- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
A
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert S. Abbott | Chicago Defender | Publishing & Print Media | 1900 |
| Benjamin Abrams | Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1920 |
| Leonard Abramson | US Healthcare | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Kenneth S. Adams | Phillips Petroleum Company | Utilities & Energy | 1930 |
| Thomas Adams, Jr. | American Chicle Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Terrence E. Adderley | Kelly Services | Services | 1960 |
| Howard F. Ahmanson | Ahmanson (H. F.) & Company | Finance | 1920 |
| Lester M. Alberthal, Jr. | Electronic Data Systems | Services | 1980 |
| Winthrop W. Aldrich | Chase National Bank | Finance | 1930 |
| Archie A. Alexander | Alexander & Repass | Construction & Real Estate | 1910 |
| Henry C. Alexander | Morgan Guaranty Trust | Finance | 1950 |
| William M. Allen | Boeing Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1940 |
| Howard L. Aller | American Power and Light Company | Utilities & Energy | 1930 |
| Stanley C. Allyn | National Cash Register Company | Computers & Electronics | 1940 |
| Arthur E. Andersen | Arthur Andersen and Company | Services | 1910 |
| Robert O. Anderson | Atlantic Richfield Company | Utilities & Energy | 1960 |
| Paul R. Andrews | Prentice-Hall | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| Walter H. Annenberg | Triangle Publications | Publishing & Print Media | 1940 |
| Elizabeth Arden | Elizabeth Arden Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1910 |
| J. Ogden Armour | Armour and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| C. Michael Armstrong | American Telephone and Telegraph | Communications | 1990 |
| Desiderio A. Arnaz | Desilu Productions | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1950 |
| Mary Kay Ash | Mary Kay Cosmetics | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| Roy L. Ash | Litton Industries | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| H. Brewster Atwater, Jr. | General Mills | Food & Tobacco | 1980 |
| Beatrice F. Auerbach | G. Fox & Company | Retail | 1930 |
| J. Paul Austin | Coca-Cola Company | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| Sewell L. Avery | Montgomery, Ward and Company | Retail | 1930 |
B
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl D. Babst | American Sugar Refining | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Jules S. Bache | J. S. Bache & Company | Finance | pre-1900 |
| Leo H. Baekeland | Bakelite Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1900 |
| Melvin H. Baker | National Gypsum Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1920 |
| Frank C. Ball | Ball Brothers Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Ian K. Ballantine | Ballantine Books | Publishing & Print Media | 1950 |
| Louis F. Bantle | UST | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Ohio C. Barber | Diamond Match Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Don H. Barden | Barden Communications | Communications | 1980 |
| Bruce Barton | Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn | Services | 1910 |
| Enos M. Barton | Western Electric Company | Computers & Electronics | pre-1900 |
| Carol Bartz | Autodesk | Computers & Electronics | 1990 |
| Bernard M. Baruch | Baruch Brothers | Finance | 1900 |
| Frank Batten | Landmark Communications | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| William M. Batten | JCPenney Company | Retail | 1950 |
| Edward Bausch | Bausch and Lomb Company | Healthcare | 1920 |
| Vaughn L. Beals, Jr. | Harley-Davidson | Automotive & Aerospace | 1980 |
| Leon L. Bean | L. L. Bean | Retail | 1910 |
| Amos L. Beaty | Texaco | Utilities & Energy | 1920 |
| Howard O. Beaver, Jr. | Carpenter Technology Corporation | Metals | 1970 |
| Hans W. Becherer | Deere & Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1980 |
| Stephen D. Bechtel | Betchel Corporation | Construction & Real Estate | 1930 |
| Garner A. Beckett | American Cement Corporation | Construction & Real Estate | 1930 |
| Arnold O. Beckman | Beckman Instruments | Healthcare | 1930 |
| Edward T. Bedford | Corn Products Refining Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Edward J. Bednarz | Pinkerton's | Services | 1960 |
| Olive Ann M. Beech | Beech Aircraft Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1950 |
| Eugene N. Beesley | Eli Lilly & Company | Healthcare | 1960 |
| Hernand Behn | International Telephone and Telegraph | Communications | 1920 |
| Sosthenes Behn | International Telephone and Telegraph | Communications | 1930 |
| Glen W. Bell | Taco Bell Corporation | Restaurants & Lodging | 1960 |
| James S. Bell | Washburn, Crosby Milling Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| William B. Bell | American Cyanamid Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1920 |
| Henry H. Benedict | Remington Typewriter Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Robert F. Bensinger | Brunswick | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Michel C. Bergerac | Revlon | Personal Care & Home Products | 1970 |
| William Bernbach | Doyle Dane Bernbach | Services | 1940 |
| Edward J. Berwind | Berwind-White Coal Mining Company | Agriculture & Mining | pre-1900 |
| Gordon M. Bethune | Continental Airlines | Transportation | 1990 |
| Jeffrey P. Bezos | Amazon.com | Retail | 1990 |
| John D. Biggers | Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Gordon M. Binder | Amgen | Healthcare | 1980 |
| Stephen Birch | Kennecott Copper | Agriculture & Mining | 1910 |
| Clarence Birdseye | General Seafood's Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| William Blackie | Caterpillar Tractor Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1960 |
| Harold Blancke | Celanese Corporation of America | Chemicals & Industrial | 1940 |
| Henry W. Bloch | H & R Block | Services | 1970 |
| Richard A. Bloch | H & R Block | Services | 1950 |
| Michael R. Bloomberg | Bloomberg, L. P. | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Charles G. Bluhdorn | Gulf and Western | Utilities & Energy | 1950 |
| W. Michael Blumenthal | Bendix Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1960 |
| William E. Boeing | Boeing Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1910 |
| Harold Boeschenstein | Owens-Corning Fiberglass Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| John C. Bogle | The Vanguard Group | Finance | 1970 |
| Elizabeth E. Boit | Winship, Boit, & Company | Fabric & Apparel | pre-1900 |
| J. Chadbourn Bolles | Chadbourn | Fabric & Apparel | 1930 |
| Fred J. Borch | General Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Lawrence A. Bossidy | AlliedSignal, Inc. | Automotive & Aerospace | 1990 |
| Marvin Bower | McKinsey & Company | Services | 1950 |
| Horace Bowker | American Agricultural Chemical Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1920 |
| Joseph A. Boyd | Harris Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Francis Boyer | Smith Kline & French Laboratories | Healthcare | 1950 |
| Joseph Boyer | Burroughs Adding Machine Company | Computers & Electronics | 1900 |
| Milton Bradley | Milton Bradley Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Thomas E. Braniff | Braniff Airways | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Joseph D. Brenner | AMP | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Stephen F. Briggs | Outboard Motors Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| James L. Broadhead | FPL Group | Utilities & Energy | 1980 |
| Charles F. Brooker | American Brass Company | Metals | 1900 |
| Charles L. Brown | American Telephone and Telegraph | Communications | 1970 |
| Francis C. Brown | Schering Corporation | Healthcare | 1940 |
| Herman Brown | Brown and Root | Construction & Real Estate | 1920 |
| John W. Brown | Stryker Corporation | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Lewis H. Brown | Johns-Manville Corporation | Construction & Real Estate | 1920 |
| Owsley Brown II | Brown-Forman Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1990 |
| John Y. Brown, Jr. | Kentucky Fried Chicken Company | Restaurants & Lodging | 1960 |
| Alvin G. Brush | American Home Products | Healthcare | 1930 |
| John H. Bryan, Jr. | Sara Lee Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Edward G. Budd | E. G. Budd Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1910 |
| Ralph Budd | Great Northern Railroad | Transportation | 1910 |
| Herbert P. Buetow | Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Warren E. Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | Finance | 1960 |
| Morgan G. Bulkeley | Aetna Life Insurance Company | Finance | pre-1900 |
| Arde Bulova | Bulova Watch Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Steven A. Burd | Safeway | Retail | 1990 |
| James E. Burke | Johnson & Johnson Company | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Leo Burnett | Leo Burnett Company | Services | 1930 |
| Duane L. Burnham | Abbott Laboratories | Healthcare | 1990 |
| David Burpee | W. A. Burpee Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1910 |
| Washington A. Burpee | W. A. Burpee Company | Agriculture & Mining | pre-1900 |
| Donald C. Burr | People Express Airlines | Transportation | 1980 |
| Thomas J. Burrell | Burrell Advertising | Services | 1970 |
| Robert N. Burt | FMC Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1990 |
| Adolphus Busch | Anheuser-Busch Brewery | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
C
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent A. Calarco | Crompton Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1980 |
| Philip Caldwell | Ford Motor Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1970 |
| D. Wayne Calloway | PepsiCo | Food & Tobacco | 1980 |
| Asa G. Candler | Coca-Cola Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Charles A. Cannon | Cannon Mills Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1920 |
| James W. Cannon | Cannon Mills Company | Fabric & Apparel | pre-1900 |
