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.
Michael Kogan
Japan
JapanJapanese entrepreneur, founder of the Japanese company Taito Corporation
Richard DeVos
USA
USAFounder and co-owner of Amway.
Barbara Van Dahlen
USA
USAAmerican clinical psychologist and founder of Give an Hour
Daniel Iniguez
Mexico
MexicoCo-founder of Solben
James Lick
USA
USAA talented piano creator, millionaire and patron of science.
John Henry Patterson
USA
USABusinessman, founder of the National Cash Register Company
Shaher Abdulhak
Yemen
YemenYemeni entrepreneur
Sam Houser
USA
USAFounder of Rockstar Games
John Romero
USA
USAComputer game developer, programmer and designer, one of the founders of the company 'Id Software'
William Cook
USA
USAFounder of the medical equipment manufacturing company "Cook Group"
William Levitt
USA
USAConstruction Tycoon
Bertil Hult
Sweden
SwedenSwedish businessman
Liu Hanyuan
China
ChinaIndustrialist, founder and head of Tongwei Co.
Dzhabrail Karaarslan
Turkey
TurkeyBusinessman
Alex Smurfit
Ireland
IrelandBusinessman
Francois Pinault
France
FranceFounder of Christie's auction house
Jonathan Klein
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish businessman, founder of Getty Images
Sir Charles Todd
Australia
AustraliaTrans-Australian telegraph line builder
William F. Buckley Jr.
USA
USAAmerican writer, ideologist, founder of the popular political magazine National Review.
Billy Butlin
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish businessman, founder of the Butlins Holiday Camps chain.
Sergio Mantegazza
Switzerland
SwitzerlandFounder and owner of the company "Globus
Bill Ackman
USA
USAAmerican financier and entrepreneur, billionaire
Lim Por-yen
Hong Kong
Hong KongHong Kong industrialist
Luidjy Galvany
Italy
ItalyItalian physicist and physiologist, one of the founders of the theory of electricity
Paul Budnitz
USA
USAAmerican businessman, writer, photographer, filmmaker, programmer, artist and designer
Samuel Rowland Fisher
USA
USAA famous merchant originally from Philadelphia, he was involved in transatlantic shipping.
Nasser Al-Rashid
Saudi Arabia
Saudi ArabiaBusinessman from Saudi Arabia
August Borsig
Germany
GermanyGerman entrepreneur, founder of the Borsig factories
Chris Gardner
USA
USAFounder of Gardner Rich
Masataka Taketsuru
Japan
JapanJapanese entrepreneur
Jan Wejchert
Poland
PolandPolish billionaire, entrepreneur, founder of the ITI Group company
Burleigh B. Gardner
USA
USAOne of the first American anthropologists
Lee Byung-Chul
South Korea
South KoreaOne of the most successful entrepreneurs in South Korea, founder of Samsung Corporation
Robert Guccione
USA
USAFounder and publisher of Penthouse magazine
Kjell Inge Rokke
Norway
NorwayFounder of the Aker Kvaerner ASA concern.
Ake Nordin
Sweden
SwedenSwedish businessman
Edvin Armstrong
USA
USAAmerican radio inventor
Perez Hilton
USA
USAFamous blogger, author of the Perezhilton project
Vladislav Malkevich
Russia
RussiaGeneral Director of Expocentre
Stephen Bisciotti
USA
USAFounder of Aerotek
Tadao Kasio
Japan
JapanFounder of Casio
Duan Yongping
China
ChinaChinese entrepreneur
Carlo Benetton
Italy
ItalyFounder of the Benetton Group
Kyla Daniels
Australia
AustraliaThe self-taught Australian baker who launched her own successful business
Eugeny Chervonenko
Ukraine
UkraineFounder of enterprises, Ukrainian politician
Pol Galvin
USA
USAFounder of Motorola
Abraham Darby
Great Britain
Great BritainIntroduced the casting of cast iron into sand molds (1708), partially replaced charcoal in blast furnace with stone (1713
Max Factor Sr
USA
USABusinessman, founder of the company 'Max Factor'
Philip Zepter
Serbia
SerbiaSerbian entrepreneur
Evgeniy Yashyk
Russia
RussiaGeneral Director of Moscow Fashion Week