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Business Flashcards

Drill yourself on the names and accomplishments of the most important figures in business.

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Who is:

Warren Buffett

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American investor who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and is, as of 2012, the third wealthiest person in the world

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Steve Jobs

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  • American entrepreneur who was the co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Apple
  • He also served as the CEO of Pixar and was the founder of NeXT
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Mark Zuckerberg

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Chairman and CEO of Facebook and at one point the world’s youngest billionaire

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Donald Trump

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  • American business magnate who is president and chairman of The Trump Organization
  • In the 21st century he became a celebrity thanks in large part to his reality television show The Apprentice
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Salman Khan

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American educator and founder of the Khan Academy, a popular and free online education platform

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Arianna Huffington

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Greek-American journalist who is the president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group

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Bill Gates

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  • Co-founder and chairman of Microsoft and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • As of 2012, he is the second wealthiest person in the world
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Rupert Murdoch

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American media mogul who is the founder and CEO of the media conglomerate News Corporation

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Larry Ellison

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Founder and CEO of Oracle and the third wealthiest person in the United States

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John Paulson

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American hedge fund manager who is the founder of Paulson & Co.

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Richard Branson

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English business magnate who is the founder of Virgin Group

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Bernard Madoff

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  • American businessman who was formerly the chairman of NASDAQ
  • In 2009 he pleaded guilty to several felonies and admitted to having turned his wealth management business into an enormous Ponzi scheme, considered to be the largest financial fraud in American history
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Marc Andreessen

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  • American entrepreneur and investor who co-created the first widely used Web browser, Mosaic
  • He co-founded Netscape and the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
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Jack Welch

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American businessman who for two decades was the successful CEO of General Electric

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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  • American industrialist of the 19th century who made his fortune in railroads and shipping
  • The patriarch of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, he helped found Vanderbilt University
  • He was commonly known as “Commodore”
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John D. Rockefeller

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  • American industrialist of the 19th and 20th centuries who founded the Standard Oil Company
  • He became the world’s richest man, worth more than $1 billion, which, adjusting for inflation, made him the richest person in history
  • In retirement he was a prolific philanthropist, noted in particular for founding the University of Chicago
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William Henry Vanderbilt

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  • American businessman of the 19th century and the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt
  • Following his father’s death he was made the president of numerous powerful railway and railroad companies
  • At the time of his death, he was the richest man in the world
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J.P. Morgan

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  • American financier of the 19th and 20th centuries, enormously powerful and influential in his day
  • He is noted for helping to arrange the merger that resulted in the creation of General Electric
  • He is also responsible for merging several steel businesses, among them Carnegie Steel Company, to create U.S. Steel
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Howard Hughes

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  • American businessman, aviator, and filmmaker of the 20th century
  • He acquired and expanded TWA, and as an aviator, set multiple airspeed records
  • He produced several popular Hollywood films, among them The Outlaw, starring Jane Russell
  • He is also noted for his odd and reclusive behavior in his later years
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Jeff Bezos

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American entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com

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Name the business figure:

American investor who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and is, as of 2012, the third wealthiest person in the world

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Warren Buffet

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  • American entrepreneur who was the co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Apple
  • He also served as the CEO of Pixar and was the founder of NeXT
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Steve Jobs

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Chairman and CEO of Facebook and at one point the world’s youngest billionaire

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Mark Zuckerberg

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Name the business figure:

  • American business magnate who is president and chairman of The Trump Organization
  • In the 21st century he became a celebrity thanks in large part to his reality television show The Apprentice
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Donald Trump

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American educator and founder of the Khan Academy, a popular and free online education platform

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Salman Khan

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Name the business figure:

Greek-American journalist who is the president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group

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Arianna Huffington

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  • Co-founder and chairman of Microsoft and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • As of 2012, he is the second wealthiest person in the world
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Bill Gates

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Name the business figure:

American media mogul who is the founder and CEO of the media conglomerate News Corporation

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Rupert Murdoch

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Founder and CEO of Oracle and the third wealthiest person in the United States

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Larry Ellison

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American hedge fund manager who is the founder of Paulson & Co.

