List of companies named after people explained
This is a list of companies named after people. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies. All of these are named after founders, co-founders and partners of companies, unless otherwise stated.
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- B&H Photo Video – Blimie and Herman Schreiber
- B&Q – Richard Block and David Quayle
- Babolat – Pierre Babolat (1842–1892)
- Bacardi – Facundo Bacardi
- Baedeker's – Karl Baedeker
- Bajaj Auto – Jamnalal Bajaj, India
- Baker Curb Racing – Gary Baker and Mike Curb
- Baker International (to Baker Hughes) – Reuben C. Baker
- Baldwin Locomotive Works – Matthias W. Baldwin
- Balenciaga – Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Ball Corporation – the Ball Brothers
- Ballet Rambert – Dame Marie Rambert
- Balmain - Pierre Balmain
- Bandini Automobili – Ilario Bandini
- Bang & Olufsen – Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen
- Bankable Productions – Tyra Banks
- Bannatyne – Duncan Bannatyne
- Banta Corporation – George Banta, Sr.
- Barclays – James Barclay
- Barilla Group – Pietro Barilla
- Barings Bank – Francis Baring and John Baring
- Barnardo's – Thomas John Barnardo
- J. M. Barnardo & Son – John Michael Barnardo
- Barnes & Noble – William Barnes and G. Clifford Noble
- Barneys New York – Barney Pressman
- Bashas' – Eddie Basha, Sr.
- Baskin-Robbins – Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins
- Bass & Co – William Bass
- Bauknecht – Gottlob Bauknecht
- Bausch & Lomb – John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb
- Bayer – Friedrich Bayer
- BBS – Heinrich Baumgartner and Klaus Brand (Baumgartner Brand Schiltach)
- BEA Systems – Bill Coleman, Ed Scott, and Alfred Chuang
- Bechtel – Warren A. Bechtel
- Beckman Coulter – Arnold O. Beckman
- Beck's – Heinrich Beck (1873)
- Beecham Group – Thomas Beecham
- Behra – Jean Behra
- Beiersdorf – Paul Carl Beiersdorf
- Belk – William Henry Belk
- Bell Aircraft – Lawrence Bell
- Bell Telephone Company, Bell System – Alexander Graham Bell
- Bellasi – Guglielmo Bellasi
- Ben & Jerry's – Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
- Benbros – Jack and Nathan Beneson (Beneson Brothers)
- Benelli – Teresa Benelli
- Benetton Group – Luciano Benetton
- Bentalls – Frank Bentall
- Bentley – W. O. Bentley
- Benz & Cie. (later Daimler-Benz) – Karl Benz
- Beretta – Bartolomeo Beretta
- Beriev – Georgy Beriev
- Bertelsmann – Carl Bertelsmann
- Berluti – Alessandro Berluti
- Berton – Pieter Bervoets and Ron Ton
- Bertone – Giovanni Bertone
- Bialetti – Alfonso Bialetti
- Bianchi Bicycles – Edoardo Bianchi
- Bic – Marcel Bich
- Bickerton – Harry Bickerton
- Bimota – Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini
- Bing Lee – Bing Lee (company founder)
- Bird's Custard – Alfred Bird
- Birds Eye – Clarence Birdseye
- Black & Decker (to Stanley Black & Decker) – S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker
- Blohm + Voss – Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss
- Bloomberg L.P. – Michael Bloomberg
- Bloomingdale's – Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale
- Blumhouse Productions – Jason Blum
- Boardman Bikes – Chris Boardman
- Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving – Bob Bondurant
- Bocar – Bob Carnes
- Boddingtons – Henry Boddington
- The Bodley Head – in honour of Thomas Bodley, whose bust stood above the founders' shop
- Boehringer Ingelheim –
- Boeing – William Boeing
- Bölkow – Ludwig Bölkow
- Bombardier Inc. – Joseph-Armand Bombardier
- Bomgar – Joel Bomgaars
- Bonhams – Walter Bonham
- Bonnier Group – Gerhard Bonnier
- Boolell Advisory Mauritius - Aditi Boolell
- Booth's Gin – John Booth
- Boots – Jesse Boot
- Borders Group – Tom and Louis Borders
- Boro – Bob and Rody Hoogenboom
- Bosch – Robert Bosch
- Bose Corporation – Amar Bose, Indian
- Brabham – Jack Brabham
- Brabus – Klaus Brackmann and Bodo Buschmann
- Brad Jones Racing – Brad Jones
- Brains Brewery – Samuel Arthur Brain
- Braun –
- Brawn GP – Ross Brawn
- Brentano's – August Brentano
- Brewco Motorsports – Clarence and Tammy Brewer
- Brian Hart Ltd. – Brian Hart
- Bridgestone – Shojiro Ishibashi; the name comes from a calque translation and transposition of "ishibashi," meaning "stone bridge"
- Briggs & Stratton – Stephen Foster Briggs and Harold M. Stratton
- Britek Motorsport – Jason Bright
- Brooke Bond – Arthur Brooke
