Business
- Otto Haas - Founder of Rohm and Haas
- Dr. Frank Baldino, JR - Founder of Cephalon
- Brian Macdonald - CEO of Sunoco
- Richard Hayne - Founder / Chairman of Urban Outfitters
- Pat Croce – entrepreneur; part-owner and former president, Philadelphia 76ers
- Albert M. Greenfield – local realty magnate; philanthropist; political activist
- Solomon R. Guggenheim – founder, Yukon Gold Company; philanthropist, art collector
- Michael Johns – health care executive, former government official
- Tom Knox – former CEO, UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania; 2007 Philadelphia mayoral candidate
- Jim Murray – co-founder, Ronald McDonald House Charities; former general manager, Philadelphia Eagles
- Pat Olivieri – founder of Pat's King of Steaks, reputed creator of the cheesesteak
- William S. Paley – former president, CBS
- Randal Pinkett – entrepreneur, Ph.D., winner of The Apprentice 4
- Lynda Resnick – co-owner of Roll International, which owns POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, and Teleflora
- Brian L. Roberts – chairman and CEO, Comcast Corporation
- Michael G. Rubin – Founder and CEO, Kynetic; part-owner, Philadelphia 76ers; Founder and former CEO, GSI Commerce
- Ed Snider – chairman, Comcast Spectacor
- Justus Strawbridge – department store founder
- Brian Tierney – CEO, Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC; publisher, Philadelphia Inquirer
- John Wanamaker – department store
- William Wrigley Jr. – founder of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
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Famous quotes containing the word business:
“I have said many times, and it is literally true, that there is absolutely nothing that could keep me in business, if my job were simply business to me. The human problems which I deal with every day—concerning employees as well as customers—are the problems that fascinate me, that seem important to me.”
—Hortense Odlum (1892–?)
“My business was great, and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“You’re a business idea in the shape of a man.”
—David Lean (1908–1991)