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.
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Aleksandr Galitskiy
UkraineInternational venture investor, businessman, founder of the Almaz Capital fund
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Fikret Abdic
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDuring the Bosnian War of 1992-1995, Abdić became the main opponent of the Alija Izetbegovic regime. He founded the unrecognized Autonomous Region of Western Bosnia, which included the city of Velika Kladusa and several nearby districts. This state formation
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Georgi Andreev Iliev
BulgariaBulgarian businessman
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Sam Houser
USAFounder of Rockstar Games
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Alain Merieux
FranceOwner of the research company "BioMérieux"
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Ted Mann
USABusinessman, founder of a cinema chain
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Leo Fender
USAAmerican inventor and founder of the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company
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John Romero
USAComputer game developer, programmer and designer, one of the founders of the company 'Id Software'
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John Henry Patterson
USABusinessman, founder of the National Cash Register Company
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Enrique K Razon Jr.
PhilippinesFilipino businessman
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Glenn Allen Jr.
USAAmerican businessman and former racing driver, co-owner of Allen-Hock Motorsports
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Marvin Bower
USAFounder and long-time leader of the consulting firm McKinsey
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Lee Byung Chull
South KoreaKorean businessman, founder of Samsung Corporation
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Igor Yakovlev
RussiaRussian businessman, founder and owner of Eldorado
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Madison Robinson
USA15 year old entrepreneur
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Edvin Armstrong
USAAmerican radio inventor
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Florin Choaba
RomaniaGypsy Baron and "King of all Gypsies"
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Reid Hoffman
USAAmerican entrepreneur, venture capitalist and writer
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Adolf Dassler
GermanyOne of the founders of the famous sportswear company "Adidas"
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Dennis Charter
AustraliaAustralian entrepreneur
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Victor Fung
ChinaHead of the company "Li
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Alex Smurfit
IrelandBusinessman
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Laurene Powell Jobs
USABusinesswoman, widow of Steve Jobs
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Hayrem Maxim
USAAmerican designer and industrialist. In the 1880s, he created an automatic rifle, a cannon, and a heavy machine gun (the Maxim). He founded a cannon factory in Germany.
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Betty M. James
USAAmerican businesswoman
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Aksel Venner-Gren
SwedenSwedish millionaire, inventor of the modern refrigerator and close friend of Hermann Goering, founder of Electrolux
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Arthur Jones
USAFounder of Nautilus and MedX corporations; inventor of Nautilus exercise machines
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Tomas Lipton
USAAmerican entrepreneur, founder of a tea production company.
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Kazuo Inamori
JapanCreator and Founder of Kyocera and DDI
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John Deere
USAAmerican blacksmith and industrialist, inventor of the steel plow, founder of the Deere company
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Gianluca Vacchi
ItalyBusinessman, blogger
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Brian J. Blume
USAAmerican businessman, board game developer
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Otto Beisheim
GermanyFounder of the Metro concern
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Levi Strauss
GermanyFounder of the company who turned jeans into a cult
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Ken and Roni Di Lull
USAAmerican entrepreneurs
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Harry Knowles
USAFilm critic, founder of Ain't It Cool News
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Achille Maramotti
ItalyFounder of the fashion house "Max Mara"
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Eric Mobley
Great BritainFounder of the Miss World beauty contest
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Niklas Zennstrom
SwedenSwedish entrepreneur
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Mike Lindell
USAAmerican businessman, political activist and conspiracy theorist
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Gordon Moore
USAFounder of Intel Corporation
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An Wang
USAInventor, founder of "Wang Laboratories"
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Todd Wagner
USAFounder of the AudioNet company.
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Harland Sanders
USAAmerican businessman and restaurateur
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Robert Kiyosaki
USAAmerican entrepreneur, investor, writer and teacher.
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Brian Fargo
USAAmerican video game designer and developer, founder of Interplay Entertainment
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Ole Kirk Christiansen
DenmarkFounder of the LEGO company
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Joseph Horne
USAAmerican businessman, founder of 'The Joseph Horne Company'
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Lee Byung-Chul
South KoreaOne of the most successful entrepreneurs in South Korea, founder of Samsung Corporation
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He Xiangjian
ChinaFounder of Guangdong Midea Electric Appliances Company Limited.
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