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20th-century businesspersons

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Sunny LeonePerson · Film memorabiliaKarenjit "Karen" Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981), known by her stage name Sunny Leone, is a Canadian-American actress, model, media personality and former pornographic actress who works in…
Tejumola Maurice-DiyaDesigner · FashionTejumola Maurice-Diya (born 27 December 1987) is a Nigerian-American fashion designer, entrepreneur and model.
Theo BaloyiDesigner · FashionTheo Baloyi is a South African entrepreneur, and the founder and chief executive officer of Bathu Shoes.
Theodore BikelPerson · Music memorabiliaTheodore Meir Bikel (May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an Austrian-American actor, singer, and political activist.
Thomas BlattAuthor · BooksThomas "Toivi" Blatt (born Tomasz Blatt; April 15, 1927 – October 31, 2015) was a Holocaust survivor, writer of mémoires, and public speaker, who at the age of 16 escaped from the Sobibór…
Thomas DamDesigner · Modern designThomas Dam (15 May 1915 – 12 November 1989) was a Danish designer associated with Gjøl in Denmark. Dam designed and invented the original troll doll also known as the Good Luck Troll.
Thomas J. PetersAuthor · BooksThomas J. Peters (born November 7, 1942), an American writer on business-management practices, became best-known for his 1982 book In Search of Excellence (co-authored with Robert H.
Tim MaiaPerson · Music memorabiliaSebastião "Tim" Rodrigues Maia (lang; 28 September 1942 – 15 March 1998) was a Brazilian musician, songwriter, and businessman known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and humorous…
Tina KnowlesDesigner · FashionCelestine Ann "Tina" Beyoncé Knowles (Beyoncé, born January 4, 1954) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author, and philanthropist known for establishing the brands House of…
Uldis PīlēnsDesigner · DesignUldis Pīlēns (born 2 October 1956) is a Latvian architect, businessman and politician.
Umberto SmailaPerson · Music memorabiliaUmberto Smaila (born 26 June 1950) is an Italian actor, composer, comedian, television personality, entrepreneur, and musician.
ValentinoDesigner · FashionValentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (11 May 1932 – 19 January 2026), known mononymously as Valentino, was an Italian fashion designer who founded Valentino S.p.A, a luxury fashion house,…
Vera WangDesigner · FashionVera Ellen Wang (born June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer. Wang initially pursued a career in figure skating before transitioning to fashion.
Vic FirthPerson · Music memorabiliaEverett Joseph "Vic" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks…
Victor HasselbladPhotographer · PhotographyVictor Hasselblad (8 March 1906 – 5 August 1978) was a Swedish inventor and photographer, known for inventing the Hasselblad 6x6 cm medium format camera.
Vidal SassoonDesigner · FashionVidal Sassoon was a British and American businessperson, autobiographer, fashion designer and hairdresser (1928–2012). He was born in London and died in Los Angeles.
Vince OfferPerson · Film memorabiliaOffer Vince Shlomi (born April 25, 1964), also known as Vince Offer, is an American infomercial pitchman, screenwriter, actor, and director.
Vivienne WestwoodDesigner · FashionDame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (Swire; 8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions…
Vladimir MegrePhotographer · PhotographyVladimir Megre (né Puzakov; born 23 July 1950) is a Russian entrepreneur and writer best known as the author of the Ringing Cedars of Russia (also known as Anastasia) series of books, which…
Vladislav SurkovAuthor · BooksVladislav Yuryevich Surkov (born 21 September 1964) is a Russian politician and businessman.[1][2]
Wiz KhalifaPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Minot.
Wynne Melville JonesArtist · PaintingsWynne Melville Jones (often known as Wyn Mel; born 7 August 1947) is a Welsh artist and entrepreneur who was also involved in public relations and the modernisation of the Urdd Gobaith…
Yeni KutiDesigner · FashionOmoyeni "Yeni" Anikulapo-Kuti (born 24 May 1961) is a British-born Nigerian dancer, singer, television presenter, entrepreneur and cultural promoter.
YoshikiDesigner · FashionYoshiki Hayashi (林佳樹, Hayashi Yoshiki, born November 20, 1965), known mononymously as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, film director, and fashion…
Yusaku MaezawaPerson · Music memorabilia
Yutaka MizutaniPerson · Film memorabiliaYutaka Mizutani is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born on July 14, 1952, in Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan.
Yves Saint LaurentDesigner · FashionYves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), better known as Yves Saint Laurent (alsoUK), was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in…
Zecharia SitchinAuthor · BooksZecharia Sitchin (11 July 1920 – 9 October 2010) was an author of a number of books proposing an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts.

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