List of entrepreneurs
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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.
17th century entrepreneurs
- Isaac Le Maire (ca.1558–1624), Walloon-born Dutch businessman and investor; active mainly in the Dutch Republic.
- Louis De Geer (1587–1652), Walloon-born Dutch-Swedish businessman and industrialist; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden.
- Johan Palmstruch (1611–1671), Latvian-born Dutch-Swedish businessman, investor, and financial innovator; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden.
18th century entrepreneurs
- Anna Elisabeth Baer (Family Business), Finland
- Anna Lisa Jermen, Finland
- James Watt (Tugboats), Great Britain
- Samuel Crompton (Spinning Mule), Great Britain
- Thomas Newcomen (Steam Engine), Great Britain
- Johns Hopkins (Personal Business), USA
19th century entrepreneurs
- Andrew Carnegie (Steel), Pittsburgh, USA and Scotland
- Biddy Mason (Real Estate), California, USA
- Charles T. Hinde (shipping), (railroad), (hotels), California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
- Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroads), USA
- Eugene Sharrer (plantations, retail and river steamers), Nyasaland
- John Jacob Astor (Real estate), New York, USA
- Joseph Seligman (Banking), USA
- James Buchanan Duke (Tobacco), Durham, North Carolina, USA
- J. P. Morgan (Finance), New York, USA
- Jamsetji Tata (shipping), (steel industry), (hotels), (education), Mumbai, India
- John D. Rockefeller (Oil), USA
- Leland Stanford (Railroads), California, USA
- Nikola Tesla (AC induction motor) USA, Yugoslavia, Born in Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Richard Trevithick (Mining and steam engines), Great Britain
- Thomas Alva Edison
- Levi Strauss
- Claus Spreckels (Sugar Industry), Germany
- Alessandro Torlonia (Banking), Italy[2]
20th century entrepreneurs
- Anita Roddick (Retail), UK
- Bill Gates (Computers), Seattle, USA
- Carlos Slim (Telecommunications), Mexico
- Coco Chanel (Fashion), France
- Dean Kamen (Technology), USA
- Dhirubhai Ambani (Reliance industries, Various) India
- Donald Trump (Real Estate Development), USA
- Enzo Ferrari (Sports Cars), Italy
- Estée Lauder (Cosmetics), USA
- Henry Ford (Automobile, manufacturing) USA
- Henry Hu (Technology), Hong Kong
- Howard Hughes (Aviation, Film), USA
- Ingvar Kamprad (Retail), Sweden
- Jorge Loring Martinez
- J. R. D. Tata (Steel), (Aviation), (Information Technology), (Steel), (Transportation), (Cosmetics), (Consumer Products), (Education), Tata Sons, Mumbai, India
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biotechnology), India
- Larry Ellison (Computers), USA
- Lord Sugar (Technology), UK
- Madam C.J. Walker (Retail, Philanthropy), USA
- Mary Kay Ash (Cosmetics), USA
- Michael Dell (Computers), USA
- Magnús Scheving (Entertainment, health), Iceland
- N. R. Narayana Murthy (Information Technology), India
- Oprah Winfrey (Entertainment), USA
- Otto Beisheim (Retail), Germany
- Richard M. DeVos, Sr. (Multi-level marketing), USA
- Sir Richard Branson (Media and Transportation), UK
- Steve Jobs (Computers), USA
- Ted Turner (Entertainment Media), USA
- Sam M. Walton (Retail), US
- Sir Terry Matthews (Technology), Canada
- Vijay Mallya (Breweries), India
- Vinod Khosla (Technology), USA
- Vince McMahon (Entertainment Media), USA
- Sunil Mittal (Telecommunication), India
21st century entrepreneurs
- Brian Acton (Internet), USA
- Charles T. Akre (Securities), USA
- Rod Aldridge (Business process outsourcing, education), UK
- Qais Al Khonji (Oil and gas), Oman
- Pierre Andurand (Investments), France
- Eike Batista (Mining, Oil and gas exploration), Brazil
- Steve Baxter (Internet), Australia
- Jeff Bezos (Internet), USA
- Joe Blackman (Events and entertainment), UK
- Ryan Blair (Multi-level marketing), USA
- Sara Blakely (Retail), USA
- Hernán Botbol (Internet), ARG
- Ilya Movshovich (Internet), USA
- Sergey Brin (Internet), USA
- Malcolm CasSelle (Internet), USA/China
- Sean Combs (Music and entertainment), USA
- Nancy Cruickshank (Internet), UK
- Mark Cuban (Internet),USA
- Nick D'Aloisio (Internet), UK
- Jack Dorsey (Internet), USA
- Shawn Fanning (Internet), USA
- Vishal Gondal (Video gaming), India
- Reid Hoffman (Internet), USA
- Drew Houston (Internet), USA
- Steve Huffman (Internet), USA
- Jessica Huie (Greetings cards), UK
- Wang Jianlin (Real Estate Development), China
- Elle Kaplan (Finance), USA
- David Karp (Internet), USA
- Sal Khan (Education), USA
- Jan Koum (Internet), USA
- Jeremy Levitt (Internet), Australia
- Jonathan Løw (Events and entertainment), UK
- Ana Maiques (Healthcare), Spain
- Fadi Makki (Trade), Middle East (Lebanon, Qatar)
- Strive Masiyiwa (Telecommunication), Zimbabwe
- Javier Moll (Media), Spain/Australia
- Dave Morin (Internet), USA
- Rupert Murdoch (Media and entertainment), UK/USA
- Elon Musk (Internet, space, energy), USA
- Alexis Ohanian (Internet), USA
- Larry Page (Internet), USA
- Sean Parker (Internet), USA
- Stefano Pessina (Healthcare), Italy
- Michelle Phan (Internet), USA
- Bhargav Sri Prakash (Automotive, education, healthcare), USA/India
- Kelsey Ramsden (Construction, children's toys), Canada
- Burton Rocks (Internet), USA
- Kevin Rose (Internet), USA
- Lane Sutton (Internet), USA
- Kevin Systrom (Internet), USA
- Wu Yajun (Property developer), China
- Mark Zuckerberg (Internet), USA
- Andrew Nisbet (Catering), UK
- Malala Yousafzai (Education), Pakistan
- Sachin Bansal (Internet), India
- Bhavish Aggarwal (Internet),India
See also
References
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