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| 20th Century Fox | | William Fox |
| Abbott Laboratories | | Wallace Calvin Abbott |
1888
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | | David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch |
| Abrams Air Craft | | Talbert Abrams |
| Adam Opel AG | | Adam Opel |
| Adidas | | Adi Dassler |
| A.G. Edwards | | Albert Gallatin Edwards |
| Akai | | Masukichi Akai |
Founder
| Alza | | Alejandro Zaffaroni |
Name of the founder
| A&M Records | | Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss |
| Amstrad | | Alan Sugar |
Alan Michael Sugar Trading
| Anheuser-Busch | | Adolphus Busch & Lilly & Eberhard Anheuser |
| The Anschutz Corporation | | Philip Anschutz |
| Archer Daniels | | George A. Archer and John W. Daniels |
| Armani | | Giorgio Armani |
| Aston Martin | | Lionel Martin |
| Audi | | August Horch |
Audi is Latin for horch which means listen in English
| Avery Dennison Corporation | | R. Stanton Avery |
| A&W Restaurants | | Roy Allen & Frank Wright |
| Ayala Corporation | | Zobel De Ayala Family |
Thay also own the 2nd biggest telco in the Philippines "Globe telecoms"
| Baedeker's | | Karl Baedeker |
| Baker International - Baker Hughes | | Reuben C. Baker |
| Baldwin Locomotive Works | | Matthias W. Baldwin |
| Ball Corp. | | The Ball Brothers |
| Banta COrporation | | George Banta, Sr. |
| Barnes & Noble | | William Barnes & G. Clifford Noble |
| Bashas' | | Eddie Basha, Sr. |
| Bausch and Lomb | | John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb |
| Bayer | | Friedrich Bayer |
| Beckman Coulter | | Arnold O. Beckman |
| Beck's | | Heinrich Beck |
1873
| Bell Aircraft | | Lawrence Bell |
| Bell Telephone Company, Bell System | | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Benetton Group | | Luciano Benetton |
| Bennett Schneider | | Bennett Bernard Schneider |
| Benz & Cie. | | Karl Benz |
Later Daimler-Benz
| BEA Systems | | Bill Coleman, Ed Scott & Alfred Chuang. |
From the first initial of each of the company's three founders
| Black & Decker | | S. Duncan Black & Alonzo G. Decker |
| B&L MACHINE WORKS | | Brad & Lemuel Dreher |
| Bloomberg L.P. | | Michael Bloomberg |
| BMB Softech | | Brij Mohan Bansal |
| Boeing | | William Boeing |
| Bose Corporation | | Amar Bose |
| B&Q | | Block and Quayle |
From the initials of its founders
| Brentano's | | August Brentano |
| Briggs & Stratton | | Stephen Foster Briggs & Harold M. Stratton |
| Brooks Locomotive Works | | Horatio G. Brooks |
| Bugatti | | Ettore Bugatti |
| Buick | | David Dunbar Buick |
| Bulgari | | Sotirios Bulgari |
| Cadbury | | John Cadbury |
Opened his shop in 1824
| Cadillac | | Antoine Laumet De La Mothe, Sieur De Cadillac, |
Founder of Detroit, Michigan
| Calvin Klein | | Calvin Klein |
| Casio | | Tadao Kashio |
| Charles Schwab Corporation | | Charles R. Schwab |
| Chase National Bank | | Salmon P. Chase |
To Chase Manhattan Bank & J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
| Chevrolet | | Louis Chevrolet |
| Christie's | | James Christie |
| Chrysler | | Walter Chrysler |
To DaimlerChrysler
| Citroën | | André Citroën |
| CKE Restaurants | | Carl Karcher Enterprises |
| Colgate-Palmolive | | William Colgate |
| Collins Radio Company | | Arthur A. Collins |
| Coors Brewing | | Adolph Coors |
| Corel | | Dr. Michael Cowpland. |
It stands for COwpland REsearch Laboratory.