- Brooks Locomotive Works – founded by Horatio G. Brooks
- Brooks Sports – anglicized version of "Bruchs," the maiden name of founder Morris Goldberg's wife
- Brun Motorsport – Walter Brun
- Bryant and May – William Bryant and Francis May
- Bugatti – Ettore Bugatti
- Buick – David Dunbar Buick
- Buitoni – Giovanni Battista Buitoni
- Bulgari – Italianized version of the family name of company founder Sotirios Voulgaris
- Bulova – Joseph Bulova
- Bunnings - Arthur and Robert Bunning
- Burberry – Thomas Burberry
- BVD – Messrs. Bradley, Voorhees and Day
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- D. G. Yuengling & Son – David Yuengling
- Daimler-Benz (later DaimlerChrysler, now Daimler AG) – Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz
- Dallara – Giampaolo Dallara
- Damiani – Enrico Grassi Damiani
- Danelectro – Nathan Daniel
- Dangote Group – Aliko Dangote
- Danjaq – Dana Broccoli and Jacqueline Saltzman, wives of company founders Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
- d’Antin MotoGP – see Pramac d'Antin
- Danone – nickname of Daniel, son of Isaac Carasso
- Dargaud – Georges Dargaud
- Dassault Group – Marcel Dassault
- Datsun – Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, and Meitaro Takeuchi
- Dauer Sportwagen – Jochen Dauer
- David Jones (department store) – David Jones
- David Lloyd Leisure – David Lloyd
- David Price Racing – David Price
- Davis Polk - John W. Davis, a defender of racial segregation and state control of education.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
- DBZ Guitars – Dean B. Zelinsky
- De Agostini – Giovanni De Agostini
- De Tomaso – Alejandro de Tomaso
- Dean & DeLuca – Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca
- Dean Guitars – Dean Zelinsky
- Debenhams – William Debenham
- formerly Debenham & Freebody – Debenham and Clement Freebody
- Dell – Michael Dell
- Deloitte – William Welch Deloitte
- DeLorean Motor Company – John DeLorean
- DHL Express – Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn
- Dick Clark Productions – Dick Clark
- Dick Johnson Racing – Dick Johnson
- Dick Smith – Dick Smith
- Dick's Sporting Goods – Dick Stack
- Dillard's – William T. Dillard
- Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Channel, Disney+ – Walt Disney
- Driscoll's – Dick Driscoll
- Dodge – John and Horace Dodge
- Dolby Laboratories – Ray Dolby
- Dolce & Gabbana – Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
- Dollond & Aitchison – John and Peter Dollond and James Aitchison
- Don Bluth Productions – Don Bluth
- Double R Racing, formerly Räikkönen Robertson Racing – Kimi Räikkönen and Steve Robertson
- Douglas Aircraft Company (to McDonnell Douglas) – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
- Dow Chemical Company – Herbert Dow
- Dow Jones & Company – Charles Dow and Edward Jones
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Company – Richard D'Oyly Carte
- Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps – Emanuel Bronner
- Dr. Oetker – August Oetker
- Ducati – Antonio Cavalieri Ducati (1853–1927)
- Duesenberg – Fred and August Duesenberg
- Duke Energy – James Buchanan Duke
- Duke Video – Peter Duke
- DuMont Television Network & DuMont Laboratories – Allen B. DuMont
- Dunlop – John Boyd Dunlop
- Dunlop Manufacturing – Jim Dunlop
- DuPont – Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
- Dürr AG – Paul Dürr
- Dyson – James Dyson
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- Kadokawa Shoten – Haruki Kadokawa
- Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Shipyards, Kaiser Steel – Henry J. Kaiser
- Kaiser-Frazer – Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer
- Kaman Corporation – Charles Kaman
- Kärcher – Alfred Kärcher
- Karstadt – Rudolph Karstadt
- Kaspersky Lab – Eugene Kaspersky
- Kate Spade New York – Kate Spade
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Kawasaki Shōzō
- Kellogg Company, WK Kellogg Co – Will Keith Kellogg
- Kelly Racing – John and Margaret Kelly
- The Kennedy/Marshall Company – Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall
- Kenwood Limited – Kenneth Maynard Wood
- Kevin Harvick Incorporated – Kevin Harvick
- Kimberly-Clark – John A. Kimberly and Charles B. Clark
- King Kullen – Michael J. Cullen; he replaced the "C" with a "K" for marketing purposes
- Knight Ridder – John S. Knight (Knight Newspapers, Inc.) and Herman Ridder (Ridder Publications, Inc.)
