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Famous American Entrepreneurs
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Larry Page
Born On: March 26, 1973 - present
Founded: Google Inc.
Designation: Co-founder & CEO
Field: Internet & Computer Software
Lawrence "Larry" Page, who was born in Michigan, is best known to be the co-founder of Google Inc. He is a renowned computer scientist, who with Sergey Brin formed the company in 1998. He is also credited with Google's search ranking algorithm, PageRank. He has recently taken over the role of the CEO by replacing Eric Schmidt, on April 4, 2011. Page has also been named as the 11th richest American by Forbes in 2011. He along with Brin own 16 percent of the company's shares, and his net worth stands at $18.7 billion.
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Mark Zuckerberg
Born On: May 14, 1984 - present
Founded: Facebook
Designation: Chairman & CEO
Field: Internet
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is a computer programmer and most famously the co-founder of the popular social networking site, Facebook. He is also the 2nd youngest self-made billionaire in the world. Mark co-founded Facebook in 2004 during his time at Harvard, where he was regarded as the prodigy of computer programming. In 2010, a movie named The Social Network was released that was based on the life of Zuckerberg and his pursuit towards the foundation of Facebook. His net worth can be valued at around $14.7 billion.
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Martha Stewart
Born On: August 3, 1941 - present
Founded: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Designation: Founder & Publisher
Field: Publishing & Broadcasting
Martha Stewart is a famous business magnate, television personality, author and publisher. Her monthly magazine - Martha Stewart Living - publishes various kinds of domestic arts, which are also featured in her talk show Martha Stewart Living Show. The name of the show was later on changed to Martha in 2005. In July 2004, she was sentenced to serve a five-month term in a federal correctional facility as a result of a corporate fraud. She is currently the chairman of the company. Her net worth is $638 million.
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Oprah Winfrey
Born On: January 29, 1954 - present
Founded: Oprah Winfrey Network
Designation: Chairwoman, CEO & CCO
Field: Entertainment & Broadcasting
Oprah Winfrey is a well-known celebrity throughout the world, who rose to fame with the multiple-award winning talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, which later on became the highest-rated show of its kind in the history. Apart from being a celebrity, she is an astute businesswoman known to promote her skills in an apt way. She endured hardships during her childhood, and was also a victim of sexual abuse. Oprah is also praised for acting skills, when she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress, for her role in the movie, The Color Purple. Her net worth is $2.7 billion.
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Ray Kroc
Born On: October 5, 1902 to January 14, 1984
Founded: McDonald's Corporation
Designation: Founder & Establisher
Field: Restaurants & Fast Food Chains
Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc, who was born in California, established the McDonald's Corporation. Initially, the company was launched by Richard and Maurice McDonald in the form of a barbecue restaurant, in the year 1940. But with the arrival of Ray into the company as a franchise agent in 1955, who subsequently bought the chain from McDonald brothers, the company started spreading worldwide, and today there are more than 33,000 McDonald's chains across the world. He died on January 14, 1984 due to heart failure.
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