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John Paulson

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Name the business figure:

English business magnate who is the founder of Virgin Group

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Richard Branson

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Name the business figure:

  • American businessman who was formerly the chairman of NASDAQ
  • In 2009 he pleaded guilty to several felonies and admitted to having turned his wealth management business into an enormous Ponzi scheme, considered to be the largest financial fraud in American history
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Bernard Madoff

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Name the business figure:

  • American entrepreneur and investor who co-created the first widely used Web browser, Mosaic
  • He co-founded Netscape and the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
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Marc Andreessen

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American businessman who for two decades was the successful CEO of General Electric

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Jack Welch

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Name the business figure:

  • American industrialist of the 19th century who made his fortune in railroads and shipping
  • The patriarch of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, he helped found Vanderbilt University
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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Name the business figure:

  • American industrialist of the 19th and 20th centuries who founded the Standard Oil Company
  • He became the world’s richest man, worth more than $1 billion, which, adjusting for inflation, made him the richest person in history
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John D. Rockefeller

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Name the business figure:

  • American businessman of the 19th century and the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt
  • Following his father’s death he was made the president of numerous powerful railway and railroad companies
  • At the time of his death, he was the richest man in the world
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William Henry Vanderbilt

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Name the business figure:

  • American financier of the 19th and 20th centuries, enormously powerful and influential in his day
  • He is noted for helping to arrange the merger that resulted in the creation of General Electric
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J.P. Morgan

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  • American businessman, aviator, and filmmaker of the 20th century
  • He acquired and expanded TWA, and as an aviator, set multiple airspeed records
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  • He is also noted for his odd and reclusive behavior in his later years
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Howard Hughes

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American entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com

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Jeff Bezos

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

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American computer scientists and entrepreneurs who are the co-founders of Google

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Tom Anderson

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American entrepreneur who co-founded Myspace

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Who is:

Reid Hoffman

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American entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn

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Who is:

Kai-Fu Lee

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  • Taiwanese-born American executive who is based in China
  • He was the founding president of Google China
  • He is also the founder of Innovation Works, China’s top startup accelerator
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Who is:

Steve Case

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Co-founder and former CEO of AOL

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Who is:

Sheryl Sandberg

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  • The COO of Facebook and the first woman to serve on the company’s board of directors
  • Formerly the VP of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google
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Who is:

Drew Houston

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American entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Dropbox

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Who is:

Eric Schmidt

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  • American businessman and software engineer who was the CEO of Google for ten years
  • He has also served on Apple’s board of directors
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Who is:

Mark Pincus

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Co-founder and CEO of Zynga

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Who is:

Keith Rabois

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Former executive at PayPal and LinkedIn who is now the COO of Square

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Jack Dorsey

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American developer who is the creator and CEO of Twitter, as well as the founder and CEO of Square

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Jim Clark

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  • American computer scientist who founded Silicon Graphics and co-founded myCFO, Healtheon, and Netscape
  • He has also conducted important research in computer graphics
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Who is:

Dave McClure

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  • The founder of 500 Startups, a business accelerator
  • He also serves as an executive at PayPal
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Who is:

Andrew Mason

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Founder and former CEO of Groupon

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Who is:

Elon Musk

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Co-founder of PayPal and the co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

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Who is:

Peter Thiel

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Co-founder of PayPal and the founder of Clarium Capital Management

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Who is:

Sam Walton

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  • 20th-century American businessman who founded Sam’s Club and Walmart
  • Several of his descendants now rank among the wealthiest people in the world
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Ray Kroc

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  • American businessman of the 20th century who was instrumental in establishing the McDonald’s Corporation as a fast food giant
  • He also owned the San Diego Padres
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John H. Johnson

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  • American businessman of the 20th century who founded Johnson Publishing Company
  • He helped create and launch Jet and Ebony magazines
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Who is:

David Ogilvy

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Highly influential 20th-century advertising executive who started his own agency, today known as Ogilvy & Mather

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American computer scientists and entrepreneurs who are the co-founders of Google

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

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American entrepreneur who co-founded Myspace

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Tom Anderson

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Name the business figure:

American entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn

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Reid Hoffman

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Name the business figure:

  • Taiwanese-born American executive who is based in China
  • He was the founding president of Google China
  • He is also the founder of Innovation Works, China’s top startup accelerator
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Kai-Fu Lee

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Name the business figure:

Co-founder and former CEO of AOL

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Steve Case

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Name the business figure:

  • The COO of Facebook and the first woman to serve on the company’s board of directors
  • Formerly the VP of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google
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Sheryl Sandberg

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Name the business figure:

American entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Dropbox

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Drew Houston

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Name the business figure:

  • American businessman and software engineer who was the CEO of Google for ten years
  • He has also served on Apple’s board of directors
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Eric Schmidt

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Name the business figure:

Co-founder and CEO of Zynga

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Mark Pincus

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Name the business figure:

