Profiles — Business

Business

American founders, executives and investors, and the companies they built and led.

American singer and actor

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, conductor, and actor.

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American businessman

Frank Winfield Woolworth

Frank Winfield Woolworth was an American entrepreneur, the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise.

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American politician

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.

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American real estate developer; father of Donald Trump

Fred Trump

Frederick Christ Trump was an American real estate developer and businessman.

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American businessman

Frederick Trump

Frederick Trump was a German and American businessman.

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American business magnate, founder of FedEx

Frederick W. Smith

Frederick Wallace Smith was an American business magnate and investor.

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German economist

Friedrich List

Daniel Friedrich List was a German entrepreneur, diplomat, economist and political theorist who developed the nationalist theory of political economy in both Europe and the United States.

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American computer programmer and businessman

Gabe Newell

Gabe Logan Newell, known by his nickname Gaben, is an American video game developer and businessman who is the co-founder and president of the video game company Valve.

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American lawyer

Gardiner Greene Hubbard

Gardiner Greene Hubbard was an American lawyer, financier, and community leader.

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