List of entrepreneurs
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.
List of entrepreneurs
18th century entrepreneurs
- Samuel Crompton (Spining Mule), UK
- Thomas Newcomen (Steam Engine), UK
- James Watt (Steam Engine), UK
19th century entrepreneurs
- Thomas Alva Edison (General electricals), USA
- Sam M. Walton (Retail), USA
- John Jacob Astor (Real estate), New York, USA
- Andrew Carnegie (Steel), Pittsburgh, USA
- 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
- John D. Rockefeller (Oil), USA
- Leland Stanford (Railroads), California, USA
- Joseph Seligman (Banking), USA
- Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroads), USA
- Jamsetji Tata (Iron and Steel, Various), India
20th century entrepreneurs
- Oprah Winfrey (Entertainment), USA
- Steve Jobs (Computers), 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
- 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
21st century entrepreneurs
- Mark Zuckerberg (Internet), USA
- Wu Yajun (Property developer), China
- Drew Houston :)) (Internet), USA
- Jack Dorsey (Internet), USA
- Frinton Madtha (Internet), India
- Kevin Rose (Internet), USA
- Jan Cameron (Retail), Australia
- Larry Page & Sergey Brin (Internet), USA
- Elon Musk (Internet, Space, Energy), USA
- David Karp (Internet), USA
- Steve Huffman & Alexis Ohanian (Internet), USA
- Sara Blakely (Retail), USA
- Strive Masiyiwa (Telecommunication), Zimbabwe
See also
- List of Internet entrepreneurs
- List of social entrepreneurs
- List of Turkish entrepreneurs
- List of Indian entrepreneurs
- List of Japanese entrepreneurs
- List of Memphis entrepreneurs
- List of Swedish entrepreneurs
- List of Brazilian entrepreneurs
- Startup company
- Business incubator
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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