Famous Business Personalities

• Adelson, Sheldon

   The billionaire owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation

• Allen, Paul

  The co-founder (with Bill Gates) of Microsoft

• Andreessen, Marc

  Creator of the Netscape web browser

• Autry, Gene

   The singing cowboy star who did "Back in the Saddle"

• Bannon, Steve

  The Donald Trump advisor who was indicted for money laundering and fraud

• Bezos, Jeff

  The founder of Amazon.com

• Blatter, Sepp

  The all-powerful head of FIFA from 1998-2015

• Bloomberg, Michael

  The billionaire mayor of New York City, 2002-2014

• Branson, Richard

  Founder of the Virgin business empire

• Brin, Sergey

  The co-founder of Google

• Bronner, Emanuel

  Creator of Dr. Bronner's soap products

• Bryson, John

  U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2011-2013

• Buffett, Warren

  Investment genius and head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

• Cain, Herman

  Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and 2012 presidential candidate

• Carvel, Thomas

  Founder of the Carvel ice cream empire

• Case, Steve

  Co-founder and CEO of America Online

• Cochran, Jacqueline

  The aviator who headed women pilots in World War II

• Cuban, Mark

  The owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks

• Davis, Al

  General manager and owner of the Oakland Raiders, 1963-2011

• Diller, Barry

  The former Paramount and Fox TV executive who now runs InterActiveCorp

• Disney, Walt

  The creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland

• Dr. Dre

  Founding member of the gangsta rap group N.W.A.

• Eisner, Michael

  CEO of Walt Disney Company, 1984-2005

• Epstein, Brian

  The first manager of The Beatles

• Fiorina, Carly

  The Hewlett-Packard CEO who ran for president

• Ford, Henry

  Creator of the Ford Motor Company

• Fossett, Steve

  The record-breaking aviator who disappeared in Nevada

• Gates, Bill

  Co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation

• Geffen, David

  The billionaire entertainment mogul behind Geffen Records and Dreamworks

• Gillette, King Camp

  Inventor of the disposable safety razor

• Griffin, Merv

  TV host who created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!

• Hayward, Tony

  The head of BP during the great Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010

• Hearst, George

  19th century American mining and publishing tycoon

• Helmsley, Leona

  The hotelier called the "Queen of Mean"

• Hilton, Conrad

  The founder of Hilton Hotels

• Hughes, Howard

  The 20th century's famous billionaire aviator, businessman and recluse

• Jay-Z

  Rapper of "Empire State of Mind"

• Jobs, Steve

  The co-founder of Apple computers

• Johnson, Robert L.

  Founder of Black Entertainment Television

• Jones, Quincy

  The jazz/pop maestro who produced Michael Jackson's album Thriller

• Kaiser, Henry J.

  The shipbuilder who founded Kaiser-Permanente

• Kennedy, Joseph Sr.

  The millionaire father of President John F. Kennedy

• Kinkade, Thomas

  The "Painter of Light" who became a multimillionaire businessman

• Klein, Calvin

  The designer with the famous underwear ads

• Knight, Phil

  Founder of the athletic shoe and clothing company Nike

• Knight, Suge

  Dr. Dre's partner in founding Death Row Records

• Kroc, Ray

  The entrepreneur behind the fast food chain McDonald's

• Kushner, Jared

  Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser

• Lagarde, Christine

   The head of the International Monetary Fund, 2011-present

• Land, Edwin

  The inventor of the Polaroid camera

• Lansing, Sherry

  The first woman to head a Hollywood movie studio

• Lloyd, Edward

  The coffee shop host who gave Lloyd's of London its name

• Luttig, J. Michael

  U.S. Court of Appeals judge, 1991-2006

• Madoff, Bernard

  The Wall Street money manager who swindled $50 billion

• Mayer, Marissa

  The early Google employee who became CEO of Yahoo in 2012

• McNamara, Robert S.

  U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961-68

• Messerschmitt, Willy

  Designer of Nazi Germany's Bf-109 aircraft

• Musk, Elon

  The rich guy behind Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter

• Narin, Francis

  Scientometrics pioneer who started CHI Research

• Nidetch, Jean

  Founder of the Weight Watchers diet program

• Page, Larry

  The co-founder of Google

• Paulson, Henry Jr.

  U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 2006-09

• P. Diddy

  Rapper known as Puff Daddy, then P. Diddy, then Diddy, then P. Diddy again

• Perot, Ross

  The wealthy Texan who founded EDS and ran for president in 1992 and 1996

• Prince, Erik

  Founder and former head of Blackwater Worldwide

• Redenbacher, Orville

  The creator of Orville Redenbacher popcorn

• Rhodes, Cecil

  The English diamond magnate and South African politician

• Rich, Marc

  Fugitive pardoned by President Clinton

• Rockefeller, David

  Leader of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1969-81

• Romney, Mitt

  Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07

• Sandberg, Sheryl

  COO of Facebook, 2008-present

• Sanders, Colonel Harland

  Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken

• Sarnoff, David

  Radio and TV Pioneer and head of RCA

• Schultz, Howard

  The CEO who made Starbucks an international company

• Shavitz, Burt

  The Burt of Burt's Bees personal care products

• Simmons, Kimora Lee

  Russell Simmons's ex-wife and director of Baby Phat fashions

• Soros, George

  Quantum Fund billionaire and "open society" advocate

• Sterling, Donald

  The NBA owner who was banned from the league for racist remarks

• Stern, David

  Commissioner of the National Basketball Association, 1984-2014

• Stewart, Martha

  The host of Martha Stewart's Living who was convicted of stock hanky-panky

• Surowiecki, James

  Finance journalist who wrote 2004's The Wisdom of Crowds

• Tillerson, Rex

  The former Exxon CEO who became Secretary of State for a year

• Trump, Donald

  President of the United States, 2017-2021

• Trump, Donald Jr.

  The oldest son of former President Donald Trump

• Trump, Eric

  The third child of Donald Trump

• Vanderbilt, Cornelius

  19th century transport magnate known as "Commodore"

• Walker, Maggie Lena

  The first black American woman to open a bank (1903)

• Walton, Sam

  Founder of discount retailer Wal-Mart

• Zuckerberg, Mark

  The CEO of Facebook

See: Index by Occupation