Entrepreneurs, SHU-ZUC
Entrepreneurs bear the economic uncertainties and risks of starting and running new businesses to generate profit and economic value. Learn about these industrialists, number crunchers, and technology innovators.
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Shuttleworth, Mark
Mark Shuttleworth is a South African entrepreneur, philanthropist, and space tourist who became the first South......
Smith, Dick
Dick Smith is an Australian aviator, filmmaker, explorer, businessman, and publisher, renowned for his aviation......
Smythe, Sir Thomas
Sir Thomas Smythe was an English entrepreneur in the Virginia Company that founded the Virginia colony. He also......
Son Masayoshi
Son Masayoshi is a Japanese entrepreneur who is chair and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., a multinational......
Spaulding, Charles Clinton
Charles Clinton Spaulding was an American business leader who built the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company......
Statler, Ellsworth Milton
Ellsworth Milton Statler was a U.S. hotel owner and the founder of the Statler chain. Statler grew up in Somerset......
Stein, Jules
Jules Stein was an American show-business entrepreneur, best known as the cofounder and president of the entertainment......
Stephenson, William
William Stephenson was a Canadian-born millionaire industrialist whose role as Britain’s intelligence chief in......
Sternberg, Sir Sigmund
Sir Sigmund Sternberg was a Hungarian-born British philanthropist and entrepreneur who was known for his efforts......
Stone, Biz
Biz Stone is an American entrepreneur who, with Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey, founded (2006) Twitter, an online......
Tan, Lucio
Lucio Tan is a Chinese-born Filipino entrepreneur who headed such companies as Fortune Tobacco Corp., Asia Brewery,......
Thiel, Peter
Peter Thiel is a German American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and business executive who helped found PayPal,......
Thompson, Jim
Jim Thompson was an American-born Thai businessman who turned Thai silk making into a major industry selling worldwide......
Tito, Dennis
Dennis Tito is an American businessman who became the first private individual to pay for his own trip into space.......
Turner, Ted
Ted Turner was an American broadcasting entrepreneur, philanthropist, sportsman, and environmentalist who founded......
Vail, Alfred Lewis
Alfred Lewis Vail was an American telegraph pioneer and an associate and financial backer of Samuel F.B. Morse......
Vanderbilt, Cornelius
Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American shipping and railroad magnate who acquired a personal fortune of more than......
Vanderbilt, William Henry
William Henry Vanderbilt was an American railroad magnate and philanthropist who nearly doubled the Vanderbilt......
Waddell, William Bradford
William Bradford Waddell was an American businessman and co-proprietor of Russell, Majors and Waddell, the most......
Wales, Jimmy
Jimmy Wales is an American entrepreneur who cofounded Wikipedia, a free Internet-based encyclopaedia operating......
Walker, A’Lelia
A’Lelia Walker was an American businesswoman associated with the Harlem Renaissance as a patron of the arts who......
Walker, Madam C.J.
Madam C.J. Walker was an American businesswoman and philanthropist who was one of the first African American female......
Ward, Montgomery
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Wheelwright, William
William Wheelwright was a U.S. businessman and promoter, responsible for opening the first steamship line between......
Wojcicki, Anne
Anne Wojcicki is an American entrepreneur and cofounder and chief executive officer of the personal genetics company......
Yagan, Sam
Sam Yagan is an American entrepreneur who cofounded several technology start-up companies, notably OkCupid (2003),......
Yasuda Zenjirō
Yasuda Zenjirō was an entrepreneur who founded the Yasuda zaibatsu (“financial clique”), the fourth largest of......
Yawkey, Tom
Tom Yawkey was an American professional baseball executive, sportsman, and owner of the American League Boston......
Zell, Sam
Sam Zell was an American commercial real-estate entrepreneur. Zell was the son of Polish émigrés who had circled......
Zemurray, Samuel
Samuel Zemurray was the longtime president and financial director of United Fruit Company (name changed to United......
Zennström, Niklas
Niklas Zennström is a Swedish e-commerce entrepreneur who, with Janus Friis, created various Internet businesses,......
Zhang Jian
Zhang Jian was a leading social reformer and industrial entrepreneur in early 20th-century China. Zhang received......
Zuckerberg, Mark
Mark Zuckerberg is an American technology executive and computer programmer who cofounded the social networking......