| Floyd L. Carlisle | St. Regis Paper Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1910 |
| Curtis L. Carlson | Gold Bond Stamp Company / Carlson Companies | Services | 1930 |
| Edward E. Carlson | United Airlines | Transportation | 1970 |
| Hattie Carnegie | Hattie Carnegie | Fabric & Apparel | 1900 |
| Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1940 |
| Willis H. Carrier | Carrier Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Edward W. Carter | Carter Hawley Hale | Retail | 1940 |
| Frank T. Cary | IBM | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Stephen M. Case | America Online | Communications | 1980 |
| James E. Casey | United Parcel Service | Transportation | 1900 |
| Louis S. Cates | Phelps-Dodge Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1930 |
| John T. Chambers | Cisco Systems | Computers & Electronics | 1990 |
| Harry Chandler | Los Angeles Times | Publishing & Print Media | 1910 |
| Roy D. Chapin | Hudson Motor Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Owen R. Cheatham | Georgia-Pacific Corporation | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1920 |
| Robert A. Chesebrough | Chesebrough Manufacturing Company | Personal Care & Home Products | pre-1900 |
| Colby M. Chester | General Foods Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| Hugh J. Chisholm | International Paper Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | pre-1900 |
| Walter P. Chrysler | Chrysler Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1920 |
| Elisabeth Claiborne | Liz Claiborne | Fabric & Apparel | 1970 |
| Catherine T. Clark | Brownberry Ovens | Food & Tobacco | 1940 |
| James H. Clark | Silicon Graphics | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Richard W. Clark | Dick Clark Productions | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1950 |
| Howard L. Clark | American Express Company | Finance | 1960 |
| William L. Clayton | Anderson, Clayton and Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1900 |
| Martin W. Clement | Pennsylvania Railroad Company | Transportation | 1930 |
| Charles A. Coffin | General Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Ben Cohen | Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Wilton D. Cole | Crowell-Collier Publishing Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1950 |
| Gilbert Colgate | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1920 |
| Samuel B. Colgate | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1930 |
| John L. Collyer | B. F. Goodrich Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Samuel P. Colt | United States Rubber Company | Chemicals & Industrial | pre-1900 |
| Herman Cone II | Cone Mills Corporation | Fabric & Apparel | 1930 |
| John T. Connor | Merck & Company | Healthcare | 1950 |
| Carle C. Conway | Continental Can Company | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Willibald H. Conzen | Schering-Plough Corporation | Healthcare | 1960 |
| Lodwrick M. Cook | Atlantic Richfield Company | Utilities & Energy | 1980 |
| Scott D. Cook | Intuit | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Adolph Coors | Adolph Coors Brewing Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Peter H. Coors | Adolph Coors Brewing Company | Food & Tobacco | 1990 |
| William K. Coors | Adolph Coors Brewing Company | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Helen K. Copley | Copley Newspapers | Publishing & Print Media | 1970 |
| Ira C. Copley | Western Utility Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1900 |
| Ralph J. Cordiner | General Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| William E. Corey | United States Steel Corporation | Metals | 1900 |
| Joshua S. Cosden | Cosden & Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| Charles L. Coughlin | Briggs & Stratton Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Robert L. Crandall | American Airlines | Transportation | 1980 |
| Richard T. Crane | Crane Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Richard T. Crane, Jr. | Crane Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Frederick C. Crawford | Thompson Products | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Joseph W. Crosby | Thiokol Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1940 |
| Bert S. Cross | Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| F. Trammell Crow | Trammell Crow Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1940 |
| Henry P. Crowell | Quaker Oats Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Henry Crown | Material Service Corporation | Construction & Real Estate | 1920 |
| Richard J. Cullen | International Paper Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1930 |
| John W. Culligan | American Home Products | Healthcare | 1980 |
| Joseph S. Cullinan | Texaco | Utilities & Energy | 1900 |
| Joseph F. Cullman III | Philip Morris Companies | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| Bernard M. Culver | Continental Insurance Company | Finance | 1930 |
| Nathan Cummings | Consolidated Foods | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Harry B. Cunningham | S. S. Kresge Company/K Mart | Retail | 1950 |
| Harlow H. Curtice | General Motors Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1950 |
| Cyrus H. K. Curtis | Curtis Publishing Company | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
D
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Donald Dallas | Revere Copper and Brass | Metals | 1930 |
| William H. Danforth | Ralston Purina Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Justin Dart | United Drug Company | Retail | 1940 |
| Arthur V. Davis | Alcoa | Metals | 1910 |
| Charles S. Davis | Borg-Warner Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1920 |
| James E. Davis | Winn-Dixie Stores | Retail | 1940 |
| Francis B. Davis Jr. | United States Rubber Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1920 |
| Max De Pree | Herman Miller | Fabricated Goods | 1980 |
| Edward DeBartolo | Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation | Construction & Real Estate | 1940 |
| Arthur J. Decio | Skyline Corporation | Construction & Real Estate | 1950 |
| Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. | Black & Decker Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Robert F. Dee | SmithKline Corporation | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Michael Dell | Dell Computer Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Jerry Della Femina | Della Femina and Travisano | Services | 1960 |
| Fred DeLuca | Subway Sandwiches | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| Henry S. Dennison | Dennison Manufacturing Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1910 |
| Richard R. Deupree | Procter & Gamble Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1930 |
| Richard M. DeVos | Amway Corporation | Personal Care & Home Products | 1950 |
| Robert E. Dewar | K-Mart Corporation | Retail | 1970 |
| Morse G. Dial | Union Carbide Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1950 |
| Alfred B. Dick | A. B. Dick and Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Alfred B. Dick Jr. | A. B. Dick and Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Earl B. Dickerson | Supreme Life Insurance Company of America | Finance | 1950 |
| Walter E. Disney | Walt Disney Company | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1920 |
| Leland I. Doan | Dow Chemical Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1940 |
| Ronald W. Dollens | Guidant Corporation | Healthcare | 1990 |
| James C. Donnell | Ohio Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| Otto D. Donnell | Ohio Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1920 |
| Frederic G. Donner | General Motors Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1950 |
| Georges F. Doriot | American R&D Corporation | Finance | 1940 |
| Arthur C. Dorrance | Campbell Soup Company | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| John T. Dorrance | Campbell Soup Company | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Frank N. Doubleday | Doubleday and Company | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| Nelson Doubleday | Doubleday and Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1920 |
| Donald W. Douglas | Douglas Aircraft Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1920 |
| Herbert H. Dow | Dow Chemical Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | pre-1900 |
| Willard H. Dow | Dow Chemical Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1930 |
| Harrington Drake | Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | Services | 1970 |
| Millard S. Drexler | Gap | Fabric & Apparel | 1990 |
| Camille Dreyfus | Celanese Corporation of America | Chemicals & Industrial | 1910 |
| John F. Dryden | Prudential Life Insurance Company | Finance | pre-1900 |
| Lammot du Pont | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1920 |
| Pierre S. du Pont | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1910 |
| Thomas C. du Pont | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1900 |
| David Duffield | PeopleSoft | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| James B. Duke | American Tobacco Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| William Durant | General Motors Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1910 |
E
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Eastman | Eastman Kodak Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Robert J. Eaton | Chrysler Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1990 |
| Jack M. Eckerd | Eckerd Corporation | Retail | 1950 |
| Bernard A. Edison | Edison Brothers Stores | Retail | 1960 |
| Richard J. Egan | EMC Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Louis K. Eilers | Eastman Kodak Company | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Michael D. Eisner | Walt Disney Company | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Lawrence J. Ellison | Oracle Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Victor Emanuel | AVCO | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| John C. Emery, Jr. | Emery Air Freight | Transportation | 1960 |
