Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
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Terrence E. Adderley
Kelly Services, 1967–Present
Kelly Services, 1967–Present
Walter H. Annenberg
Triangle Publications, 1942–1968
Triangle Publications, 1942–1968
J. Ogden Armour
Armour and Company, 1901–1923
Armour and Company, 1901–1923
Beatrice F. Auerbach
G. Fox & Company, 1938–1965
G. Fox & Company, 1938–1965
Louis F. Bantle
UST, 1973–1993
UST, 1973–1993
Frank Batten
Landmark Communications, 1967–1998
Landmark Communications, 1967–1998
Edward Bausch
Bausch and Lomb Company, 1926–1935
Bausch and Lomb Company, 1926–1935
Stephen D. Bechtel
Betchel Corporation, 1935–1960
Betchel Corporation, 1935–1960
Robert F. Bensinger
Brunswick, 1930–1963
Brunswick, 1930–1963
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1879–1922
Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1879–1922
Arde Bulova
Bulova Watch Company, 1930–1958
Bulova Watch Company, 1930–1958
David Burpee
W. A. Burpee Company, 1917–1970
W. A. Burpee Company, 1917–1970
Charles A. Cannon
Cannon Mills Company, 1921–1971
Cannon Mills Company, 1921–1971
Gilbert Colgate
Colgate-Palmolive Company, 1920–1928
Colgate-Palmolive Company, 1920–1928
Samuel B. Colgate
Colgate-Palmolive Company, 1933–1938
Colgate-Palmolive Company, 1933–1938
Herman Cone II
Cone Mills Corporation, 1938–1950
Cone Mills Corporation, 1938–1950
Peter H. Coors
Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1993–2000
Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1993–2000
William K. Coors
Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1970–1993
Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1970–1993
Richard T. Crane, Jr.
Crane Company, 1914–1931
Crane Company, 1914–1931
Max De Pree
Herman Miller, 1980–1987
Herman Miller, 1980–1987
Arthur J. Decio
Skyline Corporation, 1959–1998
Skyline Corporation, 1959–1998
Alonzo G. Decker, Jr.
Black & Decker Corporation, 1964–1975
Black & Decker Corporation, 1964–1975
Henry S. Dennison
Dennison Manufacturing Company, 1912–1952
Dennison Manufacturing Company, 1912–1952
Alfred B. Dick Jr.
A. B. Dick and Company, 1934–1947
A. B. Dick and Company, 1934–1947
Otto D. Donnell
Ohio Oil Company, 1927–1948
Ohio Oil Company, 1927–1948
Nelson Doubleday
Doubleday and Company, 1928–1946
Doubleday and Company, 1928–1946
Willard H. Dow
Dow Chemical Corporation, 1930–1947
Dow Chemical Corporation, 1930–1947
Lammot du Pont
DuPont Corporation, 1926–1940
DuPont Corporation, 1926–1940
Pierre S. du Pont
DuPont Corporation, 1915–1919
DuPont Corporation, 1915–1919
Bernard A. Edison
Edison Brothers Stores, 1968–1987
Edison Brothers Stores, 1968–1987
John C. Emery, Jr.
Emery Air Freight, 1968–1987
Emery Air Freight, 1968–1987
Lothar W. Faber
Eberhard-Faber Company, 1898–1943
Eberhard-Faber Company, 1898–1943
Max (Francis) Factor, Jr.
Max Factor Company, 1938–1973
Max Factor Company, 1938–1973
Edward A. Filene
Filene's, 1908–1928
Filene's, 1908–1928
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1941–1963
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1941–1963
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company, 1945–1979
Ford Motor Company, 1945–1979
John M. Franklin
United States Lines, 1946–1960
United States Lines, 1946–1960
Robert W. Galvin
Motorola, 1956–1986
Motorola, 1956–1986
Stanley C. Gault
Rubbermaid, 1980–1991
Rubbermaid, 1980–1991
Daniel F. Gerber, Jr.