- Koch Media – Franz Koch
- Koei – Kō Shibusawa and Eiji Fukuzawa (non-existent people)
- Koenigsegg – Christian von Koenigsegg
- Kogan.com – Ruslan Kogan
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts – Jerome Kohlberg Jr., Henry Kravis, and George R. Roberts
- Kohl's – Max Kohl
- Kojima Engineering – Matsuhisa Kojima
- Kojima Productions – Hideo Kojima
- Konami – Kagemasa Kouzuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, Tatuso Miyasako (another theory was Hiro Matsuda, and Shokichi Ishihara)
- Konrad Motorsport – Franz Konrad
- Kraft Foods – James L. Kraft
- Kremer Racing – Erwin and Manfred Kremer
- Kroger – Bernard Kroger
- Kruse International – Russell W. Kruse
- Kurtis Kraft – Frank Kurtis
- Kuzma – Eddie Kuzma
- Kwanon – Kannon (Japanese for the Buddhist bodhisattva Guan Yin)[7]
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- L.L.Bean – Leon Leonwood Bean
- Lacoste – Jean René Lacoste (1904–1996)
- Lafarge – Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge
- Lagardère Group – Jean-Luc Lagardère
- Laidlaw – Robert Laidlaw
- Lamborghini – Ferruccio Lamborghini
- Lancia – Vicenzo Lancia
- Lane Bryant – Lena Bryant (first name misspelled by a bank officer when she opened her company's first bank account)
- Larousse – Pierre Larousse
- Larrousse – Gérard Larrousse
- Lauda Air – Niki Lauda
- Lavazza – Luigi Lavazza
- Laverda – Pietro Laverda
- Lay's – Herman Lay
- Lazard – Alexandre Lazard, Simon Lazard, and Elie Lazard
- LDS – Louis Douglas Serrurier
- Leatherman – Timothy S. Leatherman
- Lee Enterprises – A. W. Lee
- Lee – Harry David Lee
- Leeann Chin – Leeann Chin
- Lehman Brothers – Henry Lehman, Emanuel Lehman, and Meyer Lehman
- J. Lehrenkrauss Corporation
- Leica Camera, Leica Geosystems and Leica Microsystems – Ernst Leitz II (Leitz Camera)
- Leitz – Louis Leitz
- LeMond Racing Cycles – Greg LeMond
- Leslie – Donald Leslie
- Lesney Products – Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith
- Levi Strauss & Co. – Levi Strauss
- Li-Ning – Li Ning
- Liberty – Arthur Lasenby Liberty
- Lidl – named for Ludwig Lidl
- Life – Ernesto Vita (surname is Italian for life)
- Ligier – Guy Ligier
- Lincoln Motor Company – Abraham Lincoln
- Lincoln National Corporation – to convey the integrity of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
- Linde Group – Carl von Linde
- Lindt – Rodolphe Lindt
- Lipton – Thomas Lipton
- Lisa Frank Incorporated – Lisa Frank
- Livingston International – Gerry Livingston
- Liz Claiborne – Liz Claiborne
- Lloyds Bank – Sampson Lloyd
- Lloyd's of London – Edward Lloyd
- Loblaws – Theodore Loblaw
- Lockheed Corporation (to Lockheed Martin) – Allan Haines Loughead and Malcolm Loughead
- Loews Theatres and Loews Corporation – Marcus Loew
- Longman – Thomas Longman
- Lonsdale – Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale
- Lorillard Tobacco Company – Pierre Abraham Lorillard
- Lotte – The Sorrows of Young Werther character Charlotte
- Loud Brothers – Thomas Loud Jr., Philologus Loud, John Loud, and Joseph Loud
- Louis B. Mayer Pictures (to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – Louis B. Mayer
- Louis Vuitton – Louis Vuitton
- Lowe's – Lucius Lowe
- Lowe Alpine and its offshoot Lowepro – Greg, Jeff, and Mike Lowe (founders)
- Lucasfilm – George Lucas
- LVMH – see separate entries of Louis Vuitton, Moët et Chandon, and Hennessy
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- M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. – Maxey Dell Moody, Sr.