| John C. Emery, Sr. | Emery Air Freight | Transportation | 1940 |
| Roger A. Enrico | PepsiCo | Food & Tobacco | 1990 |
| Ole Evinrude | Outboard Motors Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| John A. Ewald | Avon Products | Personal Care & Home Products | 1940 |
F
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lothar W. Faber | Eberhard-Faber Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Max (Francis) Factor, Jr. | Max Factor Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1930 |
| Frank J. Fahey | Gillette Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1910 |
| William A. Fairburn | Diamond Match Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Benjamin F. Fairless | United States Steel Corporation | Metals | 1930 |
| Otto H. Falk | Allis-Chalmers Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Walter A. Fallon | Eastman Kodak Company | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| William S. Farish | Standard Oil of New Jersey | Utilities & Energy | 1930 |
| James A. Farrell | United States Steel Corporation | Metals | 1910 |
| Marshall Field | Marshall Field and Company | Retail | pre-1900 |
| Marshall Field III | Field Enterprises (Chicago Sun/Parade Publications) | Publishing & Print Media | 1940 |
| Debra J. S. Fields | Mrs. Fields Cookies | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Edward A. Filene | Filene's | Retail | 1900 |
| Paul Fireman | Reebok International | Fabric & Apparel | 1970 |
| Harvey S. Firestone | Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. | Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1940 |
| Donald G. Fisher | Gap | Retail | 1960 |
| Frederick J. Fisher | Fisher Body Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Herman G. Fisher | Fisher-Price Toy Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Donald V. Fites | Caterpillar Tractor Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1990 |
| Henry M. Flagler | Florida East Coast Railway | Transportation | pre-1900 |
| Henry Ford | Ford Motor Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Henry Ford II | Ford Motor Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1940 |
| Edward A. Fox | Student Loan Marketing Association | Finance | 1970 |
| William Fox | Fox Film Company | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1910 |
| Clarence Francis | General Foods Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| John M. Franklin | United States Lines | Transportation | 1940 |
| Frank M. Freimann | Magnavox Company | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Jack Frye | Trans-World Airlines | Transportation | 1930 |
| Richard S. Fuld, Jr. | Lehman Brothers and Company | Finance | 1990 |
| Alfred C. Fuller | Fuller Brush Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1900 |
| Walter D. Fuller | Curtis Publishing Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1930 |
| Richard M. Furlaud | Squibb Corporation | Healthcare | 1960 |
G
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry W. Gadsden | Merck & Company | Healthcare | 1960 |
| Ernest Gallo | Gallo (E. & J.) Winery | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Paul V. Galvin | Motorola | Computers & Electronics | 1920 |
| Robert W. Galvin | Motorola | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Frank E. Gannett | Gannett Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1900 |
| Edward G. Gardner | Soft Sheen Products | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| Arthur G. Gaston | Booker T. Washington Insurance | Finance | 1930 |
| William H. Gates III | Microsoft Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Stanley C. Gault | Rubbermaid | Fabricated Goods | 1980 |
| David L. Geffen | Geffen Records | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Richard L. Gelb | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Harold S. Geneen | International Telephone and Telegraph | Communications | 1950 |
| William W. George | Medtronic | Healthcare | 1990 |
| Daniel F. Gerber | Gerber Products Company | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Daniel F. Gerber, Jr. | Gerber Products Company | Food & Tobacco | 1940 |
| Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. | IBM | Computers & Electronics | 1990 |
| Jean Paul Getty | Getty Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1950 |
| Amadeo Peter Giannini | Bank of America | Finance | 1900 |
| Lawrence M. Giannini | Bank of America | Finance | 1930 |
| Fred M. Gibbons | Software Publishing Company | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Truman K. Gibson | Supreme Life Insurance Company of America | Finance | 1910 |
| Vincent A. Gierer, Jr. | UST | Food & Tobacco | 1990 |
| Walter S. Gifford | American Telephone and Telegraph | Communications | 1920 |
| Frank L. Gillespie | Liberty Life Insurance | Finance | 1910 |
| King C. Gillette | Gillette Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1900 |
| Raymond V. Gilmartin | Merck & Company | Healthcare | 1990 |
| Bernard F. Gimbel | Gimbel Brothers Department Stores | Retail | 1920 |
| Isaac Gimbel | Gimbel Brothers Department Stores | Retail | pre-1900 |
| Tom M. Girdler | Republic Steel Corporation | Metals | 1930 |
| David D. Glass | Wal-Mart Corporation | Retail | 1980 |
| Roberto C. Goizueta | Coca-Cola Company | Food & Tobacco | 1980 |
| Leonard H. Goldenson | American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1940 |
| Stanley P. Goldstein | Melville Corporation | Retail | 1980 |
| Samuel Goldwyn | Samuel Goldwyn Productions | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1910 |
| Harvey Golub | American Express Company | Finance | 1990 |
| Melvin R. Goodes | Warner-Lambert Corporation | Personal Care & Home Products | 1990 |
| James H. Goodnight | SAS Institute | Services | 1970 |
| Albert H. Gordon | Kidder, Peabody Group | Finance | 1930 |
| Berry Gordy, Jr. | Motown Records Corporation | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1950 |
| Eugene G. Grace | Bethlehem Steel Corporation | Metals | 1910 |
| J. Peter Grace | W. R. Grace and Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1940 |
| Katharine M. Graham | Washington Post | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| William B. Graham | Baxter International | Healthcare | 1950 |
| William T. Grant | W. T. Grant Company | Retail | 1900 |
| Earl G. Graves | Black Enterprise Magazine | Publishing & Print Media | 1970 |
| Bowman Gray | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| Carl R. Gray | Union Pacific Railroad | Transportation | 1920 |
| Bowman Gray, Jr. | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| James A. Gray, Jr. | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Adolphus W. Green | National Biscuit Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Alan C. Greenberg | Bear Stearns Companies | Finance | 1970 |
| Maurice R. Greenberg | American International Group | Finance | 1960 |
| Crawford H. Greenewalt | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1940 |
| Dick Griffey | Dick Griffey Productions | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1970 |
| Mervyn E. Griffin, Jr. | Griffin Productions | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
| Eugene P. Grisanti | International Flavors & Fragrances | Chemicals & Industrial | 1980 |
| Robert E. Gross | Lockheed Aircraft Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Andrew S. Grove | Intel | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Robert C. Guccione | Penthouse International Limited | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| Daniel Guggenheim | American Smelting and Refining Company | Metals | 1900 |
| William Guthy | Guthy-Renker Corporation | Retail | 1980 |
H
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Haas | Rohm and Haas Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1900 |
| Walter A. Haas | Levi Strauss and Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1920 |
| Walter A. Haas, Jr. | Levi Strauss and Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1950 |
| Patrick E. Haggerty | Texas Instruments | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Joyce C. Hall | Hallmark Cards | Retail | 1910 |
| Erle P. Halliburton | Halliburton | Utilities & Energy | 1920 |
| Armand Hammer | Occidental Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1950 |
| John P. Harbin | Halliburton | Utilities & Energy | 1970 |
| Edward G. Harness | Procter & Gamble Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1970 |
| Lore Harp | Vector Graphics | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| C. Michael Harper | ConAgra | Agriculture & Mining | 1970 |
| Ralph A. Hart | Heublein | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| George H. Hartford | Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | Retail | pre-1900 |
| John A. Hartford | Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | Retail | 1920 |
| Stephen D. Hassenfeld | Hasbro Toys | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| Harold V. Haverty | Deluxe Corporation | Finance | 1980 |
| William R. Hearst | American Newspapers | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| Christine A. Hefner | Playboy Enterprises | Publishing & Print Media | 1980 |
| Hugh M. Hefner | Playboy Enterprises | Publishing & Print Media | 1950 |
| John R. Hegeman | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Finance | pre-1900 |
| Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Healthcare | 1990 |
| Henry J. Heinz | H. J. Heinz Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Howard Heinz | H. J. Heinz Company | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Henry J. Heinz II | H. J. Heinz Company | Food & Tobacco | 1940 |
| Bruce D. Henderson | Boston Consulting Group | Services | 1960 |
| Henry F. Henderson, Jr. | Henderson (H. F.) Industries | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Paul C. Henshaw | Homestake Mining Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1970 |
