Evelyn Haas was one of the most prominent personalities in the Bay Area. Before she died, Evelyn Haas was Walter A. Haas Jr’s widow. After his husband’s death, Evelyn Haas has been in charge of running the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. This organization has donated more than $364 million to a...

John Ilhan was known as the founder of one of Australia’s largest privately held mobile phone companies. Born as Mustafa Ilhan in 1965 in Yozgat, central Turkey, John Ilhan started off as an average person belonging to one of working class communities in Melbourne, Australia (he and his family moved to the...

Born on May 2, 1966, Belinda Stronach is a former politician and Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. She is also an entrepreneur. In addition to her public associations, she also functions as the chairperson of The Belinda Stronach Foundation and is currently working as executive vice...

Sir Philip Christopher Ondaatje, OC, CBE is a modern renaissance man who excels as an adventurer, businessman, writer, and Olympian. He resides in the United Kingdom. Born on February 22, 1933 in Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon) to a Burgher family of Dutch origin, he attended Blundell’s School...

Samuel Truett Cathy is the founder and current chairman of the quick service restaurant chain, Chick-fil-A. The Atlanta, Georgia-based restaurant chain is famous in the state for specializing in various chicken entrées. Prior to becoming one of the giants in the restaurant industry, Samuel Cathy formerly...

Renowned Saudi Arabian/Ethiopian business tycoon Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi was born in 1946 in Dessie, Ethiopia. His estimated net worth of about $6.9 billion in 2006 has made him the richest man in Ethiopia. His fortune also ranks him as the 8th richest Arab in the world. Mohammed Al Amoudi...

Conrad Nicholson Hilton was a famous American hotelier. He is best known for founding the Hilton chain of hotels. He built his first hotel in 1919 and eventually managed to grow his enterprise to a chain of hotels nationwide. At present, there are more than 500 Hilton hotels worldwide. In addition to...

Jon Meade Huntsman Sr is a well known American businessman and philanthropist born in the late 1930s. He is best known as the founder of the Huntsman Corporation, a global chemical company in Salt Lake City, Utah. John Huntsman attended the Wharton School of Finance at the prestigious University of...

British stock investor Sir John Templeton was one of the world’s well known philanthropists. He was born on the 29th of November 1912. As an investor and mutual fund pioneer, Sir John Templeton established the Templeton Growth Ltd in 1954. His investment fund was one of the first companies to invest in...

Lido Anthony Iacocca is one of the country’s highly esteemed business leaders. He is known best for serving as the former chairman of the Chrysler Corporation. During his stint as the company’s chairman, Lee Iacocca revived the automobile brand from a tough business pace. Born on the 15th of October...