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Famous Entrepreneur Project
Student Name Entrepreneur Business
______Alvin Ailey Dance (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)
______Mary Kay Ash Cosmetics (Mary Kay)
______T. Barnum Entertainment (Barnum & Bailey)
______Warren Bechtel Construction
______Jeff Bezos Internet (Amazon)
______Michael Bloomberg Financial Information
______Richard Branson Several (Virgin)
______Andrew Carnegie Steel (U.S. Steel)
______Steve Case Internet (America Online)
______Jim Clark Internet (Netscape)
______Michael Dell Computers (Dell Computer)
______Walt Disney Entertainment
______Larry Ellison Software (Oracle)
______Debbi Fields Cookies (Mrs. Fields)
______Donald and Doris Fisher Clothing (Gap Inc.)
______Henry Ford Automobiles
______Ernest & Julio Gallo Wine
______Bill Gates Software (Microsoft)
______A. P. Giannini Banking (Bank of America)
______Leo Goodwin Insurance (GEICO)
______Berry Gordy Music (Motown Records)
______Joyce Hall Greeting Cards (Hallmark)
______William Randolph Hearst Publishing (Hearst Newspapers)
______Richard A. Henson Airlines (Piedmont)
______Milton Hershey Chocolate
______James J. Hill Railroads (Great Northern Railway)
______Wayne Huizenga Sanitation (Waste Management)
______Steve Jobs Computers (Apple)
______Robert L. Johnson Broadcasting (BET)
______John Johnson Publishing (Ebony)
______Henry J. Kaiser Health Care (Kaiser Permanente)
______Herb Kelleher Airlines (Southwest)
______Ewing Kauffman Pharmaceuticals (Marion Laboratories)
______Phil Knight Athletic Footware (Nike)
______Ray Kroc Fast Food (McDonald’s)
______Estee Lauder Cosmetics
______Kenneth Lay Energy (Enron)
______William Levitt Housing (Levittown)
______Henry Luce Publishing (Time/Life)
______J. W. Marriott Hospitality
______Louis B. Mayer Entertainment (MGM)
______William McGowan Telecommunications (MCI)
______Scott McNealy Computers (Sun Microsystems)
______Judi Sheppard Missett Fitness (Jazzercise)
______Gordon Moore Electronics (Intel)
______Rupert Murdoch Media
______Pierre Omidyar Internet (Ebay)
______David Packard Electronics (Hewlett-Packard)
______William S. Paley Broadcasting (CBS)
______Ross Perot Data Management (Electronic Data Systems)
______Jay Pritzker Hospitality (Hyatt)
______Orville Redenbacher Popcorn
______Ralph Roberts Cable TV (Comcast)
______John D. Rockefeller Oil (Standard Oil)
______David Sarnoff Broadcasting (NBC)
______Howard Schultz Coffee (Starbucks)
______Charles Schwab Discount Brokerage
______Richard W. Sears Mail Order (Sears-Roebuck)
______Russell Simmons Music (Def Jam Records)
______Fred Smith Shipping (Federal Express)
______Charles C. Spaulding Insurance (North Carolina Mutual)
______Gloria Steinem Publishing (Ms.)
______Martha Stewart Multimedia
______Dave Thomas Fast Food (Wendy’s)
______Donald Trump Real Estate
______Ted Turner Broadcasting (CNN)
______Madam C. J. Walker Hair Care
______Sam Walton Discount Retail (Wal-Mart)
______Thomas Watson, Sr. Computing (IBM)
______Jerry Yang Internet (Yahoo)