- Macmillan – Daniel and Alexander Macmillan
- Macy's – Rowland Hussey Macy
- Maggi – Julius Maggi
- Mahindra Group – K.C. Mahindra and J.C. Mahindra, India
- Maki – Mimur A Kenji
- Makita – Mosaburo Makita
- Malaguti – Antonio Malaguti
- Mamiya – Seichi Mamiya
- Manfrotto Group – Lino Manfrotto
- Manion's – Ron Manion
- Mansory – Kourosh Mansory
- March Engineering – initials of Max Mosley, Alan Rees, Graham Coaker, and Robin Herd
- Marchese – Carl Marchese
- Marconi Company – Guglielmo Marconi
- Marcus Marshall Motorsport – Marcus Marshall
- Mark Levinson – Mark Levinson
- Marks & Spencer – Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer
- Marriott Corporation (later split into Host Marriott and Marriott International) – J. Willard Marriott
- Mars, Incorporated – Frank C. Mars
- Marsh & McLennan Companies – Henry W. Marsh and Donald R. McLennan
- Marshall Amplification – Jim Marshall
- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia – Martha Stewart
- Martin-Baker – James Martin and Valentine Baker
- Martini – Tico Martini
- Martini & Rossi – Alessandro Martini and Luigi Rossi
- Mary Kay, Inc. – Mary Kay Ash
- Marzotto – Luigi Marzotto
- Matsushita Electric Industrial – Konosuke Matsushita
- Matrox – Branko Matić and Lorne Trottier (and excellence)
- Mattel – Harold Matt Matson and Elliot Handler
- Mauser – Wilhelm and Paul Mauser
- Max Factor – Max Factor, Sr (born Maksymilian Faktorowicz)
- Maybach – Wilhelm and Karl Maybach
- Maytag – F. L. Maytag
- Mazda – Jujiro Matsuda, also possibly inspired by the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda
- MB – Milton Bradley
- McAfee – John McAfee
- McCaw Cellular – Craig McCaw
- McDonald's – Richard and Maurice McDonald
- McDonnell Aircraft (to McDonnell Douglas) – James Smith McDonnell
- Todd McFarlane Productions, McFarlane Toys – Todd McFarlane
- McGraw-Hill – John A. Hill and James H. McGraw
- McKesson Corporation – John McKesson
- McLaren – Bruce McLaren
- McVitie's – Robert McVitie
- Meijer – Hendrik Meijer
- Melitta – Melitta Bentz
- Mellon Financial Corporation – Thomas Mellon
- Menards – John Menard Jr.
