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 | |||
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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 |
Scott Disick
Jewish-born Scott Disck is an American reality television star, model and businessman
Vybz Kartel
Vybz Kartel (Adidja Azim Palmer) is a Jamaican dancehall deejay, lyricist and entrepreneur
James Dyson
Sir James Dyson is a British inventor who invented the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton was a French entrepreneur and designer who founded the iconic eponymous fashion house
Clive Palmer
Clive Palmer is an Australian mining giant who owns the mining company Mineralogy and is also a member of Australian Parliament
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is a computer programmer and entrepreneur, famous for his website, ‘Facebook’
Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Presley is the former wife of King of Rock n Roll, late Elvis Presley
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