Gerber Products Company, 1945–1974
Gerber Products Company, 1945–1974
Daniel F. Gerber
Gerber Products Company, 1917–1945
Gerber Products Company, 1917–1945
Jean Paul Getty
Getty Oil Company, 1956–1976
Getty Oil Company, 1956–1976
Lawrence M. Giannini
Bank of America, 1936–1952
Bank of America, 1936–1952
Bernard F. Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers Department Stores, 1925–1953
Gimbel Brothers Department Stores, 1925–1953
Isaac Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers Department Stores, 1894–1925
Gimbel Brothers Department Stores, 1894–1925
J. Peter Grace
W. R. Grace and Company, 1945–1992
W. R. Grace and Company, 1945–1992
Katharine M. Graham
Washington Post, 1963–1979
Washington Post, 1963–1979
Bowman Gray, Jr.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1957–1967
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1957–1967
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company, 1900–1919
American Smelting and Refining Company, 1900–1919
Walter A. Haas, Jr.
Levi Strauss and Company, 1958–1976
Levi Strauss and Company, 1958–1976
Walter A. Haas
Levi Strauss and Company, 1922–1957
Levi Strauss and Company, 1922–1957
John A. Hartford
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, 1920–1949
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, 1920–1949
Stephen D. Hassenfeld
Hasbro Toys, 1979–1989
Hasbro Toys, 1979–1989
William R. Hearst
American Newspapers, 1887–1937
American Newspapers, 1887–1937
Christine A. Hefner
Playboy Enterprises, 1988–2001
Playboy Enterprises, 1988–2001
Henry J. Heinz II
H. J. Heinz Company, 1941–1966
H. J. Heinz Company, 1941–1966
Howard Heinz
H. J. Heinz Company, 1919–1941
H. J. Heinz Company, 1919–1941
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Company, 1925–1946
American Tobacco Company, 1925–1946
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad, 1907–1912
Great Northern Railroad, 1907–1912
Herbert W. Hoover, Jr.
Hoover Company, 1954–1966
Hoover Company, 1954–1966
Herbert W. Hoover
Hoover Company, 1922–1954
Hoover Company, 1922–1954
Jay C. Hormel
Hormel and Company, 1929–1945
Hormel and Company, 1929–1945
Amory Houghton, Jr.
Corning Glass Company, 1964–1982
Corning Glass Company, 1964–1982
Alanson B. Houghton
Corning Glass Company, 1910–1930
Corning Glass Company, 1910–1930
Amory Houghton
Corning Glass Company, 1930–1960
Corning Glass Company, 1930–1960
Ivan J. Houston
Golden State Insurance, 1970–1990
Golden State Insurance, 1970–1990
Howard R. Hughes, Jr.
Hughes Aircraft Company, 1933–1976
Hughes Aircraft Company, 1933–1976
Samuel C. Johnson II
Johnson Wax Company, 1966–1979
Johnson Wax Company, 1966–1979
Edward C. Johnson III
Fidelity Investments, 1977–Present
Fidelity Investments, 1977–Present
Robert W. Johnson, Jr.
Johnson & Johnson Company, 1932–1938
Johnson & Johnson Company, 1932–1938
Herbert F. Johnson
Johnson Wax Company, 1928–1966
Johnson Wax Company, 1928–1966
Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil Company, 1963–1981
Superior Oil Company, 1963–1981
Joseph P. Knapp
Knapp & Company, 1891–1951
Knapp & Company, 1891–1951
John S. (Jack) Knight
Knight-Ridder Corporation, 1933–1969
Knight-Ridder Corporation, 1933–1969
Herbert V. Kohler
Kohler Company, 1937–1968
Kohler Company, 1937–1968
Walter J. Kohler
Kohler Company, 1905–1937
Kohler Company, 1905–1937
Mills B. Lane, Jr.
Citizens & Southern National Bank, 1946–1973
Citizens & Southern National Bank, 1946–1973
Fred R. Lazarus, Jr.
Federated Department Stores, 1945–1966
Federated Department Stores, 1945–1966
Samuel J. Lefrak
Lefrak Organization, 1948–2003
Lefrak Organization, 1948–2003
Philip Lehman
Lehman Brothers and Company, 1901–1925
Lehman Brothers and Company, 1901–1925
Robert Lehman
Lehman Brothers and Company, 1925–1969
Lehman Brothers and Company, 1925–1969
Peter B. Lewis
The Progressive Corporation, 1965–2000
The Progressive Corporation, 1965–2000
Eli Lilly II
Eli Lilly & Company, 1932–1969
Eli Lilly & Company, 1932–1969
Josiah K. Lilly
Eli Lilly & Company, 1898–1932
Eli Lilly & Company, 1898–1932
Edgar F. Luckenbach, Jr.
