List of Famous Entrepreneurs - Mr. Paulk's Business Education



Famous Entrepreneur List

Rank of Interest Entrepreneur Business

______________________ Alvin Ailey Dance (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)

______________________ Mary Kay Ash Cosmetics (Mary Kay)

______________________ 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

______________________ Bill Gates Software (Microsoft)

______________________ A. P. Giannini Banking (Bank of America)

______________________ Leo Goodwin Insurance (GEICO)

______________________ 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)

______________________ Phil Knight Athletic Footware (Nike)

______________________ 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)

______________________ Orville Redenbacher Popcorn

______________________ 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)

______________________ 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)

______________________ Jerry Yang Internet (Yahoo)

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