Famous Business People - List of Famous Business People - page 7
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 | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Kristina Sunshine Jung | August 1, 1978 | American | Kristina 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 Gucci | March 26, 1881 | Italian, British | Guccio Gucci was a famous fashion designer from Florence, Italy, and the founder of the world-renowned fashion brand ‘Gucci.’ |
Jawed Karim | October 28, 1979 | German, American | Jawed Karim is a German-American internet entrepreneur, technologist and co-founder of the video-sharing website, YouTube |
Ajaypal Banga | 1960 | American | Ajaypal Banga is an Indian-American business executive who is the CEO of MasterCard |
Santo Versace | December 16, 1944 | Italian | Santo Domenico Versace is an Italian businessman and politician |
Andrew McCollum | September 4, 1983 | American | Andrew McCollum is one of the five founders of Facebook |
Terry Gou | October 8, 1950 | Taiwanese | Terry Gou is a Taiwanese business giant who founded the company Foxconn |
Robert Charles Chien | Chinese, Japanese | Robert Charles Chien is an entrepreneur who is married to actress Lea Salonga | |
Randi Zuckerberg | February 28, 1982 | American | Randi Zuckerberg is an American businesswoman |
Dodi Fayed | April 15, 1955 | Egyptian | Dodi Fayed was an Egyptian heir and a film producer |
Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Kamprad is the founder of the furniture company ‘IKEA’ and has been instrumental behind its success
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller is one of the most influential entrepreneurs of recent times and has been instrumental in the success of many celebrities
Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner is the founder of the famous brokerage enterprise, ‘Gardner Rich & Co.’
Steve Case
Steve Case is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of recent times, and is credited with the innovation of social media
Peter Jones
Peter Jones is a renowned entrepreneur, famous as the founder of the 'Phones International Group'
Kemmons Wilson
Charles Kemmons Wilson was a celebrated businessman, known for having established the ‘Holiday Inn’ chain of quality hotels
Pierre Omidyar
Pierre Omidyar is a famous entrepreneur known for his flourishing business establishment, ‘eBay’
Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom, is one of the most famous entrepreneurs of recent times, who is credited with the creation of Instagram