John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Built the modern oil industry through vertical and horizontal integration, becoming the wealthiest American of all time.
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Mastered the moving assembly line to mass-produce the Model T, cementing the global automobile age.
Madam C.J. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker Mfg. Co.
America's first female self-made millionaire, pioneer of a highly successful line of cosmetics and hair-care products for Black women.
Steve Jobs
Apple Inc.
Visionary who drove the microcomputer revolution and radically disrupted personal computing, music, and mobile communications.
Jeff Bezos
Amazon
Transformed global retail and cloud computing by turning an online bookstore into an "everything store."
Walt Disney
The Walt Disney Company
Pioneer of the American animation industry and theme park entertainment, creating a timeless cultural media empire.