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Business & Labor

Founders and financiers on one side, organizers and union leaders on the other — and the fights between them.

All Business, Finance & Industry Labor & Workers' Movements

Role: Any Philanthropist 42 Founder 36 Executive 21 Industrialist 16 Investor 16 Financier 15 Labor Organizer 15 Activist 9 Broadcaster 4 Designer 4

Order: Most notable By term A–Z Born earliest Born latest Longest lived Shortest lived

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Ralph Lauren b. 1939Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer who created a global lifestyle brand synonymous with American style.

Estée Lauder 1908–2004Business, Finance & IndustryCosmetics pioneer who built one of the world's largest beauty companies from her kitchen.

Vera Wang b. 1949Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer who revolutionized the bridal industry and built a global luxury brand.Tory Burch b. 1966Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer and philanthropist whose eponymous brand became a billion-dollar empire.