Publishers
16 people, across 4 fields.
Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790Political Leaders & StatecraftPolymath who invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among many other creations.
William Randolph Hearst 1863–1951Journalism & Mass MediaPublisher whose sensational newspapers and national media empire wielded immense cultural and political power.
Rupert Murdoch b. 1931Journalism & Mass MediaMedia mogul whose News Corp and Fox Corporation shaped global news and entertainment.
Michael Bloomberg b. 1942Business, Finance & IndustryFounder of Bloomberg LP, three-term mayor of New York City, and major political donor.
Joseph Pulitzer 1847–1911Journalism & Mass MediaPublisher who transformed mass-circulation journalism and endowed the Pulitzer Prizes.
Noah Webster 1758–1843EducationLexicographer whose spellers and American dictionary standardized United States spelling and schoolroom instruction.
William Lloyd Garrison 1805–1879Civil Rights & Social ReformEditor of The Liberator and founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Katharine Graham 1917–2001Journalism & Mass MediaPublisher who strengthened The Washington Post and backed its reporting on the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.
Martha Stewart b. 1941Business, Finance & IndustryLifestyle entrepreneur who built a media and merchandising empire around domestic arts.
Horace Greeley 1811–1872Journalism & Mass MediaFounding editor of the New-York Tribune whose editorials shaped antebellum and Reconstruction-era debate.
Henry Luce 1898–1967Journalism & Mass MediaMagazine publisher whose Time — Life and Fortune defined mid-century American newsweekly formats.
Mary Baker Eddy 1821–1910Religion & Religious MovementsFounder of Christian Science and a major female religious leader and publisher.
Warren G. Harding 1865–1923PresidentsTwenty-ninth president whose administration was marked by postwar retrenchment and the Teapot Dome scandal.
Adolph Ochs 1858–1935Journalism & Mass MediaPublisher who rebuilt The New York Times around factual reporting and set its long-running editorial standard.
Ben Bradlee 1921–2014Journalism & Mass MediaEditor who built The Washington Post into a leading national newspaper and directed its Watergate coverage.
I.F. Stone 1907–1989Journalism & Mass MediaInvestigative journalist whose self-published newsletter exposed government lies for nearly two decades.