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Most Famous Business People in the World

Business 1,865
All 152,953
02 DT Donald Trump Donald Trump American Magnate b. 1946
373 HF Henry Ford Henry Ford American Entrepreneur 1863–1947
925 EM Elon Musk Elon Musk South African Magnate b. 1971
1,166 AC Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie American Industrialist 1835–1919
1,413 JW Jimmy Wales Jimmy Wales American Trader b. 1966
1,512 MZ Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg American Entrepreneur b. 1984
1,641 JD John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller American Entrepreneur 1839–1937
1,941 OS Oskar Schindler Oskar Schindler German Entrepreneur 1908–1974
1,993 MY Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus Bangladeshi Entrepreneur b. 1940
5,150 IK Ingvar Kamprad Ingvar Kamprad Swedish Business 1926–2018
5,482 LP Larry Page Larry Page American Entrepreneur b. 1973
5,653 RK Robert Kiyosaki Robert Kiyosaki American Business b. 1947
6,177 JJ John Jacob Astor IV John Jacob Astor IV American Entrepreneur 1864–1912
7,222 JJ John Jacob Astor John Jacob Astor German Entrepreneur 1763–1848
7,616 RH Rafic Hariri Rafic Hariri Lebanese Business 1944–2005
8,215 AM Akio Morita Akio Morita Japanese Business 1921–1999
8,934 BA Bernard Arnault Bernard Arnault French Business b. 1949
10,150 CG Carlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn Brazilian Entrepreneur b. 1954
11,307 SW Sam Walton Sam Walton American Entrepreneur 1918–1992
11,668 PB Pierre Bergé Pierre Bergé French Business 1930–2017
12,522 JW Jack Welch Jack Welch American Business 1935–2020
12,831 GA Giovanni Agnelli Giovanni Agnelli Italian Entrepreneur 1866–1945
12,834 AF Anthony Fokker Anthony Fokker Dutch Manufacturer 1890–1939
13,170 CH Conrad Hilton Conrad Hilton American Entrepreneur 1887–1979
13,955 CG Calouste Gulbenkian Calouste Gulbenkian British Business 1869–1955
14,118 SH Soichiro Honda Japanese Business 1906–1991
14,971 TJ Thomas J. Watson Thomas J. Watson American Entrepreneur 1874–1956
15,409 BZ Basil Zaharoff Basil Zaharoff Greek Trader 1849–1936
15,703 EM Enrico Mattei Enrico Mattei Italian Entrepreneur 1906–1962
15,811 BE Bernie Ecclestone Bernie Ecclestone British Business b. 1930
16,229 JB J. Bruce Ismay J. Bruce Ismay British Business 1862–1937
16,327 JG Jay Gould Jay Gould American Entrepreneur 1836–1892
16,660 TA Thomas Andrews Thomas Andrews British Business 1873–1912
17,097 IK Ivar Kreuger Ivar Kreuger Swedish Business 1880–1932
17,244 HC Henry Clay Frick Henry Clay Frick American Entrepreneur 1849–1919
17,281 DP David Packard David Packard American Entrepreneur 1912–1996
17,567 MM Marissa Mayer Marissa Mayer American Executive b. 1975
18,035 LS Levi Strauss Levi Strauss American Entrepreneur 1829–1902
19,273 EA Elizabeth Arden Elizabeth Arden Canadian Entrepreneur 1878–1966
20,925 JH Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins American Entrepreneur 1795–1873
21,488 MW Meg Whitman Meg Whitman American Business b. 1956
21,665 HM Hanns Martin Schleyer Hanns Martin Schleyer German Entrepreneur 1915–1977
21,711 SM Shane McMahon Shane McMahon American Business b. 1970
23,007 NB Nolan Bushnell Nolan Bushnell American Entrepreneur b. 1943
23,231 LM Lakshmi Mittal Lakshmi Mittal Indian Business b. 1950
23,274 HJ Henry J. Kaiser Henry J. Kaiser American Industrialist 1882–1967
23,420 EL Estée Lauder (businesswoman) Estée Lauder (businesswoman) American Entrepreneur 1906–2004
23,846 LK Li Ka-shing Li Ka-shing Hong Konger Entrepreneur b. 1928
23,884 JT Juan Trippe Juan Trippe American Entrepreneur 1899–1981
24,702 GS George Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner American Business 1930–2010
24,754 FT Fritz Thyssen Fritz Thyssen German Business 1873–1951
24,854 RZ Robert Zoellick American Bank b. 1953
25,098 AO Amancio Ortega Spanish Entrepreneur b. 1936
25,562 JK Jérôme Kerviel Jérôme Kerviel French Trader b. 1977
25,715 PR Paul Rusesabagina Paul Rusesabagina Rwandan Entrepreneur b. 1954
28,613 AO Adriano Olivetti Adriano Olivetti Italian Entrepreneur 1901–1960
29,141 AD Adolf Dassler Adolf Dassler German Entrepreneur 1900–1978
29,995 SE Shibusawa Eiichi Shibusawa Eiichi Japanese Business 1840–1931