| Crane & Co. | | Stephen Crane |
| Cray Research | | Seymour Cray |
| Cummins | | Clessie Cummins |
| Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company | | Glenn Curtiss |
To Curtiss-Wright
| Daimler-Benz | | Gottlieb Daimler Karl Benz |
To DaimlerChrysler
| Danelectro | | Nathan Daniel |
| Dassault Group | | Marcel Dassault |
| Debian | | Ian Murdock |
Named it after himself and his girlfriend, Debra.
| Deere & Company | | John Deere |
| Dean Guitars | | Dean Zelinsky |
| Dell | | Michael Dell |
| De Lorean Motor Company | | John De Lorean |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | | Dick Stack |
| Dillard's | | William T. Dillard |
| Dolby Laboratories | | Ray Dolby |
| Dolce & Gabbana | | Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana |
| Douglas Aircraft Company | | Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. |
To McDonnell Douglas
| The Dow Chemical Company | | Herbert Dow |
| Dow Jones & Company | | Charles Dow & Edward Jones |
| Duke Energy | | James Buchanan Duke |
| Dunlop | | John Boyd Dunlop |
| Dunlop Manufacturing | | Jim Dunlop |
| DuPont | | Eleuthère Irénée Du Pont. |
| Eastman Kodak | | George Eastman |
| Eatons | | Timothy Eaton |
| Edison Records | | Thomas Edison |
| Eli Lilly and Company | | Eli Lilly |
| Ericsson | | Lars Magnus Ericsson |
| Fender | | Leo Fender |
| Fendi | | Edoardo Fendi |
| Ferragamo | | Salvatore Ferragamo |
| Ferrari | | Enzo Ferrari, |
| Fisher-Price | | Herman Fisher and Irving Price |
| Fitch Ratings | | John Knowles Fitch |
| Ford Motor Company | | Henry Ford |
| Fox | | William Fox |
| FranklinCovey | | Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Covey. |
The company was formed in a 1997 merger of FranklinQuest and the Covey Leadership Center. FranklinQuest was best known for selling personal management systems inspired by the writings of Benjamin Franklin.
| Gannett Company | | Frank Gannett |
| Garmin | | Gary Burrell & Dr. Min Kao |
| Gartner | | Gideon Gartner |
| Getty Images | | Mark Getty |
| Getty Oil | | John Paul Getty |
| Ghirardelli Chocolate Company | | Domingo Ghirardelli |
| Gibson Guitar Corporation | | Orville Gibson |
| Glenn L. Martin Company | | Glenn Luther Martin |
To Lockheed Martin
| Global Gillette | | King C. Gillette |
| GLOCK GmbH | | Gaston Glock |
| Godin | | Robert Godin |
| Goldman Sachs | | Marcus Goldman & Samuel Sachs |
| Goldwyn Picture Corporation | | Samuel Goldfish |
(he later adopted the name Samuel Goldwyn), Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, (to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
| Goodrich Corporation | | Benjamin Goodrich |
| Gottlieb | | David Gottlieb |
| Gretsch | | Friedrich Gretsch |
| Gucci | | Guccio Gucci |
| Halliburton | | Erle P. Halliburton |
| Hammond Organ | | Laurens Hammond |
| Hanna-Barbera Productions | | William Hanna & Joseph Barbera |
| Harley-Davidson | | William Harley & Arthur Davidson |
| Harman Kardon | | Sidney Harman & Bernard Kardon |
| Harrah's Entertainment | | William F. Harrah |
| Harvey Norman | | Gerald Harvey & Ian Norman |
| Hasbro | | The Hassenfeld Brothers |
| Hearst Corporation | | William Randolph Hearst |
| The Hershey Company | | Milton Hershey |
| Hewitt Associates | | Ted Hewitt |
| Hewlett-Packard | | William Hewlett & David Packard |
| Hill Audio | | Malcolm Hill |
| Hilton Hotels | | Conrad Hilton |
| H. J. Heinz Company | | Henry John Heinz |
| H. K. Porter, Inc | | Henry Kirke Porter |
| Honda | | Soichiro Honda |
| Honeywell | | Mark Honeywell |
| Horlicks | | James Horlick & William Horlick |
| Hormel | | George A. Hormel |
| Hovnanian Enterprises | | Kevork Hovnanian |
| H&R Block | | Henry W. Bloch & Richard Bloch |
| Hughes Aircraft, Hughes Tool Company Hughes Airwest | | Howard Hughes |
| IKEA | | Ingvar Kamprad, |
From an acronym using the initials of the founder who was from a family farm called Elmtaryd, which was near the village of Agunnaryd.
