List of companies named after people

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This is a list of companies named after people. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies. All of these are named after founders, co-founders and partners of companies, unless otherwise stated.

Contents:

* Top
* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

* See also
* References

## #[edit]

* 20th Century Fox – William Fox

## A[edit]

* A. G. Edwards – Albert Gallatin Edwards
* A&M Records – Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
* A&W Restaurants – Roy Allen and Frank Wright
* Abbott Laboratories – Wallace Calvin Abbott (1888)
* Abercrombie & Fitch – David T. Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch
* Abrams Air Craft – Talbert Abrams
* Abt Sportsline – Johann Abt
* Adidas – Adi Dassler (Adolf Dassler)
* Aditya Birla Group – Ghanshyam Das Birla
* Agusta – Giovanni Agusta
* AGV – Gino Amisano (Amisano Gino Valenza)
* Air Jordan – Michael Jordan
* Aitken Spence – Patrick Gordon Spence, Edward Aitken and S.R. Aitken
* Ajo Motorsport – Aki Ajo
* ALAN – Alberto and Annamaria, children of founder Falconi Lodovico
* Albert Heijn and Ahold (Albert Heijn Holdings) – Albert Heijn
* Albertsons – Joe Albertson
* Aldi – Theo and Karl Albrecht (Albrecht Discount)
* Alessi – Giovanni Alessi
* Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau – Alex von Falkenhausen
* Alltech — Aoife Louise Lyons, daughter of company founder Pearse Lyons
* Alza – Alex Zaffaroni
* Amdahl Corporation – Gene Amdahl
* AMG – Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach)
* Amon – Chris Amon
* Amstrad – Alan Sugar (Alan Michael Sugar Trading)
* Anatra – Artur Antonovich Anatra
* Andrea Moda Formula – Andrea Sassetti
* Angi (originally Angie's List) – Angie Hicks
* Anheuser-Busch – Lilly and Eberhard Anheuser, and Adolphus Busch
* Ann Summers – Annice Summers, secretary of founder Michael Caborn-Waterfield
* Ansaldo – Giovanni Ansaldo
* The Anschutz Corporation – Philip Anschutz
* Ansett Australia – Reg Ansett
* Ansett Pioneer – Reg Ansett
* Antonov – Oleg Antonov
* Arai Helmet – Hirotake Arai
* Archer Daniels – George A. Archer and John W. Daniels
* Armani – Giorgio Armani
* Arrows – Franco Ambrosio, Alan Rees, Jackie Oliver, Dave Wass, and Tony Southgate
* ARTA – Aguri Suzuki (Autobacs Racing Team Aguri)
* Arzani-Volpini – Egidio Arzani and Gianpaolo Volpini
* AS Watson – Alexander Skirving Watson
* Aston Butterworth – Bill Aston and Archie Butterworth
* Aston Martin – Lionel Martin
* Audemars Piguet \- Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet
* Audi – August Horch (audi is Latin for horch which means listen in English)
* Austin Motor Company – Herbert Austin
* Avery Dennison Corporation – R. Stanton Avery
* AviaBellanca Aircraft – Giuseppe Mario Bellanca

## B[edit]

* B&H Photo Video – Blimie and Herman Schreiber
* B&Q – Richard Block and David Quayle
* Babolat – Pierre Babolat (1842–1892)
* Bacardi – Facundo Bacardi
* Baedeker's – Karl Baedeker
* Bajaj Auto – Jamnalal Bajaj, India
* Baker Curb Racing – Gary Baker and Mike Curb
* Baker International (to Baker Hughes) – Reuben C. Baker
* Baldwin Locomotive Works – Matthias W. Baldwin
* Balenciaga – Cristóbal Balenciaga
* Ball Corporation – the Ball Brothers
* Ballet Rambert – Dame Marie Rambert
* Balmain \- Pierre Balmain
* Bandini Automobili – Ilario Bandini
* Bang & Olufsen – Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen
* Bankable Productions – Tyra Banks
* Bannatyne – Duncan Bannatyne
* Banta Corporation – George Banta, Sr.
* Barclays – James Barclay
* Barilla Group – Pietro Barilla
* Barings Bank – Francis Baring and John Baring
* Barnardo's – Thomas John Barnardo
* J. M. Barnardo & Son – John Michael Barnardo
* Barnes & Noble – William Barnes and G. Clifford Noble
* Barneys New York – Barney Pressman
* Bashas' – Eddie Basha, Sr.
* Baskin-Robbins – Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins
* Bass & Co – William Bass
* Bauknecht – Gottlob Bauknecht
* Bausch & Lomb – John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb
* Bayer – Friedrich Bayer
* BBS – Heinrich Baumgartner and Klaus Brand (Baumgartner Brand Schiltach)
* BEA Systems – Bill Coleman, Ed Scott, and Alfred Chuang
* Bechtel – Warren A. Bechtel
* Beckman Coulter – Arnold O. Beckman
* Beck's – Heinrich Beck (1873)
* Beecham Group – Thomas Beecham
* Behra – Jean Behra
* Beiersdorf – Paul Carl Beiersdorf
* Belk – William Henry Belk
* Bell Aircraft – Lawrence Bell
* Bell Telephone Company, Bell System – Alexander Graham Bell
* Bellasi – Guglielmo Bellasi
* Ben & Jerry's – Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
* Benbros – Jack and Nathan Beneson (Beneson Brothers)
* Benelli – Teresa Benelli
* Benetton Group – Luciano Benetton
* Bentalls – Frank Bentall
* Bentley – W. O. Bentley
* Benz & Cie. (later Daimler-Benz) – Karl Benz
* Beretta – Bartolomeo Beretta
* Beriev – Georgy Beriev
* Bertelsmann – Carl Bertelsmann
* Berluti – Alessandro Berluti
* Berton – Pieter Bervoets and Ron Ton
* Bertone – Giovanni Bertone
* Bialetti – Alfonso Bialetti
* Bianchi Bicycles – Edoardo Bianchi
* Bic – Marcel Bich
* Bickerton – Harry Bickerton
* Bimota – Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini
* Bing Lee – Bing Lee (company founder)
* Bird's Custard – Alfred Bird
* Birds Eye – Clarence Birdseye
* Black & Decker (to Stanley Black & Decker) – S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker
* Blohm + Voss – Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss
* Bloomberg L.P. – Michael Bloomberg
* Bloomingdale's – Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale
* Blumhouse Productions – Jason Blum
* Boardman Bikes – Chris Boardman
* Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving – Bob Bondurant
* Bocar – Bob Carnes
* Boddingtons – Henry Boddington
* The Bodley Head – in honour of Thomas Bodley, whose bust stood above the founders' shop
* Boehringer Ingelheim – Alb. Boehringer [de]
* Boeing – William Boeing
* Bölkow – Ludwig Bölkow
* Bombardier Inc. – Joseph-Armand Bombardier
* Bomgar – Joel Bomgaars
* Bonhams – Walter Bonham
* Bonnier Group – Gerhard Bonnier
* Boolell Advisory Mauritius \- Aditi Boolell
* Booth's Gin – John Booth
* Boots – Jesse Boot
* Borders Group – Tom and Louis Borders
* Boro – Bob and Rody Hoogenboom
* Bosch – Robert Bosch
* Bose Corporation – Amar Bose, Indian
* Brabham – Jack Brabham
* Brabus – Klaus Brackmann and Bodo Buschmann
* Brad Jones Racing – Brad Jones
* Brains Brewery – Samuel Arthur Brain
* Braun – Max Braun (engineer) [de]
* Brawn GP – Ross Brawn
* Brentano's – August Brentano
* Brewco Motorsports – Clarence and Tammy Brewer
* Brian Hart Ltd. – Brian Hart
* Bridgestone – Shojiro Ishibashi; the name comes from a calque translation and transposition of "ishibashi," meaning "stone bridge"
* Briggs & Stratton – Stephen Foster Briggs and Harold M. Stratton
* Britek Motorsport – Jason Bright
* Brooke Bond – Arthur Brooke
* Brooks Locomotive Works – founded by Horatio G. Brooks
* Brooks Sports – anglicized version of "Bruchs," the maiden name of founder Morris Goldberg's wife
* Brun Motorsport – Walter Brun
* Bryant and May – William Bryant and Francis May
* Bugatti – Ettore Bugatti
* Buick – David Dunbar Buick
* Buitoni – Giovanni Battista Buitoni
* Bulgari – Italianized version of the family name of company founder Sotirios Voulgaris
* Bulova – Joseph Bulova
* Burberry – Thomas Burberry
* BVD – Messrs. Bradley, Voorhees and Day

