List of centenarians (businesspeople)

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.

  Living
Name Lifespan Age Notability
Claude Alphandéry 1922–2024 101 French banker and economist[1]
William S. Anderson 1919–2021 102 British-American businessman, president of NCR (1972–1984)[2][3]
Stephen A. Jarislowsky 1925– 100 Canadian businessman[4]
Iris Apfel 1921–2024 102 American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer[5][6]
Bion Barnett 1857–1958 101 American banker and co-founder of the Barnett Bank[7]
Charles D. Barney 1844–1945 101 American stockbroker and financier[8]
Isabel Benham 1909–2013 103 American railroad finance expert[9]
Curtis Livingston Blake 1917–2019 102 American co-founder (with his brother, Stewart Prestley Blake) of Friendly's[10]
Stewart Prestley Blake 1914–2021 106 American co-founder (with his brother, Curtis Livingston Blake), of Friendly's[11][12]
Rose Blumkin 1893–1998 104 Russian-American founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart[13]
Mikelis Brizga 1911–2012 101 Australian businessman[14]
Nelson Broms 1919–2023 104 American businessman and philanthropist[15]
Godfrey Lowell Cabot 1861–1962 101 American businessman[16]
Daniel Carasso 1905–2009 103 Greek-born French businessman[17]
Philip L. Carret 1896–1998 101 American investor[18]
Chao Kuang Piu 1920–2021 100 Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist[19]
Cecilia Chiang 1920–2020 100 Chinese-American restaurateur[20]
James Harwood Cochrane 1912–2016 103 American businessman and philanthropist[21]
William Coors 1916–2018 102 American brewer and business executive (Coors Brewing Company)[22]
James Coyne 1910–2012 102 Canadian Governor of the Bank of Canada[23]
Frederick C. Crawford 1891–1994 103 American industrialist and philanthropist[24]
Maxwell Cummings 1898–2001 103 Canadian real estate builder and philanthropist[25]
Wally Denny 1906–2008 101 Canadian Deputy Chief Scout of Scouts Canada and vice-president of Goodyear Canada[26]
Duane Howard Doane 1883–1984 100 American founder and Chairman of Doane Agricultural Services[27]
Alberto Dualib 1919–2021 101 Brazilian businessman and football executive, chairman of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (1993–2007)[28][29]
Hilda Eisen 1917–2017 100 Polish-American businessperson, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor[30]
Carl Falck 1907–2016 109 Norwegian businessman[31]
Eduard von Falz-Fein 1912–2018 106 Russian-born Liechtensteiner businessman and art patron[32]
Günter Fronius 1907–2015 107 Austrian entrepreneur[33]
Jolie Gabor, Countess de Szigethy 1896–1997 100 Hungarian-American businesswoman and socialite; mother of Eva, Magda and Zsa Zsa Gabor[34]
Nessim Gaon 1922–2022 100 Sudan-born Swiss financier and commodities trader[35]
Arthur George Gaston 1892–1996 103 American businessman[36]
Archibald Glenn 1911–2012 100 Australian industrialist[37]
Albert Hamilton Gordon 1901–2009 107 American businessman[38]
Cecil Howard Green 1900–2003 102 British-American co-founder of Texas Instruments[39]
Mary Guiney 1901–2004 103 Irish business executive (chairperson of Clerys)[40]
Walter Haefner 1910–2012 101 Swiss businessman and racehorse breeder[41]
Ebby Halliday 1911–2015 104 American realtor[42]
Joseph A. Hardy III 1923–2023 100 American businessman[43]
Sir Jack Harris 1906–2009 103 British-born New Zealand businessman[44]
Leopold Hawelka 1911–2011 100 Austrian founder of the Café Hawelka[45]
Frances Hesselbein 1915–2022 107 American businesswoman and author[46]
Kilian Hennessy 1907–2010 103 Irish businessman (Hennessy cognac)[47]
Jacob H. Horwitz 1892–1992 100 American fashion businessman and philanthropist[48]
Alf Ihlen 1900–2006 105 Norwegian factory manager[49]
Isaac Charles Johnson 1811–1911 100 British cement manufacturer[50]
Marjorie Johnson 1919–2025 106 American baker and entrepreneur[51][52]
Joseph M. Juran 1904–2008 103 Romanian-American quality management guru[53]
Irving Kahn 1905–2015 109 American financial analyst[54]
Harry Kartz 1913–2016 102 British football chairman and investor[55]
