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.
| Name | Lifespan | Age | Notability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–2021 | 102 | British-American businessman, president of NCR (1972–1984)[1] [2] | ||
| 1921–2024 | 102 | American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer[3] [4] | ||
| 1857–1958 | 101 | American banker and co-founder of the Barnett Bank[5] | ||
| 1844–1945 | 101 | American stockbroker and financier[6] | ||
| 1909–2013 | 103 | American railroad finance expert[7] | ||
| Curtis Livingston Blake | 1917–2019 | 102 | American co-founder (with his brother, Stewart Prestley Blake) of Friendly's[8] | |
| Stewart Prestley Blake | 1914–2021 | 106 | American co-founder (with his brother, Curtis Livingston Blake), of Friendly's[9] [10] | |
| 1893–1998 | 104 | Russian-American founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart[11] | ||
| 1911–2012 | 101 | Australian businessman[12] | ||
| 1919–2023 | 104 | American businessman and philanthropist[13] | ||
| 1861–1962 | 101 | American businessman[14] | ||
| 1905–2009 | 103 | Greek-born French businessman[15] | ||
| 1896–1998 | 101 | American investor[16] | ||
| 1920–2021 | 100 | Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist[17] | ||
| 1920–2020 | 100 | Chinese-American restaurateur[18] | ||
| 1912–2016 | 103 | American businessman and philanthropist[19] | ||
| 1916–2018 | 102 | American brewer and business executive (Coors Brewing Company)[20] | ||
| 1910–2012 | 102 | Canadian Governor of the Bank of Canada[21] | ||
| 1891–1994 | 103 | American industrialist and philanthropist[22] | ||
| 1898–2001 | 103 | Canadian real estate builder and philanthropist[23] | ||
| 1906–2008 | 101 | Canadian Deputy Chief Scout of Scouts Canada and vice-president of Goodyear Canada[24] | ||
| 1883–1984 | 100 | American founder and Chairman of Doane Agricultural Services[25] | ||
| 1919–2021 | 101 | Brazilian businessman and football executive, chairman of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (1993–2007)[26] [27] | ||
| 1917–2017 | 100 | Polish-American businessperson, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor[28] | ||
| 1907–2016 | 109 | Norwegian businessman[29] | ||
| 1912–2018 | 106 | Russian-born Liechtensteiner businessman and art patron[30] | ||
| 1907–2015 | 107 | Austrian entrepreneur[31] | ||
| Jolie Gabor, Countess de Szigethy | 1896–1997 | 100 | Hungarian-American businesswoman and socialite; mother of Eva, Magda and Zsa Zsa Gabor[32] | |
| 1922–2022 | 100 | Sudan-born Swiss financier and commodities trader[33] | ||
| 1892–1996 | 103 | American businessman[34] | ||
| 1911–2012 | 100 | Australian industrialist[35] | ||
| 1901–2009 | 107 | American businessman[36] | ||
| 1900–2003 | 102 | British-American co-founder of Texas Instruments[37] | ||
| 1901–2004 | 103 | Irish business executive (chairperson of Clerys)[38] | ||
| 1910–2012 | 101 | Swiss businessman and racehorse breeder[39] | ||
| 1911–2015 | 104 | American realtor[40] | ||
| 1923–2023 | 100 | American businessman[41] | ||
| 1906–2009 | 103 | British-born New Zealand businessman[42] | ||
| 1911–2011 | 100 | Austrian founder of the Café Hawelka[43] | ||
| 1915–2022 | 107 | American businesswoman and author[44] | ||
| 1907–2010 | 103 | Irish businessman (Hennessy cognac)[45] | ||
| 1892–1992 | 100 | American fashion businessman and philanthropist[46] | ||
| 1900–2006 | 105 | Norwegian factory manager[47] | ||
| 1811–1911 | 100 | British cement manufacturer[48] | ||
| 1904–2008 | 103 | Romanian-American quality management guru[49] | ||
| 1905–2015 | 109 | American financial analyst[50] | ||
| 1913–2016 | 102 | British football chairman and investor[51] | ||
