Adelson, Sheldon (Boston)
The billionaire owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Famous Business Personalities from United States
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Allen, Paul (Mercer Island)
The co-founder (with Bill Gates) of Microsoft -
Andreessen, Marc (Cedar Falls)
Creator of the Netscape web browser -
Autry, Gene (Tioga)
The singing cowboy star who did "Back in the Saddle" -
Bannon, Steve (Norfolk)
The Donald Trump advisor who was indicted for money laundering and fraud -
Bezos, Jeff (Albuquerque)
The founder of Amazon.com -
Bloomberg, Michael (Boston)
The billionaire mayor of New York City, 2002-2014 -
Bryson, John (New York City)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2011-2013 -
Buffett, Warren (Omaha)
Investment genius and head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. -
Cain, Herman (Memphis)
Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and 2012 presidential candidate -
Case, Steve (Honolulu)
Co-founder and CEO of America Online -
Cochran, Jacqueline (Muskogee)
The aviator who headed women pilots in World War II -
Cuban, Mark (Pittsburgh)
The owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks -
Davis, Al (Brockton)
General manager and owner of the Oakland Raiders, 1963-2011 -
Diller, Barry (San Francisco)
The former Paramount and Fox TV executive who now runs InterActiveCorp -
Disney, Walt (Chicago)
The creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland -
Dr. Dre (Los Angeles)
Founding member of the gangsta rap group N.W.A. -
Eisner, Michael (Mount Kisco)
CEO of Walt Disney Company, 1984-2005 -
Fiorina, Carly (Austin)
The Hewlett-Packard CEO who ran for president -
Ford, Henry (Greenfield Township)
Creator of the Ford Motor Company -
Fossett, Steve (Jackson)
The record-breaking aviator who disappeared in Nevada -
Gates, Bill (Seattle)
Co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation -
Geffen, David (Brooklyn)
The billionaire entertainment mogul behind Geffen Records and Dreamworks -
Gillette, King Camp (Fond du Lac)
Inventor of the disposable safety razor -
Griffin, Merv (San Mateo)
TV host who created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! -
Hearst, George (Franklin County)
19th century American mining and publishing tycoon -
Helmsley, Leona (New York City)
The hotelier called the "Queen of Mean" -
Hilton, Conrad (San Antonio)
The founder of Hilton Hotels -
Hughes, Howard (Houston)
The 20th century's famous billionaire aviator, businessman and recluse -
Jay-Z (Brooklyn)
Rapper of "Empire State of Mind" -
Jobs, Steve (San Francisco)
The co-founder of Apple computers -
Johnson, Robert L. (Hickory)
Founder of Black Entertainment Television -
Jones, Quincy (Chicago)
The jazz/pop maestro who produced Michael Jackson's album Thriller -
Kaiser, Henry J. (Sproutbrook)
The shipbuilder who founded Kaiser-Permanente -
Kennedy, Joseph Sr. (Boston)
The millionaire father of President John F. Kennedy -
Kinkade, Thomas (Placerville)
The "Painter of Light" who became a multimillionaire businessman -
Klein, Calvin (New York City)
The designer with the famous underwear ads -
Knight, Phil (Portland)
Founder of the athletic shoe and clothing company Nike -
Knight, Suge (Compton)
Dr. Dre's partner in founding Death Row Records -
Kroc, Ray (Oak Park)
The entrepreneur behind the fast food chain McDonald's -
Kushner, Jared (Livingston)
Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser -
Land, Edwin (Bridgeport)
The inventor of the Polaroid camera -
Lansing, Sherry (Chicago)
The first woman to head a Hollywood movie studio -
Luttig, J. Michael (Tyler)
U.S. Court of Appeals judge, 1991-2006 -
Madoff, Bernard (New York City)
The Wall Street money manager who swindled $50 billion -
Mayer, Marissa (Wausau)
The early Google employee who became CEO of Yahoo in 2012 -
McNamara, Robert S. (San Francisco)
U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961-68 -
Narin, Francis (Philadelphia)
Scientometrics pioneer who started CHI Research -
Nidetch, Jean (Brooklyn)
Founder of the Weight Watchers diet program -
Page, Larry (Lansing)
The co-founder of Google -
Paulson, Henry Jr. (Palm Beach)
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 2006-09 -
P. Diddy (New York City)
Rapper known as Puff Daddy, then P. Diddy, then Diddy, then P. Diddy again -
Perot, Ross (Texarkana)
The wealthy Texan who founded EDS and ran for president in 1992 and 1996 -
Prince, Erik (Holland)
Founder and former head of Blackwater Worldwide -
Redenbacher, Orville (Brazil)
The creator of Orville Redenbacher popcorn -
Rockefeller, David (New York City)
Leader of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1969-81 -
Romney, Mitt (Detroit)
Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07 -
Sandberg, Sheryl
COO of Facebook, 2008-present -
Sanders, Colonel Harland (Henryville)
Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken -
Schultz, Howard (Albany) (Brooklyn)
The CEO who made Starbucks an international company -
Shavitz, Burt (New York City)
The Burt of Burt's Bees personal care products -
Simmons, Kimora Lee (St. Louis)
Russell Simmons's ex-wife and director of Baby Phat fashions -
Sterling, Donald (Chicago)
The NBA owner who was banned from the league for racist remarks -
Stern, David (New York City)
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association, 1984-2014 -
Stewart, Martha (Nutley)
The host of Martha Stewart's Living who was convicted of stock hanky-panky -
Surowiecki, James (Meridien)
Finance journalist who wrote 2004's The Wisdom of Crowds -
Trump, Donald (New York City)
President of the United States, 2017-2021 -
Trump, Donald Jr. (New York City)
The oldest son of former President Donald Trump -
Trump, Eric (New York City)
The third child of Donald Trump -
Vanderbilt, Cornelius (Staten Island)
19th century transport magnate known as "Commodore" -
Walker, Maggie Lena (Richmond)
The first black American woman to open a bank (1903) -
Walton, Sam (Kingfisher)
Founder of discount retailer Wal-Mart -
Zuckerberg, Mark (White Plains)
The CEO of Facebook