Founder

Discover renowned individuals who have made their mark as founders, shaping industries and inspiring entrepreneurs worldwide. Explore the lives and legacies of these visionaries who brought innovative ideas to life, revolutionizing business and beyond.

John Wesley Emerson
John Wesley Emerson
USA
He was an American lawyer, a Civil War commander, a Missouri District Court judge, and the founder and principal investor of Emerson.
Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Kamprad
Sweden
Founder of the Swedish company IKEA
Maxim Sabanikh
Maxim Sabanikh
Belarus
Russian media manager, was the founder of Sabanikh, shareholder and director of leading media companies
Brian Fargo
Brian Fargo
USA
American video game designer and developer, founder of Interplay Entertainment
Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto
Japan
Chief Managing Officer of 'Nintendo'
Mike Harrington
Mike Harrington
USA
Programmer, one of the founders of Valve
Antoine Arnault
Antoine Arnault
France
French businessman, CEO of Berluti
Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton
USA
Famous blogger, author of the Perezhilton project
Robert Woodruff
Robert Woodruff
USA
President of the Coca-Cola Company from 1923 to 1954
Telman Ismailov
Telman Ismailov
Azerbaijan
President of the AST Group
Sam Houser
Sam Houser
USA
Founder of Rockstar Games
Kallam Anji Reddy
Kallam Anji Reddy
India
Indian entrepreneur, pharmacist
David E. Lilienthal
David E. Lilienthal
USA
One of the leading American experts on business theory; achieved great success both in public service and in private enterprise.
Philip Crosby
Philip Crosby
USA
Was a professional in the field of quality management; senior executive of a large international corporation
Petr Zrelov
Petr Zrelov
Russia
Businessman
Anastasia Kuleshova
Anastasia Kuleshova
Entrepreneur, businesswoman
Hugh Beaver
Hugh Beaver
Great Britain
British engineer, industrialist and creator of the Guinness Book of Records
Francesca Rosella
Francesca Rosella
Designer, Chief Creative Director of CuteCircuit
Alfred Mann
Alfred Mann
USA
Founder of the company "MiniMed"
James Jannard
James Jannard
USA
Founder of the large company "Oakley, Inc"
Donald Howard Heathfield
Donald Howard Heathfield
USA
American businessman of Canadian origin, accused in the United States of collaborating with Russian intelligence
Aloke Lohia
Aloke Lohia
Thailand
Thai-Indian entrepreneur
Milton Bradley
Milton Bradley
USA
American game developer
Mark Reynolds Hughes
Mark Reynolds Hughes
USA
American businessman
Brian Halligan
Brian Halligan
USA
American author, educator and CEO of Internet marketing company HubSpot
Kazuo Inamori
Kazuo Inamori
Japan
Creator and Founder of Kyocera and DDI
Ricardo Fernandez Barrueco
Ricardo Fernandez Barrueco
Venezuela
Venezuelan entrepreneur
Nasser Al-Rashid
Nasser Al-Rashid
Saudi Arabia
Businessman from Saudi Arabia
Thomas Frist Jr
Thomas Frist Jr
USA
Founder of the HCA company.
Jeffrey F Rayport
Jeffrey F Rayport
USA
Consultant, author, founder and chairman of Marketspace LLC
Leonard Lauder
Leonard Lauder
USA
American businessman
Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner
USA
Founder of Gardner Rich
Patrick Collison
Patrick Collison
Ireland
Irish entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Stripe.
Stan Shih
Stan Shih
Taiwan
Founder of the world famous Acer company
Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc
USA
Founder of the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain
Tim Jeffries
Tim Jeffries
Great Britain
British entrepreneur, millionaire, owner of an art gallery in London
Doug Dohring
Doug Dohring
USA
Owner of the Dohring Company, a market research firm.
Gerd Brachmann
Gerd Brachmann
Germany
Entrepreneur, founder of the large company "Medion AG"
Joseph Jamail Jr.
Joseph Jamail Jr.
USA
Talented lawyer, successful entrepreneur, billionaire.
Aenne Burda
Aenne Burda
Germany
Creator of 'Burda moden' magazine
Shintaro Tsuji
Shintaro Tsuji
Japan
Japanese businessman, founder of Sanrio Co., Ltd.
Shashi Kiran Shetty
Shashi Kiran Shetty
India
Indian entrepreneur
Henry Luce
Henry Luce
USA
American journalist and publisher, creator of the world famous magazines Time (1923), Fortune (1930), Life (1936) and other publications
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman
USA
American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and writer
Lynn Schusterman
Lynn Schusterman
USA
Businesswoman, head of the Charles and Lynn Shusterman Family Foundation
William Levitt
William Levitt
USA
Construction Tycoon
Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber Jaber
Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber Jaber
Saudi Arabia
Founder, Chairman and President of MBI International
Carter Rowen
Carter Rowen
The 7-year-old boy who invented soap with a hole in the middle
Cher Wang
Cher Wang
Taiwan
Taiwanese entrepreneur
Elliot Handler
Elliot Handler
USA
Founder of Mattel, creator of the Barbie doll