Profiles — Business

Business

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

American professional boxer

George Foreman

George Edward Foreman was an American professional boxer, businessman, minister, and author.

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American businessman and political scientist

George Friedman

George Friedman is a Hungarian-born American futurologist, political scientist, and writer.

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American football player, coach, and team owner

George Halas

George Stanley Halas Sr., nicknamed "Papa Bear", was an American professional football end, coach, and executive.

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American politician

George Hearst

George Hearst was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty.

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American filmmaker and philanthropist

George Lucas

George Walton Lucas Jr.

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American businessman and amateur ornithologist

George Newbold Lawrence

George Newbold Lawrence was an American businessman and amateur ornithologist.

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American businessman

George P. Bush

George Prescott Bush is an American politician and attorney who served as the commissioner of the Texas General Land Office from 2015 to 2023.

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American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist

George Peabody

George Peabody was an American financier and philanthropist.

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Engineer and businessman from the United States

George Pullman

George Mortimer Pullman was an American engineer and industrialist.

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