Entrepreneur	Description	Michigan Connection
#1 Thomas Edison	Inventor of the light bulb, phonograph and motion pictures	Raised in Port Huron, MI
#2 Henry Ford	Founder of Ford Motor Company	Born in Greenfield Township and built company near Detroit, MI
#3 Bill Hewlett	Co-Founder of Hewlett Packard	Born in Ann Arbor, MI
#4 Larry Page	Co-Founder of Google	Born in East Lansing and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#5 Bill Joy	Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems	Born in Farmington Hills and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#6 Tony Fadell	Creator of the iPod	Raised in Gross Pointe Farms and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#7 Howard Shultz	CEO of Starbucks	Attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI
#8 Josh Silverman	CEO of Skype	Born in Ann Arbor, MI
#9 Billy Durant	Co-Founder of General Motors and Chevrolet	Worked in Flint, MI then created his companies in SE Michigan
#10 Kevin O'Connor	Founder of DoubleClick	Born in Livonia and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#11 Tom Monaghan	Founder of Domino's Pizza	Born in Ann Arbor and started company in Ann Arbor, MI
#12 Peter Karmanos	Founder of Compuware	Born in Detroit.  Attended Wayne State University in Detroit.
#13 Dick Costolo	CEO of Twitter and Founder of FeedBurner	Born in Detroit and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#14 S.S. Kresge	Founder of Kmart	Built company in Garden City, MI.
#15 Brad Keywell	Founder of Groupon	Grew up in Bloomfield Hills, MI.  Attended Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills and then attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#16 Dan Gilbert	Founder of Quicken Loans	Born in Detroit.  Attended Michigan State University in East Lansing and Wayne State University in Detroit, MI
#17 Donna Dubinsky	CEO of Palm Computing, co-founder of Handspring	Born in Benton Harbor, MI
#18 Homer Stryker	Founder of Stryker Corporation	Grew up in Athens, MI.  Attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#19 Steve Ballmer	CEO Microsoft	Born in Detroit and grew up in Farmington Hills, MI
#20 Scott McNealy	Co-founder of Sun Microsystems	Attended Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, MI
#21 Berry Gordy, Jr	Founder of Motown Records	Born and built his company in Detroit, MI
#22 Claude Shannon	Inventor of the Digital Computer	Born in Petosky, MI.  Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#23 Jim Buckmaster	CEO of Craigslist	Born in Ann Arbor, MI.  Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#24 Herbert Dow	Founder of Dow Chemical	Founded company in Midland, MI
#25 Jay Adelson	Co-Founder of Digg	Born in Detroit, MI.  Attended Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, MI
#26 W.K. Kellog	Founder of Kellog	Built company in Battle Creek, MI
#27 Sid Meier	Founder Firaxis (Civilization Game) and the Father of Computer Gaming	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#28 Francis Ford Coppola	Co-Founder of American Zoetrope and one of Hollywood's most influential film directors	Born in Detroit, MI
#29 Robert Jarvik	Founder of Jarvik Heart and inventor of the first artificial heart	Born in Midland, MI
#30 Mahendra Vora	Founder of Intelliseek, Vora Ventures and Vora Technology Park	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#31 Frank Gerber	Founder of Gerber Baby Food	Born in Douglas, MI.  Built company in Fremont, MI
#32 Manoj Bhargava	Founder of 5 hour energy drink	Built company in Farmington Hills, MI
#33 Fred Erb	Founder of Erb Lumber	Attended Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.  Built his company in Royal Oak, MI.
#34 Usama Fayyad	Founder DMX Group and Oasis500. Former Chief Data Officer Yahoo	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#35 Peter Wege	Founder of Steelcase	Born and built his company in Grand Rapids, MI
#36 Sam Zell	CoFounder of EGI Equity Investments Group	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#37 Craig Hall	Founder Total Logics Control, LeanLogistics and Co-Founder of Grand Angels	Lives and built his companies in Grand Rapids, MI
#38 David Overton	Founder Cheesecake Factory	Born in Detroit.  Attended Wayne State University in Detroit
#39 Jack Roush	Founder of Roush Racing and Roush Industries	Attended Eastern Michigan University and built company in Livonia, MI
#40 Hendrik Meijer	Founder of Meijer	Founded company in Greenville, MI.  Headquarters are now in Grand Rapids, MI
#41 Louis Chevrolet	Founder of Chevrolet	Founded company in Detroit, MI
#42 William Boeing	Co-Founder of Boeing	Born in Detroit, MI.