## C[edit]

* C. H. Robinson Worldwide – Charles Henry Robinson
* C&A – Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer
* Cabela's – Dick Cabela
* Cadbury – John Cadbury
* Cadillac – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan
* Cagiva – Giovanni Castiglioni (Castiglioni Giovanni Varese)
* Callaway Cars – Reeves Callaway
* Callaway Golf Company – Ely R. Callaway Jr.
* Calvin Klein – Calvin Klein
* Cammell Laird – Charles Cammell and William Laird
* Campagnolo – Tullio Campagnolo
* Campari – Davide Campari
* Campbell Soup Company – Joseph A. Campbell
* Canon – see Kwanon
* Cargill – William Wallace Cargill
* Carl Zeiss AG – Carl Zeiss
* Carlyle Group – Thomas Carlyle (indirectly, via the Carlyle Hotel)
* Casio – Tadao Kashio
* Cassell – John Cassell
* Celine – Celine Vipiana
* Cerruti 1881 – Nino Cerruti
* Chanel – Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

Dr.Chari's [Sathish Chari]

* Charles Schwab Corporation – Charles R. Schwab
* Charles Wells Ltd (now Wells & Young's Brewery) – Charles Wells
* Chase National Bank (to Chase Manhattan Bank and JPMorgan Chase & Co.) – Salmon P. Chase
* Chevrolet – Louis Chevrolet
* Chip Ganassi Racing – Chip Ganassi
* Christian Dior – Christian Dior
* Christian Salvesen – Christian Salvesen
* Christie's – James Christie
* Chrysler – Walter Chrysler
* Citroën – André Citroën
* Cizeta – Claudio Zampolli
* CKE Restaurants – founded as Carl Karcher Enterprises
* Clarks – Cyrus and James Clark
* Claud Butler – Claud Butler
* Clif Bar – Clifford Erickson (father of founder Gary Erickson)
* Cokin – Jean Coquin
* Coles – George Coles
* Colgate-Palmolive – William Colgate
* Collins Radio Company – Arthur A. Collins
* Colnago – Ernesto Colnago
* Coloni – Enzo Coloni
* Colt's Manufacturing Company, Colt Defense, Colt Canada – Samuel Colt
* Condé Nast Publications – Condé Montrose Nast
* Connolly Leather – John Connolly
* Cooper Car Company – Charles and John Cooper
* Coors Brewing Company, Adolph Coors Company – Adolph Coors
* Cord Automobile – Errett Lobban Cord
* Corel – Michael Cowpland (Cowpland Research Laboratory)
* Costa Coffee – Bruno Costa and Sergio Costa
* Cosworth – Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth
* Courage Compétition – Yves Courage
* Cox Enterprises – James M. Cox
* Cox Models – Roy Cox
* Craigslist \- Craig Newmark
* Crane & Co. – Stephen Crane or the Crane family
* Cray Research – Seymour Cray
* Crumpler – Stuart Crumpler (co-founder)
* Cummins – Clessie Cummins
* Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (to Curtiss-Wright) – Glenn Curtiss
* Cushman & Wakefield – J.Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield

## D[edit]

* D. G. Yuengling & Son – David Yuengling
* Daimler-Benz (later DaimlerChrysler, now Daimler AG) – Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz
* Dallara – Giampaolo Dallara
* Damiani – Enrico Grassi Damiani
* Danelectro – Nathan Daniel
* Dangote Group – Aliko Dangote
* Danjaq – Dana Broccoli and Jacqueline Saltzman, wives of company founders Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
* d’Antin MotoGP – see Pramac d'Antin
* Danone – nickname of Daniel, son of Isaac Carasso
* Dargaud – Georges Dargaud
* Dassault Group – Marcel Dassault
* Datsun – Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, and Meitaro Takeuchi
* Dauer Sportwagen – Jochen Dauer
* David Jones (department store) – David Jones
* David Lloyd Leisure – David Lloyd
* David Price Racing – David Price
* Davis Polk \- John W. Davis, a defender of racial segregation and state control of education.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
* DBZ Guitars – Dean B. Zelinsky
* De Agostini – Giovanni De Agostini
* De Tomaso – Alejandro de Tomaso
* Dean & DeLuca – Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca
* Dean Guitars – Dean Zelinsky
* Debenhams – William Debenham
* formerly Debenham & Freebody – Debenham and Clement Freebody
* Deere & Company – John Deere
* Dell – Michael Dell
* Deloitte – William Welch Deloitte
* DeLorean Motor Company – John DeLorean
* DHL Express – Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn
* Dick Clark Productions – Dick Clark
* Dick Johnson Racing – Dick Johnson
* Dick Smith – Dick Smith
* Dick's Sporting Goods – Dick Stack
* Dillard's – William T. Dillard
* Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Channel, Disney+ – Walt Disney
* Driscoll's – Dick Driscoll
* Dodge – John and Horace Dodge
* Dolby Laboratories – Ray Dolby
* Dolce & Gabbana – Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
* Dollond & Aitchison – John and Peter Dollond and James Aitchison
* Don Bluth Productions – Don Bluth
* Double R Racing, formerly Räikkönen Robertson Racing – Kimi Räikkönen and Steve Robertson
* Douglas Aircraft Company (to McDonnell Douglas) – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
* The Dow Chemical Company – Herbert Dow
* Dow Jones & Company – Charles Dow and Edward Jones
* D'Oyly Carte Opera Company – Richard D'Oyly Carte
* Dr. Bashi – Golbarg Bashi
* Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps – Emanuel Bronner
* Dr. Oetker – August Oetker
* Ducati – Antonio Cavalieri Ducati (1853–1927)
* Duesenberg – Fred and August Duesenberg
* Duke Energy – James Buchanan Duke
* Duke Video – Peter Duke
* DuMont Television Network & DuMont Laboratories – Allen B. DuMont
* Dunlop – John Boyd Dunlop
* Dunlop Manufacturing – Jim Dunlop
* DuPont – Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
* Dürr AG – Paul Dürr
* Dyson – James Dyson