- Mercedes – named by Emil Jellinek for his daughter Mercédès Jellinek
- Mercedes-Benz – Karl Benz
- Merck – Friedrich Jacob Merck
- Meredith Corporation – Edwin T. Meredith
- Merriam-Webster – George and Charles Merriam, and Noah Webster
- Merrill Lynch – Charles E. Merrill and Edmund C. Lynch
- Merzario – Arturo Merzario
- Messerschmitt – Willy Messerschmitt
- Methuen – Algernon Methuen
- MG Cars – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield (Morris Garages)
- MGM or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, and Louis B. Mayer
- Michael Kors Holdings – Michael Kors
- Michael Waltrip Racing – Michael Waltrip
- Michelin – André Michelin and Édouard Michelin
- Miele – Carl Miele
- Mikoyan – Artem Mikoyan
- Millarworld – Mark Millar
- MillenWorks – Rod Millen
- Minardi – Giancarlo Minardi
- Miramax Films – Miriam and Max Weinstein (parents of founders)
- Mitel – Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews (Mike and Terry's Lawnmowers)
- Mitsuoka – Akio Mitsuoka
- Moët et Chandon – Claude Moët and Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles
- Molson – John Molson
- Momo – Giampiero Moretti (Moretti Monza)
- Mondadori – Arnoldo Mondadori
- Montague Bikes – David Montague
- Monteverdi – Peter Monteverdi
- Moog Music – Dr. Robert Moog
- Morbidelli – Giancarlo Morbidelli
- Morgan Motor Company – H.F.S. Morgan
- Morgan Stanley – Henry S. Morgan and Harold Stanley
- Morris Motors – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
- Morton Salt – Joy Morton
- Mosler Automotive – Warren Mosler
- Moto Guzzi – Carlo Guzzi
- Moto Morini – Alfonso Morini
- Mr. Gatti's Pizza – Pat Eure, née Gatti, wife of company founder Jim Eure
- MTM Enterprises – Mary Tyler Moore
- Murphy's Brewery – James J. Murphy
- MV Agusta – Vincenzo and Domenico Agusta
- Myer – Sidney Myer
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- Pagani – Horacio Pagani
- Pamida – Patrick, Michael, and David Witherspoon, sons of company co-founder Jim Witherspoon
- Panhard – René Panhard
- Panoz – Don Panoz
- Papa John's Pizza – "Papa" John Schnatter
- Patek Philippe & Co. – Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe
- Pathé – Charles and Émile Pathé
- Paul Cruickshank Racing – Paul Cruickshank
- Paul Frank Industries – Paul Frank
- Paul K. Guillow, Inc. – Paul K. Guillow
- Paul Morris Motorsport – Paul Morris
- Peavey Electronics – Hartley Peavey
- Peek Freans – James Peek and George Hender Frean
- Penske Corporation – Roger Penske
- Penske Media Corporation – Jay Penske, the son of Roger Penske
- PerkinElmer – Richard Scott Perkin and Charles Elmer
- Perot Systems – H. Ross Perot Jr.
- Perrier –
- Perry Ellis International – Perry Ellis
- Petty Enterprises – Lee Petty
- Peugeot – Armand Peugeot
- Pfizer – Charles Pfizer
- Philip Morris International and Philip Morris USA – Philip Morris
- Philips – Gerard Philips
- Piaggio – Rinaldo Piaggio
- Pinarello – Giovanni Pinarello
- Pininfarina – Sergio Pininfarina
- Pirelli – Giovanni Battista Pirelli
- Pontiac – Chief Pontiac
- Porsche – Ferdinand Porsche
- Porsche Design – Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
- Powell Peralta – George Powell and Stacy Peralta
- Prada – Mario Prada
- Pramac d'Antin – Luis d'Antin
- Pratt & Whitney – Francis A. Pratt, Amos Whitney
- Pressman Toy Corporation – Jack Pressman
- PricewaterhouseCoopers – Samuel Lowell Price, Edwin Waterhouse, William Cooper
- Primanti Brothers – Joe Primanti, Dick Primanti, Stanley Primanti
- Procter & Gamble – William Procter and James Gamble
- Promotions Varoussac, original name of the wrestling promotion later known as Lutte Internationale – Frank Valois, André Roussimoff (aka André the Giant), Louis Accocella (aka Gino Brito)
- Prost Grand Prix – Alain Prost
- PRS Guitars – Paul Reed Smith
- Pye – William George Pye
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- R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) – R. J. Reynolds
- Railton – Reid Railton
- Rainer-Wurz.com – Markus Rainer and Alexander Wurz
- Ralt – Ron and Austin Lewis Tauranac
- RAM Racing – Mike Ralph and John Macdonald
- Rawlings – George and Alfred Rawlings
- RE Amemiya – Asami Amemiya
- Rebaque – Héctor Rebaque
- Reckitt Benckiser - Isaac Reckitt and Johann Benckiser
- Reed - Alec Reed
- Reiter Engineering – Hans Reiter
- Renault – Louis Renault
- Rensi-Hamilton Racing – Ed and Sam Rensi, and Bobby Hamilton Jr.
