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Businessperson Biographies
Every archived life recorded as businessperson, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Irakli Garibashvili
b. June 28, 1982
Prime Minister of Georgia (2013–2015, 2021–2024)
Modern era
John Kufuor
b. December 8, 1938
Fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer
Contemporary era
Jovenel Moïse
June 26, 1968 – July 7, 2021
Former President of Haiti
Modern era
Ezer Weizman
June 15, 1924 – April 24, 2005
Israeli politician, 7th president of Israel (1993–2000)
Contemporary era
Naftali Bennett
b. March 25, 1972
Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022
Modern era
Andris Bērziņš
b. December 10, 1944
Eighth president of Latvia (born 1944)
Contemporary era
Krišjānis Kariņš
b. December 13, 1964
Latvian politician (born 1964)
Contemporary era
Saad Harirị
b. April 18, 1970
Saudi Lebanese and france politician
Modern era
Bakili Muluzi
b. March 17, 1943
Malawian politician
Modern era
Vicente Fox
b. July 2, 1942
62th president of Mexico
Contemporary era
Khaltmaagiin Battulga
b. March 3, 1963
Mongolian President, member of Democratic party
Contemporary era
Malik Riaz
b. 8 February 1954
Pakistani property developer who built Bahria Town, South Asia’s largest private housing enterprise
Modern era
Harry S. Truman
May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
Modern era
Alexander Graham Bell
March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922
Canadian-American scientist inventor of telephone (1847–1922)
Modern era
Guglielmo Marconi
April 25, 1874 – July 20, 1937
Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)
Modern era
Wilbur Wright
April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912
American aviation pioneer (1867-1912)
Modern era
Garrett Morgan
March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963
American inventor (1877–1963)
Modern era
Raoul Wallenberg
August 4, 1912 – January 1, 1947
Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat and humanitarian (1912-1947)
Modern era
Oskar Schindler
April 28, 1908 – October 9, 1974
German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer (1908–1974)
Contemporary era
Rihanna
b. February 20, 1988
Barbadian singer (born 1988)
Contemporary era
Serena Williams
b. September 26, 1981
Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, a tennis era unto herself
Contemporary era
Ayrton Senna
March 21, 1960 – May 1, 1994
Brazilian racing driver (1960–1994)
Modern era
Madam C. J. Walker
December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919
American entrepreneur (1867-1919)
Modern era
Estee Lauder
July 1, 1906 – April 24, 2004
American businesswoman (1906–2004)
Modern era
Soichiro Honda
November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991
Japanese engineer and industrialist
Modern era
Akio Morita
January 26, 1921 – October 3, 1999
Japanese businessman (1921-1999)
Modern era
Sam Walton
March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992
American businessman (1918–1992)
Modern era
Ray Kroc
October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984
American businessman
Contemporary era
Steve Wozniak
b. August 11, 1950
American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.
Contemporary era
Jack Ma
b. September 10, 1964
Chinese businessman
Modern era
Ratan Tata
December 28, 1937 – October 9, 2024
Indian industrialist (1937–2024)
Modern era
Ingvar Kamprad
March 30, 1926 – January 27, 2018
Swedish business magnate (1926-2018)
Contemporary era
Jensen Huang
b. February 17, 1963
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
Contemporary era
Mian Muhammad Mansha
b. December 1, 1947
Pakistani businessman
Modern era
Sadruddin Hashwani
b. February 19, 1940
Pakistani businessman
Contemporary era
Arif Habib
b. 1952
Pakistani businessman
Modern era
Syed Babar Ali
b. June 30, 1926
Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan
Modern era
Hussain Dawood
b. September 20, 1943
Pakistani industrialist, educationist and philanthropist
Modern era
Aga Khan IV
December 13, 1936 – February 4, 2025
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
Modern era
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
September 5, 1872 – November 18, 1936
Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, entrepreneur and writer (1872–1936)
Modern era
Premchand Roychand
1831 – 1906
Indian Gujarati businessperson
Modern era
Ramnath Goenka
April 3, 1904 – October 5, 1991
Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991)
Medieval era
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
c. 557 CE – 619 CE
First wife of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, First believer in Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s most beloved wife
Modern era
Neville Chamberlain
March 18, 1869 – November 9, 1940
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940
Contemporary era
Kate Middleton
b. January 9, 1982
Member of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 2022
Modern era
Heinrich Schliemann
January 6, 1822 – December 26, 1890
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
Contemporary era
Erin Brockovich
b. June 22, 1960
American environmental activist
Modern era
Joan Crawford
March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977
American actress (1908–1977)