| Jackson Guitars | | Grover Jackson |
| JCPenney | | James Cash Penney |
| The Jim Henson Company | | Jim Henson |
| J.J. Newberry | | John Josiah Newberry |
| Johnson & Johnson | | Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson |
| Johnson Publishing | | John H. Johnson |
| J. P. Morgan & Co. | | J. P. Morgan |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries | | Shozo Kawasaki |
| Kellogg Company | | John Harvey Kellogg |
| Kent H. Landsberg Company | | Kent H. Landsberg |
| King Kullen Grocery Co. | | 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.) |
| Kroger Co. | | Bernard Henry Kroger |
| Lafarge | | Joseph-Auguste Pavin De Lafarge |
| Laidlaw | | Robert Laidlaw |
| Lamborghini | | Ferruccio Lamborghini |
| Lancia | | Vicenzo Lancia |
| Lazard | | Alexandre Lazard, Simon Lazard, and Elie Lazard |
| Lee Enterprises | | A. W. Lee |
| Lehman Brothers | | Henry Lehman, Emanuel Lehman and Meyer Lehman |
| Leslie | | Donald Leslie |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | | Levi Strauss |
| Liz Claiborne, Inc. | | Elisabeth Claiborne Ortenberg |
| Lockheed Corporation | | Allan Haines Loughead and Malcolm Loughead |
To Lockheed Martin
| Lorillard Tobacco Company | | Pierre Lorillard IV |
| Louis B. Mayer Pictures | | Louis B. Mayer |
To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| Macy's | | Rowland Hussey Macy |
| Marriott Corporation | | J. Willard Marriott |
Later split into Host Marriott and Marriott International
| Marshall Amplification | | Jim Marshall |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies | | Henry W. Marsh and Donald R. McLennan |
| Mars, Incorporated | | Frank C. Mars |
| Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia | | Martha Stewart |
| Maruri Publicidad | | From Founder Jimmy Maruri |
| Mattel | | Harold Matson and Elliot Handler |
Matt & EL
| Maytag | | F. L. Maytag |
| Mazda | | Jujiro Matsuda, |
Also possibly inspired by Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda.
| McAfee | | John McAfee |
| McCaw Cellular | | Craig McCaw |
| McDonald's | | Dick and Mac McDonald |
| McDonnell Aircraft | | James Smith McDonnell |
To McDonnell Douglas
| McGraw-Hill | | John A. Hill and James H. McGraw |
| McKesson | | John McKesson |
| Mellon Financial Corporation | | Thomas Mellon |
| Mercedes | | Mércédès Jellinek |
An 1902 automobile model of Daimler Motor Company
| Merrill Lynch | | Charles E. Merrill and Edmund C. Lynch |
| MGM | | Samuel Goldfish and Edgar and Archibald Selwyn and Louis B. Mayer. |
Or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| Miele | | Carl Miele. |
| Mitel | | Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews |
| Molson | | John Molson |
| Moog Music | | Dr. Robert Moog |
| Morgan Stanley | | Henry S. Morgan and Harold Stanley |
| Nestlé | | Henri Nestlé |
Who created the milk-based food in 1867
| Nordstrom | | John W. Nordstrom |
| Northrop | | Jack Northrop |
| Oldsmobile | | Ransom E. Olds |
| Olin Corporation | | Franklin W. Olin |
| Orton Ceramic Foundation | | Edward Orton, Jr. |
| Oztas | | Habib Öztaş, |
Who founded the company in 1958
| Pathé | | Charles and Émile Pathé, |
Who founded the Société Pathé Frères in 1896
| Peavey Electronics | | Hartley Peavey |
| Penske Corporation | | Roger Penske |
| PerkinElmer | | Richard Scott Perkin and Charles Elmer |
| Perot Systems | | H. Ross Perot, Jr. |
| Peugeot | | Armand Peugeot |
Who founded the company in 1882
| Pfizer | | Charles Pfizer |
| Philips | | Gerard Philips |
Who founded the company in 1891
| Pontiac | | Chief Pontiac |
Leader of Pontiac's Rebellion
| Porsche | | Ferdinand Porsche |
| Procter & Gamble | | William Procter and James Gamble |
| PRS Guitars | | Paul Reed Smith |
| Renault | | Louis Renault |
| REO Motor Car Company | | Ransom E. Olds |
| Reuters | | Paul Reuter |
| Rickenbacker | | Adolph Rickenbacher |
Guitars. Cousin of WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker.
