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* [[Regina Basilier]] (1572-1631), Swedish-German banker, trader and investor
* [[Regina Basilier]] (1572–1631), Swedish-German banker, trader and investor
* [[Birgitta Durell]] (1619-1683), Dutch-Swedish manufacturer-industrialist
* [[Birgitta Durell]] (1619–1683), Dutch-Swedish manufacturer-industrialist
* <!--Geer, Louis De -->[[Louis De Geer (1587-1652)|Louis De Geer]] (1587–1652), Walloon-born Dutch-Swedish businessman and industrialist; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and [[Sweden]]
* <!--Geer, Louis De -->[[Louis De Geer (1587-1652)|Louis De Geer]] (1587–1652), Walloon-born Dutch-Swedish businessman and industrialist; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and [[Sweden]]
* <!-- Le Maire, Issac -->[[Isaac Le Maire]] (ca.1558-1624), [[Walloons|Walloon]]-born Dutch businessman and investor; active mainly in the [[Dutch Republic]]
*<!-- Le Maire, Issac -->[[Isaac Le Maire]] (c.1558–1624), [[Walloons|Walloon]]-born Dutch businessman and investor; active mainly in the [[Dutch Republic]]
* [[Johan Palmstruch]] (1611-1671), Latvian-born Dutch-Swedish businessman, investor, and financial innovator; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden
* [[Johan Palmstruch]] (1611–1671), Latvian-born Dutch-Swedish businessman, investor, and financial innovator; active mainly in the Dutch Republic and Sweden
* [[Pierre-Paul Riquet]] (1609-1680), French entrepreneur, creator of the [[Canal du Midi]]
* [[Pierre-Paul Riquet]] (1609–1680), French entrepreneur, creator of the [[Canal du Midi]]


== 18th-century entrepreneurs ==
== 18th-century entrepreneurs ==
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* [[Anna Elisabeth Baer]] 1878-1955 (shipping business), Finland
* [[Anna Elisabeth Baer]] 1878–1955 (shipping business), Finland
* [[Samuel Crompton]] 1753-1827 (spinning mule), Great Britain
* [[Samuel Crompton]] 1753–1827 (spinning mule), Great Britain
* [[Caroline Gother]] 1761-1836 (banking), Sweden
* [[Caroline Gother]] 1761–1836 (banking), Sweden
* [[Johns Hopkins]] 1795-1873 (personal business), U.S.
* [[Johns Hopkins]] 1795–1873 (personal business), U.S.
* [[Anna Lohe]] 1654-1731 (banking business), Sweden
* [[Anna Lohe]] 1654–1731 (banking business), Sweden
* [[Thomas Newcomen]] 1664-1729 (steam engine), Great Britain
* [[Thomas Newcomen]] 1664–1729 (steam engine), Great Britain
* [[Charlotta Richardy]] 1751-1831 (manufacture), Sweden
* [[Charlotta Richardy]] 1751–1831 (manufacture), Sweden
* [[Brigitta Sahlgren]] 1694-1771 (sugar), Sweden
* [[Brigitta Sahlgren]] 1694–1771 (sugar), Sweden
* [[James Watt]] 1736-1819 (tugboats), Great Britain
* [[James Watt]] 1736–1819 (tugboats), Great Britain
* [[Josiah Wedgwood]] 1730–1795 (pottery), Great Britain
* [[Robert Wood Johnson I]] 1845–1910 (medical device), U.S.


== 19th-century entrepreneurs ==
== 19th-century entrepreneurs ==
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* [[John Jacob Astor]] (real estate), U.S.
* [[John Jacob Astor]] (real estate), U.S.
* [[Augusta Björkenstam]] (transportation), Sweden
* [[Augusta Björkenstam]] (transportation), Sweden
* [[George Cadbury]] (confectionery), UK
* [[Andrew Carnegie]] (steel), Pittsburgh, U.S. and Scotland
* [[Andrew Carnegie]] (steel), Pittsburgh, U.S. and Scotland
* [[James Buchanan Duke]] (tobacco), U.S.
* [[James Buchanan Duke]] (tobacco), U.S.
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* [[Charles T. Hinde]] (shipping, railroads, hotels), U.S.
* [[Charles T. Hinde]] (shipping, railroads, hotels), U.S.
