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Founders in Business & Labor

81 people, across 7 fields.

Henry Ford 1863–1947Business, Finance & IndustryIndustrialist who revolutionized manufacturing with the assembly line and made automobiles affordable.John D. Rockefeller 1839–1937Business, Finance & IndustryEstablished the Rockefeller Foundation and funded medical research, education, and public health initiatives.Jeff Bezos b. 1964Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of Amazon who transformed e-commerce and cloud computing, becoming one of the wealthiest people in history.Sam Walton 1918–1992Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of Walmart and Sam's Club who built the world's largest retail empire.Michael Bloomberg b. 1942Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of Bloomberg LP, three-term mayor of New York City, and major political donor.George Eastman 1854–1932Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of Kodak who made photography affordable and created a model of mass consumer technology.Madam C. J. Walker 1867–1919Business, Finance & IndustryEntrepreneur who built a major Black hair-care company and used her wealth for philanthropy and civil-rights causes.Ray Kroc 1902–1984Business, Finance & IndustryBusinessman who transformed McDonald's from a single restaurant into the world's largest fast-food chain.Martha Stewart b. 1941Business, Finance & IndustryLifestyle entrepreneur who built a media and merchandising empire around domestic arts.Larry Ellison b. 1944Business, Finance & IndustryCo-founder of Oracle Corporation, a pioneer in database software and enterprise computing.Ralph Lauren b. 1939Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer who created a global lifestyle brand synonymous with American style.Levi Strauss 1829–1902Business, Finance & IndustryImmigrant entrepreneur whose company helped turn blue jeans into an enduring American product and symbol.Michael Dell b. 1965Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of Dell Technologies who built one of the world's largest PC and IT infrastructure companies.William Boeing 1881–1956Business, Finance & IndustryFounded the aircraft company that became the largest American commercial airplane manufacturer.Phil Knight b. 1938Business, Finance & IndustryCo-founder of Nike whose sneaker empire made him one of the wealthiest people in America.John C. Bogle 1929–2019Business, Finance & IndustryFounded Vanguard and launched the first index mutual fund for retail investors.ELEstée Lauder 1908–2004Business, Finance & IndustryCosmetics pioneer who built one of the world's largest beauty companies from her kitchen.Howard Schultz b. 1953Business, Finance & IndustryFormer CEO of Starbucks who turned a Seattle coffee shop into a global coffeehouse phenomenon.Fred Smith 1944–2025Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of FedEx who pioneered overnight delivery and transformed global logistics.Sheldon Adelson 1933–2021Business, Finance & IndustryCasino magnate and political donor who built Las Vegas Sands into a global resort empire.Pierre Omidyar b. 1967Business, Finance & IndustryeBay founder whose Omidyar Network supports entrepreneurship, human rights, and governance reform.Vera Wang b. 1949Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer who revolutionized the bridal industry and built a global luxury brand.Amadeo Giannini 1870–1949Business, Finance & IndustryFounded Bank of Italy and grew it into Bank of America by lending to ordinary depositors.Charles Schwab b. 1937Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of the discount brokerage that democratized stock trading for ordinary investors.Eli Broad 1933–2021Business, Finance & IndustryBusinessman and art collector whose foundation invested billions in education, science, and the arts.KGKen Griffin b. 1968Business, Finance & IndustryHedge fund manager who founded Citadel and became one of the most successful investors in history.Sara Blakely b. 1971Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of Spanx who became the youngest self-made female billionaire in America.Laurene Powell Jobs b. 1963Business, Finance & IndustryBusinesswoman and Emerson Collective founder investing in education, immigration, and social justice.Dustin Moskovitz b. 1984Business, Finance & IndustryFacebook co-founder who left to build Asana and became one of the youngest self-made billionaires.Barbara Corcoran b. 1949Business, Finance & IndustryReal estate entrepreneur who turned a $1,000 loan into a billion-dollar brokerage.TBTory Burch b. 1966Business, Finance & IndustryFashion designer and philanthropist whose eponymous brand became a billion-dollar empire.CFChuck Feeney 1931–2023Business, Finance & IndustryDuty Free Shops founder who gave away his entire fortune anonymously through Atlantic Philanthropies.Len Blavatnik b. 1957Business, Finance & IndustryUkrainian-American industrialist and Warner Music owner whose Access Industries spans chemicals and media.Daymond John b. 1969Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of FUBU and Shark Tank investor who built a streetwear empire from a Queens home.John Paul DeJoria b. 1944Business, Finance & IndustryCo-founder of Paul Mitchell hair products and Patrón tequila who rose from homelessness.