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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]] (confectionary), UK
* [[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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* [[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
* [[Fan Hongwei]] (petrochemicals), China
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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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* [[Dylan Field]] (Software), U.S.
* [[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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* [[Sal Khan]] (education), U.S.
* [[Sal Khan]] (education), 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.
* [[Prescott Lee]] (technology industry), U.S.
* [[Jeremy Levitt]] (Internet), Australia
* [[Jeremy Levitt]] (Internet), Australia
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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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* [[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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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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See also

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References

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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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