Famous Business People - List of Famous Business People - page 24

The textbook definition of business is the providing of products, services or both to people in exchange for something from them like money. This activity has been around for centuries and has always had its big guns and the ‘smaller guy’. The earliest form of trading was done using the barter system where one person exchanged a part his product for a service or another product produced by another person. The introduction of money for the trading of goods was introduced in as far back as circa 3000 B.C. Today business refers to an individual or an organization involved in providing services or products to consumers. So who exactly are business people? The simplest answer would be that they are people who have been put in charge of the management and administration of an entity like an organisation as a whole or a major arm of said organisation. The world of business is full of impressive names which have equally impressive stories attached to them and that is why, what follows these words is a list of some of the most famous people from the field of business and a their biographies which includes their life history, achievements, trivia and even timelines.

The Most Famous Business People

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Kristina Sunshine JungAugust 1, 1978AmericanKristina Sunshine Jung is an American entrepreneur and actor, better known as the daughter of drug-smuggler George Jung and his ex-wife, Mirtha Jung.
Guccio GucciMarch 26, 1881Italian, BritishGuccio Gucci was a famous fashion designer from Florence, Italy, and the founder of the world-renowned fashion brand ‘Gucci.’
Jawed KarimOctober 28, 1979German, AmericanJawed Karim is a German-American internet entrepreneur, technologist and co-founder of the video-sharing website, YouTube
Ajaypal Banga1960AmericanAjaypal Banga is an Indian-American business executive who is the CEO of MasterCard
Santo VersaceDecember 16, 1944ItalianSanto Domenico Versace is an Italian businessman and politician
Andrew McCollumSeptember 4, 1983AmericanAndrew McCollum is one of the five founders of Facebook
Terry GouOctober 8, 1950TaiwaneseTerry Gou is a Taiwanese business giant who founded the company Foxconn
Robert Charles ChienChinese, JapaneseRobert Charles Chien is an entrepreneur who is married to actress Lea Salonga
Randi ZuckerbergFebruary 28, 1982AmericanRandi Zuckerberg is an American businesswoman
Dodi FayedApril 15, 1955EgyptianDodi Fayed was an Egyptian heir and a film producer
Esther Afua Ocloo

Esther Afua Ocloo

Esther Afua Ocloo was one of the founders of Women's World Banking

GhanaianApril 18, 1919173 views

Candice Pool

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Heather Sanders

Heather Sanders is an American Instagram and social media star

Chip Gaines

Chip Gaines is an American entrepreneur, reality TV star and social media celebrity

AmericanNovember 14, 1974162 views

William E. Simon

William E Simon was a successful businessman and philanthropist

AmericanNovember 27, 1927162 views

William Caxton

William Caxton was an English merchant, printer, publisher and translator

British1415116 views

Walt Disney

Walt Disney was one of the most prolific and innovative creators that the world of animation can boast of

W. Clement Stone

W Clement Stone was a successful businessman, philanthropist and self-help book author

AmericanMay 4, 1902293 views

Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen is an American actress, fashion designer and entrepreneur

AmericanJune 13, 1986135 views

Sean Combs

Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, is an American record producer, businessman and rapper