Yutaka Katayama 1909–2015 105 Japanese automotive executive of Nissan[56]
Steve Kordek 1911–2012 100 American businessman and pinball machine designer[57]
Robert Kuok 1923– 102 Malaysian businessman[58]
Hans List 1896–1996 100 Austrian businessman[59]
Leonard Litwin 1914–2017 102 Austrian-born American real estate developer[60]
Peter Lloyd 1920–2022 101 Australian entrepreneur and aviator[61]
Garnet Mackley 1883–1986 102 New Zealand head of the New Zealand Railways Department[62]
Ronald Mansbridge 1905–2006 100 British publisher[63]
Sir Arthur Marshall 1903–2007 103 British aviator and founder of Marshall Aerospace[64]
Samuel McLaughlin 1871–1972 100 Canadian businessman, 1st president of General Motors Canada[65]
Dave McCoy 1915–2020 104 American skiing businessman[66]
William Moncrief 1920–2021 101 American businessman and oil and gas executive[67]
Peter Mondavi 1914–2016 101 American winemaker[68]
Sir Moses Montefiore, 1st Baronet 1784–1885 100 Italian-born British banker and philanthropist[69]
Walter L. Morgan 1898–1998 100 American businessman and investor; founder of the Wellington Fund[70]
Samuel L. Myers Sr. 1919–2021 101 American economist and educationist[71][72]
Roy Neuberger 1903–2010 107 American financier[73]
Louise Nippert 1911–2012 100 American businesswoman[74]
Herbert Nootbaar 1908–2016 108 American businessman and philanthropist[75]
Mohan Singh Oberoi 1898–2002 103 Indian hotelier[76]
Werner Otto 1909–2011 102 German entrepreneur[77]
Leo Pearlstein 1920–2025 104 American businessman, known for culinary public relations.[78]
Raymond G. Perelman 1917–2019 101 American businessman and philanthropist[79]
Víctor Pey 1915–2018 103 Spanish-born Chilean engineer and businessman[80]
Frits Philips 1905–2005 100 Dutch chairman of Philips[81]
Apostolos Pitsos 1918–2023 104 Greek industrialist and businessman[82]
William John Quinn 1911–2015 104 American railroad executive[83]
Günter Reimann 1904–2005 100 German economist[84]
David Rockefeller 1915–2017 101 American banker[85]
Hagbarth Schjøtt Sr. 1894–1994 100 Norwegian businessman[86]
Morris Schwartz 1901–2004 103 Russian-American photographer, inventor and businessman[87]
Carl J. Shapiro 1913–2021 108 American businessman and philanthropist[88][89]
Sir Run Run Shaw 1907–2014 106 Hong Kong media mogul[90]
Hermann von Siemens 1885–1986 101 German industrialist[91]
Robert E. Simon 1914–2015 101 American real estate entrepreneur[92]
Bill Sinkin 1913–2014 100 American banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist[93]
James F. Sirmons 1917–2018 100 American broadcasting executive[94]
Sir Michael Sobell 1892–1993 100 British business leader and philanthropist
Sir Thomas Sopwith 1888–1989 101 British aircraft pioneer[95]
Clarence W. Spangenberger 1905–2008 102 American businessman[96]
William Clement Stone 1902–2002 100 American insurance leader[97]
Sir James Swinburne, 9th Baronet 1858–1958 100 British electrical engineer and manufacturer[98]
Doris Thompson 1903–2004 101 British businesswoman, managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach[99]
Charles E. Toberman 1880–1981 101 American real estate developer[100]
Eiji Toyoda 1913–2013 100 Japanese industrialist, managing director of Toyota[101]
Bull Verweij 1909–2010 100 Dutch founder and former president of Radio Veronica[102]
Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. 1906–2007 100 American former president and chairman of Walgreen Drug Company[103]
Hans Jørgen Walle-Hansen 1912–2012 100 Norwegian partner in Brødrene Hansen[104]
Max Webb 1917–2018 101 Polish-born American real estate developer and philanthropist[105]
Jack Weil 1901–2008 107 American founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear[106]
Frank H. Wheaton Sr. 1881–1983 102 American chairman of Wheaton Industries[107]
Chuck Williams 1915–2015 100 American author and founder of Williams Sonoma[108]
Emory Williams 1911–2014 102 American businessman, former chief executive of Sears[109]
Abdul Majid Zabuli 1896–1998 102 Afghan banker, founder of the national banking system[110]

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