Entrepreneurs

Sir Eli Kadoorie, KBE, Jewish, Hong Kong philanthropist, awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1926, founder of Hong Kong China Electric Power Company Limited.

Eric Emerson Schmidt (English: Eric Emerson Schmidt, born April 27, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and computer software engineer. He was the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 2017. He served as CEO of Google for ten years from 2001 to 2011 and was also a member of Apple's board of directors. At the same time, he is also a trustee of Carnegie Mellon University and Princeton University, and is the co-author of the program compiler lex.

Samuel Colt (English: Samuel Colt, July 19, 1814 - January 10, 1862) was an American inventor and industrialist. He was the founder of the American Colt Manufacturing Company. His invention made the revolver more practical and popular. Colt's first two businesses, a gun-making factory in Paterson and a mining company, were unsuccessful. It wasn't until 1847, during the Mexican-American War, that the Texas Mounted Police placed an order for a thousand revolvers from him, and his business expanded rapidly. After the Civil War began, the guns produced by his company were widely used on the Western Front. By the time Colt died in 1862, he was already one of the most prominent wealthy men in the United States. Colt's manufacturing process is quite complex. His design and use of replaceable parts improved the efficiency of the company's assembly lines.

David Joel Stern (English: David Joel Stern, September 22, 1942 - January 1, 2020), a Jewish American, joined the NBA in 1978, became NBA vice president in 1980, succeeded O'Brien as NBA president in 1984, retired on February 1, 2014, and served as NBA president for a total of 30 years. His successor was Silver. Stern graduated from Rutgers University in 1963 with a history degree and became a lawyer after graduating from Columbia University Law School in 1966. He later served as a member of the Board of Chancellors of Rutgers University and Chairman of the Board of Regents of Columbia University. On August 9, 2014, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced that David Stern was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. At around 2 pm U.S. time on December 13, 2019, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while dining at a restaurant in Manhattan and was immediately sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. He died of cerebral hemorrhage on January 1, 2020, U.S. time, at the age of 77.

David Sarnoff (English: David Sarnoff, February 27, 1891 – December 12, 1971) was an American commercial radio and television pioneer and entrepreneur. Known as the father of the American broadcast communications industry.

Taiichi Ohno (Japanese: Ohno Taiichi/Ono Taiichi, February 29, 1912 - May 28, 1990) was born in Dalian, China. He was an entrepreneur and former vice president of Toyota Motor Corporation. He was an important figure in systematizing the Toyota Production System (TPS).

Xi Guohua (1951-), male, Han nationality, native of Shanghai, entrepreneur of the People's Republic of China.

Oprah Gale Winfrey is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author and philanthropist. One of the most influential African-American celebrities in the United States and one of the top 100 figures of the Times.

William Redington Hewlett (English: William Redington Hewlett, May 20, 1913 - January 12, 2001), nicknamed Bill Hewlett, was an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded the famous Hewlett-Packard Company (English abbreviation HP, the official Chinese name Hewlett-Packard Company) with David Packard.

William Randolph Hearst (English: William Randolph Hearst, April 29, 1863 - August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate, entrepreneur, and founder of Hearst Corporation. Hearst is a controversial figure in the history of journalism and has been called the "Hitler" and "The King of Yellow News" in the journalism world. The wave of yellow journalism he set off in the early 20th century had a profound impact on subsequent news media.

Sun Zhongkai (1898-1966), named Xiangqi, was born in Tianjin. He is the second son of Sun Xuanxuan, the founder of Yuanlong Silk Shop in the early years. Sun Zhongkai worked as an apprentice at Zhiyuan Bank in Tianjin and assisted his father Sun Xuanxuan in managing the family business. In 1921, he took over as the manager of Yuanlong Silk and Cloth Store. After that, he successively opened Qingsheng Cotton Shop, Yuyuan Cotton Mill, Yuanju, Yuanyu, Tongchengxing, Longning and other cotton yarn stores, invested in Jinfeng, Yangsheng, Qingyi and other banks, and managed Qingyi Rice Noodles. From 1923 to 1925, the Sun family's property had reached 5 million yuan, making them one of the "New Eight Families" in Tianjin. After the July 7th Incident, Sun Zhongkai purchased large areas of residential real estate in the Yong'an Hotel on Fanjiao Road (today's Xinhua Road), Jixiangli and Henghe Xili on Sha Dafu Road (today's Shandong Road) in the French Concession in Tianjin. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sun Zhongkai dedicated his residence to the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and moved it to Beijing.