#43 Walter Chrysler	Founder of Chrysler	Founded company in Detroit, MI
#44 D.J. DePree	Founder of Herman Miller	Born and founded company in Zeeland, MI
#45 Orville Gibson	Founder of Gibson Guitars	Founded company in Kalamazoo, MI
#46 David Buick	Founder of Buick Motors	Founded company in Detroit, MI
#47 Arnold Gingrich	Founder of Esquire Magazine	Born in Grand Rapids, MI and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
#48 John DeLorean	Founder of DeLorean Motor Company	Born in Detroit, MI and attended Lawrence Tech University, Detroit College of Law and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  Founded company in Detroit, MI
#49 Brig Sorber	CoFounder of Two Men and a Truck
#50 Jon Sorber	CoFounder of Two Men and a Truck
#51 James Vernor	Founder of Vernor’s Ginger Ale
#52 Craig Newmark	Founder of CraigsList
#53 Horace Dodge	Co-Founder of Dodge
#54 John Dodge	Co-Founder of Dodge
#55 David Segura	Founder VisionIT
#56 Richard DeVos	Co-Founder of Amway
#57 Jay Van Andel	Co-Founder of Amway
#58 C.S. Mott	Co-Founder of General Motors
#59 Roger Penske	Founder of Penske Automotive Group
#60 Mike Ilitch	Founder of Little Caesars Pizza
#61 William Upjohn	Founder of Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company
#62 Brian Taylor	Founder of Kernel Seasons
#63 Frederick Upton	Co-Founder of Whirlpool
#64 Louis Upton	Co-Founder of Whirlpool
#65 William Russell Kelly	Founder of Kelly Services
#66 Tom Gores	Founder of Platinum Equity
#67 Alex Manoogian	Founder of Masco
#68 Jim Sterken	Co-Founder of Arbortext
#69 Don Graham	Founder of Graham Engineering Company
#70 Jeff Masters	Co-Founder of Weather Underground
#71 Alan Steremberg	Co-Founder of Weather Underground
#72 Melville Bissell	Founder of Bissell
#73 Edward M. Knabusch	Co-Founder of La-Z-Boy
#74 Edwin J. Shoemaker	Co-Founder of La-Z-Boy
#75 Richard E. Dauch	Co-Founder of American Axle
#76 Luther Perrigo	Founder of Perrigo
#77 Frederick Matthai	Founder of Lear Corporation
#78 Rick Snyder	Former CEO of Gateway Computers and Founder of Avalon VC
#79 Leland James	Founder of Con-way Inc.
#80 Sandy Robertson	Founder of Francisco Partners
#81 Josh Linkner	Founder of ePrize
#82 Rich Sheridan	Co-Founder of Menlo Innovation
#83 Eric Lefkofsky	Co-Founder Groupon
#84 Tim Westergren	Co-Founder Pandora
#85 Tom Conrad	CTO Pandora
#86 Niklas Zennström	Co-Founder Skype
#87 Ari Weinzweig	Co-Founder Zingerman’s
#88 Paul Saginaw	Co-Founder Zingerman’s
#89 Shawn Daughtery	Co-Founder and COO Mophie
#90 Jeff Williams	CEO of HandyLab, Accuri and Tangent Medical
#91 Kalyan Handique	Co-Founder of HandyLab
#92 Sundaresh Brahmasandra	Co-Founder of HandyLab	Attended University of Michigan and built company in Ann Arbor, MI
#93 David Fry	Founder of Fry
#94 Dug Song	Co-Founder of Duo Security
#95 Jon Oberheide	Co-Founder of Duo Security
#96 Max Fisher	Founder of Aurora Gaosoline
#97 Allan R. Thieme	Founder Amigo Mobility
#98 Mike Busley	Co-Founder Grand Traverse Pie Company	Built company in Traverse City, MI
#99 Denise Busley	Co-Founder Grand Traverse Pie Company	Built company in Traverse City, MI
#100 Steve Blank	Co-Founder Epiphany, Inc.
#101 Rachel Andresen	Founder Youth For Understanding USA
#102 Larry Bell	Founder of Bell’s Brewery
#103 David Green	Founder of Aurolab
#104 Bing Gordon	CCO Electronic Arts and Founding Director of Audible
#105 Arthur Burks	CoCreator ENIAC and UM CS Department
#106 Ben Feigenson	Co-Founder of Faygo
#107 Perry Feigenson	Co-Founder of Faygo
#108 Tom Knoll	Inventor of Adobe Photshop
#109 Stephen Ross	Founder of The Related Companies
#110 Perry Sampson	Co-Founder of Weather Underground and Lecture Tools
#111 Aaron Dworkin	Founder of Sphinx Organization
#112 Michael Kinsley	Founder of Slate Online Magazine
#113 George Valassis	Founder of Valassis
#114 Alfred Taubman	Founder of The Taubman Company
#115 Bob Fish	Co-Founder of Biggby Coffee
#116 Mary Roszel	Co-Founder of Biggby Coffee
#117 Chuck Newman	Founder of ReCellular
#118 Aaron Crumm	Co-Founder of Adaptive Materials
#119 Michelle Crumm	Co-Founder of Adaptive Materials
#120 Dick Kughn	Founder of Lionel Trains
#121 Jim Hearn	Co-Founder of Hungry Howie’s Pizza
#122 Steve Jackson	Co-Founder of Hungry Howie’s Pizza
#123 Elijah McCoy	Inventor, The Real McCoy
#124 Hal Davis	Co-Founder BlueGill Technologies, Inc.