## E[edit]

* Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates – Dale Earnhardt (Sr.), Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates
* Eastman Kodak – George Eastman
* Easton – Doug Easton
* Eatons – Timothy Eaton
* Eddie Bauer – Eddie Bauer
* Eddie Jordan Racing – Eddie Jordan
* Eddie Stobart – see Stobart Group
* Edelbrock – Vic Edelbrock
* Edison Records – Thomas Edison
* Eggenberger Motorsport, Rudi Eggenberger
* Eli Lilly and Company – Eli Lilly
* Ellis Briggs – Leonard Ellis and Thomas Briggs
* Ericsson – Lars Magnus Ericsson
* Ermenegildo Zegna – Ermenegildo Zegna
* Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk
* Estée Lauder Companies – Estée Lauder
* EuroBrun – Walter Brun
* Emil Genchev Group LTD \- Emil Genchev

## F[edit]

* Fabbri Group – Romolo Fabbri
* Faber and Faber – Geoffrey Faber
* Faber-Castell – Kaspar Faber
* Falabella – Salvatore Falabella
* Fazer – Karl Fazer
* FB Mondial – Fratelli Boselli
* Felt Bicycles – Jim Felt
* Fender – Leo Fender
* Fendi – Edoardo Fendi
* Ferguson Research – Harry Ferguson
* Ferragamo – Salvatore Ferragamo
* Ferranti – Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
* Ferrari – Enzo Ferrari
* Ferrero – Pietro Ferrero
* Ferretti Group – Alessandro and Norberto Ferretti
* Fielmann – Günther Fielmann
* Filippi Boats – Filippi Lido
* Fioravanti – Leonardo Fioravanti
* Firestone – Harvey S. Firestone
* Fisher-Price – Herman Fisher and Irving Price
* Fitch Ratings – John Knowles Fitch
* Fittipaldi Automotive – Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi
* Focke-Wulf – Henrich Focke and Georg Wulf (1895–1927)
* Fokker – Anthony Fokker
* Forbes – B. C. Forbes
* Ford Motor Company – Henry Ford
* Forti – Guido Forti
* Fortinos – John Fortino
* Fortnum & Mason – William Fortnum and Hugh Mason
* Fox Racing – Geoff Fox
* Fox Racing Shox – Bob Fox
* Franck Muller – Franck Muller
* Frank Williams Racing Cars – Frank Williams
* Franklin Mint – believed to be named in honor of Benjamin Franklin
* FranklinCovey – Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Covey
* Frazer Nash – Archibald Frazer-Nash
* Fred Flare – Fred Astaire
* Freisinger Motorsport – Manfred Freisinger
* Fresenius – Eduard Fresenius
* Frost French – Sadie Frost and Jemima French
* Frost and Sullivan – Lore A. Frost and Dan L. Sullivan
* Fuller, Smith & Turner – John Fuller, Henry Smith and John Turner!

## G[edit]

* Galen Institute – health care think tank named after Galen, a prominent Greek physician
* Galles Racing – Rick Galles
* Galmer – Rick Galles and Alan Mertens
* Gannett Company – Frank Gannett
* Garmin – Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao
* Gartner – Gideon Gartner
* Garry Rogers Motorsport – Garry Rogers
* Gemballa – Uwe Gemballa
* George Dickel – George A. Dickel
* Gerber Products Company – Daniel Frank Gerber
* Getty Images – Mark Getty
* Getty Oil – John Paul Getty
* Ghirardelli Chocolate Company – Domingo Ghirardelli
* Giannini – Tranquillo Giannini
* Gibson Guitar Corporation – Orville Gibson
* Gibson Motor Sport – Fred Gibson
* Gilbarco – Charles Gilbert and John Barker (Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co.)
* Gilera – Giuseppe Gilera
* Gillet – Tony Gillet
* Gillette – King C. Gillette
* Girard-Perregaux – Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux
* Gitzo – Arsène Gitzhoven
* Givenchy – Hubert de Givenchy
* Glenn L. Martin Company (to Lockheed Martin) – Glenn Luther Martin
* Glenn Seton Racing – Glenn Seton
* Glock Ges.m.b.H. – Gaston Glock
* GN – H.R. Godfrey and Archibald Frazer Nash
* Godin – Robert Godin
* Godrej Group – Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej
* Goldman Sachs – Marcus Goldman and Samuel Sachs
* Goldwyn Picture Corporation – Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn
* Goodrich Corporation – Benjamin Goodrich
* Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Charles Goodyear
* GoogleIsHuman \- Christian Google
* Gordon's Gin – Alexander Gordon
* Gorman – Lisa Gorman
* Gottlieb – David Gottlieb
* Greggs – John Gregg
* Gresini Racing – Fausto Gresini
* Gretsch – Friedrich Gretsch
* Grundig – Max Grundig
* GT Bicycles – Gary Turner
* Gucci – Guccio Gucci
* Guinness – Arthur Guinness
* Gumpert – Roland Gumpert
* Guthy-Renker – Bill Guthy and Greg Renker
* Guzzi – Carlo Guzzi [it]

