Most Famous American Business People

Top Ranked

1. Donald Trump — American Magnate (Born 1946) , ranked #2
2. Henry Ford — American Entrepreneur (1863–1947) , ranked #373
3. Edward Snowden — American Employee (Born 1983) , ranked #537
4. Andrew Carnegie — American Industrialist (1835–1919) , ranked #1166
5. Jimmy Wales — American Trader (Born 1966) , ranked #1413
6. Mark Zuckerberg — American Entrepreneur (Born 1984) , ranked #1512
7. John D. Rockefeller — American Entrepreneur (1839–1937) , ranked #1641
8. Wyatt Earp — American Chasseur (1848–1929) , ranked #3317
9. Larry Page — American Entrepreneur (Born 1973) , ranked #5482
10. Robert Kiyosaki — American Business (Born 1947) , ranked #5653
11. John Jacob Astor IV — American Entrepreneur (1864–1912) , ranked #6177
12. Sam Walton — American Entrepreneur (1918–1992) , ranked #11307
13. Kevin Mitnick — American Consultant (Born 1963) , ranked #11871
14. Bernard Baruch — American Stockbroker (1870–1965) , ranked #12256
15. Jack Welch — American Business (1935–2020) , ranked #12522
16. Melvil Dewey — American Librarian (1851–1931) , ranked #12632
17. Conrad Hilton — American Entrepreneur (1887–1979) , ranked #13170
18. Colonel Sanders — American Cook (1890–1980) , ranked #14162
19. Thomas J. Watson — American Entrepreneur (1874–1956) , ranked #14971
20. Jay Gould — American Entrepreneur (1836–1892) , ranked #16327