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Switzerland 2,161
47,375 JA 
Josef Ackermann Swiss Bank b. 1948
Josef Ackermann Swiss Bank b. 1948 134,526 MG 
Meyer Guggenheim Swiss Business 1828–1905
Meyer Guggenheim Swiss Business 1828–1905 141,891 JC 
Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière Swiss Entrepreneur 1803–1876
Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière Swiss Entrepreneur 1803–1876 174,433 AG 
Adolf Guyer-Zeller Swiss Entrepreneur 1839–1899
Adolf Guyer-Zeller Swiss Entrepreneur 1839–1899 305,845 GS 
Gottfried Schenker Swiss Entrepreneur 1842–1901
Gottfried Schenker Swiss Entrepreneur 1842–1901 511,316 MS 
Max Schmidheiny Swiss Industrialist 1908–1991
Max Schmidheiny Swiss Industrialist 1908–1991 554,902 KS Karl Schweri Swiss Entrepreneur 1917–2001
577,847 HL Henri-Ferdinand Lavanchy Swiss Entrepreneur 1926–2012
596,764 AS 
Alexander Seiler Swiss Manager 1819–1891
Alexander Seiler Swiss Manager 1819–1891 753,651 JH 
Jakob Heusser-Staub Swiss Manufacturer 1862–1941
Jakob Heusser-Staub Swiss Manufacturer 1862–1941 808,606 AD André Dosé Swiss Manager b. 1957
923,692 CE 
Carl Elsener Sr. Swiss Entrepreneur 1922–2013
Carl Elsener Sr. Swiss Entrepreneur 1922–2013 956,824 WK 
Werner Kieser Swiss Entrepreneur b. 1940
Werner Kieser Swiss Entrepreneur b. 1940 985,803 GE Gottfried Egger Swiss Business 1830–1913
1,091,946 JP 
Johann Peter Heuser Swiss Merchant 1726–1809
Johann Peter Heuser Swiss Merchant 1726–1809 1,095,930 SV Salomon Volkart Swiss Merchant 1816–1893
1,109,103 WS 
Walter Schmid Swiss Manufacturer b. 1944
Walter Schmid Swiss Manufacturer b. 1944 1,157,784 EH 
Erich Hunziker Swiss Manager b. 1953
Erich Hunziker Swiss Manager b. 1953 1,247,866 ÉH 
Édouard Hentsch Swiss Bank 1829–1892
Édouard Hentsch Swiss Bank 1829–1892 1,462,679 FS Friedrich Seiler Swiss Manager 1808–1883
1,473,181 MZ Martin Zenhäusern Swiss Manager b. 1960
1,501,139 HM Hans Müller (Unternehmer (1916)) Swiss Entrepreneur 1916–2013
1,536,301 EU Ernst Ulrich Buff Swiss Merchant 1873–1931
1,625,232 WG 
Wincenty Gostkowski Swiss Business 1807–1884
Wincenty Gostkowski Swiss Business 1807–1884 1,683,508 TW Théo Wenger Swiss Business 1868–1928
1,694,162 RW Robert Wenner Swiss Manufacturer 1853–1919
1,733,878 EB Edwin Baer Swiss Entrepreneur 1879–1949
1,786,589 JJ Johann Joachim Brunschweiler Swiss Entrepreneur 1759–1830
1,794,675 EG Edmund Gressel Swiss Entrepreneur 1893–1975
1,881,010 AW 
Armin Walpen Swiss Manager b. 1948
Armin Walpen Swiss Manager b. 1948 2,016,064 AK Alexander Knuchel Swiss Entrepreneur 1869–1961
2,429,079 JB Jean Battier Swiss Entrepreneur 1537–1602
2,516,800 EH 
Ernst Homberger Swiss Manufacturer 1869–1955
Ernst Homberger Swiss Manufacturer 1869–1955
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