Who are the 10 greatest entrepreneurs in history?

How many entrepreneurs have there been in the history of the world? Millions, certainly, probably even billions. These are the men and women who take capital -- their own or somebody else's -- and use it to beget more capital. Some fail, some succeed, some excel. read more

With so many candidates to choose from, any list of the 10 greatest entrepreneurs of all time will necessarily be somewhat arbitrary. It will also be top-heavy with Americans, just as a list of great chefs would be disproportionately French or of great eccentrics dominated by the British. Business is what America does. read more

I love and appreciate business history, so if we're going for the top 10 greatest entrepreneurs we should at least consider entrepreneurs throughout the 20th and 21st century. That knocks out guys like Ben Franklin, John Jacob Astor, Andrew Carnegie, Marshall Field, etc. read more