| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Marc Andreessen |
Computer Programmer |
Jul-1971 |
|
Co-founder, Netscape Corporation |
| R. Meredith Belbin |
Educator |
1926 |
|
Father of team-role theory |
| Warren Bennis |
Educator |
8-Mar-1925 |
|
Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge |
| Jeff Bezos |
Business |
12-Jan-1964 |
|
Founder of Amazon bookseller |
| Kenneth Blanchard |
Educator |
1939 |
|
The One Minute Manager |
| Richard Branson |
Business |
18-Jul-1950 |
|
Founder of Virgin chain |
| Warren Buffett |
Business |
30-Aug-1930 |
|
Billionaire in Omaha |
| Andrew Carnegie |
Business |
25-Nov-1835 |
11-Aug-1919 |
Robber baron turned philanthropist |
| Dale Carnegie |
Author |
24-Nov-1888 |
1-Nov-1955 |
How to Win Friends and Influence People |
| Alfred Chandler |
Historian |
15-Sep-1918 |
|
Business historian |
| Walter P. Chrysler |
Business |
2-Apr-1875 |
18-Aug-1940 |
Founder of Chrysler Corporation |
| Michael Dell |
Business |
23-Feb-1965 |
|
Founder of Dell Computer |
| Walt Disney |
Business |
5-Dec-1901 |
15-Dec-1966 |
Founder of Disney empire |
| Thomas Edison |
Inventor |
11-Feb-1847 |
18-Oct-1931 |
Invented the light bulb |
| Michael Eisner |
Business |
7-Mar-1942 |
|
Obtuse Disney executive |
| Larry Ellison |
Business |
17-Aug-1944 |
|
CEO of Oracle, Inc. |
| Enzo Ferrari |
Business |
18-Feb-1898 |
14-Aug-1988 |
Legendary automobile maker |
| Henry Ford |
Business |
30-Jul-1863 |
7-Apr-1947 |
Founder of Ford Motors |
| Bill Gates |
Business |
28-Oct-1955 |
|
Cofounder, Microsoft Corporation |
| William Randolph Hearst |
Business |
29-Apr-1863 |
14-Aug-1951 |
Newspaper magnate |
| Conrad Hilton |
Business |
25-Dec-1887 |
3-Jan-1979 |
Founder, Hilton Hotels |
| Lee Iacocca |
Business |
15-Oct-1924 |
|
Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation |
| Steve Jobs |
Business |
24-Feb-1955 |
|
Co-founder, Apple Computer |
| Ray Kroc |
Business |
5-Oct-1902 |
14-Jan-1984 |
McDonald's fast food tycoon |
| Estée Lauder |
Business |
1-Jul-1908 |
24-Apr-2004 |
Cosmetics magnate |
| Ralph Lauren |
Fashion Designer |
14-Oct-1939 |
|
Founder, Polo Ralph Lauren |
| Scott McNealy |
Business |
13-Nov-1954 |
|
Co-founder, Sun Microsystems |
| Rupert Murdoch |
Business |
11-Mar-1931 |
|
CEO, Newscorp |
| Pierre M. Omidyar |
Business |
21-Jun-1967 |
|
Founder of eBay |
| David Packard |
Business |
7-Sep-1912 |
26-Mar-1996 |
Co-founder, Hewlett Packard |
| Arthur Rock |
Business |
19-Aug-1926 |
|
Coined term "Venture Capitalism" |
| Adam Smith |
Economist |
5-Jun-1723 |
7-Jul-1790 |
Wealth of Nations |
| Martha Stewart |
Business |
3-Aug-1941 |
|
Professional housekeeper, insider trader |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt |
Business |
27-May-1794 |
4-Jan-1877 |
Robber baron, richest man in the United States |
| Sam Walton |
Business |
29-Mar-1918 |
5-Apr-1992 |
America's richest man, founded Wal-Mart |
| Jack Welch |
Business |
19-Nov-1935 |
|
CEO of GE, 1981-2001 |
| Oprah Winfrey |
Talk Show Host |
29-Jan-1954 |
|
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
