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Henry Auchey

Henry B. Auchy (1861–1922) was a businessman famous for, along with Chester Albright, creating the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (later renamed Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 21, 1904.

Johann Christoph Fugger

Johann Christoph Fugger (1561-1612) was a German businessman and the last famous survivor of the Fugger vom Reh branch of the Fugger family.

London Mozart Symphony Orchestra

The Mozart Symphony Orchestra, formally the London Mozart Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra founded by Philip Mackenzie and businessman Patrick Tame.


Åge Korsvold

Åge Korsvold (born 8 April 1946) is a Norwegian businessperson and since 2006 chief executive officer of Kistefos.

Andvord

Richard Andvord (1839–1913), Norwegian businessperson and founder of Rich.

Arvon Block

Businessman Paris Gibson visited the Great Falls of the Missouri River in 1880, and was deeply impressed by the possibilities for building a major industrial city near the falls with power provided by hydroelectricity.

Charles Loring

Charles M. Loring (1833–1922), American businessperson, miller, father of Minneapolis park system

Corriveau

Jacques Corriveau, Quebec businessperson and owner of the graphic design firm Pluri Design Canada Inc

Dag Mejdell

Dag Mejdell (born 28 June 1957) is a Norwegian businessperson and current Chief Executive Officer of Posten Norge, the Norwegian Postal Service as well as Chairman of the Board of ErgoGroup.

Dominique Hériard Dubreuil

Dominique Hériard Dubreuil (born in 1946) is a French businesswoman.

Erik Bødtker Øyno

Erik Bødtker Øyno (born 1965) is a Norwegian businessperson and chief executive officer of Aktiv Kapital.

Fifield, Wisconsin

The town is named after Sam Fifield, a politician and businessperson who served as Wisconsin's 14th Lieutenant Governor.

Harry Black

Harry Crawford Black (1887–1956), American businessperson, newspaper executive and philanthropist

IVillageUK

Well-known bloggers include sex and relationship expert Dr Pam Spurr, businessperson Michelle Dewberry and TV personality Katy Hill.

Jeahangir Ghandy

Jeahangir Ghandy was an Indian businessperson who is credited with building Tata Steel at Jamshedpur.

Jens Henrik Nordlie

Jens Henrik Nordlie (19101996) was a Norwegian military officer, resistance fighter from World War II and businessperson.

Jerry Brady

Jerry Michael Brady (born March 20, 1936) is an American businessman, explorer and politician.

John Strickland

:For the businessperson, see John Estmond Strickland.

Kazarian

Paul Kazarian, an Armenian-American investor, financier, businessperson, and philanthropist

Margaret Southern

Margaret E. Southern, CC, LVO, AOE (born Margaret Visser on 26 February 1931) is a Canadian businessperson, noted as a co-founder of the Spruce Meadows equestrian park near Calgary.

Mats Jansson

Mats Jansson (born 1951, in Kolsva, Sweden) is a Swedish businessperson.

Orme G. Stuart

Lieutenant Commander Orme G. Stuart, DSC (20 February 1914 – 4 February 1990) was a businessperson and officer with the Royal Canadian Navy.

Paul Robertson

Paul W. Robertson, Canadian businessperson, current president of Shaw Media

Philadelphia mayoral election, 2007

The Democratic Party primary campaign saw two well-known, well-funded Philadelphia congressmenBob Brady and Chaka Fattah – eclipsed by self-funding businessman Tom Knox and reformist former Philadelphia City Council member Nutter, who won by a surprisingly large margin in the primary election on May 15.

Quebec Liberal Party candidates, 2007 Quebec provincial election

He is not to be confused with the Montreal businessperson Daniel Fournier, who has run for the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative candidate.

Route 66 Association

The first Route 66 Association was established on U.S. Route 66 in Arizona by Seligman businessperson Angel Delgadillo.

Simon W. Tudor

Simon Woodson Tudor (November 5, 1887—May 10, 1956) was a prominent educator, businessman, church and civic leader, and philanthropist in the central Louisiana city of Pineville in the first half of the twentieth century.

Thomas Havnegjerde

Thomas Havnegjerde (born 1962) is a Norwegian businessperson and since 2002 CEO of Flytoget.

Trevor Baines

John Trevor Roche Baines (born 19 December 1939), is a British former businessman and tycoon, who claimed to have amassed an estimated fortune of over £130 million, through banking, financial trading, and investment in the Miss World competition.


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