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- Adrian WooldridgeAdrian Wooldridge (born 1959) is an author and columnist. He is the Global Business Column
- Alta Rockefeller PrenticeAlta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist
- Andrew CarnegieAmerican industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)
- Andrew MellonAmerican businessman and politician (1855-1937)
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- Battle of the Colline GateThe Battle of the Colline Gate, fought on 1 November 82 BC, was the decisive battle of the
- Bill GatesAmerican businessman and philanthropist (born 1955)
- Bill Gates' flower flyBill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi) is a flower fly endemic to Costa Rica named afte
- Business @ the Speed of ThoughtBusiness @ the Speed of Thought is a book written by Bill Gates and Collins Hemingway in 1
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- Carlos SlimMexican business oligarch (born 1940)
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of TeachingAmerican education policy and research center
- Carnegie Museums of PittsburghCarnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is a nonprofit organization that operates four museums in P
- Cascade InvestmentCascade Investment, L.L.C. is an American holding company and private investment firm head
- Central Bridge, New YorkCentral Bridge is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the towns of Schoharie
- CK Asset HoldingsCK Asset Holdings Limited, formerly Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited, is a property d
- Cornelius VanderbiltAmerican business tycoon (1794–1877)
- CreamwareCreamware is a cream-coloured refined earthenware with a lead glaze over a pale body, know
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- Gates Family FoundationThe Gates Family Foundation is one of the largest philanthropic organizations in Colorado,
- Gates FoundationPrivate foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates
- George SorosHungarian and American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
- George WestinghouseAmerican engineer, inventor, and businessman (1846–1914)
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- Henry FordAmerican business magnate (1863–1947)
- How to Avoid a Climate DisasterHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need is a
- Howard HughesAmerican aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
- Howard R. Hughes Sr.Howard Robard Hughes Sr. (September 9, 1869 – January 14, 1924) was an American businessma
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- J. P. MorganAmerican financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
- Jakob FuggerGerman merchant, mining entrepreneur and banker (1459–1525)
- Jakob Fugger the ElderJakob Fugger (1398 in Augsburg – 1469 in Augsburg) was a German master weaver, town counci
- Jamsetji TataIndian industrialist (1839–1904)
- John D. RockefellerAmerican business magnate (1839–1937)
- John Jacob AstorGerman-born American businessman (1763–1848)
- Josiah WedgwoodEnglish entrepreneur and abolitionist; founder, Wedgwood pottery (1730–1795)
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- Lake View CemeteryLake View Cemetery is a privately owned, nonprofit garden cemetery located in the cities o
- Leland StanfordGovernor of California from 1862 to 1863
- Li Ka-shingHong Kong entrepreneur (born 1928)
- Luca ConferenceThe Luca Conference was a 56 BC meeting of the three Roman politicians of the First Triumv
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- Revenue Act of 1921The United States Revenue Act of 1921 (ch. 136, 42 Stat. 227, November 23, 1921) was the f
- Robert SorosRobert Daniel Soros (born 1963) is an American investor and the founder of Soros Capital M
- Rothschild familyJewish noble banking family
- Rothschild properties in the home countiesIn the 19th century members of the English Rothschild family bought and built many country
- Rupert MurdochAmerican business magnate (born 1931)
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- Sam WaltonAmerican business magnate (1918–1992)
- Springwells Township, MichiganSpringwells Township is a defunct civil township in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Mic
- Steve JobsAmerican businessman and investor (1955–2011)
- Systems architectThe systems architect is an information and communications technology professional. System