* [[Rapid Ferry|Quah Beng Kee]] (Ferry, Shipping), Penang, Malaysia
* [[Rapid Ferry|Quah Beng Kee]] (Ferry, Shipping), Penang, Malaysia
* [[Pryce Pryce-Jones]] (mail order pioneer), UK
* [[Biddy Mason]] (real estate), California, U.S.
* [[Biddy Mason]] (real estate), California, U.S.
* [[J. P. Morgan]] (finance), U.S.
* [[J. P. Morgan]] (finance), U.S.
* [[Antoinette Nording]] (perfume), Sweden
* [[Antoinette Nording]] (perfume), Sweden
* [[John D. Rockefeller]] (oil), U.S.
* [[John D. Rockefeller]] (oil), U.S.
* [[Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist)|Joseph Rowntree]] (confectionery), UK
* [[Joseph Seligman]] (banking), U.S.
* [[Joseph Seligman]] (banking), U.S.
* [[Eugene Sharrer]] (plantations, retail, river steamers), [[Nyasaland]] (present-day Malawi)
* [[Eugene Sharrer]] (plantations, retail, river steamers), [[Nyasaland]] (present-day Malawi)
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* [[Otto Beisheim]] (retail), Germany
* [[Otto Beisheim]] (retail), Germany
* [[William Boeing]] (aviation), U.S.
* [[William Boeing]] (aviation), U.S.
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* [[Warren Buffett]] (investor), U.S.
* [[Richard Branson]] (media, transportation, space), UK
* [[Richard Branson]] (media, transportation, space), UK
* [[Coco Chanel]] (fashion), France
* [[Coco Chanel]] (fashion), France
* [[Jack Cohen (businessman)|Jack Cohen]] (retail), UK
* [[Michael Dell]] (computers), U.S.
* [[Michael Dell]] (computers), U.S.
* [[Oscar Deutsch]] (cinemas), UK
* [[Richard M. DeVos, Sr.]] (multi-level marketing), U.S.
* [[Richard M. DeVos, Sr.]] (multi-level marketing), U.S.
* [[Walt Disney]] (animation), U.S.
* [[Walt Disney]] (animation), U.S.
* [[James Dyson]] (vacuum cleaner), UK
* [[Larry Ellison]] (computers), U.S.
* [[Larry Ellison]] (computers), U.S.
* [[Fan Hongwei]] (petrochemicals), China
* [[Enzo Ferrari]] (sports cars), Italy
* [[Enzo Ferrari]] (sports cars), Italy
* [[Henry Ford]] (automobile manufacturing), U.S.
* [[Henry Ford]] (automobile manufacturing), U.S.
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* [[Jorge Loring Martinez]] (aviation), Spain
* [[Jorge Loring Martinez]] (aviation), Spain
* [[Vijay Mallya]] (breweries), India
* [[Vijay Mallya]] (breweries), India
* [[Jim Marshall (businessman)|Jim Marshall]] (music equipment), UK
* [[Terry Matthews]] (technology), Canada
* [[Terry Matthews]] (technology), Canada
* [[Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw]] (biotechnology), India
* [[Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw]] (biotechnology), India
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* [[Sunil Mittal]] (telecommunication), India
* [[Sunil Mittal]] (telecommunication), India
* [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]] (information technology), India
* [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]] (information technology), India
* [[Nian Guangjiu]] (food), China
* [[Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu]] (transportation, manufacturing), Nigeria
* [[Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu]] (transportation, manufacturing), Nigeria
* [[Qin Yinglin]] (agriculture), China
* [[Anita Roddick]] (retail), UK
* [[Anita Roddick]] (retail), UK
* [[Michael J. Saylor]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Michael J. Saylor]] (Internet), U.S.
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* [[Steve Wozniak]] (computers, technology, education, philanthropy), U.S.
* [[Steve Wozniak]] (computers, technology, education, philanthropy), U.S.
* [[George Lucas]] (entertainment), U.S.
* [[George Lucas]] (entertainment), U.S.
* [[Zhong Huijuan]] (pharmaceuticals), China


== 21st-century entrepreneurs ==
== 21st-century entrepreneurs ==
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*[[Annisul Huq]] (Business and television)
*[[Annisul Huq]] (Business and television)
*[[Brian Acton]] (Internet), U.S.
*[[Brian Acton]] (Internet), U.S.