| Stuart K. Hensley | Warner-Lambert Corporation | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| Paul Henson | United Utilities/Sprint Corporation | Communications | 1960 |
| Alonzo B. Hepburn | Chase National Bank | Finance | 1900 |
| Alonzo F. Herndon | Atlanta Life Insurance Company | Finance | 1900 |
| Ray W. Herrick | Tecumseh Products | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Milton S. Hershey | Hershey Chocolate Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| John D. Hertz | Yellow Cab Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1910 |
| Raymond H. Herzog | Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| Leon Hess | Amerada Hess | Utilities & Energy | 1930 |
| William R. Hewlett | Hewlett-Packard Company | Computers & Electronics | 1960 |
| Frank G. Hickey | General Instrument Corporation | Communications | 1970 |
| Wayne Hicklin | Avon Products | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| John M. Hiebert | Sterling Drug | Healthcare | 1950 |
| E. G. Higdon | Maytag Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Andrew J. Higgins | Higgins Industries | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| George W. Hill | American Tobacco Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| James J. Hill | Great Northern Railroad | Transportation | pre-1900 |
| Louis W. Hill | Great Northern Railroad | Transportation | 1900 |
| Conrad N. Hilton | Hilton Hotels Corporation | Restaurants & Lodging | 1940 |
| Samuel F. Hinkle | Hershey Foods Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| Charles E. Hires | Charles E. Hires Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Dee Ward Hock | VISA | Finance | 1970 |
| Paul G. Hoffman | Studebaker Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Philip B. Hofmann | Johnson & Johnson Company | Healthcare | 1960 |
| Hale Holden | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | Transportation | 1920 |
| Eugene Holman | Exxon Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1940 |
| Charles R. Hook | Armco Steel Company | Metals | 1930 |
| Elon H. Hooker | Hooker Chemical Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1900 |
| Herbert W. Hoover | Hoover Company | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Herbert W. Hoover, Jr. | Hoover Company | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| John J. Horan | Merck & Company | Healthcare | 1970 |
| George A. Hormel | Hormel and Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Jay C. Hormel | Hormel and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| Amos Hostetter, Jr. | Continental Cablevision | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
| Alanson B. Houghton | Corning Glass Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Amory Houghton | Corning Glass Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | Corning Glass Company | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Ivan J. Houston | Golden State Insurance | Finance | 1970 |
| Norman O. Houston | Golden State Insurance | Finance | 1940 |
| Joseph L. Hudson | Hudson (J. L.) Company | Retail | pre-1900 |
| Harold J. Hudson, Jr. | General Reinsurance Corporation | Finance | 1970 |
| George A. Hughes | Hughes Electric Heating Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| Howard R. Hughes, Jr. | Hughes Aircraft Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| H. Wayne Huizenga | Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation | Retail | 1980 |
| George M. Humphrey | Hanna (M. A.) & Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1920 |
| Haroldson L. Hunt | Hunt Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1930 |
| Jon M. Huntsman | Huntsman Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| Peter F. Hurst | Aeroquip Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1940 |
I
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca | Chrysler Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1970 |
| Carl C. Icahn | Icahn & Company | Finance | 1960 |
| Michael Ilitch | Little Caesar's Enterprises | Restaurants & Lodging | 1950 |
| Martha R. Ingram | Ingram Industries | Services | 1990 |
| Samuel Insull | Middle West Utilities Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| William Irrgang | Lincoln Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| F. Kenneth Iverson | Nucor Corporation | Metals | 1960 |
J
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin M. Jacobs | Qualcomm | Communications | 1980 |
| Allen F. Jacobson | Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing | Fabricated Goods | 1980 |
| John K. Jamieson | Exxon Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1960 |
| Edward G. Jefferson | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1980 |
| Richard H. Jenrette | Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | Finance | 1970 |
| Steven P. Jobs | Apple Computer | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Eldridge R. Johnson | Victor Talking Machine Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| George F. Johnson | Endicott-Johnson Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1920 |
| Herbert F. Johnson | Johnson Wax Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1920 |
| Howard D. Johnson | Howard Johnson's | Restaurants & Lodging | 1920 |
| James W. Johnson | Johnson & Johnson Company | Healthcare | 1910 |
| John H. Johnson | Johnson Publishing Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1940 |
| Robert H. Johnson | Ingersoll-Rand Company | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Robert L. Johnson | Black Entertainment Television | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Robert W. Johnson | Johnson & Johnson Company | Healthcare | pre-1900 |
| David W. Johnson | Campbell Soup Company | Food & Tobacco | 1990 |
| Edward C. Johnson II | Fidelity Investments | Finance | 1940 |
| Samuel C. Johnson II | Johnson Wax Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| Edward C. Johnson III | Fidelity Investments | Finance | 1970 |
| Robert W. Johnson, Jr. | Johnson & Johnson Company | Healthcare | 1930 |
| Jesse H. Jones | Reconstruction Finance Corporation | Finance | 1930 |
| Reginald H. Jones | General Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| W. Alton Jones | Cities Service Company | Utilities & Energy | 1940 |
| John E. Jonsson | Texas Instruments | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Henry B. Joy | Packard Motor Car Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
K
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry J. Kaiser | Kaiser Industries | Construction & Real Estate | 1910 |
| Bruce E. Karatz | KB Home | Construction & Real Estate | 1980 |
| Mitchell P. Kartalia | Square D Company | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Ewing M. Kauffman | Marion Laboratories | Healthcare | 1950 |
| Howard B. Keck | Superior Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1960 |
| Daniel C. Keefe | Ingersoll-Rand Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Herbert D. Kelleher | Southwest Airlines Company | Transportation | 1960 |
| Kaufman T. Keller | Chrysler Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Will K. Kellogg | Kellogg Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| William R. Kelly | Kelly Services | Services | 1940 |
| Erwin Kelm | Cargill | Agriculture & Mining | 1960 |
| Donald M. Kendall | PepsiCo | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| Henry P. Kendall | Kendall Company | Healthcare | 1910 |
| Donald S. Kennedy | OGE Energy Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1940 |
| Arthur A. Kent | Atwater Kent Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| William F. Kerby | Dow Jones & Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| William T. Kerr | Meredith Corporation | Publishing & Print Media | 1990 |
| Bernard Kilgore | Wall Street Journal | Publishing & Print Media | 1940 |
| John A. Kimberly | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Wood, Paper & Forestry | pre-1900 |
| John R. Kimberly | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1950 |
| Sidney Kimmel | Jones Apparel Group | Fabric & Apparel | 1970 |
| Darwin P. Kingsley | New York Life Insurance Company | Finance | 1900 |
| Robert J. Kleberg, Sr. | King Ranch | Agriculture & Mining | pre-1900 |
| Anne Klein | Anne Klein & Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1960 |
| John W. Kluge | Metromedia | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1950 |
| Joseph P. Knapp | Knapp & Company | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| Charles F. Knight | Emerson Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| John S. (Jack) Knight | Knight-Ridder Corporation | Publishing & Print Media | 1930 |
| Philip H. Knight | Nike | Fabric & Apparel | 1970 |
| Rose M. Knox | Knox Gelatin Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Richard J. Kogan | Schering-Plough Corporation | Healthcare | 1990 |
| Herbert V. Kohler | Kohler Company | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Walter J. Kohler | Kohler Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| James L. Kraft | Kraft (J. L.) Brothers and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Henry R. Kravis | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company | Finance | 1980 |
| Sebastian S. Kresge | S. S. Kresge Company | Retail | 1900 |
| Samuel H. Kress | S. H. Kress Company | Retail | pre-1900 |
| Raymond A. Kroc | McDonald's Corporation | Restaurants & Lodging | 1950 |
| Bernard H. Kroger | Kroger's Food Stores | Retail | pre-1900 |
| Daniel J. Krumm | Maytag Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| James R. Kuse | Georgia Gulf Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1980 |
L
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alden J. Laborde | Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company | Utilities & Energy | 1950 |
| Carl Laemmle | Universal Pictures Corporation | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1910 |
