Entrepreneurs

Phil Knight (English: Philip Hampson Knight, February 24, 1938 -), founder and eternal honorary chairman of Nike, American entrepreneur. In the 2019 list of the 400 richest people in the United States, he ranked 16th with an asset of US$35.9 billion.

Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and author. He was the president of Y Combinator, briefly CEO of Reddit, was also CEO of OpenAI, and is also CEO of Loopt. He co-founded Worldcoin in 2020. In addition, he has invested in many technology companies such as nuclear energy and is the chairman of clean energy companies Oklo Inc. and Helion Energy. Altman has served as the CEO of OpenAI since 2020. He was fired by the company's board of directors on November 17, 2023, and returned to OpenAI as CEO on November 21, 2023. In January 2024, she married her boyfriend Oliver Mulherin.

Yip Hon was a gambling tycoon in South China. His wealth was estimated to be HK$ 100 million. In his childhood, he stayed in Kong Mun of Guangdong, and usually participated in gambling with his pocket money. He was nicknamed Kwai Wong (Ghost King).

Dong Wenbiao (June 1957-), male, native of Yexian County, Henan, is a financial figure in the People's Republic of China. He served as president and chairman of China Minsheng Banking Co., Ltd., member of the 10th and 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy director of the Economic Committee of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, executive member of the 10th All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, vice president of the China Private Chamber of Commerce, vice president of the China Listed Companies Association, and chairman of the board of directors of China Minsheng Investment Corporation. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Tung Ruichang (1884-1935) was a Shanghai businessman in the late Qing Dynasty, the father of the shipping king Tung Ho-yun, and the grandfather of Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong.

Timothy Donald Cook, commonly known as Tim Cook, is an American business manager, industrial engineer and industrial developer who is currently the CEO of Apple.

Jiang Yanfang (1883-1957) was a modern national capitalist and democratic patriot. A native of Zhenhai County (Ningbo), Zhejiang Province.

Jiang Jianning (December 1963-), Chinese entrepreneur.

Jiang Zhengwen, a Chinese Internet entrepreneur, is famous for founding marketing companies such as "Chu Cheng" and "Juan Fu".

Cai Renmao, (? - 1934, date of birth to be determined), was a Chinese industrialist in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. He was the "King of Glass" in the Republic of China and a pioneer in the Chinese glass industry.

Cai Laixing (April 1943-), a native of Shanghai and an entrepreneur from Hong Kong, China.

Tsai Chongxin, born in Taipei, is a lawyer and entrepreneur. He has dual citizenship of the Republic of China and Canada and is a permanent resident of Hong Kong. His family comes from a Shanghai lawyer family and immigrated to the United States when he was in high school. He is qualified as a lawyer in New York State and is currently the chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group. He spent US$2 billion to buy the Brooklyn Nets of the American NBA and became the owner of the Nets. He is also the chief "global consultant" of IAE International Bachelor's College in the United States.

Tsai Shengbai (English: Tsai Shengbai, September 27, 1894 - April 15, 1977), a famous businessman in modern Chinese history, was born in Shuanglin Town, Wuxing County, Zhejiang Province (now Shuanglin Town, Nanxun District, Huzhou City).

Cai Yuedong (January 28, 1964 -), Chinese entrepreneur, founder and current chairman of Fujian Dongsheng Group, and concurrently chairman of Zhangzhou Experimental Middle School. He once served as a deputy to the Zhangzhou Municipal People’s Congress.

Jiang Xiaoming (1953-), whose English name is Simon He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University with a bachelor's degree. He graduated from the Australian National University with a master's degree and from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom with a doctorate in economics. He once served as a director of Ziyuan Co., Ltd., China Oilfield Services Co., Ltd., and chairman of Weixin Group Co., Ltd. (currently Gemdale Real Estate Group Co., Ltd.).

Satya Nadella (Telugu: సత్య నాదెళ్ల, English: Satya Nadella, real name: Satyanarayana Nadella, August 19, 1967 -) is an Indian-American entrepreneur who is currently the CEO of Microsoft.

Cecca Xu Zixuan (English: Cecca Xu Zixuan, February 14, 1997 -) is an investment bank financial analyst born in Guangzhou, China. She was elected as the third runner-up of the "22nd Miss Chinese Universe" national finals in 2021. She is also the runner-up of the "2022 Miss Hong Kong Pageant", Miss International Goodwill, Best Makeup Award, Ecological Conservation Ambassador Award and Best Eloquence Award winner.

Hui Wing-mau, Grand Bauhinia Honoror, GBS (English: Hui Wing-mau, July 1950-), native of Shishi, Fujian, entrepreneur in Hong Kong, Australia, mainland China and Malaysia. He once moved to Hong Kong and returned to mainland China and Australia as a Hong Kong businessman in the 1980s. He is the founder and chairman of Hong Kong Shimao Group, chairman of Shimao Co., Ltd., Shimao Real Estate (HKEx: 0813) and Shimao International. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Hui Wing Mau is still a permanent resident of Hong Kong, and has received the Golden Bauhinia Star and the Hong Kong "Outstanding Contributor" award, and serves as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hong Kong. In addition, Xu Rongmao also has the status of a Chinese American and an Australian permanent resident. Ten Hong Kongers were on the Forbes list of the 50 richest Chinese in 2013. Hui ranked 9th in Hong Kong and 32nd among Chinese in the world. His assets are spread across Hong Kong, Australia, mainland China and Malaysia, but most of them are in Shanghai. He is also the richest man in Shanghai and the richest man in real estate in China. Hui was also selected as the seventh richest man in Australia. Xu Rongmao's Shimao Group has donated more than 700 million yuan in total in the past 15 years. In October 2020, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal.

General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle Doolittle (December 14, 1896 - September 27, 1993), commonly known as "Doolittle" and nicknamed "Jimmy", was a U.S. Air Force general, outstanding aerobatic pilot and aerospace engineer. In World War II, he led a formation in the first air raid on Tokyo, Japan, known as the Doolittle Raid in history. Doolittle became a hero in the hearts of Americans for this action. He was also awarded the Medal of Honor for his contribution in this action.

James Harris Simons (English: James Harris Simons, April 25, 1938 - May 10, 2024), born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, mathematician, investor and philanthropist. He founded the hedge fund firm Renaissance Technologies in 1982. In July 2019, Forbes reported that his net worth was as high as US$21.7 billion, making him the 44th richest person in the world. In the 2019 list of the 400 richest people in the United States, he ranked 21st with assets of US$21.6 billion. At the time of his death, Forbes reported that his net worth reached US$31.4 billion, making him the 51st richest person in the world.

Tan Jian (1974-) is a Chinese female entrepreneur and one of the founders of Fosun Group.

Xie Dongying (English: Louis Tung-jung Hsieh, born in 1965) is a Chinese entrepreneur. He has led New Oriental Education Technology Group, Weilai Automobile, and Hesai Technology to go public in the United States.

Sheldon Gary Adelson (English: Sheldon Gary Adelson, August 1, 1933 - January 11, 2021), American billionaire businessman. Lithuanian Jew.

Sergey Brin, an American Jewish computer scientist and entrepreneur from the Soviet Union. Brin worked with Larry Page to build Google, the world's largest Internet company known for its search engine and online advertising technology. He ranked 14th on Forbes' 2019 list of billionaires, with assets of $49.8 billion. In the 2019 list of the 400 richest people in the United States, he ranked 7th with assets of US$53.5 billion. Ranked 9th on the Forbes 400 richest Americans list released in September 2020, with assets of US$65.7 billion.