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The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as businesspeople – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.
| Name | Lifespan | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Alphandéry | 1922–2024 | 101 | French banker and economist[1] |
| William S. Anderson | 1919–2021 | 102 | British-American businessman, president of NCR (1972–1984)[2][3] |
| Iris Apfel | 1921–2024 | 102 | American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer[4][5] |
| Bion Barnett | 1857–1958 | 101 | American banker and co-founder of the Barnett Bank[6] |
| Charles D. Barney | 1844–1945 | 101 | American stockbroker and financier[7] |
| Isabel Benham | 1909–2013 | 103 | American railroad finance expert[8] |
| Curtis Livingston Blake | 1917–2019 | 102 | American co-founder (with his brother, Stewart Prestley Blake) of Friendly's[9] |
| Stewart Prestley Blake | 1914–2021 | 106 | American co-founder (with his brother, Curtis Livingston Blake), of Friendly's[10][11] |
| Rose Blumkin | 1893–1998 | 104 | Russian-American founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart[12] |
| Mikelis Brizga | 1911–2012 | 101 | Australian businessman[13] |
| Nelson Broms | 1919–2023 | 104 | American businessman and philanthropist[14] |
| Godfrey Lowell Cabot | 1861–1962 | 101 | American businessman[15] |
| Daniel Carasso | 1905–2009 | 103 | Greek-born French businessman[16] |
| Philip L. Carret | 1896–1998 | 101 | American investor[17] |
| Chao Kuang Piu | 1920–2021 | 100 | Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist[18] |
| Cecilia Chiang | 1920–2020 | 100 | Chinese-American restaurateur[19] |
| James Harwood Cochrane | 1912–2016 | 103 | American businessman and philanthropist[20] |
| William Coors | 1916–2018 | 102 | American brewer and business executive (Coors Brewing Company)[21] |
| James Coyne | 1910–2012 | 102 | Canadian Governor of the Bank of Canada[22] |
| Frederick C. Crawford | 1891–1994 | 103 | American industrialist and philanthropist[23] |
| Maxwell Cummings | 1898–2001 | 103 | Canadian real estate builder and philanthropist[24] |
| Wally Denny | 1906–2008 | 101 | Canadian Deputy Chief Scout of Scouts Canada and vice-president of Goodyear Canada[25] |
| Duane Howard Doane | 1883–1984 | 100 | American founder and Chairman of Doane Agricultural Services[26] |
| Alberto Dualib | 1919–2021 | 101 | Brazilian businessman and football executive, chairman of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (1993–2007)[27][28] |
| Hilda Eisen | 1917–2017 | 100 | Polish-American businessperson, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor[29] |
| Carl Falck | 1907–2016 | 109 | Norwegian businessman[30] |
| Eduard von Falz-Fein | 1912–2018 | 106 | Russian-born Liechtensteiner businessman and art patron[31] |
| Günter Fronius | 1907–2015 | 107 | Austrian entrepreneur[32] |
| Jolie Gabor, Countess de Szigethy | 1896–1997 | 100 | Hungarian-American businesswoman and socialite; mother of Eva, Magda and Zsa Zsa Gabor[33] |
| Nessim Gaon | 1922–2022 | 100 | Sudan-born Swiss financier and commodities trader[34] |
| Arthur George Gaston | 1892–1996 | 103 | American businessman[35] |
| Archibald Glenn | 1911–2012 | 100 | Australian industrialist[36] |
| Albert Hamilton Gordon | 1901–2009 | 107 | American businessman[37] |
| Cecil Howard Green | 1900–2003 | 102 | British-American co-founder of Texas Instruments[38] |
| Mary Guiney | 1901–2004 | 103 | Irish business executive (chairperson of Clerys)[39] |
| Walter Haefner | 1910–2012 | 101 | Swiss businessman and racehorse breeder[40] |
| Ebby Halliday | 1911–2015 | 104 | American realtor[41] |
| Joseph A. Hardy III | 1923–2023 | 100 | American businessman[42] |
| Sir Jack Harris | 1906–2009 | 103 | British-born New Zealand businessman[43] |
| Leopold Hawelka | 1911–2011 | 100 | Austrian founder of the Café Hawelka[44] |
| Frances Hesselbein | 1915–2022 | 107 | American businesswoman and author[45] |
| Kilian Hennessy | 1907–2010 | 103 | Irish businessman (Hennessy cognac)[46] |
| Jacob H. Horwitz | 1892–1992 | 100 | American fashion businessman and philanthropist[47] |
| Alf Ihlen | 1900–2006 | 105 | Norwegian factory manager[48] |
| Isaac Charles Johnson | 1811–1911 | 100 | British cement manufacturer[49] |
| Joseph M. Juran | 1904–2008 | 103 | Romanian-American quality management guru[50] |
| Irving Kahn | 1905–2015 | 109 | American financial analyst[51] |
| Harry Kartz | 1913–2016 | 102 | British football chairman and investor[52] |