| 1909–2015 | 105 | Japanese automotive executive of Nissan[52] | ||
| 1911–2012 | 100 | American businessman and pinball machine designer[53] | ||
| Robert Kuok | 1923– | Malaysian businessman[54] | ||
| 1896–1996 | 100 | Austrian businessman[55] | ||
| 1914–2017 | 102 | Austrian-born American real estate developer[56] | ||
| 1920–2022 | 101 | Australian entrepreneur and aviator[57] | ||
| 1883–1986 | 102 | New Zealand head of the New Zealand Railways Department[58] | ||
| 1905–2006 | 100 | British publisher[59] | ||
| 1903–2007 | 103 | British aviator and founder of Marshall Aerospace[60] | ||
| 1871–1972 | 100 | Canadian businessman, 1st president of General Motors Canada[61] | ||
| Dave McCoy | 1915–2020 | 104 | American skiing businessman[62] | |
| 1920–2021 | 101 | American businessman and oil and gas executive[63] | ||
| 1914–2016 | 101 | American winemaker[64] | ||
| Sir Moses Montefiore, 1st Baronet | 1784–1885 | 100 | Italian-born British banker and philanthropist[65] | |
| 1898–1998 | 100 | American businessman and investor; founder of the Wellington Fund[66] | ||
| 1919–2021 | 101 | American economist and educationist[67] [68] | ||
| 1903–2010 | 107 | American financier[69] | ||
| 1911–2012 | 100 | American businesswoman[70] | ||
| 1908–2016 | 108 | American businessman and philanthropist[71] | ||
| 1898–2002 | 103 | Indian hotelier[72] | ||
| 1909–2011 | 102 | German entrepreneur[73] | ||
| 1917–2019 | 101 | American businessman and philanthropist[74] | ||
| 1915–2018 | 103 | Spanish-born Chilean engineer and businessman[75] | ||
| 1905–2005 | 100 | Dutch chairman of Philips[76] | ||
| 1918–2023 | 104 | Greek industrialist and businessman[77] | ||
| 1911–2015 | 104 | American railroad executive[78] | ||
| 1904–2005 | 100 | German economist[79] | ||
| 1915–2017 | 101 | American banker[80] | ||
| 1894–1994 | 100 | Norwegian businessman[81] | ||
| 1901–2004 | 103 | Russian-American photographer, inventor and businessman[82] | ||
| 1913–2021 | 108 | American businessman and philanthropist[83] [84] | ||
| 1907–2014 | 106 | Hong Kong media mogul[85] | ||
| 1885–1986 | 101 | German industrialist[86] | ||
| 1914–2015 | 101 | American real estate entrepreneur[87] | ||
| 1913–2014 | 100 | American banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist[88] | ||
| 1917–2018 | 100 | American broadcasting executive[89] | ||
| 1892–1993 | 100 | British business leader and philanthropist | ||
| 1888–1989 | 101 | British aircraft pioneer[90] | ||
| 1905–2008 | 102 | American businessman[91] | ||
| 1902–2002 | 100 | American insurance leader[92] | ||
| Sir James Swinburne, 9th Baronet | 1858–1958 | 100 | British electrical engineer and manufacturer[93] | |
| 1903–2004 | 101 | British businesswoman, managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach[94] | ||
| 1880–1981 | 101 | American real estate developer[95] | ||
| 1913–2013 | 100 | Japanese industrialist, managing director of Toyota[96] | ||
| 1909–2010 | 100 | Dutch founder and former president of Radio Veronica[97] | ||
| 1906–2007 | 100 | American former president and chairman of Walgreen Drug Company[98] | ||
| 1912–2012 | 100 | Norwegian partner in Brødrene Hansen[99] | ||
| 1917–2018 | 101 | Polish-born American real estate developer and philanthropist[100] | ||
| 1901–2008 | 107 | American founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear[101] | ||
| 1881–1983 | 102 | American chairman of Wheaton Industries[102] | ||
| 1915–2015 | 100 | American author and founder of Williams Sonoma[103] | ||
| 1911–2014 | 102 | American businessman, former chief executive of Sears[104] | ||
| 1896–1998 | 102 | Afghan banker, founder of the national banking system[105] |