| Harvey H. Lamm | Subaru of America | Automotive & Aerospace | 1970 |
| William E. LaMothe | Kellogg Company | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Edwin H. Land | Polaroid Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Mills B. Lane, Jr. | Citizens & Southern National Bank | Finance | 1940 |
| George S. Lannom, Jr. | Lannom Manufacturing Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| William F. Laporte | American Home Products | Healthcare | 1960 |
| Ralph S. Larsen | Johnson & Johnson Company | Healthcare | 1980 |
| Albert D. Lasker | Lord and Thomas | Services | 1910 |
| Estee Lauder | Estee Lauder | Personal Care & Home Products | 1940 |
| Leonard A. Lauder | Estee Lauder | Personal Care & Home Products | 1980 |
| Ralph Lauren | Polo, Ralph Lauren | Fabric & Apparel | 1960 |
| Mary W. Lawrence | Wells, Rich and Greene | Services | 1960 |
| Charles Lazarus | Toys ""R"" Us | Retail | 1940 |
| Rochelle Lazarus | Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide | Services | 1990 |
| Fred R. Lazarus, Jr. | Federated Department Stores | Retail | 1940 |
| William P. Lear | Lear | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Samuel J. Lefrak | Lefrak Organization | Construction & Real Estate | 1940 |
| Alexander Legge | International Harvester Corporation | Agriculture & Mining | 1920 |
| Philip Lehman | Lehman Brothers and Company | Finance | 1900 |
| Robert Lehman | Lehman Brothers and Company | Finance | 1920 |
| Lewis W. Lehr | Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing | Fabricated Goods | 1980 |
| William Levitt | Levitt & Sons | Construction & Real Estate | 1920 |
| Edward T. Lewis | Essence Communications | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| Peter B. Lewis | The Progressive Corporation | Finance | 1960 |
| Reginald F. Lewis | TLC Group | Finance | 1980 |
| Edmund D. Libbey | Owens Bottle Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| Louis K. Liggett | United Drug Company | Retail | 1900 |
| Josiah K. Lilly | Eli Lilly & Company | Healthcare | pre-1900 |
| Eli Lilly II | Eli Lilly & Company | Healthcare | 1930 |
| James F. Lincoln | Lincoln Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Leroy A. Lincoln | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | Finance | 1930 |
| Carl H. Lindner, Jr. | American Financial Group | Finance | 1950 |
| James J. Ling | Ling-Temco-Vought | Fabricated Goods | 1940 |
| Paul W. Litchfield | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1920 |
| Arthur D. Little | Arthur D. Little | Services | 1900 |
| Royal Little | Textron | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| J. Bruce Llewellyn | Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company | Food & Tobacco | 1980 |
| Marcus Loew | Loew's | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1900 |
| Joseph M. Long | Long's Drug Stores | Retail | 1940 |
| Joseph E. Lonning | Kellogg Company | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Francisco A. Lorenzo | Texas Air Corporation | Transportation | 1970 |
| George H. Love | Consolidation Coal Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1940 |
| James S. Love | Burlington Industries | Fabric & Apparel | 1920 |
| George W. Lucas | Lucasfilm, Limited | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1970 |
| Henry R. Luce | Time-Life Publications | Publishing & Print Media | 1920 |
| Robert P. Luciano | Schering-Plough Corporation | Healthcare | 1980 |
| Edgar F. Luckenbach, Jr. | Luckenbach Steamship Company | Transportation | 1960 |
| Daniel K. Ludwig | National Bulk Carriers | Transportation | 1930 |
M
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray W. MacDonald | Burroughs Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1960 |
| Ian K. MacGregor | AMAX | Metals | 1950 |
| William C. MacInnes | TECO Energy | Utilities & Energy | 1950 |
| Kenneth A. Macke | Dayton Hudson Corporation | Retail | 1980 |
| John P. Mackey | Whole Foods Market | Retail | 1980 |
| Whitney MacMillan | Cargill | Agriculture & Mining | 1970 |
| John H. MacMillan, Jr. | Cargill | Agriculture & Mining | 1930 |
| Clifford D. Mallory | Mallory (C. D.) and Company | Transportation | 1910 |
| Henry R. Mallory | Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines | Transportation | 1900 |
| John C. Malone | Tele-Communications | Communications | 1970 |
| Plato Malozemoff | Newmont Mining Corporation | Agriculture & Mining | 1950 |
| Morton L. Mandel | Premier Industrial Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Alfred E. Mann | Pacesetter | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Alex Manoogian | Masco Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Thomas F. Manville | Johns-Manville Corporation | Construction & Real Estate | 1900 |
| Bernard Marcus | Home Depot | Retail | 1970 |
| H. Stanley Marcus | Neiman-Marcus Company | Retail | 1950 |
| Reuben Mark | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1980 |
| John W. Marriott | Marriott-Hot Shoppes | Restaurants & Lodging | 1920 |
| J. Willard Marriott, Jr. | Marriott International | Restaurants & Lodging | 1970 |
| Forrest E. Mars, Sr. | Mars | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| Charles D. Marshall | McClintic and Marshall Construction Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1900 |
| Glenn L. Martin | Glenn L. Martin Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Joseph A. Martino | National Lead Company (NL Industries) | Metals | 1940 |
| Jack C. Massey | Hospital Corporation of America | Healthcare | 1960 |
| Thomas W. Mastin | Lubrizol Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1970 |
| William G. Mather | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company | Agriculture & Mining | pre-1900 |
| Clayton L. Mathile | The Iams Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1980 |
| Hamish Maxwell | Philip Morris Companies | Food & Tobacco | 1980 |
| Louis B. Mayer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1920 |
| Oscar F. Mayer | Oscar Mayer and Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Oscar Gottfried Mayer | Oscar Mayer and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| Oscar Gustave Mayer | Oscar Mayer and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| L. Lowry Mays | Clear Channel Communications | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1970 |
| Elmer H. Maytag | Maytag Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Frederick L. Maytag | Maytag Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| Frederick L. Maytag II | Maytag Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1940 |
| Thomas B. McCabe | Scott Paper Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1920 |
| Howard H. McClintic | McClintic and Marshall Construction Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1900 |
| John J. McCloy | Chase Manhattan Bank | Finance | 1950 |
| Hugh L. McColl, Jr. | NationsBank / Bank of America | Finance | 1980 |
| C. Peter McColough | Xerox Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| David H. McConnell | Avon Products | Personal Care & Home Products | pre-1900 |
| John H. McConnell | Worthington Industries | Metals | 1950 |
| David H. McConnell, Jr. | Avon Products | Personal Care & Home Products | 1930 |
| Mark H. McCormack | International Management Group | Services | 1960 |
| Fowler McCormick | International Harvester Corporation | Agriculture & Mining | 1940 |
| Robert R. McCormick | Chicago Tribune | Publishing & Print Media | 1910 |
| Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr. | International Harvester Corporation | Agriculture & Mining | 1900 |
| Robert F. McDermott | USAA | Finance | 1960 |
| James S. McDonnell | McDonnell Aircraft Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Dean A. McGee | Kerr-McGee Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1950 |
| Patrick J. McGovern | International Data Group | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| William G. McGowan | MCI Communications | Communications | 1960 |
| Donald C. McGraw | McGraw-Hill Publishing Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1950 |
| James H. McGraw | McGraw-Hill Publishing Company | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| Harold W. McGraw, Jr. | McGraw-Hill Publishing Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1970 |
| Thomas H. McInnerney | National Dairy Products Corporation | Agriculture & Mining | 1920 |
| James O. McKinsey | McKinsey & Company | Services | 1920 |
| William L. McKnight | Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Donald H. McLaughlin | Homestake Mining Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1940 |
| Malcolm P. McLean | Sea-Land Service | Transportation | 1950 |
| Scott G. McNealy | Sun Microsystems | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Rene C. McPherson | Dana Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1970 |
| George H. Mead | Mead Corporation | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1910 |
| George J. Mecherle | State Farm Insurance | Finance | 1920 |
| John G. Medlin, Jr. | Wachovia Corporation | Finance | 1970 |
| Andrew W. Mellon | Mellon National Bank | Finance | pre-1900 |
| Richard K. Mellon | Mellon National Bank | Finance | 1930 |
| William L. Mellon | Gulf Oil Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1900 |
| Ward Melville | Melville Corporation | Retail | 1920 |
| George W. Merck | Merck & Company | Healthcare | 1920 |
| John Merrick | North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company | Finance | pre-1900 |
| Charles E. Merrill | Merrill Lynch & Company | Finance | 1940 |
| Andre Meyer | Lazard, Freres and Company | Finance | 1940 |
| Morton H. Meyerson | Electronic Data Systems | Services | 1970 |
| Joseph I. Miller | Cummins Engine Company | Fabricated Goods | 1940 |
| Roger Milliken | Milliken & Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1940 |
| Lorimer D. Milton | Citizens Trust Bank | Finance | 1920 |
| Charles E. Mitchell | National City Bank | Finance | 1920 |