- REO Motor Car Company – Ransom E. Olds
- Reuters – Paul Reuter
- Reynard Motorsport – Adrian Reynard
- Richard Childress Racing – Richard Childress
- Richard Petty Motorsports – Richard Petty
- Rickenbacker – Adolph Rickenbacher
- Riddell – John Tate Riddell
- Rieger Tuning – Toni Rieger
- Riese und Müller – Markus Riese and Heiko Müller
- Riley & Scott – Bob Riley and Mark Scott
- Riley Motor – William Riley Jr.
- Riley Technologies – Bob and Bill Riley
- Rimac Automobili – Mate Rimac
- Rimmel – Eugène Rimmel
- Rinspeed – Frank Rinderknecht
- Ripspeed – Keith Ripp
- Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera – Angelo Rizzoli
- RM Auctions – Rob Myers
- RM Williams – RM Williams
- RML Group – Ray Mallock
- Robert Bosch GmbH – Robert Bosch
- Robert Yates Racing – see Yates Racing
- Roberts Radio – Harry Roberts
- Roche - Adèle La Roche, first wife of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
- Rockefeller Group – John D. Rockefeller Jr.
- Rockwell International, North American Rockwell, Rockwell Semiconductor – Willard Rockwell
- Rod Millen Motorsports – see MillenWorks
- Rod Nash Racing – Rod Nash
- Rogers Communications – Edward S. "Ted" Rogers
- Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works – Thomas Rogers
- Rogers Vacuum Tube Company – Edward S. Rogers, Sr.
- Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – Charles Rolls and Henry Royce
- Rondel Racing – Ron Dennis and Neil Trundle
- Rootes Group (now part of Stellantis) – William Rootes
- Rossetti Architects – Gino Rossetti and Matthew L. Rossetti
- Rothmans – Louis Rothman
- Roush Performance, Roush Fenway Racing – Jack Roush
- Rowntree's – Henry Isaac Rowntree
- RPG Group – Rama Prasad Goenka, India
- RSA Security – Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Len Adleman
- Rudge-Whitworth – Daniel Rudge
- Ruf Automobile – Alois Ruf
- Russell & Bromley – Albion Russell and George Frederick Bromley
- Ryanair – Tony Ryan
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- Taco Bell – Glen Bell
- Taft Broadcasting – Charles Phelps Taft
- TAG Heuer – Eduardo Heuer
- Tamiya – Yoshio Tamiya
- Tandy Corporation – Dave L. Tandy
- Tanfoglio – Tanfoglio Giuseppe
- Taser International – Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle
- Tata Group – Jamsetji Tata, India
- Tate & Lyle – Henry Tate and Abram Lyle
- Taylor Wimpey – Frank Taylor and George Wimpey
- Taylor Woodrow – Frank Taylor and Jack Woodrow
- Teacher's Highland Cream – William Teacher
- Team Goh – Kazimuchi Goh
- Team LCR – Lucio Cecchinello
- Ten Kate Racing – Gerrit ten Kate, named after his nephew Ronald's motorcycle dealership Ten Kate Motorcycles
- Terrytoons – Paul Terry
- Tesco – T.E. Stockwell and Jack Cohen
- Tesla – Nikola Tesla
- Testor Corporation – Nils Testor
- Tetley's Brewery (Joshua Tetley & Sons) – Joshua Tetley
- Theakston Brewery – Robert Theakston
- Thomas B. Jeffery Company – Thomas B. Jeffery
- Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook & Son – Thomas Cook
- The Thomson Corporation – Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
- Various named after Elihu Thomson:
- Thorn Electrical Industries – Jules Thorn
- Thorntons (British chocolatier) – Joseph William Thornton
- Thorntons (U.S. convenience store chain) – James H. Thornton
- Thrupp & Maberly (former coachbuilders) – George Thrupp and George Maberly
- THX – Tomlinson Holman
- ThyssenKrupp – Thyssen family and the Krupp family
- Tiffany & Co. – Charles Lewis Tiffany
- Tiffen – Sol Tiffen
- Tim Hortons – Tim Horton
- Timken Company – Henry Timken
- Tinsley & Hull – Fleming Davies Tinsley and Daniel B. Hull
- Toblerone – Theodor Tobler
- Tokuma Shoten – Yasuyoshi Tokuma