| Yutaka Katayama | 1909–2015 | 105 | Japanese automotive executive of Nissan[53] |
| Steve Kordek | 1911–2012 | 100 | American businessman and pinball machine designer[54] |
| Robert Kuok | 1923– | 101 | Malaysian businessman[55] |
| Hans List | 1896–1996 | 100 | Austrian businessman[56] |
| Leonard Litwin | 1914–2017 | 102 | Austrian-born American real estate developer[57] |
| Peter Lloyd | 1920–2022 | 101 | Australian entrepreneur and aviator[58] |
| Garnet Mackley | 1883–1986 | 102 | New Zealand head of the New Zealand Railways Department[59] |
| Ronald Mansbridge | 1905–2006 | 100 | British publisher[60] |
| Sir Arthur Marshall | 1903–2007 | 103 | British aviator and founder of Marshall Aerospace[61] |
| Samuel McLaughlin | 1871–1972 | 100 | Canadian businessman, 1st president of General Motors Canada[62] |
| Dave McCoy | 1915–2020 | 104 | American skiing businessman[63] |
| William Moncrief | 1920–2021 | 101 | American businessman and oil and gas executive[64] |
| Peter Mondavi | 1914–2016 | 101 | American winemaker[65] |
| Sir Moses Montefiore, 1st Baronet | 1784–1885 | 100 | Italian-born British banker and philanthropist[66] |
| Walter L. Morgan | 1898–1998 | 100 | American businessman and investor; founder of the Wellington Fund[67] |
| Samuel L. Myers Sr. | 1919–2021 | 101 | American economist and educationist[68][69] |
| Roy Neuberger | 1903–2010 | 107 | American financier[70] |
| Louise Nippert | 1911–2012 | 100 | American businesswoman[71] |
| Herbert Nootbaar | 1908–2016 | 108 | American businessman and philanthropist[72] |
| Mohan Singh Oberoi | 1898–2002 | 103 | Indian hotelier[73] |
| Werner Otto | 1909–2011 | 102 | German entrepreneur[74] |
| Raymond G. Perelman | 1917–2019 | 101 | American businessman and philanthropist[75] |
| Víctor Pey | 1915–2018 | 103 | Spanish-born Chilean engineer and businessman[76] |
| Frits Philips | 1905–2005 | 100 | Dutch chairman of Philips[77] |
| Apostolos Pitsos | 1918–2023 | 104 | Greek industrialist and businessman[78] |
| William John Quinn | 1911–2015 | 104 | American railroad executive[79] |
| Günter Reimann | 1904–2005 | 100 | German economist[80] |
| David Rockefeller | 1915–2017 | 101 | American banker[81] |
| Hagbarth Schjøtt Sr. | 1894–1994 | 100 | Norwegian businessman[82] |
| Morris Schwartz | 1901–2004 | 103 | Russian-American photographer, inventor and businessman[83] |
| Carl J. Shapiro | 1913–2021 | 108 | American businessman and philanthropist[84][85] |
| Sir Run Run Shaw | 1907–2014 | 106 | Hong Kong media mogul[86] |
| Hermann von Siemens | 1885–1986 | 101 | German industrialist[87] |
| Robert E. Simon | 1914–2015 | 101 | American real estate entrepreneur[88] |
| Bill Sinkin | 1913–2014 | 100 | American banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist[89] |
| James F. Sirmons | 1917–2018 | 100 | American broadcasting executive[90] |
| Sir Michael Sobell | 1892–1993 | 100 | British business leader and philanthropist |
| Sir Thomas Sopwith | 1888–1989 | 101 | British aircraft pioneer[91] |
| Clarence W. Spangenberger | 1905–2008 | 102 | American businessman[92] |
| William Clement Stone | 1902–2002 | 100 | American insurance leader[93] |
| Sir James Swinburne, 9th Baronet | 1858–1958 | 100 | British electrical engineer and manufacturer[94] |
| Doris Thompson | 1903–2004 | 101 | British businesswoman, managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach[95] |
| Charles E. Toberman | 1880–1981 | 101 | American real estate developer[96] |
| Eiji Toyoda | 1913–2013 | 100 | Japanese industrialist, managing director of Toyota[97] |
| Bull Verweij | 1909–2010 | 100 | Dutch founder and former president of Radio Veronica[98] |
| Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. | 1906–2007 | 100 | American former president and chairman of Walgreen Drug Company[99] |
| Hans Jørgen Walle-Hansen | 1912–2012 | 100 | Norwegian partner in Brødrene Hansen[100] |
| Max Webb | 1917–2018 | 101 | Polish-born American real estate developer and philanthropist[101] |
| Jack Weil | 1901–2008 | 107 | American founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear[102] |
| Frank H. Wheaton Sr. | 1881–1983 | 102 | American chairman of Wheaton Industries[103] |
| Chuck Williams | 1915–2015 | 100 | American author and founder of Williams Sonoma[104] |
| Emory Williams | 1911–2014 | 102 | American businessman, former chief executive of Sears[105] |
| Abdul Majid Zabuli | 1896–1998 | 102 | Afghan banker, founder of the national banking system[106] |