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* [[Malcolm CasSelle]] (Internet), U.S./China
* [[Malcolm CasSelle]] (Internet), U.S./China
* [[Lee Chambers (psychologist)]] (healthcare), UK
* [[Lee Chambers (psychologist)]] (healthcare), UK
* [[Sean Combs]] (music and entertainment), U.S.
* [[Sean Combs|Sean "Diddy" Combs]] (music and entertainment), U.S.
* [[Simon Cowell]] (music and television), UK
* [[Nancy Cruickshank]] (Internet), UK
* [[Nancy Cruickshank]] (Internet), UK
* [[Mark Cuban]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Mark Cuban]] (Internet), U.S.
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* [[Shawn Fanning]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Shawn Fanning]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Rihanna]] (cosmetics), Barbados
* [[Rihanna]] (cosmetics), Barbados
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* [[Dylan Field]] (Software), U.S.
* [[Jon Fisher]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Jon Fisher]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Simon Fuller]] (music and television), UK
* [[Mattamy Homes#Philanthropy|Peter Gilgan]] (construction), Canada
* [[Mattamy Homes#Philanthropy|Peter Gilgan]] (construction), Canada
* [[Vishal Gondal]] (video gaming), India
* [[Vishal Gondal]] (video gaming), India
* [[Reid Hoffman]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Reid Hoffman]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Alex Hofmann (executive)|Alex Hofmann]] (executive), U.S.
* [[Drew Houston]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Drew Houston]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Arianna Huffington]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Arianna Huffington]] (Internet), U.S.
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* [[David Karp (entrepreneur)|David Karp]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[David Karp (entrepreneur)|David Karp]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Sal Khan]] (education), U.S.
* [[Sal Khan]] (education), U.S.
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* [[Jin Koh]] (entrepreneur), U.S.
* [[Jan Koum]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Jan Koum]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Dominik Mate Kovacs]] (technology entrepreneur), U.S.
* [[Prescott Lee]] (technology industry), U.S.
* [[Jeremy Levitt]] (Internet), Australia
* [[Jeremy Levitt]] (Internet), Australia
* [[Jack Ma]] (Internet), China
* [[Jack Ma]] (Internet), China
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* [[Carrie Rose]] (Internet), UK
* [[Carrie Rose]] (Internet), UK
*[[Andrew Nisbet]] (catering), UK
*[[Andrew Nisbet]] (catering), UK
* [[Phiwa Nkambule]] (Internet), South Africa
* [[Alexis Ohanian]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Alexis Ohanian]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Larry Page]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Larry Page]] (Internet), U.S.
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* [[Vijay Shekhar Sharma]] (Internet), India
* [[Vijay Shekhar Sharma]] (Internet), India
* [[Param Singh (entrepreneur)|Param Singh]] (Internet, property), UK
* [[Param Singh (entrepreneur)|Param Singh]] (Internet, property), UK
* [[Masayoshi Son]] (Venture Capital), Japan
* [[Lane Sutton]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Lane Sutton]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Kevin Systrom]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Kevin Systrom]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Motoaki Tanigo]] (Virtual Reality), Japan
* [[Rodrigo Teijeiro]] (Internet), Argentina/Brazil
* [[Rodrigo Teijeiro]] (Internet), Argentina/Brazil
* [[Tânia Tomé]] (Consultancy, Investment & training), Mozambique
* [[Tânia Tomé]] (Consultancy, Investment & training), Mozambique
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* [[Anne Wojcicki]] ([[personal genomics]]), U.S.
* [[Anne Wojcicki]] ([[personal genomics]]), U.S.
* [[Wu Yajun]] (property developer), China
* [[Wu Yajun]] (property developer), China
* [[Malala Yousafzai|Malala YoU.S.fzai]] (education), Pakistan
* [[Malala Yousafzai]] (education), Pakistan
* [[Mark Zuckerberg]] (Internet), U.S.
* [[Mark Zuckerberg]] (Internet), U.S.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 20 December 2024

This is a list of entrepreneurs by century. An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.[1] This list includes notable entrepreneurs.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Arthur; Sheffrin, Steven M. (2003). Economics: Principles in Action. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. pp. 6. ISBN 0-13-063085-3.
  2. ^ Daniela Felisini, Alessandro Torlonia. The Pope's Banker, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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