## H[edit]

* H-E-B – Howard Edward Butt (founder's son; turned the family grocery store into a supermarket chain)
* H. J. Heinz Company – Henry John Heinz
* H.K. Porter, Inc. – Henry Kirke Porter
* H&R Block – Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch
* Haas Automation – Gene Haas
* Haas Lola – Carl Haas
* Haas Outdoors, Inc. – Toxey Haas
* Hachette Filipacchi Médias – Louis Hachette and Daniel Filipacchi
* Halliburton – Erle P. Halliburton
* Halls, Hallmark Cards – Joyce Hall
* Hamann Motorsport – Richard Hamann
* Hamish Hamilton – Jamie Hamilton
* Hamleys – William Hamley
* Hämmerli – Johann Ulrich Hämmerli
* Hammond Organ – Laurens Hammond
* Hanna-Barbera Productions – William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
* Haribo – Hans Riegel (and produced in Bonn)
* Harley-Davidson – William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson
* Harman Kardon – Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon
* Haro Bikes – Bob Haro
* HarperCollins – James Harper and William Collins
* Harrah's Entertainment – William F. Harrah
* Harrods – Charles Henry Harrod
* Hartmann Gruppe [de] – Paul Hartmann (entrepreneur) [de]
* Harvey Nichols – Benjamin Harvey and James Nichols
* Harvey Norman – Gerald Harvey and Ian Norman
* Hasbro – the Hassenfeld Brothers
* Hasegawa Corporation – Suguro Hasegawa
* Hasselblad – Victor Hasselblad
* Hatchards – John Hatchard
* Heal's – John Harris Heal
* Hearst Corporation – William Randolph Hearst
* Heckler & Koch – Edmund Heckler and Theodor Koch
* Heineken International – Gerard Adriaan Heineken
* Heinemann – William Heinemann
* Heinz – Henry J. Heinz
* Hendrick Motorsports – Rick Hendrick
* Henkel – Friedrich Karl Henkel
* Hennessey Performance – John Hennessey
* Hennessy – Richard Hennessy
* The Herb Chambers Companies \- Herb Chambers
* Herpa – Wilhelm Hergenröther (Hergenröther und Patente)
* The Hershey Company – Milton Hershey
* Hesburger – Heikki Salmela
* Hesketh Racing, Hesketh Motorcycles – Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh
* Heuer – see TAG Heuer
* Hewitt Associates – Ted Hewitt
* Hewlett-Packard – William Hewlett and David Packard
* Hillman – William Hillman
* Hilton Hotels – Conrad Hilton
* HKS – Hiroyuki Hasegawa and Goichi Kitagawa (plus Sigma Automotive)
* Hodder & Stoughton – Matthew Hodder and Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton
* Hohner – Matthias Hohner
* Holland & Barrett – William Holland and Alfred Slapps Barrett
* Holman Moody – John Holman and Ralph Moody
* Honda – Soichiro Honda
* Honeywell – Mark Honeywell
* Horlicks – James Horlick and William Horlick
* Hormel – George A. Hormel
* Hornby Railways – Frank Hornby
* Hoshino Impul – Kazuyoshi Hoshino
* House of Fabergé – Gustav Faberge
* Hovnanian Enterprises – Kevork Hovnanian
* Hoyt Archery – Earl Hoyt Sr.
* Hughes Aircraft, Hughes Tool Company (to Baker Hughes), Hughes Airwest – Howard Hughes
* Hugo Boss – Hugo Boss
* Humber – Thomas Humber
* Huntley and Palmers – Joseph Huntley and George Palmer
* Hy-Vee – Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg. The company was originally incorporated as Hyde & Vredenburg, Inc.; Hy-Vee was adopted as a marketing brand in 1952 and the corporate name in 1963.

## I[edit]

* Icahn Enterprises – Carl Icahn
* IKEA \- Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd in Agunnaryd
* illy – Andrea Illy
* Ilmor – Mario Illien and Paul Morgan
* Ilyushin – Sergey Ilyushin
* Ind Coope – Edward Ind and Octavius Coope
* Ingle & Rhode – Tim Ingle and David Rhode
* Innocenti – Ferdinando Innocenti
* Irmscher – Günther Irmscher
* Islabikes – Isla Rowntree
* Italdesign Giugiaro – Giorgetto Giugiaro
* Isaac Imade Group – Isaac Imade

## J[edit]

* J. Barbour & Sons – John Barbour
* J. C. Bamford – Joseph Cyril Bamford
* JCPenney – James Cash Penney
* J.J. Newberry – John Josiah Newberry
* J.P. Morgan & Co. – J. P. Morgan
* Jack Daniel Distillery – Jack Daniel
* Jack Link's Beef Jerky – John 'Jack' Link
* Jackson Guitars – Grover Jackson
* Jacksons of Piccadilly – Robert Jackson
* Jacob's – William and Robert Jacob
* Jacuzzi – the Jacuzzi brothers
* Jafco – Sidney Z. Jaffe
* James Purdey and Sons – James Purdey
* JBL – James Bullough Lansing
* Jean Coutu Group – Jean Coutu
* Jil Sander – Heidemarie "Jil" Sander
* The Jim Henson Company – Jim Henson
* Jimmy John's – Jimmy John Liautaud
* JML – John Mills (Limited)
* Jo-Han – John Hanley
* Joe Gibbs Racing – Joe Gibbs
* Joest Racing – Reinhold Joest
* John Cooper Works – John Cooper
* John Deere – John Deere
* John Murray – John Murray I
* John Player & Sons – John Player
* John Smith's Brewery – John Smith
* Johnnie Walker – John Walker
* Johnson & Johnson – Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson
* Johnson Publishing – John H. Johnson
* Jones Lang Wootton – last names of its three principal members
* Jordan Grand Prix – Eddie Jordan
* JR Motorsports – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Earnhardt is frequently referred to in NASCAR circles as "Junior")
* JTG Daugherty Racing – Jodi and Tad Geschickter, and Brad Daugherty
* Judd – John Judd
* Junkers – Hugo Junkers

## K[edit]

* Kadokawa Shoten – Haruki Kadokawa
* Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Shipyards, Kaiser Steel – Henry J. Kaiser
* Kaiser-Frazer – Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer
* Kaman Corporation – Charles Kaman
* Kärcher – Alfred Kärcher
* Karstadt – Rudolph Karstadt
* Kaspersky Lab – Eugene Kaspersky
* Kate Spade New York – Kate Spade
* Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Kawasaki Shōzō
* Kellogg Company, WK Kellogg Co – Will Keith Kellogg
* Kelly Racing – John and Margaret Kelly
* The Kennedy/Marshall Company – Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall
* Kenwood Limited – Kenneth Maynard Wood
* Kevin Harvick Incorporated – Kevin Harvick
* Kimberly-Clark – John A. Kimberly and Charles B. Clark
* King Kullen – Michael J. Cullen; he replaced the "C" with a "K" for marketing purposes
* Knight Ridder – John S. Knight (Knight Newspapers, Inc.) and Herman Ridder (Ridder Publications, Inc.)
* Knorr – Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr
* Koch Industries – Fred C. Koch
* Koch Media – Franz Koch
* Koei – Kō Shibusawa and Eiji Fukuzawa (non-existent people)
* Koenigsegg – Christian von Koenigsegg
* Kogan.com – Ruslan Kogan
* Kohlberg Kravis Roberts – Jerome Kohlberg Jr., Henry Kravis, and George R. Roberts
* Kohl's – Max Kohl
* Kojima Engineering – Matsuhisa Kojima
* Kojima Productions – Hideo Kojima
* Konami – Kagemasa Kouzuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, Tatuso Miyasako (another theory was Hiro Matsuda, and Shokichi Ishihara)
* Konrad Motorsport – Franz Konrad
* Kraft Foods – James L. Kraft
* Kremer Racing – Erwin and Manfred Kremer
* Kroger – Bernard Kroger
* Kruse International – Russell W. Kruse
* Kurtis Kraft – Frank Kurtis
* Kuzma – Eddie Kuzma
* Kwanon – Kannon (Japanese for the Buddhist bodhisattva Guan Yin)[7]

