







Occupation
BUSINESSPEOPLE
With 847 biographies, Businesspeople are the 23rd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Wrestlers, Mathematicians, and Physicists.
People
Pantheon has 853 people classified as businesspeople born between 1389 and 2000. Of these 853, 447 (52.40%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living businesspeople include Janus Friis, Jennifer Gilbert, and Nathaniel Philip Rothschild. The most famous deceased businesspeople include Oliver Hazard Payne, Silvio Santos, and John Bryson.
Living Businesspeople
Go to all RankingsBill Gates
1955 - Present
HPI: 82.58
Warren Buffett
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.98
George Soros
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Jeff Bezos
1964 - Present
HPI: 81.13
Sepp Blatter
1936 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Vince McMahon
1945 - Present
HPI: 80.55
Florentino Pérez
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Bernard Arnault
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.91
Tim Cook
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Steve Ballmer
1956 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Amancio Ortega
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.76
Margaret Hamilton
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.22
Deceased Businesspeople
Go to all RankingsIvana Trump
1949 - 2022
HPI: 85.70
Howard Hughes
1905 - 1976
HPI: 83.19
Cecil Rhodes
1853 - 1902
HPI: 82.74
Pierre de Coubertin
1863 - 1937
HPI: 82.65
Oskar Schindler
1908 - 1974
HPI: 81.66
John D. Rockefeller
1839 - 1937
HPI: 81.30
Bernie Madoff
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Aristotle Onassis
1906 - 1975
HPI: 79.38
Robert McNamara
1916 - 2009
HPI: 79.30
Ingvar Kamprad
1926 - 2018
HPI: 79.17
Jamsetji Tata
1839 - 1904
HPI: 78.92
Cosimo de' Medici
1389 - 1464
HPI: 78.37
Places
Most businesspeople were born in United States (310), United Kingdom (69), and Germany (59). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (32), Moscow (12), and Chicago (10).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as businesspeople in Pantheon are Jakob Fugger, Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, and Cosimo de' Medici. The concentration of businesspeople was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier businesspeople are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Businesspeople were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Businesspeople since 1700.