Luckenbach Steamship Company, 1960–1974
Luckenbach Steamship Company, 1960–1974
John H. MacMillan, Jr.
Cargill, 1936–1960
Cargill, 1936–1960
Henry R. Mallory
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines, 1907–1915
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship Lines, 1907–1915
Thomas F. Manville
Johns-Manville Corporation, 1901–1924
Johns-Manville Corporation, 1901–1924
H. Stanley Marcus
Neiman-Marcus Company, 1950–1969
Neiman-Marcus Company, 1950–1969
J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
Marriott International, 1972–Present
Marriott International, 1972–Present
Forrest E. Mars, Sr.
Mars, 1964–1973
Mars, 1964–1973
William G. Mather
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, 1890–1940
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, 1890–1940
Oscar Gottfried Mayer
Oscar Mayer and Company, 1928–1955
Oscar Mayer and Company, 1928–1955
Oscar Gustave Mayer
Oscar Mayer and Company, 1955–1966
Oscar Mayer and Company, 1955–1966
Frederick L. Maytag II
Maytag Corporation, 1940–1960
Maytag Corporation, 1940–1960
Elmer H. Maytag
Maytag Corporation, 1926–1940
Maytag Corporation, 1926–1940
David H. McConnell, Jr.
Avon Products, 1937–1944
Avon Products, 1937–1944
Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr.
International Harvester Corporation, 1902–1918
International Harvester Corporation, 1902–1918
Fowler McCormick
International Harvester Corporation, 1941–1951
International Harvester Corporation, 1941–1951
Donald C. McGraw
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1953–1966
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1953–1966
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon National Bank, 1882–1921
Mellon National Bank, 1882–1921
Richard K. Mellon
Mellon National Bank, 1934–1946
Mellon National Bank, 1934–1946
Ward Melville
Melville Corporation, 1922–1963
Melville Corporation, 1922–1963
George W. Merck
Merck & Company, 1925–1955
Merck & Company, 1925–1955
Roger Milliken
Milliken & Company, 1947–Present
Milliken & Company, 1947–Present
William L. Moody, Jr.
Moody (W. L.) & Company Bank, 1920–1954
Moody (W. L.) & Company Bank, 1920–1954
John P. Morgan, Jr.
J. P. Morgan and Company, 1913–1935
J. P. Morgan and Company, 1913–1935
Charles S. Mott
Weston-Mott Company, 1903–1913
Weston-Mott Company, 1903–1913
J. Larry Nichols
Devon Energy Corporation, 1980–Present
Devon Energy Corporation, 1980–Present
Eugene M. Patterson
American Machine and Foundry Company, 1941–1962
American Machine and Foundry Company, 1941–1962
Franklin P. Perdue
Perdue Farms, 1953–1988
Perdue Farms, 1953–1988
John H. Pew
Sun Oil Company, 1912–1947
Sun Oil Company, 1912–1947
Charles M. Pigott
PACCAR, 1967–1996
PACCAR, 1967–1996
Philip W. Pillsbury
Pillsbury Mills, 1940–1952
Pillsbury Mills, 1940–1952
Robert A. Pinkerton II
Pinkerton's, 1930–1966
Pinkerton's, 1930–1966
Marjorie M. Post
Postum Cereal Company, Limited, 1914–1922
Postum Cereal Company, Limited, 1914–1922
Donald N. Pritzker
Hyatt Hotels, 1959–1972
Hyatt Hotels, 1959–1972
Robert A. Pritzker
Marmon Group, 1953–Present
Marmon Group, 1953–Present
William C. Procter
Procter & Gamble Company, 1907–1930
Procter & Gamble Company, 1907–1930
Edgar M. Queeny
Monsanto Chemical Company, 1928–1960
Monsanto Chemical Company, 1928–1960
James H. Rand, Jr.
Remington-Rand Company, 1925–1955
Remington-Rand Company, 1925–1955
Richard S. Reynolds, Jr.
Reynolds Corporation, 1948–1976
Reynolds Corporation, 1948–1976
Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.