## L[edit]

* L.L.Bean – Leon Leonwood Bean
* Lacoste – Jean René Lacoste (1904–1996)
* Lafarge – Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge
* Lagardère Group – Jean-Luc Lagardère
* Laidlaw – Robert Laidlaw
* Lamborghini – Ferruccio Lamborghini
* Lancia – Vicenzo Lancia
* Lane Bryant – Lena Bryant (first name misspelled by a bank officer when she opened her company's first bank account)
* Larousse – Pierre Larousse
* Larrousse – Gérard Larrousse
* Lauda Air – Niki Lauda
* Lavazza – Luigi Lavazza
* Laverda – Pietro Laverda
* Lay's – Herman Lay
* Lazard – Alexandre Lazard, Simon Lazard, and Elie Lazard
* LDS – Louis Douglas Serrurier
* Leatherman – Timothy S. Leatherman
* Lee Enterprises – A. W. Lee
* Lee – Harry David Lee
* Leeann Chin – Leeann Chin
* Lehman Brothers – Henry Lehman, Emanuel Lehman, and Meyer Lehman
* J. Lehrenkrauss Corporation
* Leica Camera, Leica Geosystems and Leica Microsystems – Ernst Leitz II (Leitz Camera)
* Leitz – Louis Leitz
* LeMond Racing Cycles – Greg LeMond
* Leslie – Donald Leslie
* Lesney Products – Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith
* Levi Strauss & Co. – Levi Strauss
* Li-Ning – Li Ning
* Liberty – Arthur Lasenby Liberty
* Lidl – named for Ludwig Lidl
* Life – Ernesto Vita (surname is Italian for life)
* Ligier – Guy Ligier
* Lincoln Motor Company – Abraham Lincoln
* Lincoln National Corporation – to convey the integrity of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
* Linde Group – Carl von Linde
* Lindt – Rodolphe Lindt
* Lipton – Thomas Lipton
* Lisa Frank Incorporated – Lisa Frank
* Livingston International – Gerry Livingston
* Liz Claiborne – Liz Claiborne
* Lloyds Bank – Sampson Lloyd
* Lloyd's of London – Edward Lloyd
* Loblaws – Theodore Loblaw
* Lockheed Corporation (to Lockheed Martin) – Allan Haines Loughead and Malcolm Loughead
* Loews Theatres and Loews Corporation – Marcus Loew
* Longman – Thomas Longman
* Lonsdale – Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale
* Lorillard Tobacco Company – Pierre Abraham Lorillard
* Lotte – The Sorrows of Young Werther character Charlotte
* Loud Brothers – Thomas Loud Jr., Philologus Loud, John Loud, and Joseph Loud
* Louis B. Mayer Pictures (to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – Louis B. Mayer
* Louis Vuitton – Louis Vuitton
* Lowe Alpine and its offshoot Lowepro – Greg, Jeff, and Mike Lowe (founders)
* Lucasfilm – George Lucas
* LVMH – see separate entries of Louis Vuitton, Moët et Chandon, and Hennessy

## M[edit]

* M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. – Maxey Dell Moody, Sr.
* Macmillan – Daniel and Alexander Macmillan
* Macy's – Rowland Hussey Macy
* Maggi – Julius Maggi
* Mahindra Group – K.C. Mahindra and J.C. Mahindra, India
* Maki – Mimur A Kenji
* Makita – Mosaburo Makita
* Malaguti – Antonio Malaguti
* Mamiya – Seichi Mamiya
* Manfrotto Group – Lino Manfrotto
* Manion's – Ron Manion
* Mansory – Kourosh Mansory
* March Engineering – initials of Max Mosley, Alan Rees, Graham Coaker, and Robin Herd
* Marchese – Carl Marchese
* Marconi Company – Guglielmo Marconi
* Marcus Marshall Motorsport – Marcus Marshall
* Mark Levinson – Mark Levinson
* Marks & Spencer – Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer
* Marriott Corporation (later split into Host Marriott and Marriott International) – J. Willard Marriott
* Mars, Incorporated – Frank C. Mars
* Marsh & McLennan Companies – Henry W. Marsh and Donald R. McLennan
* Marshall Amplification – Jim Marshall
* Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia – Martha Stewart
* Martin-Baker – James Martin and Valentine Baker
* Martini – Tico Martini
* Martini & Rossi – Alessandro Martini and Luigi Rossi
* Mary Kay, Inc. – Mary Kay Ash
* Marzotto – Luigi Marzotto
* Matsushita Electric Industrial – Konosuke Matsushita
* Matrox – Branko Matić and Lorne Trottier (and excellence)
* Mattel – Harold Matt Matson and Elliot Handler
* Mauser – Wilhelm and Paul Mauser
* Max Factor – Max Factor, Sr (born Maksymilian Faktorowicz)
* Maybach – Wilhelm and Karl Maybach
* Maytag – F. L. Maytag
* Mazda – Jujiro Matsuda, also possibly inspired by the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda
* MB – Milton Bradley
* McAfee – John McAfee
* McCaw Cellular – Craig McCaw
* McDonald's – Richard and Maurice McDonald
* McDonnell Aircraft (to McDonnell Douglas) – James Smith McDonnell
* Todd McFarlane Productions, McFarlane Toys – Todd McFarlane
* McGraw-Hill – John A. Hill and James H. McGraw
* McKesson Corporation – John McKesson
* McLaren – Bruce McLaren
* McVitie's – Robert McVitie
* Meijer – Hendrik Meijer
* Melitta – Melitta Bentz
* Mellon Financial Corporation – Thomas Mellon
* Menards – John Menard Jr.
* Mercedes – named by Emil Jellinek for his daughter Mercédès Jellinek
* Mercedes-Benz – Karl Benz
* Merck – Friedrich Jacob Merck
* Meredith Corporation – Edwin T. Meredith
* Merriam-Webster – George and Charles Merriam, and Noah Webster
* Merrill Lynch – Charles E. Merrill and Edmund C. Lynch
* Merzario – Arturo Merzario
* Messerschmitt – Willy Messerschmitt
* Methuen – Algernon Methuen
* MG Cars – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield (Morris Garages)
* MGM or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, and Louis B. Mayer
* Michael Kors Holdings – Michael Kors
* Michael Waltrip Racing – Michael Waltrip
* Michelin – André Michelin and Édouard Michelin
* Miele – Carl Miele
* Mikoyan – Artem Mikoyan
* Millarworld – Mark Millar
* MillenWorks – Rod Millen
* Minardi – Giancarlo Minardi
* Miramax Films – Miriam and Max Weinstein (parents of founders)
* Mitel – Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews (Mike and Terry's Lawnmowers)
* Mitsuoka – Akio Mitsuoka
* Moët et Chandon – Claude Moët and Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles
* Molson – John Molson
* Momo – Giampiero Moretti (Moretti Monza)
* Mondadori – Arnoldo Mondadori
* Montague Bikes – David Montague
* Monteverdi – Peter Monteverdi
* Moog Music – Dr. Robert Moog
* Morbidelli – Giancarlo Morbidelli
* Morgan Motor Company – H.F.S. Morgan
* Morgan Stanley – Henry S. Morgan and Harold Stanley
* Morris Motors – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
* Morton Salt – Joy Morton
* Mosler Automotive – Warren Mosler
* Moto Guzzi – Carlo Guzzi
* Moto Morini – Alfonso Morini
* Mr. Gatti's Pizza – Pat Eure, née Gatti, wife of company founder Jim Eure
* MTM Enterprises – Mary Tyler Moore
* Murphy's Brewery – James J. Murphy
* MV Agusta – Vincenzo and Domenico Agusta
* Myer – Sidney Myer

