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This is a list of entrepreneurs by century. An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.{{Cite book | author-link = Arthur O'Sullivan (economist) | url-access = limited

Pre-18th-century entrepreneurs

  • Regina Basilier (1572–1631), Swedish-German banker, trader and investor
  • Birgitta Durell (1619–1683), Dutch-Swedish manufacturer-industrialist
  • Louis De Geer (1587–1652), Walloon-born Dutch-Swedish businessman and industrialist; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden
  • Isaac Le Maire (c.1558–1624), Walloon-born Dutch businessman and investor; active mainly in the Dutch Republic
  • Johan Palmstruch (1611–1671), Latvian-born Dutch-Swedish businessman, investor, and financial innovator; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden
  • Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609–1680), French entrepreneur, creator of the Canal du Midi

18th-century entrepreneurs

  • Anna Elisabeth Baer 1878–1955 (shipping business), Finland
  • Samuel Crompton 1753–1827 (spinning mule), Great Britain
  • Caroline Gother 1761–1836 (banking), Sweden
  • Johns Hopkins 1795–1873 (personal business), U.S.
  • Anna Lohe 1654–1731 (banking business), Sweden
  • Thomas Newcomen 1664–1729 (steam engine), Great Britain
  • Charlotta Richardy 1751–1831 (manufacture), Sweden
  • Brigitta Sahlgren 1694–1771 (sugar), Sweden
  • James Watt 1736–1819 (tugboats), Great Britain
  • Josiah Wedgwood 1730–1795 (pottery), Great Britain
  • Robert Wood Johnson I 1845–1910 (medical device), U.S.

19th-century entrepreneurs

  • John Jacob Astor (real estate), U.S.
  • Augusta Björkenstam (transportation), Sweden
  • George Cadbury (confectionery), UK
  • Andrew Carnegie (steel), Pittsburgh, U.S. and Scotland
  • James Buchanan Duke (tobacco), U.S.
  • Thomas Alva Edison (film, telecommunication, technology, scientific research, energy), U.S.
  • Charles T. Hinde (shipping, railroads, hotels), U.S.
  • Quah Beng Kee (Ferry, Shipping), Penang, Malaysia
  • Pryce Pryce-Jones (mail order pioneer), UK
  • Biddy Mason (real estate), California, U.S.
  • J. P. Morgan (finance), U.S.
  • Antoinette Nording (perfume), Sweden
  • John D. Rockefeller (oil), U.S.
  • Joseph Rowntree (confectionery), UK
  • Joseph Seligman (banking), U.S.
  • Eugene Sharrer (plantations, retail, river steamers), Nyasaland (present-day Malawi)
  • Claus Spreckels (sugar industry), Germany
  • Leland Stanford (railroads), California, U.S.
  • Levi Strauss (retail), U.S./Germany
  • Jamsetji Tata (shipping, steel industry, hotels, education), India
  • Nikola Tesla (AC induction motor), U.S., Yugoslavia (born in Austro-Hungarian Empire)
  • Alessandro Torlonia (banking), Italy
  • Richard Trevithick (mining and steam engines), Great Britain
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt (railroads), U.S.
  • George Westinghouse (railroad braking, switching, and signalling systems; commercialization of natural gas; development, transmission and application of AC electricity), U.S.

20th-century entrepreneurs

  • Agha Hasan Abedi (banking), Pakistan
  • Paul Allen (computers, scientific research, real estate, media, education, entertainment, artificial intelligence, space, philanthropy), U.S.
  • Dhirubhai Ambani (reliance industries), India
  • Mary Kay Ash (cosmetics), U.S.
  • Bang Si-hyuk (music), South Korea
  • Otto Beisheim (retail), Germany
  • William Boeing (aviation), U.S.
  • Warren Buffett (investor), U.S.
  • Richard Branson (media, transportation, space), UK
  • Coco Chanel (fashion), France
  • Jack Cohen (retail), UK
  • Michael Dell (computers), U.S.
  • Oscar Deutsch (cinemas), UK
  • Richard M. DeVos, Sr. (multi-level marketing), U.S.
  • Walt Disney (animation), U.S.
  • James Dyson (vacuum cleaner), UK
  • Larry Ellison (computers), U.S.
  • Fan Hongwei (petrochemicals), China
  • Enzo Ferrari (sports cars), Italy
  • Henry Ford (automobile manufacturing), U.S.
  • Bill Gates (computers, philanthropy, investments) U.S.
  • Henry Hu (technology), Hong Kong
  • Howard Hughes (aviation, film), U.S.
  • John James (radio & TV retailing, manufacturing, philanthropy), U.K.
  • Steve Jobs (computers, technology, animation), U.S.
  • Dean Kamen (technology), U.S.
  • Ingvar Kamprad (retail), Sweden
  • Vinod Khosla (technology), U.S.
  • Ferruccio Lamborghini (sports cars), Italy
  • Estée Lauder (cosmetics), U.S.
  • Jorge Loring Martinez (aviation), Spain
  • Vijay Mallya (breweries), India
  • Jim Marshall (music equipment), UK
  • Terry Matthews (technology), Canada
  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (biotechnology), India
  • Vince McMahon (entertainment media), U.S.
  • Sunil Mittal (telecommunication), India
  • N. R. Narayana Murthy (information technology), India
  • Nian Guangjiu (food), China
  • Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu (transportation, manufacturing), Nigeria
  • Qin Yinglin (agriculture), China
  • Anita Roddick (retail), UK
  • Michael J. Saylor (Internet), U.S.
  • Magnús Scheving (entertainment, health), Iceland
  • Carlos Slim (telecommunications), Mexico
  • Alan Sugar (technology), UK
  • J. R. D. Tata (steel, aviation, information technology, transportation, cosmetics, consumer products, education), France/India
  • Ted Turner (entertainment media), U.S.
  • Madam C.J. Walker (retail, philanthropy), U.S.
  • Sam M. Walton (retail), US
  • Oprah Winfrey (entertainment), U.S.
  • Steve Wozniak (computers, technology, education, philanthropy), U.S.
  • George Lucas (entertainment), U.S.
  • Zhong Huijuan (pharmaceuticals), China

