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Entrepreneur Biographies
Every archived life recorded as entrepreneur, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Ahmed Miitig
b. 1972
Libyan businessman and politician
Contemporary era
Marc Ravalomanana
b. December 12, 1949
President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009
Contemporary era
Vlad Filat
b. May 6, 1969
Moldovan politician
Modern era
Hassan II
July 9, 1929 – July 23, 1999
King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999
Modern era
Thomas Edison
February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
Prolific American inventor of the phonograph and practical electric light
Early Modern era
Eli Whitney
December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825
American inventor (1765-1825)
Modern era
Rudolf Diesel
March 18, 1858 – September 30, 1913
German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)
Modern era
George Westinghouse
October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914
American inventor and businessman (1846–1914)
Modern era
John Logie Baird
August 13, 1888 – June 14, 1946
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television (1888–1946)
Early Modern era
Thomas Paine
February 9, 1737 – June 8, 1809
American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)
Modern era
Ludwig Wittgenstein
July 26, 1845 – March 23, 1925
Viennese murchant (1845-1925)
Modern era
Alan Shepard
November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998
American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)
Modern era
Marcus Garvey
August 17, 1887 – June 10, 1940
Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur (1887-1940)
Modern era
Oskar Schindler
April 28, 1908 – October 9, 1974
German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer (1908–1974)
Contemporary era
A. R. Rahman
b. January 6, 1966
Indian composer and musician
Contemporary era
Dr. Dre
b. February 18, 1965
American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor
Modern era
Jesse Owens
September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980
American track and field athlete (1913–1980)
Contemporary era
Michael Jordan
b. February 17, 1963
Six-time NBA champion who globalized basketball
Contemporary era
Magic Johnson
b. August 14, 1959
American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)
Contemporary era
Venus Williams
b. June 17, 1980
American tennis player (born 1980)
Modern era
John D. Rockefeller
July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937
American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937)
Early Modern era
Cornelius Vanderbilt
May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877
American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)
Modern era
J. P. Morgan
April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913
American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
Modern era
Henry Ford
July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947
American business magnate (1863–1947)
Modern era
Milton Hershey
September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945
American businessman (1857-1945)
Modern era
Madam C. J. Walker
December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919
American entrepreneur (1867-1919)
Modern era
Enzo Ferrari
February 18, 1898 – August 14, 1988
Italian racing driver and entrepreneur (1898–1988)
Modern era
Soichiro Honda
November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991
Japanese engineer and industrialist
Modern era
Sam Walton
March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992
American businessman (1918–1992)
Modern era
Warren Buffett
b. August 30, 1930
American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
Contemporary era
Steve Jobs
February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
Co-founder of Apple who fused technology with design
Contemporary era
Bill Gates
b. October 28, 1955
Co-founder of Microsoft turned global health philanthropist
Contemporary era
Richard Branson
b. July 18, 1950
British business magnate
Contemporary era
Elon Musk
b. June 28, 1971
American businessman (born 1971)
Contemporary era
Jeff Bezos
b. January 12, 1964
American business magnate (born 1964)
Contemporary era
Mark Zuckerberg
b. May 14, 1984
American Internet entrepreneur
Contemporary era
Larry Page
b. March 26, 1973
American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur (born 1973)
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
Nawaz Sharif
b. December 25, 1949
Former prime minister of Pakistan
Contemporary era
Asif Ali Zardari
b. July 26, 1955
President of Pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024)
Contemporary era
Waqar Zaka
Pakistani television host and internet personality
Modern era
Syed Babar Ali
b. June 30, 1926
Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan
Modern era
Sakamoto Ryoma
January 3, 1836 – December 10, 1867
Japanese samurai and politician (1836–1867)
Modern era
Jamnalal Bajaj
November 4, 1884 – February 11, 1942
Indian activist (1884-1942)
Modern era
Verghese Kurien
November 26, 1921 – September 9, 2012
Indian entrepreneur
Early Modern era
Paul Revere
January 1, 1735 – May 10, 1818
American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution (1735–1818)
Early Modern era
John Hancock
January 23, 1737 – October 8, 1793
American Patriot and statesman during the American Revolution (1737–1793)
Contemporary era
King Charles III
b. November 14, 1948
King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
Modern era
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
b. October 29, 1938
24th president of Liberia
Modern era
Charles Goodyear
December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860
American inventor (1800-1860)
Contemporary era
Craig Venter
October 14, 1946 – April 29, 2026
American biotechnologist and businessman (1946–2026)
Modern era
Gustave Eiffel
December 15, 1832 – December 27, 1923
French chemical engineer and architect (1832–1923)
Modern era
John Brown
May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859
American abolitionist