The List of Famous Entrepreneurs

I decided to post a list of famous entrepreneurs on here to show you that anyone can become one and possibly give you guy’s motivation. I mean, making money is just part of it but standing out from the crowd is a whole other ballgame.

Before I get to the famous entrepreneurs, let’s go over a quick definition on what exactly is an entrepreneur?
The definition of entrepreneur is “An innovator of business enterprise who recognizes opportunities to introduce a new product, a new process or an improved organization, and who raises the necessary money, assembles the factors for production and organizes an operation to exploit the opportunity.”
And a female entrepreneur is sometimes known as an entrepreneuse which is the French feminine form of entrepreneur.
Anyways, I just wanted to give you guys some motivation on becoming a entrepreneur, your own boss and show that anyone can be a famous entrepreneur if you put your mind to it. I know we might not all be billionaires like Bill Gates but we can all be on own bosses if we put our minds to it.
Matter of fact, I think a majority of us don’t even realize how much of an entrepreneur we are. But if you have made money on your own before whether it’s selling lemonade on a hot sunny day or coming up with a new way of selling a product, then you are on your way to a famous entrepreneur.
Anyways, I’m sure you’re sick of my blabbing on famous entrepreneur stuff so here’s the list of famous entrepreneurs you may or may not have known and what they’re famous for. (There are plenty of famous entrepreneurs that I’m sure isn’t on this list, feel free add any )
1. Alvin Ailey Dance (Alvin Ailey) Dance Theater)
2. Mary Kay Ash Cosmetics (Mary Kay)
3. P.T. Barnum Entertainment (Barnum & Bailey)
4. Warren Bechtel Construction
5. Jeff Bezos Internet (Amazon)
6. Michael Bloomberg Financial Information
7. Richard Branson Several (Virgin
8. Andrew Carnegie Steel (US Steel)
9. Steve Case Internet (America Online)
10. Jim Clark Internet (Netscape)
11. Michael Dell Computers (Dell Computer)
12. Walt Disney Entertainment
13. Larry Ellison Software (Oracle)
14. Debbi Fields Cookies (Mrs. Fields)
15. Donald and Doris Fisher Clothing (Gap Inc.)
16. Ernest & Julio Gallo Wine
17. Bill Gates Software (Microsoft)
18. A. P. Giannini Banking (Bank of America)
19. Walt Goodridge Writer
20. Leo Goodwin Insurance (GEICO)
21. Barry Gordy Music (Motown Records)
22. Joyce Hall Greeting Cards (Hallmark)
23. William Randolph Hearst Publishing (Hearst Newspapers)
24. Richard A. Henson Airlines
25. Fernando Hernandez AT&T
26. Milton Hershey Chocolate
27. James J. Hill Railroads (Great Northern Railway)
28. Wayne Huizenga Sanitation (Waste Management)
29. Steve Jobs Computers (Apple)
30. Robert L. Johnson Broadcasting (BET)
31. John Johnson Publishing (Ebony)
32. Henry J. Kaiser Health Care (Kaiser Permanente)
33. Herb Kelleher Airlines (Southwest)
34. Ray Kroc Fast Food (McDonald’s)
35. Estee Lauder Cosmetics
36. William Levitt Housing
37. Henry Luce Publishing (Time/Life)
38. J. W. Marriott Hospitality
39. Louis B. Mayer Entertainment (MGM)
40. William McGowan Telecommunications (MCI)
41. Scott McNealy Computers (Sun Microsystems)
42. Judi Sheppard Missett Fitness (Jazzercise)
43. Gordon Moore Electronics (Intel)
44. Andrew Morrison Web Publishing
45. Rupert Murdoch Media
46. Pierre Omidyar Internet (Ebay)
47. David Packard Electronics (Hewlett-Packard)
48. William S. Paley Broadcasting (CBS)
49. Ross Perot Data Management (Electronic Data Systems)
50. Jay Pritzker Hospitality (Hyatt)
51. Ralph Roberts Cable TV (Comcast)
52. John D. Rockefeller Oil (Standard Oil)
53. Carlos Santana
54. David Sarnoff Broadcasting (NBC)
55. Howard Schultz Coffee (Starbucks)
56. Charles Schwab Discount Brokerage
57. Richard W. Sears Mail Order (Sears-Roebuck)
58. Russell Simmons Music (Def Jam Records)
59. Fred Smith Shipping (Federal Express)
60. Charles C. Spaulding Insurance
61. Gloria Steinem Publishing (Ms)
62. Martha Stewart Multimedia
63. Dave Thomas Fast Food (Wendy’s)
64. Donald Trump Real Estate
65. Ted Turner Broadcasting (CNN)
66. Madam C. J. Walker Hair Care
67. Sam Walton Discount Retail (Wal-Mart)
68. Thomas Watson, Sr. Computing (IBM)
69. Oprah Winfrey
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