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