Industry and Economics
- Gordon E. Moore, American co-founder and retired chairman and CEO of Intel Corporation
- Karl Moore (academic), Canadian professor of business management
- Paul Moore, Sr., founder, Republic Aviation, and corporate director
- William Henry "Judge" Moore, among founders, U.S. Steel, and corporate director
- Randle T. Moore (1874–1962), American businessman
- Stephen Moore (economist), American economist
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