1. Julius Rosenwald (1862)

American Philanthropist

Part owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company who became a noted philanthropist with his own philosophy of giving.

2. Edward Harkness (1874)

American Philanthropist

American philanthropist who inherited his fortune from his father.

3. Joan Kroc (1928)

American Philanthropist

Businesswoman and philanthropist who inherited the fortune of her husband, McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc, following his death in 1984. She is also known for being the former owner of Major...

4. Myra Kraft (1942)

American Philanthropist

Wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who was also a noted philanthropist.

5. Columba Bush (1953)

American Philanthropist

Mexican-American philanthropist and the wife of Jeb Bush. She served as the First Lady of Florida from 1999 to 2007. 

6. Todd Wagner (1960)

American Philanthropist

Co-founder of Broadcast.com, an audio and video portal. He sold the site to Yahoo for nearly $6 billion.

7. Esther D. du Pont (1908)

American Philanthropist

Esther Driver du Pont was an American philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband John R. H. Thouron.

8. Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller (1909)

American Philanthropist

9. Jane Engelhard (1917)

American Philanthropist

Jane Engelhard born Marie Antoinette Jeanne Reiss was an American philanthropist best known for her marriage to billionaire industrialist Charles W. Engelhard Jr. as well as her donation of an...

10. Lorry I. Lokey (1927)

American Philanthropist

Lorry I. Lokey is an American businessperson and philanthropist. A native of Portland Oregon he founded the company Business Wire in 1961 and has donated in excess of $400 million...

11. Jerome Lyle Rappaport (1927)

American Philanthropist

Jerome Lyle Rappaport is a lawyer developer political leader and landlord. who is best known today for his philanthropy in Boston Massachusetts and as the general partner of one of...

12. Fiske Warren (1862)

American Philanthropist

ske Warren was a successful paper manufacturer fine arts denizen United States tennis champion of 1893 and major supporter of Henry George's single tax system which he helped develop in...

13. Irwin M. Jacobs (1933)

American Philanthropist

Irwin Mark Jacobs is an electrical engineer a co-founder and former chairman of Qualcomm and chair of the board of trustees of the Salk Institute.

14. James Hormel (Unknow)

American Philanthropist

James Catherwood Hormel is an American philanthropist and a former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg; appointed by U. S. President Bill Clinton in 1999 Hormel was the first openly LGBT...

15. Spencer Eccles (1934)

American Philanthropist

Spencer Fox Eccles is a prominent financier and philanthropist in Salt Lake City Utah and chairman emeritus of the Intermountain Region of Wells Fargo Corporation. From 1982 to 2000 he...

16. Andrew Jackson Zilker (Unknow)

American Philanthropist

Andrew Jackson Zilker was a political figure and philanthropist in Austin Texas after whom Zilker Park was named. He was the last private owner of Barton Springs. Andrew Zilker was...

17. Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. (1939)

American Philanthropist

Mitchell Wolfson Jr. is an American businessman and collector the founder of the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach Florida and Nervi Italy. He was born and raised in Miami...

18. Susan Alice Buffett (1953)

American Philanthropist

Susan Alice Buffett is the daughter of Warren Buffett. She is also an American philanthropist her charitable work has focused largely on the Sherwood Foundation formerly known as the Susan...

19. Charles Page (1999)

American Philanthropist

Charles Page was an important philanthropist in the early history of Oklahoma and Tulsa. His enduring act was the creation of the Sand Springs Home for orphans and widows and...

20. Howard Ahmanson, Jr. (1950)

American Philanthropist

Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson Jr. is an heir of the Home Savings bank fortune built by his father Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson Sr.. Ahmanson Jr. is a multi-millionaire philanthropist and financier...

21. William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901)

American Philanthropist

Henry Vanderbilt III was Governor of Rhode Island and a member of the wealthy and socially prominent Vanderbilt family.

22. Marion Rockefeller Weber (Unknow)

American Philanthropist

Marion Rockefeller Weber is the second eldest daughter of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller and Mary French and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family. Her paternal great-grandfather is Standard Oil's...

23. Cheryl Saban (1951)

American Philanthropist

Cheryl Saban is a philanthropist woman's advocate and the wife of billionaire entertainment mogul and Democratic party political donor Haim Saban.

24. Eileen Rockefeller Growald (Unknow)

American Philanthropist

Eileen Rockefeller is an American philanthropist. She is the youngest daughter of David Rockefeller and Margaret Peggy McGrath. Eileen is a member of the fourth-generation of the Rockefeller family widely...

25. David Schizer (1968)

American Philanthropist

David M. Schizer was named the fourteenth Dean of Columbia Law School in 2004. He was appointed Dean at the age of 35 making him the youngest dean in the...

26. Linda Ramone (1960)

American Philanthropist

Linda Ramone is an American philanthropist and surviving spouse of Johnny Ramone. She is the co-owner and a president of Ramones Productions and was the subject of numerous songs by...

27. John J. Jacob (Kentucky) (1770)

American Philanthropist

John Jeremiah Jacob was an American businessman financier real estate developer industrialist and philanthropist active in Kentucky. He was involved in banking as well as development of infrastructure: railroads canal...

28. James Phinney Baxter (Unknow)

American Philanthropist

James Phinney Baxter was an American businessman historian civic leader and benefactor of Portland Maine. His personal library containing over 100 leather-bound books of maps portraits engravings and personal letters...