Former executive at PayPal and LinkedIn who is now the COO of Square

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Keith Rabois

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Name the business figure:

American developer who is the creator and CEO of Twitter, as well as the founder and CEO of Square

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Jack Dorsey

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Name the business figure:

  • American computer scientist who founded Silicon Graphics and co-founded myCFO, Healtheon, and Netscape
  • He has also conducted important research in computer graphics
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Name the business figure:

  • The founder of 500 Startups, a business accelerator
  • He also serves as an executive at PayPal
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Dave McClure

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Name the business figure:

Founder and former CEO of Groupon

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Andrew Mason

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Name the business figure:

Co-founder of PayPal and the co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

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Name the business figure:

Co-founder of PayPal and the founder of Clarium Capital Management

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Peter Thiel

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Name the business figure:

  • 20th-century American businessman who founded Sam’s Club and Walmart
  • Several of his descendants now rank among the wealthiest people in the world
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Sam Walton

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Name the business figure:

  • American businessman of the 20th century who was instrumental in establishing the McDonald’s Corporation as a fast food giant
  • He also owned the San Diego Padres
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Name the business figure:

  • American businessman of the 20th century who founded Johnson Publishing Company
  • He helped create and launch Jet and Ebony magazines
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John H. Johnson

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Name the business figure:

Highly influential 20th-century advertising executive who started his own agency, today known as Ogilvy & Mather

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David Ogilvy

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Who is:

Charles M. Schwab

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American steel magnate of the 19th and 20th centuries who headed Bethlehem Steel Corporation, America’s second-largest steel producer

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Who is:

Andrew Carnegie

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  • Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • He founded Carnegie Steel Company and later sold it to J.P. Morgan, eventually resulting in the creation of U.S. Steel
  • He is also known for founding Carnegie Hall and Carnegie Mellon University
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Who is:

Conrad Hilton

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20th-century American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain

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Who is:

A. Alfred Taubman

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American real estate developer who pioneered the concept of the modern shopping mall

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Who is:

Estée Lauder

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American businesswoman who was the founder of the cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies

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Who is:

Mark Cuban

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  • American businessman and investor who co-founded Broadcast.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 1999
  • He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, as well as Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures
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Who is:

Michael Bloomberg

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  • American businessman and politician who is currently the Mayor of New York City
  • He is the founder of the financial data firm Bloomberg L.P.
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Who is:

Li Ka Shing

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  • Hong Kong business magnate and one of the wealthiest people in the world
  • He is the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Cheung Kong Holdings
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Who is:

George Soros

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  • Hungarian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, noted for his significant contributions to such international causes as education, healthcare, and human rights activism
  • He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management
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Who is:

Steve Wynn

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American business magnate, responsible for the creation or refurbishment of such Las Vegas hotels and casinos as the Wynn Las Vegas, the Bellagio, the Mirage, and Treasure Island

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Who is:

Carlos Slim Helú

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  • Mexican business magnate who is currently the world’s wealthiest person
  • He is the chairman and CEO of such telecommunications companies as Telmex and América Móvil, and of the global conglomerate Grupo Carso
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Who is:

Eike Batista

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  • Brazilian businessman who is the chairman of the conglomerate EBX Group
  • He made his fortune in oil, gas, and mining
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Who is:

Amancio Ortega

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  • Spanish fashion executive who is the founder and chairman of Inditex, the world’s largest fashion group
  • He is one of the five wealthiest people in the world
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Who is:

Bernard Arnault

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French billionaire who is the chairman of the luxury goods company Christian Dior S.A. and of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group

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Who is:

Stefan Persson

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Swedish business magnate and chairman of H&M, which was founded by his father

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Who are:

Charles and David Koch

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  • Chairman/CEO and Executive VP, respectively, of Koch Industries, an American multinational corporation that is the second largest privately held company in America
  • Their father, Fred C. Koch, founded the company, and the two brothers bought out their other siblings, William and Frederick, in the 1980s
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Who is:

Liliane Bettencourt

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  • French heiress and businesswoman who is the principal shareholder of L’Oréal
  • She has an estimated net worth of over $23 billion
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Who is:

Mukesh Ambani

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  • Indian business magnate who is the chairman of Reliance Industries Limited
  • He is the richest person in India and also serves on the board of directors for Bank of America
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Who is:

Lakshmi Mittal

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  • Indian steel magnate who lives in London
  • He is the CEO and chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel producer
  • He also owns a large stake in the Queens Park Rangers Football Club
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Who is:

Michael Dell

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American businessman who is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc.

