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Most Famous British Business People
Business 100
United Kingdom 9,803
13,955 CG 
Calouste Gulbenkian British Business 1869–1955
Calouste Gulbenkian British Business 1869–1955 15,811 BE 
Bernie Ecclestone British Business b. 1930
Bernie Ecclestone British Business b. 1930 16,229 JB 
J. Bruce Ismay British Business 1862–1937
J. Bruce Ismay British Business 1862–1937 16,660 TA 
Thomas Andrews British Business 1873–1912
Thomas Andrews British Business 1873–1912 30,237 JT John Templeton British Business 1912–2008
37,685 JT 
Jamsetji Tata British Entrepreneur 1839–1904
Jamsetji Tata British Entrepreneur 1839–1904 43,070 TB Thomas Blake Glover British Business 1838–1911
52,896 WJ 
William Jardine (merchant) British Entrepreneur 1784–1843
William Jardine (merchant) British Entrepreneur 1784–1843 63,543 HT 
Henry Tate British Merchant 1819–1899
Henry Tate British Merchant 1819–1899 64,046 JC 
John Cockerill (industrialist) British Entrepreneur 1790–1840
John Cockerill (industrialist) British Entrepreneur 1790–1840 75,308 CF Charles Forte (Baron Forte) British Entrepreneur 1908–2007
95,406 GH 
George Hudson British Entrepreneur 1800–1871
George Hudson British Entrepreneur 1800–1871 107,301 JS 
Jedediah Strutt British Entrepreneur 1726–1797
Jedediah Strutt British Entrepreneur 1726–1797 132,649 RC Richard Cole British Manager b. 1946
134,447 EN E. Neville Isdell British Business b. 1943
145,907 DD 
David Dale British Entrepreneur 1739–1806
David Dale British Entrepreneur 1739–1806 146,959 JM 
James Matheson British Trader 1796–1878
James Matheson British Trader 1796–1878 150,228 AS 
Albert Stanley (1st Baron Ashfield) British Business 1874–1948
Albert Stanley (1st Baron Ashfield) British Business 1874–1948 165,211 CR 
Charles Rudd British Business 1844–1916
Charles Rudd British Business 1844–1916 171,146 GS 
George Stephen (1st Baron Mount Stephen) British Financier 1829–1921
George Stephen (1st Baron Mount Stephen) British Financier 1829–1921 185,474 JE 
John Elkington (business author) British Business b. 1949
John Elkington (business author) British Business b. 1949 217,051 JC Joseph Corré British Entrepreneur b. 1967
285,655 TB 
Thomas Burberry British Entrepreneur 1835–1926
Thomas Burberry British Entrepreneur 1835–1926 336,770 AR Adrian Reynard British Manufacturer b. 1951
342,729 SQ Seán Quinn British Business b. 1947
364,969 WG 
William Gossage British Manufacturer 1799–1877
William Gossage British Manufacturer 1799–1877 378,525 BB 
Benjamin Brandreth British Business 1809–1880
Benjamin Brandreth British Business 1809–1880 378,845 PT 
Philip Toosey British Bank 1904–1975
Philip Toosey British Bank 1904–1975 409,820 BW 
Bennet Woodcroft British Manufacturer 1803–1879
Bennet Woodcroft British Manufacturer 1803–1879 476,448 KK Kenneth Keith (Baron Keith of Castleacre) British Bank 1916–2004
490,138 TT 
Thomas Tesdale British Business 1547–1610
Thomas Tesdale British Business 1547–1610 493,155 CR Charles Roe British Industrialist 1715–1781
496,285 BB 
Barnet Burns British Trader 1805–1860
Barnet Burns British Trader 1805–1860 506,548 HH 
Hugo Hirst (1st Baron Hirst) British Industrialist 1863–1943
Hugo Hirst (1st Baron Hirst) British Industrialist 1863–1943 513,537 AB 
Amir Bhatia (Baron Bhatia) British Business b. 1932
Amir Bhatia (Baron Bhatia) British Business b. 1932 532,844 PS Peter Stent British Business 1613–1665
541,604 HL 
Hugh Lee Pattinson British Industrial 1796–1858
Hugh Lee Pattinson British Industrial 1796–1858 555,004 TN Tom Norman British Business 1860–1930
555,429 CM Christopher Martin (Mayflower passenger) British Merchant 1582–1621
559,847 RS 
Robert Simpson (merchant) British Business 1834–1897
Robert Simpson (merchant) British Business 1834–1897 580,016 SW 
Sir William McAlpine (6th Baronet) British Business 1936–2018
Sir William McAlpine (6th Baronet) British Business 1936–2018 580,551 JK 
John Kennedy (manufacturer) British Manufacturer 1769–1855
John Kennedy (manufacturer) British Manufacturer 1769–1855 608,029 WG 
William Giles (colonial manager) British Business 1791–1862
William Giles (colonial manager) British Business 1791–1862 612,718 JR 
John Rylands British Entrepreneur 1801–1888
John Rylands British Entrepreneur 1801–1888 616,153 JJ 
Joseph John Gurney British Bank 1788–1847
Joseph John Gurney British Bank 1788–1847 666,032 WW 
William Weir (1st Viscount Weir) British Industrialist 1877–1959
William Weir (1st Viscount Weir) British Industrialist 1877–1959 710,814 SF Samuel Fox (industrialist) British Industrialist 1815–1887
718,149 SO 
Samuel Oldknow British Business 1756–1828
Samuel Oldknow British Business 1756–1828 731,575 TB 
Thomas Bentley (manufacturer) British Business 1731–1780
Thomas Bentley (manufacturer) British Business 1731–1780 740,901 RL 
Raj Loomba (Baron Loomba) British Executive b. 1943
Raj Loomba (Baron Loomba) British Executive b. 1943
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