- Toleman – Ted Toleman
- Tom Walkinshaw Racing – Tom Walkinshaw
- Tommy Hilfiger – Tommy Hilfiger
- Tommy Kaira – Yoshikazu Tomita and Kikuo Kaira
- TOM'S – Nobuhide Tachi and Kiyoshi Oiwa (Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport)
- Tom's of Maine – Tom and Kate Chappell
- Toni & Guy – Giuseppe "Toni" and Gaetano "Guy" Mascolo
- Tony Roma's – Tony Roma
- Towers Perrin – John Towers and Charles Perrin
- Toyota Industries – Sakichi Toyoda
- Toyota Motor – Kiichiro Toyoda
- Trane – James and Reuben Trane
- Triple F Racing – Paul, Todd, and Dean Fiore
- Trump Organization – Fred Trump
- Trump Shuttle, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort – Donald Trump
- Tupolev – Andrei Tupolev
- Tupperware Brands – Earl Tupper
- Turner Broadcasting System, TNT (formerly Turner Network Television), Turner Classic Movies, Turner South (defunct pay-TV network), TBS (formerly Turner Broadcasting System) – Ted Turner
- TVR – Trevor Wilkinson
- TVS Motors, TVS Electronics – T.V. Sundaram Iyengar, India
- Twinings – Thomas Twining
- Tyrrell Racing – Ken Tyrrell
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- W.B. Mason – William Betts Mason
- W H Smith – William Henry Smith
- W. R. Grace and Company – William Russell Grace
- W. W. Norton – William Warder Norton
- Waitrose – Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose
- Walmart – Sam Walton
- Walgreens – Charles Rudolph Walgreen
- Walkinshaw Andretti United – Tom Walkinshaw, Michael Andretti
- Wall's (ice cream) and Wall's (meat) – Richard Wall
- The Walt Disney Company – Walt Disney
- Walther – Carl Walther
- Walter Wolf Racing – Walter Wolf
- Wang Laboratories – An Wang
- Warburtons – Ellen and Thomas Warburton
- Warner Bros. – Jack L. Warner, Sam Warner, Harry Warner, and Albert Warner
- Wegmans – John and Walter Wegman
- Wells Fargo – Henry Wells and William Fargo
- Wendy's – Dave Thomas' daughter Melinda "Wendy" Thomas
- Weslake – Harry Weslake
- Westinghouse Electric – George Westinghouse
- Whitbread – Samuel Whitbread
- Whyte & Mackay – James Whyte and Charles Mackay
- Wiesmann – Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann
- Wilkinson Sword – James Wilkinson
- Wilko (formerly Wilkinson) – James Kemsey Wilkinson
- Will Vinton Productions – Will Vinton
- Willi Betz – Willi Betz
- William Hill plc – William Hill
- Williams Grand Prix Engineering – Frank Williams
- Williams Manufacturing Company, (to) Williams Electronics – see WMS Industries
- Williams Sonoma – Chuck Williams (author)
- Wilson Combat – Bill Wilson
- Winchester, Winchester Repeating Arms – Oliver Winchester
- Winning Appliances – John Winning and the Winning family
- WMS Industries, WMS Gaming – Harry E. Williams
- Wolfram Research - Stephen Wolfram
- Wood Brothers Racing – Glen, Leonard, Delano, Clay, and Ray Lee Wood
- Woolworths – F. W. Woolworth
- Worthington Brewery – William Worthington
- Wright Company, Wright Aeronautical (to Wright-Martin) – Orville and Wilbur Wright
- Wrigley Company – William Wrigley Jr.
- Würth – Adolf Würth
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Notes and References
- Book: Maruca, Mary . Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site . 2003 . Western National Parks Association . 978-1-58369-030-7 . en.
- Book: Kluger, Richard . Simple Justice: the History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle For Equality . Knopf . New York . 1976 . 0-394-47289-6 .
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- Web site: Patrice . Joe . 2020-06-17 . Davis Polk Is Named After A Segregationist... Perhaps It's Time To Consider A New Name - Above the Law . 2023-09-07 . en-US.
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