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Name the business figure:

American steel magnate of the 19th and 20th centuries who headed Bethlehem Steel Corporation, America’s second-largest steel producer

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Charles M. Schwab

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Name the business figure:

  • Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • He founded Carnegie Steel Company and later sold it to J.P. Morgan, eventually resulting in the creation of U.S. Steel
  • He is also known for founding Carnegie Hall and Carnegie Mellon University
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Andrew Carnegie

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Name the business figure:

20th-century American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain

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Conrad Hilton

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Name the business figure:

American real estate developer who pioneered the concept of the modern shopping mall

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A. Alfred Taubman

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Name the business figure:

American businesswoman who was the founder of the cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies

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Estée Lauder

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Name the business figure:

  • American businessman and investor who co-founded Broadcast.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 1999
  • He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, as well as Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures
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Mark Cuban

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Name the business figure:

  • American businessman and politician who is currently the Mayor of New York City
  • He is the founder of the financial data firm Bloomberg L.P.
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Michael Bloomberg

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Name the business figure:

  • Hong Kong business magnate and one of the wealthiest people in the world
  • He is the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Cheung Kong Holdings
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Li Ka Shing

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Name the business figure:

  • Hungarian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, noted for his significant contributions to such international causes as education, healthcare, and human rights activism
  • He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management
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George Soros

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Name the business figure:

American business magnate, responsible for the creation or refurbishment of such Las Vegas hotels and casinos as the Wynn Las Vegas, the Bellagio, the Mirage, and Treasure Island

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Steve Wynn

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Name the business figure:

  • Mexican business magnate who is currently the world’s wealthiest person
  • He is the chairman and CEO of such telecommunications companies as Telmex and América Móvil, and of the global conglomerate Grupo Carso
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Carlos Slim Helú

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Name the business figure:

  • Brazilian businessman who is the chairman of the conglomerate EBX Group
  • He made his fortune in oil, gas, and mining
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Eike Batista

113
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Name the business figure:

  • Spanish fashion executive who is the founder and chairman of Inditex, the world’s largest fashion group
  • He is one of the five wealthiest people in the world
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Amancio Ortega

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Name the business figure:

French billionaire who is the chairman of the luxury goods company Christian Dior S.A. and of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group

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Bernard Arnault

115
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Name the business figure:

Swedish business magnate and chairman of H&M, which was founded by his father

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Stefan Persson

116
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Name the business figure:

  • Chairman/CEO and Executive VP, respectively, of Koch Industries, an American multinational corporation that is the second largest privately held company in America
  • Their father, Fred C. Koch, founded the company, and the two brothers bought out their other siblings, William and Frederick, in the 1980s
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Charles and David Koch

117
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Name the business figure:

  • French heiress and businesswoman who is the principal shareholder of L’Oréal
  • She has an estimated net worth of over $23 billion
A

Liliane Bettencourt

118
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Indian business magnate who is the chairman of Reliance Industries Limited
  • He is the richest person in India and also serves on the board of directors for Bank of America
A

Mukesh Ambani

119
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Indian steel magnate who lives in London
  • He is the CEO and chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel producer
  • He also owns a large stake in the Queens Park Rangers Football Club
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Lakshmi Mittal

120
Q

Name the business figure:

American businessman who is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc.

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Michael Dell

121
Q

Who is:

Phil Knight

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The co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc., who has an estimated fortune of $14 billion

122
Q

Who is:

Paul Allen

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  • Co-founder of Microsoft and the founder of Vulcan, Inc.
  • He is also the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks
123
Q

Who is:

Roman Abramovich

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  • Russian billionaire who made his fortune in various investments, particularly in oil
  • He now heads the investment company Millhouse LLC and owns Chelsea Football Club
124
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Who is:

Viktor Vekselberg

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Russian billionaire who is the president of Renova Group, a Russian conglomerate with interests in energy, oil, and telecommunications

125
Q

Who is:

the Mars family

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  • American family descendant from Frank C. Mars, founder of the candy/confectionery company Mars, Inc. and the inventor of the Milky Way bar
  • The current chairman of the company, John F. Mars, is the grandson of Frank C. Mars
126
Q

Who is:

Karl Albrecht

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German billionaire most known as the co-founder of Aldi, a global discount supermarket chain

127
Q

Who is:

Sheldon Adelson

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American businessman who is the chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation

128
Q

Who is:

Alisher Usmanov

A
  • Russian oligarch who made his fortune in investment, mining, and lumber
  • He is the principal shareholder of the industrial conglomerate Metalloinvest
129
Q

Who is:

