Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
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Earl D. Babst
American Sugar Refining, 1915–1937
American Sugar Refining, 1915–1937
Frank C. Ball
Ball Brothers Company, 1887–1943
Ball Brothers Company, 1887–1943
Ohio C. Barber
Diamond Match Company, 1888–1909
Diamond Match Company, 1888–1909
Marvin Bower
McKinsey & Company, 1950–1967
McKinsey & Company, 1950–1967
Robert N. Burt
FMC Corporation, 1991–2001
FMC Corporation, 1991–2001
Philip Caldwell
Ford Motor Company, 1979–1985
Ford Motor Company, 1979–1985
John T. Chambers
Cisco Systems, 1994–Present
Cisco Systems, 1994–Present
Henry P. Crowell
Quaker Oats Company, 1901–1922
Quaker Oats Company, 1901–1922
Edward DeBartolo
Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, 1948–1994
Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, 1948–1994
Robert F. Dee
SmithKline Corporation, 1972–1982
SmithKline Corporation, 1972–1982
Otto D. Donnell
Ohio Oil Company, 1927–1948
Ohio Oil Company, 1927–1948
Victor Emanuel
AVCO, 1939–1960
AVCO, 1939–1960
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation, 1935–1953
United States Steel Corporation, 1935–1953
Harvey S. Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1900–1932
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1900–1932
Frederick J. Fisher
Fisher Body Company, 1908–1926
Fisher Body Company, 1908–1926
Stanley C. Gault
Rubbermaid, 1980–1991
Rubbermaid, 1980–1991
Edward G. Harness
Procter & Gamble Company, 1974–1981
Procter & Gamble Company, 1974–1981
Frank G. Hickey
General Instrument Corporation, 1978–1990
General Instrument Corporation, 1978–1990
Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Company, 1930–1948
Armco Steel Company, 1930–1948
Herbert W. Hoover, Jr.
Hoover Company, 1954–1966
Hoover Company, 1954–1966
Herbert W. Hoover
Hoover Company, 1922–1954
Hoover Company, 1922–1954
Rose M. Knox
Knox Gelatin Company, 1908–1947
Knox Gelatin Company, 1908–1947
Bernard H. Kroger
Kroger's Food Stores, 1883–1928
Kroger's Food Stores, 1883–1928
Mary W. Lawrence
Wells, Rich and Greene, 1966–1990
Wells, Rich and Greene, 1966–1990
Fred R. Lazarus, Jr.
Federated Department Stores, 1945–1966
Federated Department Stores, 1945–1966
Peter B. Lewis
The Progressive Corporation, 1965–2000
The Progressive Corporation, 1965–2000
James F. Lincoln
Lincoln Electric Company, 1928–1954
Lincoln Electric Company, 1928–1954
Carl H. Lindner, Jr.
American Financial Group, 1958–Present
American Financial Group, 1958–Present
Morton L. Mandel
Premier Industrial Corporation, 1958–1996
Premier Industrial Corporation, 1958–1996
William G. Mather
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, 1890–1940
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, 1890–1940
Clayton L. Mathile
The Iams Company, 1981–1999
The Iams Company, 1981–1999
Rene C. McPherson
Dana Corporation, 1972–1980
Dana Corporation, 1972–1980
George H. Mead
Mead Corporation, 1912–1942
Mead Corporation, 1912–1942
Adolph S. Ochs
New York Times, 1896–1935
New York Times, 1896–1935
Ransom E. Olds
Reo Motor Car Company, 1904–1915
Reo Motor Car Company, 1904–1915
Harrison G. Otis
Los Angeles Times, 1886–1917
Los Angeles Times, 1886–1917
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company, 1884–1921
National Cash Register Company, 1884–1921
James E. Preston
Avon Products, 1988–1998
Avon Products, 1988–1998
William C. Procter
Procter & Gamble Company, 1907–1930
Procter & Gamble Company, 1907–1930
Frederick B. Rentschler
United Aircraft Corporation, 1928–1934
United Aircraft Corporation, 1928–1934
Gordon S. Rentschler
National City Bank, 1929–1940
National City Bank, 1929–1940
Stanley B. Resor
J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency, 1916–1955
J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency, 1916–1955
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines, 1938–1953
Eastern Airlines, 1938–1953
Henry A. Roemer
Sharon Steel Corporation, 1931–1957
Sharon Steel Corporation, 1931–1957
Stephen W. Sanger
General Mills, 1995–Present
General Mills, 1995–Present
Frank A. Seiberling
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 1906–1921
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 1906–1921
Muriel Siebert
Muriel Siebert & Company, 1967–Present
Muriel Siebert & Company, 1967–Present
Roger B. Smith
General Motors Corporation, 1981–1990
General Motors Corporation, 1981–1990
Steven Spielberg
Amblin Entertainment / DreamWorks, 1980–Present
Amblin Entertainment / DreamWorks, 1980–Present
Robert A. Stranahan, Jr.
Champion Spark Plug Company, 1955–1986
Champion Spark Plug Company, 1955–1986
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1917–1937
Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1917–1937
Robert E. (Ted) Turner
Turner Communications, 1963–1996
Turner Communications, 1963–1996
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph, 1907–1919
American Telephone and Telegraph, 1907–1919
Michael A. Volkema
Herman Miller, 1995–Present
Herman Miller, 1995–Present
Ernest H. Volwiler
Abbott Laboratories, 1950–1958
Abbott Laboratories, 1950–1958
James C. Wallace
American Ship Building Company, 1904–1913
American Ship Building Company, 1904–1913
Lew R. Wasserman
Music Corporation of America, 1946–1994
Music Corporation of America, 1946–1994
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
IBM, 1955–1971
IBM, 1955–1971
Leslie Wexner
Limited (The), Inc., 1963–Present
Limited (The), Inc., 1963–Present
Charles Erwin Wilson
General Motors Corporation, 1941–1953
General Motors Corporation, 1941–1953
Walter R. Young, Jr.
Champion Enterprises, 1990–2003
Champion Enterprises, 1990–2003
THE 20th CENTURY ZEITGEIST
Six contextual factors deeply influenced the opportunities available to 20th century business leaders:
