20th-century philanthropists

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

Brazilian racing driver (1960-1994)

Argentine actress and politician (1919–1952)

German-Pakistani physician and Catholic nun (1929–2017)

Mexican singer and songwriter (1950–2016)

Bulgarian operetta actress and businesswoman (1916-2014)

Businessman, politician, publisher (1937-1998)

Queen consort of Jordan (1916–1994)

Mexican painter, printmaker, and sculptor (1899-1991)

Brazilian Catholic Franciscan Sister (1914-1992)

Filipino actor, film director, and politician (1939–2004)

Bulgarian religious elder (1914-2018)

spiritualist and philanthropist from Brazil (1910-2002)

Swiss conductor (1906–1999)

former First Lady of the Philippines (1935–1944)

Iranian Jewish businessman (1909–1979)

Italian model, heiress, socialite (1881–1957)

Nigerian businesswoman and political activist

Saudi royal (1908-1988)

Indian politician

Israeli politician and businessman

South African businessman (1908–2000)

Belgian museum director (1936-2014)

Turkish businessperson (1901–1996)

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1917-1992)

Dutch chess player (1937-2016)

Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist (1924-1999)

Swiss businessman and politician (1888-1962)

Edmond Jacob Safra was a Lebanese-Brazilian billionaire banker and philanthropist of Syrian descent. He continued his family tradition of banking in Brazil and Switzerland, and was married to Lily Watkins from 1976 until his death. He died in a fire that attracted wide media interest, and was judicially determined to be due to arson.

Azerbaijani activist

Nepalese politician (1944-2009)

Pakistani medical researcher, scholar, philanthropist, and governor of Sindh Province (1920–1998)

Swiss ornithologist (1923-2016)

Kuwaiti Muslim scholar (1947–2013)

Israeli businessman (1922–2011)

Portuguese banker and businessman

Chilean publisher and journalist (1927–2017)

Chinese businessman and philanthropist

Turkish businessperson (1930–2018)

Italian banker and philanthropist

Mexican businessman

Singaporean businessman (1915-1964)

Swedish artist

Turkish businessperson (1886–1957)

Ciputra (RSS: Tjiputra; born Tjie Tjin Hoan (); 24 August 1931 – 27 November 2019) was an Indonesian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He founded , one of Indonesia's largest real estate companies, with three subsidiaries, including Ciputra Development, listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Known as one of Indonesia's most generous philanthropists, he established ten schools, the Ciputra University of Entrepreneurship in Surabaya, and the Ciputra Artpreneur Museum in Jakarta.

Syrian politician

Canadian lawyer (1912–1993)

Swiss businessman (1884–1951)

Turkish physician and statesperson (1903–1991)

Danish media personality, comedian, disc jockey, film director and singer (1965-2019)

Swiss businessman (1910-2012)

Turkish statesperson (1902–1984)

Italian fashion executive and philanthropist

South African politician

Czech noble (1890–1950)

Brazilian politician

Polish politician (1847–1928)

spiritual master in Kagyu school, who brought tibetan buddhism in Europe (1940-2013)

Nigerian businessman (1928-2008)