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

A
  • Saudi Arabian business tycoon and member of the Saudi royal family
  • He is the founder and CEO of Kingdom Holding Company, an international investments company
130
Q

Who is:

Mikhail Prokhorov

A
  • Russian billionaire who made his fortune in precious metals
  • He formerly headed Norilsk Nickel and Polyus Gold
  • He is now the owner of the Brooklyn Nets
131
Q

Who is:

Sumner Redstone

A
  • American media magnate who is the chairman and majority owner of National Amusements theatre chain
  • He is also the chairman of Viacom and CBS Corporation
132
Q

Who is:

Samuel Curtis Johnson

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American businessman of the 19th and 20th centuries who founded S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., now controlled and operated as part of Johnson Family Enterprises by his descendants

133
Q

Who is:

Aristotle Onassis

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  • Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century who also founded Olympic Air
  • He famously married Jackie Kennedy in 1968
134
Q

Who is:

Stavros Niarchos

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Greek shipping giant of the 20th century who built the first supertankers

135
Q

Who is:

Ted Turner

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  • American media mogul who founded CNN and TBS
  • He also created the cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers, formerly owned the Atlanta Braves, and notably helped create the United Nations Foundation
136
Q

Who is:

Robert L. Johnson

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American businessman who founded BET and in 2001 became the first African-American billionaire

137
Q

Who is:

Charles R. Schwab

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  • American billionaire businessman and investor who founded the Charles Schwab Corporation
  • He is not related to Charles M. Schwab, the steel magnate of the 19th and 20th centuries
138
Q

Who is:

Jerry Yang

A

Co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

139
Q

Name the business figure:

The co-founder and chairman of Nike, Inc., who has an estimated fortune of $14 billion

A

Phil Knight

140
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Co-founder of Microsoft and the founder of Vulcan, Inc.
  • He is also the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks
A

Paul Allen

141
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Russian billionaire who made his fortune in various investments, particularly in oil
  • He now heads the investment company Millhouse LLC and owns Chelsea Football Club
A

Roman Abramovich

142
Q

Name the business figure:

Russian billionaire who is the president of Renova Group, a Russian conglomerate with interests in energy, oil, and telecommunications

A

Viktor Vekselberg

143
Q

Name the business figure:

  • American family descendant from Frank C. Mars, founder of the candy/confectionery company Mars, Inc. and the inventor of the Milky Way bar
  • The current chairman of the company, John F. Mars, is the grandson of Frank C. Mars
A

the Mars family

144
Q

Name the business figure:

German billionaire most known as the co-founder of Aldi, a global discount supermarket chain

A

Karl Albrecht

145
Q

Name the business figure:

American businessman who is the chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation

A

Sheldon Adelson

146
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Russian oligarch who made his fortune in investment, mining, and lumber
  • He is the principal shareholder of the industrial conglomerate Metalloinvest
A

Alisher Usmanov

147
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Saudi Arabian business tycoon and member of the Saudi royal family
  • He is the founder and CEO of Kingdom Holding Company, an international investments company
A

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

148
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Russian billionaire who made his fortune in precious metals
  • He formerly headed Norilsk Nickel and Polyus Gold
  • He is now the owner of the Brooklyn Nets
A

Mikhail Prokhorov

149
Q

Name the business figure:

  • American media magnate who is the chairman and majority owner of National Amusements theatre chain
  • He is also the chairman of Viacom and CBS Corporation
A

Sumner Redstone

150
Q

Name the business figure:

American businessman of the 19th and 20th centuries who founded S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., now controlled and operated as part of Johnson Family Enterprises by his descendants

A

Samuel Curtis Johnson

151
Q

Name the business figure:

  • Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century who also founded Olympic Air
  • He famously married Jackie Kennedy in 1968
A

Aristotle Onassis

152
Q

Name the business figure:

Greek shipping giant of the 20th century who built the first supertankers

A

Stavros Niarchos

153
Q

Name the business figure:

  • American media mogul who founded CNN and TBS
  • He also created the cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers, formerly owned the Atlanta Braves, and notably helped create the United Nations Foundation
A

Ted Turner

154
Q

Name the business figure:

American businessman who founded BET and in 2001 became the first African-American billionaire

A

Robert L. Johnson

155
Q

Name the business figure:

  • American billionaire businessman and investor who founded the Charles Schwab Corporation
  • He is not related to Charles M. Schwab, the steel magnate of the 19th and 20th centuries
A

Charles R. Schwab

156
Q

Name the business figure:

Co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

A

Jerry Yang

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