21st-century entrepreneurs

  • Brian Acton (Internet), U.S.
  • Ritesh Agarwal (Internet), India
  • Bhavish Aggarwal (Internet), India
  • Charles T. Akre (securities), U.S.
  • Folorunso Alakija (fashion, oil and gas), Nigeria
  • Rod Aldridge (business process outsourcing, education), UK
  • Pierre Andurand (investments), France
  • Trishneet Arora (Cyber Security), India
  • Sachin Bansal (Internet), India
  • Eike Batista (mining, oil and gas exploration), Brazil
  • Steve Baxter (Internet), Australia
  • David Benaron (digital health), U.S.
  • Jeff Bezos (Internet, space), U.S.
  • Constantin Bisanz (Investor), U.S.
  • Joe Blackman (events, entertainment), UK/U.S.
  • Ryan Blair (multi-level marketing), U.S.
  • Sara Blakely (retail), U.S.
  • Hernán Botbol (Internet), Argentina
  • Sergey Brin (Internet), U.S.
  • Tory Burch (retail), U.S.
  • Malcolm CasSelle (Internet), U.S./China
  • Lee Chambers (psychologist) (healthcare), UK
  • Sean "Diddy" Combs (music and entertainment), U.S.
  • Simon Cowell (music and television), UK
  • Nancy Cruickshank (Internet), UK
  • Mark Cuban (Internet), U.S.
  • Nick D'Aloisio (Internet), UK
  • Aliko Dangote (manufacturing, real estate, oil and gas), Nigeria
  • Jack Dorsey (Internet), U.S.
  • Helmy Eltoukhy (genomics), U.S.
  • Shawn Fanning (Internet), U.S.
  • Rihanna (cosmetics), Barbados
  • Dylan Field (Software), U.S.
  • Jon Fisher (Internet), U.S.
  • Simon Fuller (music and television), UK
  • Roland Fomundam (sustainable technology in agriculture), Cameroon
  • Peter Gilgan (construction), Canada
  • Vishal Gondal (video gaming), India
  • Reid Hoffman (Internet), U.S.
  • Alex Hofmann (executive), U.S.
  • Bri Holt (Internet), U.S.
  • Drew Houston (Internet), U.S.
  • Arianna Huffington (Internet), U.S.
  • Steve Huffman (Internet), U.S.
  • Jessica Huie (greeting cards), UK
  • Mohammed Ibrahim (telecommunication), Sudan
  • Daymond John (clothing), U.S.
  • Lisa S. Jones (technology), U.S.
  • Elle Kaplan (finance), U.S.
  • David Karp (Internet), U.S.
  • Sal Khan (education), U.S.
  • Jan Koum (Internet), U.S.
  • Dominik Mate Kovacs (technology entrepreneur), U.S.
  • Prescott Lee (technology industry), U.S.
  • Jeremy Levitt (Internet), Australia
  • Jack Ma (Internet), China
  • Ana Maiques (healthcare), Spain
  • Fadi Makki (trade), Middle East (Lebanon, Qatar)
  • Strive Masiyiwa (telecommunication), Zimbabwe
  • Rudy A. Mazzocchi (healthcare), U.S.
  • Javier Moll (media), Spain/Australia
  • Dave Morin (Internet), U.S.
  • Rupert Murdoch (media, entertainment), UK/U.S.
  • Elon Musk (Internet, space, energy, neurotechnology, transportation, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, electric cars), U.S./South Africa
  • Carrie Rose (Internet), UK
  • Andrew Nisbet (catering), UK
  • Alexis Ohanian (Internet), U.S.
  • Larry Page (Internet), U.S.
  • Sean Parker (Internet), U.S.
  • Melanie Perkins (Internet), Australia
  • Stefano Pessina (healthcare), Italy
  • Michelle Phan (Internet), U.S.
  • Manny Phesto (music, cannabis/CBD), U.S.
  • Azim Premji (information technology services), India
  • Kelsey Ramsden (construction, children's toys), Canada
  • Burton Rocks (Internet), U.S.
  • Kevin Rose (Internet), U.S.
  • Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Internet), India
  • Param Singh (Internet, property), UK
  • Masayoshi Son (Venture Capital), Japan
  • Lane Sutton (Internet), U.S.
  • Kevin Systrom (Internet), U.S.
  • Motoaki Tanigo (Virtual Reality), Japan
  • Rodrigo Teijeiro (Internet), Argentina/Brazil
  • Tânia Tomé (Consultancy, Investment & training), Mozambique
  • Wang Jianlin (real estate development), China
  • Emily Weiss (beauty), U.S.
  • Anne Wojcicki (personal genomics), U.S.
  • Wu Yajun (property developer), China
  • Malala Yousafzai (education), Pakistan
  • Mark Zuckerberg (Internet), U.S.

References

References

  1. Daniela Felisini, Alessandro Torlonia. The Pope's Banker, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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