Famous Entrepreneur Project
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Joyce Hall William Randolph Hearst Richard A. Henson Milton Hershey James J. Hill Wayne Huizenga Steve Jobs Robert L. Johnson John Johnson Henry J. Kaiser Herb Kelleher Ewing Kauffman Phil Knight Ray Kroc Estee Lauder Kenneth Lay William Levitt Henry Luce J. W. Marriott Louis B. Mayer William McGowan Scott McNealy Judi Sheppard Missett
Greeting Cards (Hallmark) Publishing (Hearst Newspapers) Airlines (Piedmont) Chocolate Railroads (Great Northern Railway) Sanitation (Waste Management) Computers (Apple) Broadcasting (BET) Publishing (Ebony) Health Care (Kaiser Permanente) Airlines (Southwest) Pharmaceuticals (Marion Laboratories) Athletic Footware (Nike) Fast Food (McDonald’s) Cosmetics Energy (Enron) Housing (Levittown) Publishing (Time/Life) Hospitality Entertainment (MGM) Telecommunications (MCI) Computers (Sun Microsystems) Fitness (Jazzercise)
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Gordon Moore Rupert Murdoch Pierre Omidyar David Packard William S. Paley Ross Perot Jay Pritzker Orville Redenbacher Ralph Roberts John D. Rockefeller David Sarnoff Howard Schultz Charles Schwab Richard W. Sears Russell Simmons Fred Smith Charles C. Spaulding Gloria Steinem Martha Stewart Dave Thomas Donald Trump Ted Turner Madam C. J. Walker
Electronics (Intel) Media Internet (Ebay) Electronics (Hewlett-Packard) Broadcasting (CBS) Data Management (Electronic Data Systems) Hospitality (Hyatt) Popcorn Cable TV (Comcast) Oil (Standard Oil) Broadcasting (NBC) Coffee (Starbucks) Discount Brokerage Mail Order (Sears-Roebuck) Music (Def Jam Records) Shipping (Federal Express) Insurance (North Carolina Mutual) Publishing (Ms.) Multimedia Fast Food (Wendy’s) Real Estate Broadcasting (CNN) Hair Care
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Sam Walton Thomas Watson, Sr. Jerry Yang
Discount Retail (Wal-Mart) Computing (IBM) Internet (Yahoo)