## N[edit]

* Nakajima Racing – Satoru Nakajima
* Nakamichi – Etsuro Nakamichi
* Namco – Masaya Nakamura (Nakamura Manufacturing Company)
* Nardi – Enrico Nardi
* Nash Motors – Charles W. Nash
* Neckermann – Josef Neckermann
* Neiman Marcus – Herbert Marcus, Sr., Carrie Marcus Neiman, and A. L. Neiman
* Nero AG – Nero
* Nestlé – Henri Nestlé
* Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing – Paul Newman, Carl Haas, and Mike Lanigan
* Newman's Own – Paul Newman
* Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy – Nick Bollettieri
* Nielsen – Arthur Nielsen
* Niki – Niki Lauda
* Nina Ricci – Nina Ricci
* Nobel Enterprises – Alfred Nobel
* Norbert Dentressangle – Norbert Dentressangle
* Nordstrom – John W. Nordstrom
* Northrop – Jack Northrop

## O[edit]

* Offenhauser – Fred Offenhauser
* Office Kitano – Takeshi Kitano
* Öhlins – Kenth Öhlins
* Oldsmobile – Ransom E. Olds
* Olin Corporation – Franklin W. Olin
* Olivetti – Camillo Olivetti
* Opel – Adam Opel
* Orton Ceramic Foundation – Edward Orton Jr.
* Oscar Mayer – Oscar F. Mayer
* Osella – Enzo Osella
* Otis Elevator Company – Elisha Otis
* Otto GmbH – Michael Otto

## P[edit]

* Pagani – Horacio Pagani
* Pamida – Patrick, Michael, and David Witherspoon, sons of company co-founder Jim Witherspoon
* Panhard – René Panhard
* Panoz – Don Panoz
* Papa John's Pizza – "Papa" John Schnatter
* Patek Philippe & Co. – Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe
* Pathé – Charles and Émile Pathé
* Paul Cruickshank Racing – Paul Cruickshank
* Paul Frank Industries – Paul Frank
* Paul K. Guillow, Inc. – Paul K. Guillow
* Paul Morris Motorsport – Paul Morris
* Peavey Electronics – Hartley Peavey
* Peek Freans – James Peek and George Hender Frean
* Penske Corporation – Roger Penske
* Penske Media Corporation – Jay Penske, the son of Roger Penske
* PerkinElmer – Richard Scott Perkin and Charles Elmer
* Perot Systems – H. Ross Perot Jr.
* Perrier – Louis Perrier (physician) [fr]
* Perry Ellis International – Perry Ellis
* Petty Enterprises – Lee Petty
* Peugeot – Armand Peugeot
* Pfizer – Charles Pfizer
* Philip Morris International and Philip Morris USA – Philip Morris
* Philips – Gerard Philips
* Piaggio – Rinaldo Piaggio
* Pinarello – Giovanni Pinarello
* Pininfarina – Sergio Pininfarina
* Pirelli – Giovanni Battista Pirelli
* Pontiac – Chief Pontiac
* Porsche – Ferdinand Porsche
* Porsche Design – Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
* Powell Peralta – George Powell and Stacy Peralta
* Prada – Mario Prada
* Pramac d'Antin – Luis d'Antin
* Pratt & Whitney – Francis A. Pratt, Amos Whitney
* Pressman Toy Corporation – Jack Pressman
* PricewaterhouseCoopers – Samuel Lowell Price, Edwin Waterhouse, William Cooper
* Primanti Brothers – Joe Primanti, Dick Primanti, Stanley Primanti
* Procter & Gamble – William Procter and James Gamble
* Promotions Varoussac, original name of the wrestling promotion later known as Lutte Internationale – Frank Valois, André Roussimoff (aka André the Giant), Louis Accocella (aka Gino Brito)
* Prost Grand Prix – Alain Prost
* PRS Guitars – Paul Reed Smith
* Pye – William George Pye