30,074 TO Taiichi Ohno Japanese Business 1912–1990
30,237 JT John Templeton British Business 1912–2008
31,248 FW Frank Winfield Woolworth Frank Winfield Woolworth American Merchant 1852–1919
31,780 FP François Pinault François Pinault French Business b. 1936
31,810 GA Gene Amdahl Gene Amdahl American Entrepreneur 1922–2015
32,082 MI Masaru Ibuka Masaru Ibuka Japanese Entrepreneur 1908–1997
32,093 AB Al-Waleed bin Talal Al-Waleed bin Talal Saudi Arabian Entrepreneur b. 1955
32,998 JD John Deere (inventor) John Deere (inventor) American Manufacturer 1804–1886
33,024 HF Henry Flagler Henry Flagler American Merchant 1830–1913
33,181 AG Asa Griggs Candler American Entrepreneur 1851–1929
34,094 FB Flavio Briatore Flavio Briatore Italian Entrepreneur b. 1950
35,322 BU Beate Uhse-Rotermund Beate Uhse-Rotermund German Entrepreneur 1919–2001
37,115 MC Madam C. J. Walker Madam C. J. Walker American Entrepreneur 1867–1919
37,409 HS Harvey S. Firestone Harvey S. Firestone American Entrepreneur 1868–1938
37,685 JT Jamsetji Tata Jamsetji Tata British Entrepreneur 1839–1904
37,724 MA Momofuku Ando Momofuku Ando Japanese Business 1910–2007
38,007 SM Savva Mamontov Savva Mamontov Russian Industrialist 1841–1918
38,231 PG Peter George Peterson Peter George Peterson American Entrepreneur 1926–2018
38,492 FF Friedrich Flick Friedrich Flick German Business 1883–1972
38,654 MS Masayoshi Son Masayoshi Son Japanese Entrepreneur b. 1957
39,151 VK Verghese Kurien Verghese Kurien Indian Entrepreneur 1921–2012
39,690 MS Milton S. Hershey Milton S. Hershey American Entrepreneur 1857–1945
39,772 AA Alexander Andreyevich Baranov Alexander Andreyevich Baranov Russian Trader 1746–1819
42,147 MS Mark Shuttleworth Mark Shuttleworth South African Entrepreneur b. 1973
42,569 ES Eugène Schneider Eugène Schneider French Industrialist 1805–1875
43,070 TB Thomas Blake Glover British Business 1838–1911
45,084 EW Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur) Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur) American Entrepreneur b. 1972
45,461 KT Kiichiro Toyoda Kiichiro Toyoda Japanese Entrepreneur 1894–1952
45,582 AW Axel Wenner-Gren Axel Wenner-Gren Swedish Business 1881–1961
45,623 CM Charles M. Schwab Charles M. Schwab American Manufacturer 1862–1939
45,631 YR Yves Rocher French Entrepreneur 1930–2009
46,083 JT Jim Thompson (designer) Jim Thompson (designer) American Entrepreneur 1906–1967
47,289 DW Dana White Dana White American Entrepreneur b. 1969
47,375 JA Josef Ackermann Josef Ackermann Swiss Bank b. 1948
47,550 JA Jean-Baptiste André Godin Jean-Baptiste André Godin French Industrialist 1817–1888
47,861 CW Cyrus West Field Cyrus West Field American Entrepreneur 1819–1892
49,335 AG Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness Irish Entrepreneur 1725–1803
50,131 KO Konstanty Ostrogski Konstanty Ostrogski Lithuanian Magnate 1460–1530
52,490 HL H. L. Hunt H. L. Hunt American Business 1889–1974
52,888 SK Suleyman Kerimov Suleyman Kerimov Russian Business b. 1966
52,896 WJ William Jardine (merchant) William Jardine (merchant) British Entrepreneur 1784–1843
53,213 DM Dietrich Mateschitz Dietrich Mateschitz Austrian Entrepreneur b. 1944
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Ranked by cross-verified academic notability — how it works

By the numbers

Inside Business People

1,865 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the leading figure from Business People born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Business People peaked in the 1940s with 164 people.

What Business People Are Known For

Disciplines inside this family, plus countries that over- and under-produce them.

Business is the largest group within Business People — 804 people, 43% of the family.

Business People over-index on china — 1.7× the global rate.

Business People under-produce russia — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Business804
  2. Entrepreneur545
  3. Bank141
  4. Merchant87
  5. Manager78
  6. Manufacturer60
  7. Industrialist34
  8. Chief Executive33
  1. China351.7×
  2. Canada741.6×
  3. Germany3581.5×
  1. Russia260.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Business People compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.