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

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18th century entrepreneurs

  • Anna Elisabeth Baer (Family Business), Finland
  • James Watt (Tugboats), Great Britain
  • Samuel Crompton (Spinning Mule), Great Britain
  • Thomas Newcomen (Steam Engine), Great Britain
  • Claus Spreckels (Sugar Industry), Germany
  • Johns Hopkins (Personal Business), USA

    • 19th century entrepreneurs

  • Andrew Carnegie (Steel), Pittsburgh, USA and Scotland
  • Biddy Mason (Real Estate), California, USA
  • Charles T. Hinde (shipping), (railroad), (hotels), California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroads), USA
  • Eugene Sharrer (plantations, retail and river steamers), Nyasaland
  • John Jacob Astor (Real estate), New York, USA
  • Joseph Seligman (Banking), USA
  • James Buchanan Duke (Tobacco), Durham, North Carolina, USA
  • J. P. Morgan (Finance), New York, USA
  • Jamsetji Tata (shipping), (steel industry), (hotels), (education), Mumbai, India
  • John D. Rockefeller (Oil), USA
  • Leland Stanford (Railroads), California, USA
  • Nikola Tesla (AC induction motor) USA, Yugoslavia, Born in Austro-Hungarian Empire
  • Richard Trevithick (Mining and steam engines), Great Britain
  • Thomas Alva Edison
  • Levi Strauss

    • 20th century entrepreneurs

  • Anita Roddick (Retail), UK
  • Bill Gates (Computers), Seattle, USA
  • Carlos Slim (Telecommunications), Mexico
  • Coco Chanel (Fashion), France
  • Dean Kamen (Technology), USA
  • Dhirubhai Ambani (Reliance industries, Various) India
  • Donald Trump (Real Estate Development), USA
  • Enzo Ferrari (Sports Cars), Italy
  • Estée Lauder (Cosmetics), USA
  • Henry Ford (Automobile, manufacturing) USA
  • Henry Hu (Technology), Hong Kong
  • Howard Hughes (Aviation, Film), USA
  • Ingvar Kamprad (Retail), Sweden
  • Jorge Loring Martinez
  • J. R. D. Tata (Steel), (Aviation), (Information Technology), (Steel), (Transportation), (Cosmetics), (Consumer Products), (Education), Tata Sons, Mumbai, India
  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biotechnology), India
  • Larry Ellison (Computers), USA
  • Lord Sugar (Technology), UK
  • Madam C.J. Walker (Retail, Philanthropy), USA
  • Mary Kay Ash (Cosmetics), USA
  • Michael Dell (Computers), USA
  • Magnús Scheving (Entertainment, health), Iceland
  • N. R. Narayana Murthy (Information Technology), India
  • Oprah Winfrey (Entertainment), USA
  • Otto Beisheim (Retail), Germany
  • Richard M. DeVos, Sr. (Multi-level marketing), USA
  • Sir Richard Branson (Media and Transportation), UK
  • Steve Jobs (Computers), USA
  • Ted Turner (Entertainment Media), USA
  • Sam M. Walton (Retail), US
  • Sir Terry Matthews (Technology), Canada
  • Vijay Mallya (Breweries), India
  • Vinod Khosla (Technology), USA
  • Vince McMahon (Entertainment Media), USA

    • 21st century entrepreneurs

  • Arsh Shah Dilbagi (Internet), India
  • Brian Acton (Internet), USA
  • Charles T. Akre (Securities), USA
  • Rod Aldridge (Business process outsourcing, education), UK
  • Qais Al Khonji (Oil and gas), Oman
  • Pierre Andurand (Investments), France
  • Eike Batista (Mining, Oil and gas exploration), Brazil
  • Steve Baxter (Internet), Australia
  • Joe Blackman (Events and entertainment), UK
  • Ryan Blair (Multi-level marketing), USA
  • Sara Blakely (Retail), USA
  • Hernán Botbol (Internet), ARG
  • Sergey Brin (Internet), USA
  • Malcolm CasSelle (Internet), USA/China
  • Sean Combs (Music and entertainment), USA
  • Nancy Cruickshank (Internet), UK
  • Mark Cuban (Internet),USA
  • Nick D'Aloisio (Internet), UK
  • Jack Dorsey (Internet), USA
  • Shawn Fanning (Internet), USA
  • Vishal Gondal (Video gaming), India
  • Reid Hoffman (Internet), USA
  • Drew Houston (Internet), USA
  • Steve Huffman (Internet), USA
  • Rajat Bhageria (Healthcare), USA
  • Jessica Huie (Greetings cards), UK
  • Elle Kaplan (Finance), USA
  • David Karp (Internet), USA
  • Sal Khan (Education), USA
  • Jan Koum (Internet), USA
  • Jeremy Levitt (Internet), Australia
  • Jonathan Løw (Events and entertainment), UK
  • Ana Maiques (Healthcare), Spain
  • Fadi Makki (Trade), Middle East (Lebanon, Qatar)
  • Strive Masiyiwa (Telecommunication), Zimbabwe
  • Dave Morin (Internet), USA
  • Elon Musk (Internet, space, energy), USA
  • Keiana Cave (Energy, oil and gas), USA
  • Alexis Ohanian (Internet), USA
  • Larry Page (Internet), USA
  • Sean Parker (Internet), USA
  • Stefano Pessina (Healthcare), Italy
  • Michelle Phan (Internet), USA
  • Bhargav Sri Prakash (Automotive, education, healthcare), USA/India
  • Kelsey Ramsden (Construction, children's toys), Canada
  • Charles Ressler (Internet), USA
  • Burton Rocks (Internet), USA
  • Kevin Rose (Internet), USA
  • Kartikeya Sharma (Media), India
  • Hans Stuffer (Internet), Switzerland
  • Lane Sutton (Internet), USA
  • Kevin Systrom (Internet), USA
  • Wu Yajun (Property developer), China
  • Mark Zuckerberg (Internet), USA
  • Jordan Fung (Internet, consumer electronics), Hong Kong

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