English company founders

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and, as of 2016, controlled five companies.

British-American actor (1899–1962)

British crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932)

British Pre-Raphaelite painter (1833-1898)

English entrepreneur and inventor (1940–2021)

English actor and comedian

English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company (1730–1795)

English founder of the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son (1808–1892)

British hairstylist (1928–2012)

English-American programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist

English YouTuber, radio personality, and writer

British comedian and actor (1952–2013)

English YouTube vlogger and radio personality

English television creator and filmmaker (1929-2012)

English toy inventor, businessman and politician (1863-1936)

British businessman (1835–1926)

British filmmaker (1943–2024)

British computer programmer

British businessman (1801–1889)

British television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer (1927-2016)

publisher, founder of Penguin Books (1902-1970)

British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023)

British media proprietor and impresario (1906–1998)

English actor

English writer (1913-1996)

British businesswoman; mother of Catherine, Princess of Wales

British industrialist and politician (1842–1919)

British businessman

English businessman and merchant (1675-1741)

British entrepreneur

British businessman (1885–1952)

BBC executive

English engineer and inventor (1874–1952)

English tobacconist

British businesswoman (born 1982)

British businessman, author and barista

British television producer

co-founder of Stability AI

British politician (born 1967)

British founder of the Sainsbury's supermarket chain (1844–1928)

British-born, New York-based business executive