| R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | | R. J. Reynolds |
| Robert Bosch GmbH | | Robert Bosch |
| Rockwell International, North American Rockwell, Rockwell Semiconductor | | Willard Rockwell |
| Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works | | Thomas Rogers |
| Rolls-Royce Plc/Rolls-Royce Motor Cars | | Charles Rolls and Henry Royce |
| RSA Security | | Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman. |
From the first letters of the last names of founders
| Sainsbury's | | John James Sainsbury |
| Sam's Club | | Sam Walton |
Same owner of Wal-Mart
| S. C. Johnson & Son | | Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. |
| Sears | | Richard Sears |
Formerly Sears, Roebuck - Sears and Alvah Roebuck
| Sherwin-Williams Company | | Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams |
| Siemens AG | | Werner Von Siemens |
| Singer Corporation | | Issac Merritt Singer |
Inventor, improvements in the design of the sewing machine
| Sotheby's | | John Sotheby |
| Stanley Works | | Frederick Trent Stanley |
| Stewart-Warner | | John K. Stewart and Arthur P. Warner |
| Stihl | | Andreas Stihl |
| Suzuki | | Michio Suzuki |
| Tata | | Jamsetji Tata |
| Tesco | | T. E. Stockwell and Jack Cohen |
Amalgamation of TES (from T. E. Stockwell) and CO (from Jack Cohen)
| Thomas Cook Travel, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook | | Elihu Thomson |
| THX | | Tomlinson Holman |
From the name of the technology's inventor and the audio technology of a 'crossover' amplifier: Tomlinson Holman
| Tiffany & Co. | | Charles Lewis Tiffany |
| Tim Hortons | | Tim Horton |
| Timken Company | | Henry Timken |
| Tommy Hilfiger Corporation | | Thomas Jacob Hilfiger |
| Toyota Industries | | Sakichi Toyoda |
| Toyota Motor | | Kiichiro Toyoda |
| Trump Air Shuttle, Airline, | | Donald Trump |
| TVR | | Trevor Wilkinson |
From the first name of the company founder TreVoR Wilkinson
| Waitrose | | Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose |
| Walgreens | | Charles Rudolph Walgreen |
| Wal-Mart | | Sam Walton |
| The Walt Disney Company | | Walt Disney |
| Wang Laboratories | | An Wang |
| Warner Bros. | | Jack Warner, Sam Warner, Harold Warner and Albert Warner |
| Wells Fargo | | Henry Wells and William Fargo |
| Wendy's | | Dave Thomas' Daughter Melinda "Wendy" Thomas |
| Westinghouse Electric | | George Westinghouse |
| WHSmith | | William Henry Smith |
| W. R. Grace and Company | | William Russell Grace |
| Wright Company, Wright Aeronautical | | Orville and Wilbur Wright |
To Wright-Martin
| W. W. Norton | | William Warder Norton |
| Yamaha Corporation | | Torakusu Yamaha |
| Zend Technologies | | Zeev Suraski & Andi Gutmans |
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