## Q[edit]

* Quaife – Rod Quaife
* Qvale – Bruce Qvale

## R[edit]

* R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) – R. J. Reynolds
* Railton – Reid Railton
* Rainer-Wurz.com – Markus Rainer and Alexander Wurz
* Ralt – Ron and Austin Lewis Tauranac
* RAM Racing – Mike Ralph and John Macdonald
* Rawlings – George and Alfred Rawlings
* RE Amemiya – Asami Amemiya
* Rebaque – Héctor Rebaque
* Reckitt Benckiser \- Isaac Reckitt and Johann Benckiser
* Reed \- Alec Reed
* Reiter Engineering – Hans Reiter
* Renault – Louis Renault
* Rensi-Hamilton Racing – Ed and Sam Rensi, and Bobby Hamilton Jr.
* REO Motor Car Company – Ransom E. Olds
* Reuters – Paul Reuter
* Reynard Motorsport – Adrian Reynard
* Richard Childress Racing – Richard Childress
* Richard Petty Motorsports – Richard Petty
* Rickenbacker – Adolph Rickenbacher
* Riddell – John Tate Riddell
* Rieger Tuning – Toni Rieger
* Riese und Müller – Markus Riese and Heiko Müller
* Riley & Scott – Bob Riley and Mark Scott
* Riley Motor – William Riley Jr.
* Riley Technologies – Bob and Bill Riley
* Rimac Automobili – Mate Rimac
* Rimmel – Eugène Rimmel
* Rinspeed – Frank Rinderknecht
* Ripspeed – Keith Ripp
* Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera – Angelo Rizzoli
* RM Auctions – Rob Myers
* R. M. Williams – Reginald Murray Williams
* RML Group – Ray Mallock
* Robeez – Sandra Wilson's son Robert
* Robert Bosch GmbH – Robert Bosch
* Robert Yates Racing – see Yates Racing
* Roberts Radio – Harry Roberts
* Roche \- Adèle La Roche, first wife of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
* Rockefeller Group – John D. Rockefeller Jr.
* Rockwell International, North American Rockwell, Rockwell Semiconductor – Willard Rockwell
* Rod Millen Motorsports – see MillenWorks
* Rod Nash Racing – Rod Nash
* Rogers Communications – Edward S. "Ted" Rogers
* Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works – Thomas Rogers
* Rogers Vacuum Tube Company – Edward S. Rogers, Sr.
* Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – Charles Rolls and Henry Royce
* Rondel Racing – Ron Dennis and Neil Trundle
* Rootes Group (now part of Stellantis) – William Rootes
* Rossetti Architects – Gino Rossetti and Matthew L. Rossetti
* Rothmans – Louis Rothman
* Roush Performance, Roush Fenway Racing – Jack Roush
* Rowntree's – Henry Isaac Rowntree
* RPG Group – Rama Prasad Goenka, India
* RSA Security – Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Len Adleman
* Rudge-Whitworth – Daniel Rudge
* Ruf Automobile – Alois Ruf
* Russell & Bromley – Albion Russell and George Frederick Bromley
* Ryanair – Tony Ryan

## S[edit]

* S.C. Johnson & Son – Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.
* Sainsbury's – John James Sainsbury
* Saks Fifth Avenue – Andrew Saks
* Saleen – Steve Saleen
* Sam's Club – Sam Walton
* Samsonite – Samson
* Samuel Smith Old Brewery – Samuel Smith
* Santoni – Andrea and Rosa Santoni
* Sauber – Peter Sauber
* Savoia-Marchetti – Umberto Savoia and Alessandro Marchetti
* Sbarro (U.S. pizza restaurant chain) – Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro
* Sbarro (Swiss automaker) – Franco Sbarro
* Schweppes – Johann Jacob Schweppe
* Schlecker – Anton Schlecker
* Schnitzer Motorsport – Josef and Herbert Schnitzer
* SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions – Herbert Schwind
* Schwinn Bicycle Company – Ignaz Schwinn
* Scott – Ed Scott
* Sears – Richard Warren Sears
* formerly Sears, Roebuck – Sears and Alvah Roebuck
* Seeburg Corporation – Justus Sjöberg (Anglicized name)
* Seecamp – Ludwig Wilhelm "Louis" Seecamp
* Seedorf Racing – Clarence Seedorf
* Selfridges – Harry Gordon Selfridge
* Sennheiser electronic – Fritz Sennheiser
* Shakespeare Fishing Tackle – William Shakespeare Jr.
* Shanghai Tang – David Tang
* Shaw Brothers Studio, Shaw Organisation – Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw
* Sheetz – Bob Sheetz
* Sherwin-Williams Company – Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams
* Shimano – Shozaburo Shimano
* Shugart Associates – Alan Shugart
* Shure Incorporated – Sidney Shure
* Siemens AG – Werner von Siemens
* Sikorsky Aircraft – Igor Sikorsky
* Simpson Performance Products – Bill Simpson
* Sinclair Broadcast Group – Julian Sinclair Smith
* Sinclair Radionics, Sinclair Research, Sinclair Vehicles – Clive Sinclair
* Singer Corporation – Isaac Merritt Singer
* Singer Motors – George Singer
* Skip Barber Racing School – Skip Barber
* Škoda – Emil Škoda
* Smirnoff – Piotr Arsenieyevich Smirnov
* Smith and Nephew – Thomas James Smith and nephew Horatio Nelson Smith
* Smith & Wesson – Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson
* Soennecken – Friedrich Soennecken
* Sopwith Aviation Company – Thomas Sopwith
* Sotheby's – John Sotheby
* Spice Engineering – Gordon Spice
* SROGs – Henry Varnum Poor
* Staedtler – Friedrich Staedtler [de]
* Stanley Black & Decker – Frederick Trent Stanley, S. Duncan Black, and Alonzo G. Decker
* formerly Stanley Works, named after the aforementioned Stanley
* Steinway & Sons – Henry E. Steinway
* Stern – Sam Stern
* Stewart Grand Prix – Jackie and Paul Stewart
* Stewart Haas Racing – Tony Stewart and Gene Haas (via Haas Automation)
* Stewart-Warner – John K. Stewart and Arthur P. Warner
* Stihl – Andreas Stihl
* Stillen – Steve Millen
* Stobart Group – Eddie Stobart
* Stockmann – Georg Franz Stockmann
* Stone Brothers Racing – Ross and Jim Stone
* Strömberg – Gottfrid Strömberg
* Sturm, Ruger – Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger
* Stutz Motor Company – Harry C. Stutz
* Suchard – Philippe Suchard
* Sukhoi – Pavel Sukhoi
* Sullivan Bluth Studios – Don Bluth and Morris Sullivan
* Sumitomo Group – Sumitomo Masatomo
* Super Aguri F1 – Aguri Suzuki
* Surtees – John Surtees
* Suzuki – Michio Suzuki
* Suzy Levian New York – Souzana Levian
* Swarovski – Daniel Swarovski