| David W. Mitchell | Avon Products | Personal Care & Home Products | 1970 |
| James R. Moffett | Freeport-McMoRan | Agriculture & Mining | 1980 |
| Thomas S. Monaghan | Domino's Pizza | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| Robert G. Mondavi | Robert Mondavi Winery | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| Ambrose Monell | International Nickel Corporation | Metals | 1900 |
| Theodore G. Montague | Borden | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| William L. Moody, Jr. | Moody (W. L.) & Company Bank | Finance | 1920 |
| Gordon E. Moore | Intel | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| John P. Morgan | J. P. Morgan and Company | Finance | pre-1900 |
| John P. Morgan, Jr. | J. P. Morgan and Company | Finance | 1910 |
| Howard J. Morgens | Procter & Gamble Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1950 |
| Charles W. Moritz | Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | Services | 1980 |
| Charles G. Mortimer | General Foods Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| Joy Morton | Morton Salt Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Charles S. Mott | Weston-Mott Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Walter A. Munns | Smith Kline & French Laboratories | Healthcare | 1950 |
| J. Richard Munro | Time Warner | Publishing & Print Media | 1980 |
| Frank A. Munsey | Munsey Publishing House | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| Thomas S. Murphy | Capital Cities/ABC | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
N
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Nash | Nash Motors Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1910 |
| Conde M. Nast | Conde Nast Publications | Publishing & Print Media | 1900 |
| Fred M. Nelson | Texas Gulf Sulphur Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1950 |
| Allen H. Neuharth | Gannett Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1970 |
| Louis B. Neumiller | Caterpillar Tractor Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1940 |
| Samuel I. Newhouse | Newhouse Publishing | Publishing & Print Media | 1920 |
| J. Larry Nichols | Devon Energy Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1980 |
| John D. Nichols | Illinois Tool Works | Fabricated Goods | 1980 |
| William H. Nichols | General Chemical Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | pre-1900 |
| William Nickerson, Jr. | Golden State Insurance | Finance | 1920 |
| Jean Nidetch | Weight Watchers International | Services | 1960 |
| Arthur C. Nielsen | A. C. Nielsen Company | Services | 1920 |
| Edward J. Noble | Life Savers | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Raymond J. Noorda | Novell | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Ernest E. Norris | Southern Railway System | Transportation | 1930 |
| William C. Norris | Control Data Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| John Ringling North | Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1940 |
| John K. Northrop | Northrop Aircraft | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Lucio A. Noto | Mobil Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1990 |
| Robert N. Noyce | Fairchild Semiconductor | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Donald W. Nyrop | Northwest Airlines | Transportation | 1950 |
O
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph S. Ochs | New York Times | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| David M. Ogilvy | Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide | Services | 1950 |
| Ransom E. Olds | Reo Motor Car Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Kenneth H. Olsen | Digital Equipment Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Eugene R. Olson | Deluxe Check Printers | Finance | 1970 |
| Paul H. O'Neill | Alcoa | Metals | 1980 |
| Anthony J. F. O'Reilly | H. J. Heinz Company | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| M. Kenneth Oshman | Rolm Corporation | Communications | 1960 |
| Harrison G. Otis | Los Angeles Times | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| Anthony Overton | Hygienic Manufacturing Company | Personal Care & Home Products | pre-1900 |
| Michael Ovitz | Creative Artists Agency | Services | 1970 |
P
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Packard | Hewlett-Packard Company | Computers & Electronics | 1930 |
| Max Palevsky | Scientific Data Systems | Computers & Electronics | 1960 |
| William S. Paley | Columbia Broadcasting System | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1920 |
| Ray T. Parfet, Jr. | Upjohn Company | Healthcare | 1960 |
| William G. Park | Crucible Steel Company | Metals | 1900 |
| George S. Parker | Parker Brothers | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| Eugene M. Patterson | American Machine and Foundry Company | Fabricated Goods | 1940 |
| John H. Patterson | National Cash Register Company | Computers & Electronics | pre-1900 |
| Joseph M. Patterson | New York Daily News | Publishing & Print Media | 1910 |
| Rufus L. Patterson | American Machine and Foundry Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| William A. Patterson | United Airlines | Transportation | 1930 |
| Jeno F. Paulucci | Jeno's Frozen Pizza | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| James C. Penney | JCPenney Company | Retail | 1900 |
| John Pepper | Procter & Gamble Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1990 |
| Guy S. Peppiatt | Federal Mogul Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1950 |
| Franklin P. Perdue | Perdue Farms | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| H. Ross Perot | Electronic Data Systems | Services | 1960 |
| Christopher J. Perry | Philadelphia Tribune | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| Wallace R. Persons | Emerson Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Donald E. Petersen | Ford Motor Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1980 |
| LeRoy A. Petersen | Otis Elevator Company | Fabricated Goods | 1940 |
| Milton J. Petrie | Petrie Stores | Retail | 1930 |
| John H. Pew | Sun Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| Joseph N. Pew | Sun Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | pre-1900 |
| Frank Phillips | Phillips Petroleum Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| Warren H. Phillips | Dow Jones & Company | Publishing & Print Media | 1970 |
| Thomas B. Pickens | Mesa Petroleum Company | Utilities & Energy | 1960 |
| Elmer F. Pierson | The Vendo Company | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Charles M. Pigott | PACCAR | Automotive & Aerospace | 1960 |
| Philip W. Pillsbury | Pillsbury Mills | Food & Tobacco | 1940 |
| Robert A. Pinkerton II | Pinkerton's | Services | 1930 |
| John Pitcairn | Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Abe Plough | Plough | Healthcare | 1900 |
| C. William Pollard | ServiceMaster Company | Services | 1980 |
| Alexander M. Poniatoff | Ampex Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1940 |
| Generoso P. Pope, Jr. | National Enquirer | Publishing & Print Media | 1950 |
| Charles W. Post | Postum Cereal Company, Limited | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Marjorie M. Post | Postum Cereal Company, Limited | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Robert T. Powers | Nalco Chemical Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1970 |
| Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. | Pfizer | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Andrew W. Preston | United Fruit Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| James E. Preston | Avon Products | Personal Care & Home Products | 1980 |
| Robert E. Price | Price Company | Retail | 1970 |
| Frederick H. Prince | Chicago Stock Yards Company | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Larry L. Prince | Genuine Parts Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1980 |
| William W. Prince | Armour and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| Donald N. Pritzker | Hyatt Hotels | Restaurants & Lodging | 1950 |
| Robert A. Pritzker | Marmon Group | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Laurence F. Probst, III | Electronic Arts | Computers & Electronics | 1990 |
| Ernesta G. Procope | E. G. Bowman | Finance | 1950 |
| William C. Procter | Procter & Gamble Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1900 |
| Barbara G. Proctor | Proctor and Gardner Advertising | Services | 1970 |
Q
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar M. Queeny | Monsanto Chemical Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1920 |
| John F. Queeny | Monsanto Chemical Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1900 |
R
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Ramo | Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1950 |
| James H. Rand, Jr. | Remington-Rand Company | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Monroe J. Rathbone | Standard Oil of New Jersey | Utilities & Energy | 1960 |
| Thomas M. Rauch | Smith Kline & French Laboratories | Healthcare | 1960 |
| William B. Rayburn | Snap-On | Fabricated Goods | 1980 |
| Lee R. Raymond | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1990 |
| Sumner M. Redstone | Viacom | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
| John S. Reed | Citicorp/Citibank | Finance | 1980 |
| Donald T. Regan | Merrill Lynch & Company | Finance | 1970 |
| John M. Regan, Jr. | Marsh & McLennan | Finance | 1970 |
| Helen R. Reid | New York Herald Tribune | Publishing & Print Media | 1940 |
| Frederick B. Rentschler | United Aircraft Corporation | Transportation | 1920 |
| Gordon S. Rentschler | National City Bank | Finance | 1920 |
| Stanley B. Resor | J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency | Services | 1910 |
| Charles H. Revson | Revlon | Personal Care & Home Products | 1930 |
| Arthur Reynolds | Continental & Commercial Bank | Finance | 1910 |
| Richard J. Reynolds | R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Food & Tobacco | 1910 |
