American art collectors

Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and he is the second highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is one of the world's wealthiest celebrities. He is one of 22 people to achieve EGOT status.

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her seventh on its list of the greatest female screen legends.

American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)

John Joseph Nicholson is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing charismatic rebels fighting against the social structure. Over his five-decade-long career, he received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.

Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen discovered the wrecks of various famous warships, like the IJN Musashi and USS Indianapolis, and was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. He was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, Jay-Z is known for his complex lyricism that often uses double entendres, wordplay, and braggadocio. His music is built on a rags to riches narrative. He is the wealthiest musical artist in history, worth US$2.8 billion as of 2026.

American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)

American author (1874–1946)

American R&B singer (born 1978)

Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002)

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)

Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

Stephen Glenn Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.

American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)

American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

Romanian-American actor (1893-1973)

software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO

American singer (1927–2012)

American actor

founder of Yahoo!

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

American actor (1948–2017)

American basketball player and executive

American essayist and visual art critic (1909-1994)

American diplomat, banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and art collector (1855–1937)

American financier and philanthropist (1874–1960)

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (2001–2003), and New York Yankees. Rodriguez is the chairman and chief executive officer of A-Rod Corp as well as the chairman of Presidente beer. He owns a controlling interest in the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves with Marc Lore. Rodriguez began his professional baseball career as one of the sport's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

American businessman

American record producer and rapper (born 1978)

American businessman (1893-1943)

American publisher (1919–1990)

American businessman (1898–1990)

American commodities trader (1934–2013)

Filed successful lawsuit against government of Austria for return of family artwork plundered by the Nazis (1916–2011)

American programmer, software publisher

American sculptor (1875-1942)

American businessman and convicted felon

American actor and painter (born 1964)

American politician (1801-1882)

American businessman

American artist and art collector (1877-1952)

American art collector (1855-1929)

actor (1899–2000)

Italian socialite (1927–2019)

American music critic, manager, and record producer

Russian model

American philanthropist and arts patron (1882–1975)

American copper mining magnate (1875–1968)

American businessperson and philanthropist (1933–2021)

American television executive and art collector (1901-1990)

Armenian-American art dealer

art dealer, author (1914-2007)

American writer (1907–1996)

art collector and founder B. Altman & Co. (1840-1913)

American diplomat (1858–1939)

American art collector (1849-1918)

American businessman, ambassador, and philanthropist (1908–2002)

American surgeon and radiologist (1851–1928)

American businessman and art collector (1903-2010)