Business and Inventions
762 famous people found
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Hedy LAMARR
Austrian and American film actress and inventor
1914 - 2000 -
Harrison Gray OTIS
American businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists
1765 - 1848 -
Eliphalet REMINGTON
Founder of Remington Arms Co., Inc.
1793 - 1861 -
Melinda GATES
American businesswoman and philanthropist
1964 -
Conrad HILTON
American businessman and investor
1887 - 1979 -
Colonel SANDERS
American entrepreneur who founded Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
1890 - 1980 -
Walter CHRYSLER
American machinist, railroad man, automotive industry executive, and founder of the Chrysler Corporation
1875 - 1940 -
Nathaniel Gorham
American Founding Father, merchant, and politician
1738 - 1796 -
Daniel Carroll
American politician and plantation owner from Maryland and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
1730 - 1796 -
Josephine Cochrane
American inventor who invented the first successful hand-powered dishwasher
1839 - 1913 -
Jonah Peretti
American Internet entrepreneur, co-founder and the CEO of BuzzFeed, co-founder of The Huffington Post
1974 -
Paul Sorvino
American actor, opera singer, businessman, and writer
1939 - 2022 -
Catherine Hickland
American film, stage, and television actress, as well as a singer, author and cosmetics-company CEO and hypnotist
1956 -
David Miscavige
American leader of the Church of Scientology
1960 -
Sammy Hagar
American singer-songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur
1947 -
Carroll Shelby
American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur
1923 - 2012 -
William P. Lauder
American billionaire businessman, and executive chairman of The Estée Lauder Companies
1960 -
Stephen Covey
American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker
1932 - 2012 -
Christie Brinkley
American model, actress, and entrepreneur
1954 -
Elliott Fitch SHEPARD
American lawyer, banker, and owner of the Mail and Express newspaper
1833 - 1893