#125 Vinay Gupta	Co-Founder BlueGill Technologies, Inc.
#126 William Davidson	Founder of Guardian Industries	Born in Detroit.  Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Wayne State University in Detroit
#127 Jeff Daniels	Actor and Founder of Purple Rose Theater	Raised in Chelsea.  Attended Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University
#128 Charles Lindbergh	Aviator Pioneer	Born in Detroit
#129 C.W. Post	Founder of Post Cereals	Built company in Battle Creek, MI
#130 Casey Casem	Founder of American Top 40	Born in Detroit.  Attended Wayne State University in Detroit
#131 Victor Strecher	Co-Founder of Health Media	Attended and teaches at University of Michigan, started company in Ann Arbor
#132 Dave Gregorka	Co-Founder of Health Media	Attended University of Michigan, started company in Ann Arbor
#133 Dave Nickels	Founder of Nickels Boat Works	Built company in Flint, MI
#134 Jason Spaulding	Co-Founder of New Holland Brewing Company	Grew up in Midland, MI.  Attended Hope College and built company in Holland, MI
#135 Brett VanderKamp	Co-Founder of New Holland Brewing Company	Grew up in Midland, MI.  Attended Hope College and built company in Holland, MI
#136 Jordan Silverman	Co-Founder of Star Toilet Paper	Founded company while attended University of Michigan and built his company in Ann Arbor, MI
#137 Fred Gibbons	Co-Founder of Software Publishing Corporation	Attended University of Michigan and built his company in Ann Arbor, MI
#138 Henry Leland	Co-Founder of Cadillac	Founded company in Detroit, MI
#139 William Murphy	Co-Founder of Cadillac	Founded company in Detroit, MI
#140 Eugene Power	Founder of University Microfilms	Born in Traverse City, MI.  Attended University of Michigan and built his company in Ann Arbor, MI
#141 Ellen Levy	Founder of Silicon Valley Connect	Grew up in Ann Arbor, MI and attended University of Michigan.
#142 Clarence Woolley	Co-Founder of American Standards Company	Born and built his company in Detroit, MI
#143 Furqan Nazeeri	Founder of Pivot Inc. and part of early team at Petstore.com	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#144 Tom Brady	Founder of Plastic Technologies, Inc.	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#145 Greg Hammerman	Co-Founder of Techstreet & Larky	Attended University of Michigan and built his company in Ann Arbor, MI
#146 Andrew Bank	Co-Founder of Techstreet & Larky	Attended University of Michigan and built his company in Ann Arbor, MI
#147 Roy D. Chapin	Founder of Hudson Motor Car Company	Born in East Lansing and built company in Detroit, MI
#148 Oscar Mayer	Found of Oscar Mayer Meat Company	Lived in Detroit, MI
#149 Edgar Gott	Co-Founder and first President of Boeing	Born in Detroit, MI.  Attended University Liggett in Gross Pointe Woods and attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#150 Cathy Guisewite	Founder of the Comic Strip "Cathy"	Grew up in Midland, MI and attended Midland High School.  Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#151 Charles Fisher	Co-Founder of Fisher Body	Built company in Detroit, MI
#152 Fred Fisher	Co-Founder of Fisher Body	Built company in Detroit, MI
#153 David Pisor	Co-Founder of DaVinci Software and Founder & CEO of Elysian Hotel and Resort (now Waldorf Astoria)	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#154 Jeff Bates	Co-Founder of Slashdot	Attended Hope College and built company in Holland, MI
#155 Rob Malda	Co-Founder of Slashdot	Attended Hope College and built company in Holland, MI
#156 Chris Smith	Co-Founder of Chris-Craft Boats	Grew up and built his company in Algonac, MI
#157 Hank Smith	Co-Founder of Chris-Craft Boats	Grew up and built his company in Algonac, MI
#158 Randall Kaplan	Co-Founder of Akamai	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#159 Ed Lowe	Founder of Tidy Cats and Inventor of Cat Litter	Grew up and built his company in Cassopolis, MI
#160 Frederic L. Smith	Co-Founder of General Motors	Born and grew up in Lansing.  Attended Michigan Military Academy in Lansing and  University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#161 Mike Jandernoa	CEO of Perrigo Systems, Co-Founder of Grand Angels and Bridge Street Capital Partners	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#162 Howard Marks	Co-Founder of Activision and founder of StartEngine	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#163 Paul Vlasic	Co-Founder of RSVP Capital	Attended University of Michigan and built company in Ann Arbor, MI
#164 Madonna	Best selling female recording artist of all time and founder of Maverick.	Born in Bay City, MI, grew up in Rochester Hills, MI.  Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#165 Dhani Jones	Founder of VMG Creative and BowTie Cause	Attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
#166 Meg Whitman	CEO of FTD, CEO of eBay and HP	Prior to leading eBay and HP was CEO of Florists' Transworld Delivery Inc.,

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