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.
Gustaf Douglas
Sweden
SwedenFounder of the company "Securitas AB"
Terence Matthews
Great Britain
Great BritainWelsh-Canadian businessman
Gordon Moore
USA
USAFounder of Intel Corporation
Mark Fuller
Owner of the Sanctum Soho Hotel
Peter James Stringfellow
Great Britain
Great BritainBusinessman, owner of strip clubs in London
Maxim Sabanikh
Belarus
BelarusRussian media manager, was the founder of Sabanikh, shareholder and director of leading media companies
Donald Fisher
USA
USAFounder of the world famous clothing chain Gap
Mike Lynch
Ireland
IrelandBritish IT businessman
Fukuzo Iwasaki
Japan
JapanFounder of the Iwasaki Sangyo Group.
Mike Lindell
USA
USAAmerican businessman, political activist and conspiracy theorist
Takanobu Nishimoto
Japan
JapanFounder of a company that rents out middle-aged men
John Richards
Great Britain
Great BritainWelsh entrepreneur, writer and former local government figure.
David Packard
USA
USAEngineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
Malcom McLean
USA
USAAmerican entrepreneur, father of containerization
Jean-Christophe Babin
Switzerland
SwitzerlandHead of the Swiss watch company TAG Heuer
Nicholas Woodman
USA
USAAmerican businessman and surfer
Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao
India
IndiaFounder and CEO of the global company 'GMR Group'
Robert Noyce
USA
USAAmerican engineer and entrepreneur
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.
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
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
Burleigh B. Gardner
USA
USAOne of the first American anthropologists
Robert Guccione
USA
USAFounder and publisher of Penthouse magazine
Kjell Inge Rokke
Norway
NorwayFounder of the Aker Kvaerner ASA concern.
Edvin Armstrong
USA
USAAmerican radio inventor
Perez Hilton
USA
USAFamous blogger, author of the Perezhilton project
Stephen Bisciotti
USA
USAFounder of Aerotek