| Richard S. Reynolds | Reynolds Corporation | Metals | 1910 |
| Richard S. Reynolds, Jr. | Reynolds Corporation | Metals | 1940 |
| Eugene W. Rhodes | Philadelphia Tribune | Publishing & Print Media | 1920 |
| Jean Riboud | Schlumberger, Limited | Utilities & Energy | 1960 |
| Robert E. Rich | Rich Products Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1940 |
| Earl H. Richardson | Hotpoint Electric Heating Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| Edward V. Rickenbacker | Eastern Airlines | Transportation | 1930 |
| Cedric H. Rieman | Gardner-Denver Company | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Leonard S. Riggio | Barnes & Noble | Retail | 1960 |
| Charles Ringling | Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1900 |
| David Rockefeller | Chase Manhattan Bank | Finance | 1960 |
| John D. Rockefeller, Sr. | Standard Oil of New Jersey | Utilities & Energy | pre-1900 |
| Willard F. Rockwell | Rockwell International | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Willard F. Rockwell, Jr. | Rockwell International | Automotive & Aerospace | 1960 |
| Henry A. Roemer | Sharon Steel Corporation | Metals | 1930 |
| Lyle C. Roll | Kellogg Company | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| O. Wayne Rollins | Rollins | Services | 1940 |
| Francis C. Rooney, Jr. | Melville Corporation | Retail | 1960 |
| Joseph L. Rose | Deluxe Check Printers | Finance | 1960 |
| Richard M. Rosenberg | BankAmerica Corporation | Finance | 1990 |
| William Rosenthal | Maidenform Brassiere Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1920 |
| Julius Rosenwald | Sears, Roebuck & Company | Retail | 1910 |
| Steven J. Ross | Warner Communications | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
| William M. Rosson | Conwood Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| James W. Rouse | Rouse Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1930 |
| Joseph P. Routh | Pittston Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1930 |
| Pete Rozelle | National Football League | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
| William J. Ruane | Sequoia Fund | Finance | 1970 |
| Helena Rubinstein | Helena Rubinstein | Personal Care & Home Products | 1910 |
| Margaret F. Rudkin | Pepperidge Farm | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Michael C. Ruettgers | EMC Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1990 |
| Donald H. Rumsfeld | Searle (G. D.) and Company | Healthcare | 1970 |
| John D. Ryan | Anaconda Copper Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1900 |
S
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Sachs | Goldman, Sachs and Company | Finance | 1900 |
| Walter E. Sachs | Goldman, Sachs and Company | Finance | 1920 |
| Harland Sanders | Kentucky Fried Chicken Company | Restaurants & Lodging | 1950 |
| W. Jeremiah Sanders III | Advanced Micro Devices | Computers & Electronics | 1960 |
| Stephen W. Sanger | General Mills | Food & Tobacco | 1990 |
| David Sarnoff | Radio Corporation of America | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1930 |
| Clarence Saunders | Piggly Wiggly Stores | Retail | 1910 |
| George A. Schaefer | Caterpillar Tractor Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1980 |
| Leonard D. Schaeffer | Wellpoint Health Networks | Healthcare | 1990 |
| Nicholas M. Schenck | Loew's | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1920 |
| Dorothy Schiff | New York Post | Publishing & Print Media | 1940 |
| Jacob H. Schiff | Kuhn, Loeb and Company | Finance | pre-1900 |
| Robert A. Schoellhorn | Abbott Laboratories | Healthcare | 1970 |
| Howard Schultz | Starbucks Corporation | Restaurants & Lodging | 1980 |
| Richard M. Schulze | Best Buy | Retail | 1960 |
| Charles M. Schwab | Bethlehem Steel Corporation | Metals | 1900 |
| Charles R. Schwab | Charles Schwab & Company | Finance | 1970 |
| Barry Schwartz | Calvin Klein | Fabric & Apparel | 1960 |
| Frederic N. Schwartz | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Healthcare | 1950 |
| Edward I. Scott | Scott Tissue Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | pre-1900 |
| Edward W. Scripps | Scripps (E. W.) / United Press International | Publishing & Print Media | pre-1900 |
| John R. Sculley | Apple Computer | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Clarence W. Seamans | Union Typewriter Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| John G. Searle | Searle (G. D.) and Company | Healthcare | 1930 |
| Richard W. Sears | Sears, Roebuck & Company | Retail | pre-1900 |
| Joseph M. Segel | QVC Network | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Frank A. Seiberling | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1900 |
| Irving S. Shapiro | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1970 |
| Clarence H. Shaver | United States Gypsum | Construction & Real Estate | 1950 |
| Dorothy Shaver | Lord and Taylor | Retail | 1940 |
| Dennis Sheedy | Globe Smelting and Refining Company | Metals | pre-1900 |
| Robert B. Shetterly | Clorox Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| Vincent R. Shiely | Briggs & Stratton Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1970 |
| Walter V. Shipley | Chase Manhattan/Chemical Bank | Finance | 1980 |
| Charles R. Shoemate | CPC International (BestFoods) | Food & Tobacco | 1990 |
| Leonard S. Shoen | U-Haul Rental System | Transportation | 1940 |
| Lee Shubert | Shubert Theater Corporation | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1900 |
| Thomas M. Siebel | Siebel Systems | Computers & Electronics | 1990 |
| Muriel Siebert | Muriel Siebert & Company | Finance | 1960 |
| Herbert J. Siegel | Chris-Craft Industries | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
| Igor I. Sikorsky | Sikorsky Aircraft | Automotive & Aerospace | 1920 |
| Russell Simmons | Def Jam Records / Rush Communications | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Norton W. Simon | Hunt Foods & Industries | Food & Tobacco | 1940 |
| John R. Simplot | Simplot (J. R.) Corporation | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| Naomi Sims | Naomi Sims Collections | Personal Care & Home Products | 1970 |
| Harry F. Sinclair | Sinclair Oil and Refining Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| James D. Sinegal | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Retail | 1980 |
| Henry E. Singleton | Teledyne | Fabricated Goods | 1960 |
| Robert F. Six | Continental Airlines | Transportation | 1930 |
| Herbert A. Sklenar | Vulcan Materials Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1980 |
| Matthew S. Sloan | Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines | Transportation | 1930 |
| Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. | General Motors Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1920 |
| John G. Smale | Procter & Gamble Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1980 |
| Cyrus R. Smith | American Airlines | Transportation | 1930 |
| Elwyn L. Smith | Smith-Corona-Marchant Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Frederick W. Smith | Federal Express Corporation | Transportation | 1970 |
| Goff Smith | Amsted Industries | Construction & Real Estate | 1970 |
| Hurlburt W. Smith | Smith-Corona (L. C.) Typewriter Company | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
| Roger B. Smith | General Motors Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1980 |
| Wilbert L. Smith | Smith-Corona (L. C.) Typewriter Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Robert H. Sorensen | Perkin-Elmer | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| William F. Souder, Jr. | Marsh & McLennan | Finance | 1960 |
| Joseph P. Spang, Jr. | Gillette Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1930 |
| Charles C. Spaulding | North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company | Finance | 1920 |
| Henry B. Spencer | Fruit Growers Express | Agriculture & Mining | 1920 |
| Samuel Spencer | Southern Railway System | Transportation | pre-1900 |
| John G. Sperling | Apollo Group | Services | 1970 |
| Elmer A. Sperry | Sperry Gyroscope Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment / DreamWorks | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Philip Sporn | American Electric Power Company | Utilities & Energy | 1940 |
| John R. Stafford | American Home Products | Healthcare | 1980 |
| Harold Stanley | Morgan, Stanley and Company | Finance | 1930 |
| Robert C. Stanley | International Nickel Corporation | Metals | 1920 |
| Ellsworth M. Statler | Statler Hotels | Restaurants & Lodging | 1900 |
| Alfred N. Steele | PepsiCo | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| William Steere, Jr. | Pfizer | Healthcare | 1990 |
| Charles H. Steinway | Steinway and Sons | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Henry Z. Steinway | Steinway and Sons | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Theodore E. Steinway | Steinway and Sons | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| Thomas G. Stemberg | Staples | Retail | 1980 |
| Ross S. Sterling | Humble Oil and Refining Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| David J. Stern | National Basketball Association | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Edward R. Stettinius | Diamond Match Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| Robert T. B. Stevens | J. P. Stevens and Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1920 |
| Whitney Stevens | J. P. Stevens and Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1970 |
| Lyman Stewart | Union Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | pre-1900 |
| William L. Stewart | Union Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| James Stillman | National City Bank | Finance | pre-1900 |
| William P. Stiritz | Ralston Purina Company | Food & Tobacco | 1980 |
| James E. Stowers, Jr. | American Century Companies | Finance | 1950 |
| Robert A. Stranahan, Jr. | Champion Spark Plug Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1950 |
| Jack I. Straus | Macy (R. H.) and Company | Retail | 1940 |
