1. Dylan Lauren (1974)

American Businessman

Best known as the youngest child of Ricky Anne Low-Beer Lauren and the renowned fashion designer Ralph Lauren. She became an entrepreneur and the founder of the Dylan's Candy Bar...

2. Phineas Banning (1830)

American Businessman

Businessman and entrepreneur who was known as The Father of the Port of Los Angeles and one of the founders of Wilmington.

3. George Pullman (1831)

American Businessman

Enterprising engineer who took his earnings from raising Chicago's buildings and used them to make a luxury sleeping car.

4. Preston Lea (1841)

American Businessman

Member of the Republican Party who served as Governor of Delaware from 1905 to 1909. He abolished the state pillory and passed a law requiring children to attend at least...

5. Adolphus Busch (1839)

American Businessman

German businessman who co-founded the Anheuser Busch company and launched the popular beers Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, and Hoegaarden.

6. George Westinghouse (1846)

American Businessman

American entrepreneur and engineer who invented air brakes for trains. His development of AC electrical power was used in some of the early electrical chairs in prison.

7. George Eastman (1854)

American Businessman

Founder of the Eastman Kodak company who created what became the world's leading photography company for nearly a century.

8. Frank Seiberling (1859)

American Businessman

Co-founder of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who oversaw the use of his material for everything from tires to raincoats.

9. Alonzo Herndon (1858)

American Businessman

Famous for founding and heading the successful Atlanta Family Life Insurance Company, he is also remembered as the city of Atlanta's first African-American millionaire.

10. Harry Chandler (1864)

American Businessman

Los Angeles newspaperman who amassed one of the largest real estate holdings in the U.S.

11. John Ringling (1866)

American Businessman

Famous as one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus. He was also behind the merging of his family's circus with the Barnum & Bailey Circus, an event that...

12. Stephen Mather (1867)

American Businessman

Industrialist, conservationist, and owner of Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company.

13. Adolph Zukor (1873)

American Businessman

Founder of Paramount Pictures who produced the Famous Players: Lasky with co-producer Jesse L. Lasky.

14. Jesse H. Jones (1874)

American Businessman

Texas entrepreneur who made a fortune in real estate in Houston and then became head of the Reconstruction Finance Commission.

15. Sam Zemurray (1877)

American Businessman

After immigrating to America as a teenager, he became a businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade.

16. William Skelly (1878)

American Businessman

An entrepreneur who made his wealth in the oil business and promoted the aviation industry.

17. Ida Rosenthal (1886)

American Businessman

Poor Russian immigrant who gave all women a lift with the invention of the brassiere.

18. Reuben Trane (1886)

American Businessman

Co-founder with his father of the Trane heating and air conditioning company.

19. Shawn Fanning (1980)

American Businessman

Internet entrepreneur who brought the mp3 into wide use with Napster, one of the earliest peer-to-peer or P2P file-sharing platforms.

20. Russell Stover (1888)

American Businessman

Founder of the eponymous chocolates and candy company Russell Stover Candies.

21. David Sarnoff (1891)

American Businessman

Trailblazer of American radio and television. He was nicknamed The General. He was an influential RCA executive from the year of its founding, 1919, until 1970.

22. Floyd Odlum (1892)

American Businessman

Foresaw and predicted the Great Depression and as a result became one of the wealthiest men of his time.

23. Harlow Curtice (1893)

American Businessman

President of General Motors for much of the 1950s who led its development of the Corvette and the capturing of 60 percent of the market.

24. Wendell Willkie (1892)

American Businessman

Republican corporate lawyer who, despite never holding political office, was selected to be the Republican Party's nominee for President in 1940. After he lost that election to FDR he was...

25. Edsel Ford (1893)

American Businessman

Son of Henry Ford. He was president of Ford Motor Company until 1943.

26. Philip Rosedale (1968)

American Businessman

Creator of the popular Second Life virtual world. He was the former CEO of Linden Lab.

