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Famous Entrepreneurs. Top Millonaires and Billionaires.
en·tre·pre·neur defn. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
A risk-taker who has the skills and initiative to establish a business.
An individual who starts his/her own business.
List of Famous Entrepreneurs
Alvin Ailey Dance (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)
Mary Kay Ash Cosmetics (Mary Kay)
P. T. Barnum Entertainment (Barnum & Bailey)
Warren Bechtel Construction
Jeff Bezos Internet (Amazon)
Michael Bloomberg Financial Information
Richard Branson Several (Virgin)
Andrew Carnegie Steel (U.S. Steel)
Steve Case Internet (America Online)
Jim Clark Internet (Netscape)
Michael Dell Computers (Dell Computer)
Walt Disney Entertainment
Larry Ellison Software (Oracle)
Debbi Fields Cookies (Mrs. Fields)
Donald and Doris Fisher Clothing (Gap Inc.)
Henry Ford Automobiles
Ernest & Julio Gallo Wine
Bill Gates Software (Microsoft)
Berry Gordy Music (Motown Records)
Joyce Hall Greeting Cards (Hallmark)
William Randolph Hearst Publishing (Hearst Newspapers)
Richard A. Henson Airlines (Piedmont)
Milton Hershey Chocolate
James J. Hill Railroads (Great Northern Railway)
Wayne Huizenga Sanitation (Waste Management)
Steve Jobs Computers (Apple)
Robert L. Johnson Broadcasting (BET)
John Johnson Publishing (Ebony)
Henry J. Kaiser Health Care (Kaiser Permanente)
Herb Kelleher Airlines (Southwest)
Ewing Kauffman Pharmaceuticals (Marion Laboratories)
Ray Kroc Fast Food (McDonald’s)
Estee Lauder Cosmetics
Kenneth Lay Energy (Enron)
William Levitt Housing (Levittown)
Henry Luce Publishing (Time/Life)
J. W. Marriott Hospitality
Louis B. Mayer Entertainment (MGM)
William McGowan Telecommunications (MCI)
Scott McNealy Computers (Sun Microsystems)
Judi Sheppard Missett Fitness (Jazzercise)
Gordon Moore Electronics (Intel)
Rupert Murdoch Media
Pierre Omidyar Internet (Ebay)
David Packard Electronics (Hewlett-Packard)
William S. Paley Broadcasting (CBS)
Ross Perot Data Management (Electronic Data Systems)
Jay Pritzker Hospitality (Hyatt)
Ralph Roberts Cable TV (Comcast)
John D. Rockefeller Oil (Standard Oil)
David Sarnoff Broadcasting (NBC)
Howard Schultz Coffee (Starbucks)
Charles Schwab Discount Brokerage
Richard W. Sears Mail Order (Sears-Roebuck)
Russell Simmons Music (Def Jam Records)
Fred Smith Shipping (Federal Express)
Charles C. Spaulding Insurance (North Carolina Mutual)
Gloria Steinem Publishing (Ms.)
Martha Stewart Multimedia
Dave Thomas Fast Food (Wendy’s)
Donald Trump Real Estate
Ted Turner Broadcasting (CNN)
Madam C. J. Walker Hair Care
Sam Walton Discount Retail (Wal-Mart)
Thomas Watson, Sr. Computing (IBM)
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