| Jesse I. Straus | Macy (R. H.) and Company | Retail | 1910 |
| Dwight L. Stuart | Carnation Company | Food & Tobacco | 1970 |
| Elbridge A. Stuart | Carnation Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Elbridge H. Stuart | Carnation Company | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Harold L. Stuart | Halsey, Stuart and Company | Finance | 1910 |
| John Stuart | Quaker Oats Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| Robert D. Stuart, Jr. | Quaker Oats Company | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| John E. Swearingen | Standard Oil of Indiana | Utilities & Energy | 1960 |
| Louis F. Swift | Swift and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1900 |
| Gustavus F. Swift, Jr. | Swift and Company | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Gerard Swope | General Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1920 |
T
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles D. Tandy | Tandy Corporation | Retail | 1950 |
| Henry Taub | Automatic Data Processing | Services | 1940 |
| Walter C. Teagle | Standard Oil of New Jersey | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| R. David Thomas | Wendy's International | Restaurants & Lodging | 1960 |
| Seth E. Thomas, Jr. | Seth Thomas Clock Company | Fabricated Goods | 1910 |
| James W. Thompson | J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency | Services | pre-1900 |
| John P. Thompson | Southland Corporation | Retail | 1960 |
| Joe C. Thompson, Jr. | Southland Corporation | Retail | 1930 |
| Charles B. (Tex) Thornton | Litton Industries | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Robert L. Tillman | Lowe's Companies | Retail | 1990 |
| Laurence A. Tisch | Loew's | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
| Randall L. Tobias | Eli Lilly & Company | Healthcare | 1990 |
| Rose Totino | Totino's Pizza | Food & Tobacco | 1950 |
| Henry R. Towne | Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Jane Trahey | Trahey Advertising | Services | 1960 |
| James G. Treybig | Tandem Computers | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Juan T. Trippe | Pan American World Airways | Transportation | 1920 |
| Alex Trotman | Ford Motor Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1990 |
| Donald J. Trump | Trump Organization | Construction & Real Estate | 1970 |
| Daniel P. Tully | Merrill Lynch & Company | Finance | 1990 |
| Robert E. (Ted) Turner | Turner Communications | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1960 |
U
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin C. Uihlein | Schlitz Brewing Company | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Frederick D. Underwood | Erie Railroad | Transportation | 1900 |
| John T. Underwood | Underwood Typewriter Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| E. Gifford Upjohn | Upjohn Company | Healthcare | 1950 |
V
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Roy Vagelos | Merck & Company | Healthcare | 1980 |
| Theodore N. Vail | American Telephone and Telegraph | Communications | 1900 |
| Jay Van Andel | Amway Corporation | Personal Care & Home Products | 1950 |
| John W. Van Dyke | Atlantic Refining Company | Utilities & Energy | 1910 |
| Frank A. Vanderlip | National City Bank | Finance | 1900 |
| Watson H. Vanderploeg | Kellogg Company | Food & Tobacco | 1940 |
| Robert L. Vann | Pittsburgh Courier | Publishing & Print Media | 1910 |
| Samuel M. Vauclain | Baldwin Locomotive | Transportation | 1910 |
| Guy W. Vaughan | Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| Lillian M. Vernon (Katz) | Lillian Vernon Corporation | Retail | 1950 |
| Michael A. Volkema | Herman Miller | Fabricated Goods | 1990 |
| Ernest H. Volwiler | Abbott Laboratories | Healthcare | 1950 |
| Diane S. M. von Furstenberg | Diane von Furstenberg, Ltd | Fabric & Apparel | 1970 |
W
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda J. Wachner | Warnaco | Fabric & Apparel | 1980 |
| Theodore W. Waitt | Gateway | Computers & Electronics | 1980 |
| Charles R. Walgreen | Walgreen Company | Retail | 1900 |
| Charles R. Walgreen III | Walgreen Company | Retail | 1960 |
| Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. | Walgreen Company | Retail | 1930 |
| Madam C. J. Walker | Walker Manufacturing Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1900 |
| Maggie L. Walker | St. Luke Penny Savings Bank | Finance | 1900 |
| DeWitt Wallace | Reader's Digest | Publishing & Print Media | 1920 |
| Dwane L. Wallace | Cessna Aircraft Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1930 |
| James C. Wallace | American Ship Building Company | Transportation | 1900 |
| Henry G. Walter, Jr. | International Flavors & Fragrances | Chemicals & Industrial | 1960 |
| Samuel M. Walton | Wal-Mart Corporation | Retail | 1960 |
| John Wanamaker | John Wanamaker and Company | Retail | pre-1900 |
| An Wang | Wang Laboratories | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Charles B. Wang | Computer Associates International | Services | 1970 |
| J. Basil Ward | Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Ralph E. Ward | Chesebrough-Pond's | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| Solomon D. Warfield | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Transportation | 1910 |
| Harry M. Warner | Warner Brothers Pictures | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1920 |
| Lew R. Wasserman | Music Corporation of America | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1940 |
| Thomas J. Watson, Jr. | IBM | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Thomas J. Watson, Sr. | IBM | Computers & Electronics | 1910 |
| Orlando F. Weber | Allied Chemical and Dye Company | Chemicals & Industrial | 1920 |
| Sanford I. Weill | Travelers Group/CitiGroup | Finance | 1980 |
| Ernest T. Weir | National Steel Corporation | Metals | 1920 |
| Sigfried Weis | Weis Markets | Retail | 1960 |
| John F. Welch, Jr. | General Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1980 |
| Henry Wendt | SmithKline Beckman | Healthcare | 1980 |
| Jann S. Wenner | Rolling Stone Magazine | Publishing & Print Media | 1960 |
| Kenneth T. Wessner | ServiceMaster Company | Services | 1970 |
| George Westinghouse | Westinghouse Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | pre-1900 |
| Leslie Wexner | Limited (The), Inc. | Retail | 1960 |
| George H. Weyerhaeuser | Weyerhaeuser Timber Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1960 |
| John P. Weyerhaeuser | Weyerhaeuser Timber Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1910 |
| John P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. | Weyerhaeuser Timber Company | Wood, Paper & Forestry | 1940 |
| Walter H. Wheeler, Jr. | Pitney-Bowes | Computers & Electronics | 1930 |
| Uncas A. Whitaker | AMP | Computers & Electronics | 1940 |
| Carl E. Wickman | Greyhound Corporation | Transportation | 1930 |
| Albert H. Wiggin | Chase National Bank | Finance | 1910 |
| Daniel Willard | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Transportation | 1910 |
| Joseph D. Williams | Warner-Lambert Corporation | Personal Care & Home Products | 1980 |
| Langbourne M. Williams, Jr. | Freeport Sulphur Company | Agriculture & Mining | 1930 |
| C. Kemmons Wilson | Holiday Inns of America | Restaurants & Lodging | 1950 |
| Charles Edward Wilson | General Electric Company | Fabricated Goods | 1940 |
| Charles Erwin Wilson | General Motors Corporation | Automotive & Aerospace | 1940 |
| Thornton A. Wilson | Boeing Company | Automotive & Aerospace | 1960 |
| Joseph C. Wilson II | Xerox Corporation | Computers & Electronics | 1940 |
| Charles D. Wiman | Deere & Company | Construction & Real Estate | 1920 |
| Oprah G. Winfrey | Harpo Productions | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1980 |
| Henry S. Wingate | International Nickel Corporation | Metals | 1950 |
| Sidney W. Winslow | United Shoe Machinery Company | Fabric & Apparel | pre-1900 |
| Sidney W. Winslow, Jr. | United Shoe Machinery Company | Fabric & Apparel | 1920 |
| Paul B. Wishart | Honeywell | Computers & Electronics | 1950 |
| Richard D. Wood | Eli Lilly & Company | Healthcare | 1970 |
| William M. Wood | American Woolen Mills Company | Fabric & Apparel | pre-1900 |
| Robert E. Wood | Sears, Roebuck & Company | Retail | 1920 |
| Robert W. Woodruff | Coca-Cola Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| Edgar S. Woolard, Jr. | DuPont Corporation | Chemicals & Industrial | 1980 |
| Clarence M. Woolley | American Radiator Company | Fabricated Goods | 1900 |
| Charles S. Woolworth | Woolworth (F. W.) and Company | Retail | 1910 |
| Frank W. Woolworth | Woolworth (F. W.) and Company | Retail | pre-1900 |
| Horace C. Wright | Sunbeam Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1930 |
| Joseph S. Wright | Zenith Radio Corporation | Fabricated Goods | 1950 |
| Philip K. Wrigley | William Wrigley Jr. Company | Food & Tobacco | 1920 |
| William Wrigley III | William Wrigley Jr. Company | Food & Tobacco | 1960 |
| William Wrigley, Jr. | William Wrigley Jr. Company | Food & Tobacco | pre-1900 |
| Walter B. Wriston | Citibank/CitiCorp | Finance | 1960 |
| Alan L. Wurtzel | Circuit City Stores | Retail | 1970 |
| Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. | Coastal Corporation | Utilities & Energy | 1950 |
Y
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Yang | Yahoo! | Computers & Electronics | 1990 |
| John A. Young | Hewlett-Packard Company | Computers & Electronics | 1970 |
| Robert R. Young | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company | Transportation | 1930 |
| Walter R. Young, Jr. | Champion Enterprises | Construction & Real Estate | 1990 |
Z
| Name | Company | Industry | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred M. Zeien | Gillette Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1990 |
| Samuel M. Zemurray | United Fruit Company | Food & Tobacco | 1930 |
| Vincent C. Ziegler | Gillette Company | Personal Care & Home Products | 1960 |
| Adolph Zukor | Paramount Pictures | Entertainment & Broadcast Media | 1910 |