27. Juan Trippe (1899)

American Businessman

Founder of Pan American World Airways, which was one of the 20th century's most prominent and innovative airlines.

28. Billy Rose (1899)

American Businessman

Known for Me and My Shadow and It's Only a Paper Moon. His Diamond Horseshoe nightclub and Ziegfeld Theatre were icons of entertainment.

29. Buddy Fogelson (1900)

American Businessman

Texas wildcatter who made a fortune from oil and married into British acting royalty.

30. Roy Neuberger (1903)

American Businessman

Wall Street mogul worth billions who became a noted art collector with a fondness for painter Milton Avery.

31. Preston Tucker (1903)

American Businessman

Creator of the innovative 1948 Tucker Sedan, which introduced many features that came to be standard on automobiles.

32. Stanley Marcus (1905)

American Businessman

Notable for serving as President and Chairman of his family's Neiman Marcus luxury department store, he is also remembered as a columnist for The Dallas Morning News. In addition, he...

33. Irving Kahn (1905)

American Businessman

Financial manager and practitioner of the value investing methodology developed by Benjamin Graham. He headed Kahn Brothers Group, Inc., a company that he founded with his sons Allen and Thomas.

34. Charles Revson (1906)

American Businessman

American businessman and philanthropist who founded the cosmetics company Revlon in 1932, which he managed for 50 years.

35. Robert Six (1907)

American Businessman

American CEO who helped to make Continental Airlines into one of the world's most profitable airlines.

36. Orville Redenbacher (1907)

American Businessman

Popularizer of popcorn through marketing his self-titled gourmet popcorn brand in countless commercials, talk shows, and radio pitches.

37. Max Fisher (1908)

American Businessman

Detroit real estate and oil tycoon who became a well-known philanthropist.

38. Ernest Gallo (1909)

American Businessman

The co-founder of E&J Gallo Winery.

39. Harry Snyder (1913)

American Businessman

Co-founder of the popular fast food chain In-N-Out Burger and credited as an innovator for the drive-thru hamburger restaurant.

40. James Rouse (1914)

American Businessman

Remembered for founding a community and shopping mall group called The Rouse Company, this urban development and real estate expert also established the Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Massachusetts, as...

41. Margaret Karcher (1915)

American Businessman

Wife of Carl's Jr. restaurant founder Carl Karcher. Carl's Jr., a business that she helped establish, grew to be one of the ten most popular fast-food chains in America.

42. William Rosenberg (1916)

American Businessman

Founder of the Dunkin' Donuts franchise. He grew the franchise from one store in Quincy, Massachusetts, to over 5,000 locations.

43. Kirk Kerkorian (1917)

American Businessman

CEO of Tracinda Corporation. He once held a fortune of more than $16 billion.

44. Carl Karcher (1917)

American Businessman

Founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain.

45. Charlie Finley (1918)

American Businessman

An owner of the Oakland A's baseball club, he was a strident advocate for changes in a game that remained proudly tied to tradition.

46. John H. Johnson (1918)

American Businessman

Publisher and entrepreneur who founded Johnson Publishing as well as the magazines Ebony and Jet. He was a recipient of both the Spingarn Medal (presented by the National Association for...

47. William Davidson (1922)

American Businessman

Detroit-born businessman known for being the President, Chairman, and CEO of glass manufacturer Guardian Industries. He was the owner of several American sports teams, including the Detroit Pistons, and was...

48. Alex Spanos (1923)

American Businessman

American real estate developer and founder of the A.G. Spanos Companies. He bought a controlling stake in the San Diego Chargers in 1984.

49. Glen Bell (1923)

American Businessman

American entrepreneur and founder of the Taco Bell fast food chain, which began in Downey, California, in 1962.

50. Sam Phillips (1923)

American Businessman

Record executive and record producer who was crucial in the establishment of rock and roll during the 1950s.