## T[edit]

* Taco Bell – Glen Bell
* Taft Broadcasting – Charles Phelps Taft
* TAG Heuer – Eduardo Heuer
* Tamiya – Yoshio Tamiya
* Tandy Corporation – Dave L. Tandy
* Tanfoglio – Tanfoglio Giuseppe
* Taser International – Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle
* Tata Group – Jamsetji Tata, India
* Tate & Lyle – Henry Tate and Abram Lyle
* Taylor Wimpey – Frank Taylor and George Wimpey
* Taylor Woodrow – Frank Taylor and Jack Woodrow
* Teacher's Highland Cream – William Teacher
* Team Goh – Kazimuchi Goh
* Team LCR – Lucio Cecchinello
* Ten Kate Racing – Gerrit ten Kate, named after his nephew Ronald's motorcycle dealership Ten Kate Motorcycles
* Terrytoons – Paul Terry
* Tesco – T.E. Stockwell and Jack Cohen
* Tesla Motors – Nikola Tesla
* Testor Corporation – Nils Testor
* Tetley's Brewery (Joshua Tetley & Sons) – Joshua Tetley
* Theakston Brewery – Robert Theakston
* Thomas B. Jeffery Company – Thomas B. Jeffery
* Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook & Son – Thomas Cook
* The Thomson Corporation – Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
* Various named after Elihu Thomson:
* Alstom
* Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group)
* Thomson-Houston Electric Company (now General Electric)
* Thomson SA (now Technicolor SA)
* Thorn Electrical Industries – Jules Thorn
* Thorntons (British chocolatier) – Joseph William Thornton
* Thorntons (U.S. convenience store chain) – James H. Thornton
* Thrupp & Maberly (former coachbuilders) – George Thrupp and George Maberly
* THX – Tomlinson Holman
* ThyssenKrupp – Thyssen family and the Krupp family
* Tiffany & Co. – Charles Lewis Tiffany
* Tiffen – Sol Tiffen
* Tim Hortons – Tim Horton
* Timken Company – Henry Timken
* Tinsley & Hull – Fleming Davies Tinsley and Daniel B. Hull
* Toblerone – Theodor Tobler
* Tokuma Shoten – Yasuyoshi Tokuma
* Toleman – Ted Toleman
* Tom Walkinshaw Racing – Tom Walkinshaw
* Tommy Hilfiger – Tommy Hilfiger
* Tommy Kaira – Yoshikazu Tomita and Kikuo Kaira
* TOM'S – Nobuhide Tachi and Kiyoshi Oiwa (Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport)
* Tom's of Maine – Tom and Kate Chappell
* Toni & Guy – Giuseppe "Toni" and Gaetano "Guy" Mascolo
* Tony Roma's – Tony Roma
* Towers Perrin – John Towers and Charles Perrin
* Toyota Industries – Sakichi Toyoda
* Toyota Motor – Kiichiro Toyoda
* Trane – James and Reuben Trane
* Triple F Racing – Paul, Todd, and Dean Fiore
* Trump Organization – Fred Trump
* Trump Shuttle, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort – Donald Trump
* Tupolev – Andrei Tupolev
* Tupperware Brands – Earl Tupper
* Turner Broadcasting System, TNT (formerly Turner Network Television), Turner Classic Movies, Turner South (defunct pay-TV network), TBS (formerly Turner Broadcasting System) – Ted Turner
* TVR – Trevor Wilkinson
* TVS Motors, TVS Electronics – T.V. Sundaram Iyengar, India
* Twinings – Thomas Twining
* Tyrrell Racing – Ken Tyrrell

## U[edit]

* Ukrop's – Joseph Ukrop
* Umbro – Harold and Wallace Humphreys (Humphrey Brothers)
* Unilever – Lever Brothers

## V[edit]

* Valentino – Valentino Garavani
* Vanwall – Tony Vandervell (and Thinwall bearings)
* VDL Bova – J.D. Bova
* Veilside – Hiranao Yokomaku; "yoko" translates as "side" and "maku" as "veil"
* Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing – Velco "Vel" Miletich and Parnelli Jones
* Versace – Gianni Versace
* Verville Aircraft Company – Alfred V. Verville
* Vibram – Vitale Bramani
* Vicks – John Vick
* Vroom & Dreesmann – Willem Vroom and Anton Dreesmann

## W[edit]

* W.B. Mason – William Betts Mason
* W H Smith – William Henry Smith
* W. R. Grace and Company – William Russell Grace
* W. W. Norton – William Warder Norton
* Waitrose – Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose
* Walmart – Sam Walton
* Walgreens – Charles Rudolph Walgreen
* Walkinshaw Andretti United – Tom Walkinshaw, Michael Andretti
* Wall's (ice cream) and Wall's (meat) – Richard Wall
* The Walt Disney Company – Walt Disney
* Walther – Carl Walther
* Walter Wolf Racing – Walter Wolf
* Wang Laboratories – An Wang
* Warburtons – Ellen and Thomas Warburton
* Warner Bros. – Jack L. Warner, Sam Warner, Harry Warner, and Albert Warner
* Warmba \- Trust Warawara and Zukhanye Gomba
* Wegmans – John and Walter Wegman
* Wells Fargo – Henry Wells and William Fargo
* Wendy's – Dave Thomas' daughter Melinda "Wendy" Thomas
* Weslake – Harry Weslake
* Westinghouse Electric – George Westinghouse
* Whitbread – Samuel Whitbread
* Whyte & Mackay – James Whyte and Charles Mackay
* Wiesmann – Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann
* Wilkinson Sword – James Wilkinson
* Wilko (formerly Wilkinson) – James Kemsey Wilkinson
* Will Vinton Productions – Will Vinton
* Willi Betz – Willi Betz
* William Hill plc – William Hill
* Williams Grand Prix Engineering – Frank Williams
* Williams Manufacturing Company, (to) Williams Electronics – see WMS Industries
* Williams Sonoma – Chuck Williams (author)
* Wilson Combat – Bill Wilson
* Winchester, Winchester Repeating Arms – Oliver Winchester
* Winning Appliances – John Winning and the Winning family
* WMS Industries, WMS Gaming – Harry E. Williams
* Wolfram Research \- Stephen Wolfram
* Wood Brothers Racing – Glen, Leonard, Delano, Clay, and Ray Lee Wood
* Woolworths – F. W. Woolworth
* Worthington Brewery – William Worthington
* Wright Company, Wright Aeronautical (to Wright-Martin) – Orville and Wilbur Wright
* Wrigley Company – William Wrigley Jr.
* Würth – Adolf Würth

## X[edit]

## Y[edit]

* Yakovlev – Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
* Yamaha Corporation – Torakusu Yamaha
* Yates Racing – Robert Yates
* Yokomo – Tomoaki Yokobori (spun off from a model shop named Yokobori Model Shop)
* Young's (now Wells & Young's Brewery) – Charles Young
* Yuke's – Yukinori Taniguchi
* Yves Saint Laurent – Yves Saint Laurent

## Z[edit]

* Zagato – Ugo Zagato
* Zakspeed – Erich Zakowski
* Zend Technologies – Zeev Suraski & Andi Gutmans
* Zeiss – Carl Zeiss
* Ziff Davis – William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis
* Zust – Roberto Züst

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