Many famous entrepreneurs have left a remarkable mark on the global economy and society.
Figures like Henry Ford, who revolutionized manufacturing with the assembly line, and more recently, tech innovators like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates—have transformed personal computing and software—have shaped entire industries and changed the way people live and work.
Movable type printing press.
First publicly traded company.
Royal Society, a scientific research institution.
Bank of England, which became the Central bank of England.
Library Company of Philadelphia (first subscription library in America)
East India Company, a British trading company.
New Lanark mills (social reform in industry).
Deere & Company (agricultural equipment).
Tiffany & Co. (luxury goods).
Pimm's (beverage company).
General Electric.
Singer Corporation (sewing machines).
Levi Strauss & Co. (denim jeans).
H. J. Heinz Company (food processing).
Eads Bridge Company (infrastructure).
Standard Oil.
Bell Telephone Company (later AT&T).
Coca-Cola.
Tabulating Machine Company (later IBM).
Eastman Kodak.
Ford Motor Company.
The Coca-Cola Company (incorporation).
The Hershey Chocolate Company.
Mars Candy.
The Walt Disney Company.
Hewlett-Packard (HP).
Walmart.
Chick-fil-A
Intel.
FedEx.
Microsoft.
Apple.
Amazon.
eBay.
Google.
Alibaba.
Facebook (now Meta).
Airbnb.
Uber.
Instagram.
Canva.
Open AI.