Sun Xuanxuan, named Xiangqi, was born in Tianjin. He was the founder of Yuanlong Silk Shop in the early years. Sun Xuanxuan was originally an apprentice at Yitaichang Cloth Shop, and was later promoted to manager. In 1896, he jointly opened Yuanlong Silk Cloth Shop with others. In 1915, Sun Xuanxuan jointly opened Jinfeng Yinhao, Yuanyu and Yuanju gauze shops. After his death, Yuanlong Silk Shop and other assets were taken over by his second son, Sun Zhongkai.

Sun Hengfu (1875-1944), also known as Zunfa, also known as Hengfu, was a financial capitalist in Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. A native of Cixi, Zhejiang.

Meng Zhaochang (1871-1918), also known as Yongsheng, also known as Qingfeng. A native of Wujin, Jiangsu (now Changzhou City). He was a legal scholar and industrialist in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Meng Jisheng (1851-1939), also known as Luochuan (also known as Luochuan), was born in Zhangqiu, Shandong Province. He was the fourth son of the great businessman Meng Chuanshan and an industrialist in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Masayoshi Son, Japanese-Korean. Born in Tosu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan, he is the founder and president of SoftBank Group, chairman of SoftBank Co., Ltd., and the boss of Fukuoka SoftBank Eagle. According to "Forbes" magazine, he had a net worth of US$8.1 billion in 2011, ranking second among Japan's richest people. Son ranked 43rd on Forbes' 2019 billionaire list, with assets reaching US$21.6 billion. Son once surpassed Microsoft founder Bill Gates to become the world's richest man in one day when Yahoo's valuation was at its highest during the Internet bubble in the 1990s. He relied on SoftBank's several holdings and investment returns in the Alibaba Group founded by shareholder Jack Ma. For a long time, Yanai Masaru and Uniqlo ranked among the top two richest people in Japan. On December 16, 2024, it announced a leveraged investment of US$100 billion in the US AI field to help Trump improve US AI public construction, and later increased it to US$500 billion.

Andrew Carnegie (English: Andrew Carnegie, November 25, 1835 - August 11, 1919), American philanthropist and entrepreneur. The world's steel king in the early 20th century.

An Jiwen (1964-), male, originally from Wuxi, Jiangsu, was born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu. He is an entrepreneur in mainland China, a member of the Communist Party of China, and a national model worker in the machinery industry. He currently serves as the chairman and party secretary of Huaihai Holding Group, a deputy to the Xuzhou Municipal People’s Congress, and vice chairman of the Xuzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Ando Momofuku (Japanese: Ando Momofuku/Ando Momofuku, Romanized: Andō Momofuku, formerly known as Wu Baifu (March 5, 1910 - January 5, 2007), was a Taiwanese-Japanese entrepreneur born in Puzijiao Street, Chiayi Hall, Japanese-controlled Taiwan (now Puzi City, Chiayi County, Taiwan). In his early years, he devoted himself to improving noodles and making modern instant noodles that can be brewed quickly and conveniently. He founded Nissin Food Company and was the inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles.

Andrew Stephen Grove (English: Andrew Stephen Grove, September 2, 1936 - March 21, 2016), formerly known as Gróf András István (Hungarian: Gróf András István), nicknamed Andy Grove (Andy Grove), also translated as Andy Grove or Andrew Grove, was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was an American entrepreneur. He participated in the founding of Intel Corporation (Intel) and was Intel's third employee and first chief operating officer. He served as Intel's CEO from 1987 to 1998 and led Intel's successful development from the 1980s to the 1990s.

Andrew E. Rubin (English: Andrew E. Rubin, March 13, 1963 -), often called Andy Rubin, is an American Jewish computer technology expert and entrepreneur who led the development of the Android operating system and is known as the "Father of Android".

Song Xiangqian (1971-), Chinese investor, founding partner and chairman of Canadia Capital.

Song Dai (?—) is the current chairman of the Hong Kong film company Yindu Agency Co., Ltd., a master's degree in economics and a senior economist, and a member of the Communist Party of China.

Song Weichen (1866-1926), courtesy name Weirun, was a native of Zhenhai County, Zhejiang Province. He was a famous industrialist and businessman in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and was a pioneer in the match industry in modern China. He is also one of the founders of Wuhan's modern industry and is known as the "Hankou Slogan Merchant", "Hanzhen Wealthy Businessman", and "The First Person in Hubei's Public Electricity Industry".