Famous Business People - List of Famous Business People - page 8

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
Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf is an American engineer who revolutionised the world of technology and is often regarded as the ‘Father of Internet’ This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, profile, career & timeline

AmericanJune 23, 1943246 views

Scott Disick

Jewish-born Scott Disck is an American reality television star, model and businessman

AmericanMay 26, 1983132 views

Vybz Kartel

Vybz Kartel (Adidja Azim Palmer) is a Jamaican dancehall deejay, lyricist and entrepreneur

JamaicanJanuary 7, 1976286 views

James Dyson

Sir James Dyson is a British inventor who invented the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner

BritishMay 2, 1947332 views

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton was a French entrepreneur and designer who founded the iconic eponymous fashion house

FrenchAugust 4, 1821191 views

Clive Palmer

Clive Palmer is an Australian mining giant who owns the mining company Mineralogy and is also a member of Australian Parliament

AustralianMarch 26, 1954258 views

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is a computer programmer and entrepreneur, famous for his website, ‘Facebook’

AmericanMay 14, 1984182 views

Priscilla Presley

Priscilla Presley is the former wife of King of Rock n Roll, late Elvis Presley

AmericanMay 24, 1945211 views

Adam Khoo

Adam Khoo is a Singaporean entrepreneur and writer who is recognized as one of the most vibrant and powerful motivational speakers in Asia.

Charles Saatchi

Charles Saatchi is a British businessman and one of the most well-known collectors of contemporary works of art

IraqiJune 9, 1943158 views