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David Rockefeller
Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1915 -
David Rockefeller is an American banker and philanthropist, the youngest of the five sons of John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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(1915-)
Business Leader, Philanthropist
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Laurance Rockefeller
Environmental Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1910 - 2004
Venture capitalist and environmentalist Laurance Rockefeller founded the American Conservation Association and put conservationism on the American agenda.
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(1910-2004)
Environmental Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist
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John Rolfe
Business Leader, Political Leader / 1585 - 1622
Virginia planter and colonial official John Rolfe was the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan. He sold Virginia tobacco to England.
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(1585-1622)
Business Leader, Political Leader
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Pete Rozelle
Business Leader / 1926 - 1996
Pete Rozelle is a U.S. sports executive best known for helping to turn the National Football League into one of the most successful leagues in the world.
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(1926-1996)
Business Leader
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Cyrus S. Eaton
Anti-War Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1883 - 1979
Cyrus S. Eaton was a Canadian industrialist and formed the third largest steel company in the United States.
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(1883-1979)
Anti-War Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist
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Richard Scrushy
Business Leader, White Collar Criminal / 1952 -
Richard Scrushy is a business executive who founded and ran HealthSouth before corruption landed him in prison.
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(1952-)
Business Leader, White Collar Criminal
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Richard W. Sears
Entrepreneur / 1863 - 1914
Richard W. Sears was an American merchant who is best known for developing his mail-order jewelry business into the retail company Sears, Roebuck.
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(1863-1914)
Entrepreneur
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Jeffrey Skilling
Business Leader, White Collar Criminal / 1953 -
Jeffrey Skilling was the CEO of the energy company Enron who was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud and insider trading.
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(1953-)
Business Leader, White Collar Criminal
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George Soros
Business Leader, Philanthropist / 1930 -
George Soros is a self-made billionaire known for his investment savvy and his vast body of philanthropic work.
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(1930-)
Business Leader, Philanthropist
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Roger Staubach
Football Player, Business Leader / 1942 -
Roger Staubach is a former NFL quarterback who led the Dallas Cowboys to win two Super Bowls. He’s also a businessman and sports commentator.
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(1942-)
Football Player, Business Leader
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George Steinbrenner
Business Leader / 1930 - 2010
Owner of the New York Yankees from 1972 until his death, George Steinbrenner was one of the most
notorious team owners in baseball history.
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(1930-2010)
Business Leader
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Mark Swartz
Business Leader, Criminal
Mark Swartz is best known for the 2002 Tyco corporate fraud scandal that lead to jail time.
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Business Leader, Criminal
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John B. Thayer
Business Leader / 1862 - 1912
An executive with the Pennsylvania Railroad, John B. Thayer was among the 1,500 people who died in the 1912 Titanic disaster and is remembered for his bravery.
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(1862-1912)
Business Leader
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Claus Von Bulow
Business Leader, Murderer / 1926 -
Businessman Claus Von Bulow was twice accused of attempting to kill his socialite wife, a diabetic, with doses of insulin, and was defended by Alan Dershowitz.
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(1926-)
Business Leader, Murderer
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Samuel Waksal
Business Leader, White Collar Criminal, Doctor, Immunologist / 1947 -
Samuel Waksal is best known for being the CEO of ImClone Systems convicted for fraud and insider trading in 2003.
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(1947-)
Business Leader, White Collar Criminal, Doctor, Immunologist
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Faye Wattleton
Women's Rights Activist, Business Leader, Nurse, Philanthropist / 1943 -
Faye Wattleton, former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood—as well as the first African-American, first female and youngest president in the organization's history—has been one of the strongest champions of women's rights and reproductive health for more than four decades.
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(1943-)
Women's Rights Activist, Business Leader, Nurse, Philanthropist
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Harvey Weinstein
Business Leader, Producer / 1952 -
Harvey Weinstein founded the Miramax Film Corporation with his brother Bob and together the two produced hit films including Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting.
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(1952-)
Business Leader, Producer
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Meg Whitman
Business Leader / 1956 -
Meg Whitman is the successful corporate executive, serving as CEO of eBay and later Hewlett Packard. In 2010 she lost her bid to win the California governorship.
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(1956-)
Business Leader
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Walter Bigelow Wriston
Business Leader / 1919 - 2005
Walter Bigelow Wriston was president and chairman of Citibank and introduced the world to the ATM.
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(1919-2005)
Business Leader
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Abraham Zapruder
Business Leader, Filmmaker / 1905 - 1970
With his home film camera, Dallas businessman Abraham Zapruder recorded the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. This footage is one of the few films of this historic event.
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(1905-1970)
Business Leader, Filmmaker
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Robert B. Zoellick
Business Leader, Government Official / 1953 -
Robert B. Zoellick was nominated by President George W. Bush as the eleventh president of the World Bank, replacing the unpopular Paul Wolfowitz.
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(1953-)
Business Leader, Government Official