Business
- John Baskerville (1706–1775): English typesetter, printing innovator and typefounder, designer of the typeface that bears his name.
- Felix Dennis (1947–): British magazine publisher and philanthropist.
- Larry Flynt (1942–): American publisher and the head of Larry Flynt Publications.
- Stephen Girard (1750–1831): French sailor turned American banker and philanthropist.
- Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884): Scottish-born American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency of the United States.
- Graeme Samuel (1946–): Australian businessman, currently serving as the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
- Sir Clive Sinclair (1940–): British entrepreneur and inventor of the world's first 'slim-line' electronic pocket calculator and early personal computers.
- George Soros (1930–): Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.
- Christer Sturmark (1964–): Swedish IT entrepreneur and chairman of The Swedish Humanist Organisation.
- Sir Alan Sugar (1947–): English entrepreneur, businessman, and television personality.
- Will Wyatt (1942–): British media consultant and company director, formerly a journalist, television producer and senior executive at the BBC.
- Mark Zuckerberg (1984–): Founder and CEO of Facebook.
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Famous quotes containing the word business:
“After all, the chief business of the American people is business.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of men’s lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque.”
—John Ruskin (1819–1900)
“Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen.... It is not enough to do your own job. There’s no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn’t a gift. It’s a responsibility.”
—Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976)