: Principles in action. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 6. ISBN 0-13-063085-3.
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