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Most Famous American Business People
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United States 23,678
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Donald Trump American Magnate b. 1946
Donald Trump American Magnate b. 1946 373 HF 
Henry Ford American Entrepreneur 1863–1947
Henry Ford American Entrepreneur 1863–1947 1,166 AC 
Andrew Carnegie American Industrialist 1835–1919
Andrew Carnegie American Industrialist 1835–1919 1,413 JW 
Jimmy Wales American Trader b. 1966
Jimmy Wales American Trader b. 1966 1,512 MZ 
Mark Zuckerberg American Entrepreneur b. 1984
Mark Zuckerberg American Entrepreneur b. 1984 1,641 JD 
John D. Rockefeller American Entrepreneur 1839–1937
John D. Rockefeller American Entrepreneur 1839–1937 5,482 LP 
Larry Page American Entrepreneur b. 1973
Larry Page American Entrepreneur b. 1973 5,653 RK 
Robert Kiyosaki American Business b. 1947
Robert Kiyosaki American Business b. 1947 6,177 JJ 
John Jacob Astor IV American Entrepreneur 1864–1912
John Jacob Astor IV American Entrepreneur 1864–1912 11,307 SW 
Sam Walton American Entrepreneur 1918–1992
Sam Walton American Entrepreneur 1918–1992 12,522 JW 
Jack Welch American Business 1935–2020
Jack Welch American Business 1935–2020 13,170 CH 
Conrad Hilton American Entrepreneur 1887–1979
Conrad Hilton American Entrepreneur 1887–1979 14,971 TJ 
Thomas J. Watson American Entrepreneur 1874–1956
Thomas J. Watson American Entrepreneur 1874–1956 16,327 JG 
Jay Gould American Entrepreneur 1836–1892
Jay Gould American Entrepreneur 1836–1892 17,244 HC 
Henry Clay Frick American Entrepreneur 1849–1919
Henry Clay Frick American Entrepreneur 1849–1919 17,281 DP 
David Packard American Entrepreneur 1912–1996
David Packard American Entrepreneur 1912–1996 17,567 MM 
Marissa Mayer American Executive b. 1975
Marissa Mayer American Executive b. 1975 18,035 LS 
Levi Strauss American Entrepreneur 1829–1902
Levi Strauss American Entrepreneur 1829–1902 20,925 JH 
Johns Hopkins American Entrepreneur 1795–1873
Johns Hopkins American Entrepreneur 1795–1873 21,488 MW 
Meg Whitman American Business b. 1956
Meg Whitman American Business b. 1956 21,711 SM 
Shane McMahon American Business b. 1970
Shane McMahon American Business b. 1970 23,007 NB 
Nolan Bushnell American Entrepreneur b. 1943
Nolan Bushnell American Entrepreneur b. 1943 23,274 HJ 
Henry J. Kaiser American Industrialist 1882–1967
Henry J. Kaiser American Industrialist 1882–1967 23,420 EL 
Estée Lauder (businesswoman) American Entrepreneur 1906–2004
Estée Lauder (businesswoman) American Entrepreneur 1906–2004 23,884 JT 
Juan Trippe American Entrepreneur 1899–1981
Juan Trippe American Entrepreneur 1899–1981 24,702 GS 
George Steinbrenner American Business 1930–2010
George Steinbrenner American Business 1930–2010 24,854 RZ Robert Zoellick American Bank b. 1953
31,248 FW 
Frank Winfield Woolworth American Merchant 1852–1919
Frank Winfield Woolworth American Merchant 1852–1919 31,810 GA 
Gene Amdahl American Entrepreneur 1922–2015
Gene Amdahl American Entrepreneur 1922–2015 32,998 JD 
John Deere (inventor) American Manufacturer 1804–1886
John Deere (inventor) American Manufacturer 1804–1886 33,024 HF 
Henry Flagler American Merchant 1830–1913
Henry Flagler American Merchant 1830–1913 33,181 AG Asa Griggs Candler American Entrepreneur 1851–1929
37,115 MC 
Madam C. J. Walker American Entrepreneur 1867–1919
Madam C. J. Walker American Entrepreneur 1867–1919 37,409 HS 
Harvey S. Firestone American Entrepreneur 1868–1938
Harvey S. Firestone American Entrepreneur 1868–1938 38,231 PG 
Peter George Peterson American Entrepreneur 1926–2018
Peter George Peterson American Entrepreneur 1926–2018 39,690 MS 
Milton S. Hershey American Entrepreneur 1857–1945
Milton S. Hershey American Entrepreneur 1857–1945 45,084 EW 
Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur) American Entrepreneur b. 1972
Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur) American Entrepreneur b. 1972 45,623 CM 
Charles M. Schwab American Manufacturer 1862–1939
Charles M. Schwab American Manufacturer 1862–1939 46,083 JT 
Jim Thompson (designer) American Entrepreneur 1906–1967
Jim Thompson (designer) American Entrepreneur 1906–1967 47,289 DW 
Dana White American Entrepreneur b. 1969
Dana White American Entrepreneur b. 1969 47,861 CW 
Cyrus West Field American Entrepreneur 1819–1892
Cyrus West Field American Entrepreneur 1819–1892 52,490 HL 
H. L. Hunt American Business 1889–1974
H. L. Hunt American Business 1889–1974 59,278 SB 
Seth Bullock American Entrepreneur 1849–1919
Seth Bullock American Entrepreneur 1849–1919 60,134 FW 
Frederick W. Smith American Ceo b. 1944
Frederick W. Smith American Ceo b. 1944 61,950 LH 
Leona Helmsley American Manager 1920–2007
Leona Helmsley American Manager 1920–2007 63,466 ET Earl Tupper American Entrepreneur 1907–1983
66,643 WC 
William Colgate American Entrepreneur 1783–1857
William Colgate American Entrepreneur 1783–1857 67,751 MK Mary Kay Ash American Business 1918–2001
68,229 JH 
Jon Huntsman Sr. American Manufacturer 1937–2018
Jon Huntsman Sr. American Manufacturer 1937–2018 72,376 MF 
Marshall Field American Entrepreneur 1834–1906
Marshall Field American Entrepreneur 1834–1906
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