Rockwell International, 1967–1979
Rockwell International, 1967–1979
Walter E. Sachs
Goldman, Sachs and Company, 1928–1959
Goldman, Sachs and Company, 1928–1959
John G. Searle
Searle (G. D.) and Company, 1936–1972
Searle (G. D.) and Company, 1936–1972
Elwyn L. Smith
Smith-Corona-Marchant Corporation, 1951–1960
Smith-Corona-Marchant Corporation, 1951–1960
Charles H. Steinway
Steinway and Sons, 1896–1919
Steinway and Sons, 1896–1919
Henry Z. Steinway
Steinway and Sons, 1957–1980
Steinway and Sons, 1957–1980
Theodore E. Steinway
Steinway and Sons, 1919–1957
Steinway and Sons, 1919–1957
Robert T. B. Stevens
J. P. Stevens and Company, 1929–1974
J. P. Stevens and Company, 1929–1974
Whitney Stevens
J. P. Stevens and Company, 1979–1988
J. P. Stevens and Company, 1979–1988
William L. Stewart
Union Oil Company, 1914–1930
Union Oil Company, 1914–1930
Robert A. Stranahan, Jr.
Champion Spark Plug Company, 1955–1986
Champion Spark Plug Company, 1955–1986
Jack I. Straus
Macy (R. H.) and Company, 1940–1956
Macy (R. H.) and Company, 1940–1956
Jesse I. Straus
Macy (R. H.) and Company, 1919–1933
Macy (R. H.) and Company, 1919–1933
Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Quaker Oats Company, 1966–1981
Quaker Oats Company, 1966–1981
Dwight L. Stuart
Carnation Company, 1973–1983
Carnation Company, 1973–1983
Elbridge H. Stuart
Carnation Company, 1932–1971
Carnation Company, 1932–1971
John Stuart
Quaker Oats Company, 1922–1956
Quaker Oats Company, 1922–1956
Gustavus F. Swift, Jr.
Swift and Company, 1931–1937
Swift and Company, 1931–1937
Louis F. Swift
Swift and Company, 1903–1931
Swift and Company, 1903–1931
Charles D. Tandy
Tandy Corporation, 1950–1978
Tandy Corporation, 1950–1978
Seth E. Thomas, Jr.
Seth Thomas Clock Company, 1919–1931
Seth Thomas Clock Company, 1919–1931
John P. Thompson
Southland Corporation, 1961–1986
Southland Corporation, 1961–1986
Henry R. Towne
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company, 1868–1916
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company, 1868–1916
Donald J. Trump
Trump Organization, 1975–Present
Trump Organization, 1975–Present
Robert E. (Ted) Turner
Turner Communications, 1963–1996
Turner Communications, 1963–1996
Erwin C. Uihlein
Schlitz Brewing Company, 1933–1961
Schlitz Brewing Company, 1933–1961
E. Gifford Upjohn
Upjohn Company, 1953–1961
Upjohn Company, 1953–1961
Charles R. Walgreen III
Walgreen Company, 1969–1998
Walgreen Company, 1969–1998
Charles R. Walgreen, Jr.
Walgreen Company, 1939–1969
Walgreen Company, 1939–1969
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
IBM, 1955–1971
IBM, 1955–1971
John P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr.
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1946–1956
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1946–1956
George H. Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1966–1999
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1966–1999
John P. Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1914–1928
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1914–1928
Walter H. Wheeler, Jr.
Pitney-Bowes, 1938–1971
Pitney-Bowes, 1938–1971
Joseph C. Wilson II
Xerox Corporation, 1946–1971
Xerox Corporation, 1946–1971
Charles D. Wiman
Deere & Company, 1928–1955
Deere & Company, 1928–1955
Sidney W. Winslow, Jr.
United Shoe Machinery Company, 1927–1939
United Shoe Machinery Company, 1927–1939
Philip K. Wrigley
William Wrigley Jr. Company, 1925–1961
William Wrigley Jr. Company, 1925–1961
William Wrigley III
William Wrigley Jr. Company, 1961–1999
William Wrigley Jr. Company, 1961–1999
Alan L. Wurtzel
Circuit City Stores, 1973–1986
Circuit City Stores, 1973–1986
THE 20th CENTURY ZEITGEIST
Six contextual factors deeply influenced the opportunities available to 20th century business leaders:
