• Source: List of companies named after people

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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20th Century Fox – William Fox




A


A. G. Edwards – Albert Gallatin Edwards
A&M Records – Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
A&W Restaurants – Roy Allen and Frank Wright
Abbott Laboratories – Wallace Calvin Abbott (1888)
Abercrombie & Fitch – David T. Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch
Abrams Air Craft – Talbert Abrams
Abt Sportsline – Johann Abt
Adidas – Adi Dassler (Adolf Dassler)
Aditya Birla Group – Ghanshyam Das Birla
Agusta – Giovanni Agusta
AGV – Gino Amisano (Amisano Gino Valenza)
Air Jordan – Michael Jordan
Aitken Spence – Patrick Gordon Spence, Edward Aitken and S.R. Aitken
Ajo Motorsport – Aki Ajo
ALAN – Alberto and Annamaria, children of founder Falconi Lodovico
Albert Heijn and Ahold (Albert Heijn Holdings) – Albert Heijn
Albertsons – Joe Albertson
Aldi – Theo and Karl Albrecht (Albrecht Discount)
Alessi – Giovanni Alessi
Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau – Alex von Falkenhausen
Alltech — Aoife Louise Lyons, daughter of company founder Pearse Lyons
Alza – Alex Zaffaroni
Amdahl Corporation – Gene Amdahl
AMG – Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher (Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach)
Amon – Chris Amon
Amstrad – Alan Sugar (Alan Michael Sugar Trading)
Anatra – Artur Antonovich Anatra
Andrea Moda Formula – Andrea Sassetti
Angi (originally Angie's List) – Angie Hicks
Anheuser-Busch – Lilly and Eberhard Anheuser, and Adolphus Busch
Ann Summers – Annice Summers, secretary of founder Michael Caborn-Waterfield
Ansaldo – Giovanni Ansaldo
The Anschutz Corporation – Philip Anschutz
Ansett Australia – Reg Ansett
Ansett Pioneer – Reg Ansett
Antonov – Oleg Antonov
Arai Helmet – Hirotake Arai
Archer Daniels – George A. Archer and John W. Daniels
Armani – Giorgio Armani
Arrows – Franco Ambrosio, Alan Rees, Jackie Oliver, Dave Wass, and Tony Southgate
ARTA – Aguri Suzuki (Autobacs Racing Team Aguri)
Arzani-Volpini – Egidio Arzani and Gianpaolo Volpini
AS Watson – Alexander Skirving Watson
Aston Butterworth – Bill Aston and Archie Butterworth
Aston Martin – Lionel Martin
Audemars Piguet - Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet
Audi – August Horch (audi is Latin for horch which means listen in English)
Austin Motor Company – Herbert Austin
Avery Dennison Corporation – R. Stanton Avery
AviaBellanca Aircraft – Giuseppe Mario Bellanca




B


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 – Alb. Boehringer
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 – Max Braun (engineer)
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




C


C. H. Robinson Worldwide – Charles Henry Robinson
C&A – Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer
Cabela's – Dick Cabela
Cadbury – John Cadbury
Cadillac – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan
Cagiva – Giovanni Castiglioni (Castiglioni Giovanni Varese)
Callaway Cars – Reeves Callaway
Callaway Golf Company – Ely R. Callaway Jr.
Calvin Klein – Calvin Klein
Cammell Laird – Charles Cammell and William Laird
Campagnolo – Tullio Campagnolo
Campari – Davide Campari
Campbell Soup Company – Joseph A. Campbell
Canon – see Kwanon
Cargill – William Wallace Cargill
Carl Zeiss AG – Carl Zeiss
Carlyle Group – Thomas Carlyle (indirectly, via the Carlyle Hotel)
Casio – Tadao Kashio
Cassell – John Cassell
Celine – Celine Vipiana
Cerruti 1881 – Nino Cerruti
Chanel – Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Chari's Sathish Chari
Charles Schwab Corporation – Charles R. Schwab
Charles Wells Ltd (now Wells & Young's Brewery) – Charles Wells
Chase National Bank (to Chase Manhattan Bank and JPMorgan Chase & Co.) – Salmon P. Chase
Chevrolet – Louis Chevrolet
Chip Ganassi Racing – Chip Ganassi
Christian Dior – Christian Dior
Christian Salvesen – Christian Salvesen
Christie's – James Christie
Chrysler – Walter Chrysler
Citroën – André Citroën
Cizeta – Claudio Zampolli
CKE Restaurants – founded as Carl Karcher Enterprises
Clarks – Cyrus and James Clark
Claud Butler – Claud Butler
Clif Bar – Clifford Erickson (father of founder Gary Erickson)
Cokin – Jean Coquin
Coles – George Coles
Colgate-Palmolive – William Colgate
Collins Radio Company – Arthur A. Collins
Colnago – Ernesto Colnago
Coloni – Enzo Coloni
Colt's Manufacturing Company, Colt Defense, Colt Canada – Samuel Colt
Condé Nast Publications – Condé Montrose Nast
Connolly Leather – John Connolly
Cooper Car Company – Charles and John Cooper
Coors Brewing Company, Adolph Coors Company – Adolph Coors
Cord Automobile – Errett Lobban Cord
Corel – Michael Cowpland (Cowpland Research Laboratory)
Costa Coffee – Bruno Costa and Sergio Costa
Cosworth – Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth
Courage Compétition – Yves Courage
Cox Enterprises – James M. Cox
Cox Models – Roy Cox
Craigslist - Craig Newmark
Crane & Co. – Stephen Crane or the Crane family
Cray Research – Seymour Cray
Crumpler – Stuart Crumpler (co-founder)
Cummins – Clessie Cummins
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (to Curtiss-Wright) – Glenn Curtiss
Cushman & Wakefield – J.Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield




D


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.
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




E


Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates – Dale Earnhardt (Sr.), Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates
Eastman Kodak – George Eastman
Easton – Doug Easton
Eatons – Timothy Eaton
Eddie Bauer – Eddie Bauer
Eddie Jordan Racing – Eddie Jordan
Eddie Stobart – see Stobart Group
Edelbrock – Vic Edelbrock
Edison Records – Thomas Edison
Eggenberger Motorsport, Rudi Eggenberger
Eli Lilly and Company – Eli Lilly
Ellis Briggs – Leonard Ellis and Thomas Briggs
Ericsson – Lars Magnus Ericsson
Ermenegildo Zegna – Ermenegildo Zegna
Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk
Estée Lauder Companies – Estée Lauder
EuroBrun – Walter Brun




F


Fabbri Group – Romolo Fabbri
Faber and Faber – Geoffrey Faber
Faber-Castell – Kaspar Faber
Falabella – Salvatore Falabella
Fazer – Karl Fazer
FB Mondial – Fratelli Boselli
Felt Bicycles – Jim Felt
Fender – Leo Fender
Fendi – Edoardo Fendi
Ferguson Research – Harry Ferguson
Ferragamo – Salvatore Ferragamo
Ferranti – Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
Ferrari – Enzo Ferrari
Ferrero – Pietro Ferrero
Ferretti Group – Alessandro and Norberto Ferretti
Fielmann – Günther Fielmann
Filippi Boats – Filippi Lido
Fioravanti – Leonardo Fioravanti
Firestone – Harvey S. Firestone
Fisher-Price – Herman Fisher and Irving Price
Fitch Ratings – John Knowles Fitch
Fittipaldi Automotive – Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi
Focke-Wulf – Henrich Focke and Georg Wulf (1895–1927)
Fokker – Anthony Fokker
Forbes – B. C. Forbes
Ford Motor Company – Henry Ford
Forti – Guido Forti
Fortinos – John Fortino
Fortnum & Mason – William Fortnum and Hugh Mason
Fox Racing – Geoff Fox
Fox Racing Shox – Bob Fox
Franck Muller – Franck Muller
Frank Williams Racing Cars – Frank Williams
Franklin Mint – believed to be named in honor of Benjamin Franklin
FranklinCovey – Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Covey
Frazer Nash – Archibald Frazer-Nash
Fred Flare – Fred Astaire
Freisinger Motorsport – Manfred Freisinger
Fresenius – Eduard Fresenius
Frost French – Sadie Frost and Jemima French
Frost and Sullivan – Lore A. Frost and Dan L. Sullivan
Fuller, Smith & Turner – John Fuller, Henry Smith and John Turner!




G


Galen Institute – health care think tank named after Galen, a prominent Greek physician
Galles Racing – Rick Galles
Galmer – Rick Galles and Alan Mertens
Gannett Company – Frank Gannett
Garmin – Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao
Gartner – Gideon Gartner
Garry Rogers Motorsport – Garry Rogers
Gemballa – Uwe Gemballa
George Dickel – George A. Dickel
Gerber Products Company – Daniel Frank Gerber
Getty Images – Mark Getty
Getty Oil – John Paul Getty
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company – Domingo Ghirardelli
Giannini – Tranquillo Giannini
Gibson Guitar Corporation – Orville Gibson
Gibson Motor Sport – Fred Gibson
Gilbarco – Charles Gilbert and John Barker (Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co.)
Gilera – Giuseppe Gilera
Gillet – Tony Gillet
Gillette – King C. Gillette
Girard-Perregaux – Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux
Gitzo – Arsène Gitzhoven
Givenchy – Hubert de Givenchy
Glenn L. Martin Company (to Lockheed Martin) – Glenn Luther Martin
Glenn Seton Racing – Glenn Seton
Glock Ges.m.b.H. – Gaston Glock
GN – H.R. Godfrey and Archibald Frazer Nash
Godin – Robert Godin
Godrej Group – Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej
Goldman Sachs – Marcus Goldman and Samuel Sachs
Goldwyn Picture Corporation – Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn
Goodrich Corporation – Benjamin Goodrich
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Charles Goodyear
Gordon's Gin – Alexander Gordon
Gorman – Lisa Gorman
Gottlieb – David Gottlieb
Greggs – John Gregg
Gresini Racing – Fausto Gresini
Gretsch – Friedrich Gretsch
Grundig – Max Grundig
GT Bicycles – Gary Turner
Gucci – Guccio Gucci
Guinness – Arthur Guinness
Gumpert – Roland Gumpert
Guthy-Renker – Bill Guthy and Greg Renker
Guzzi – Carlo Guzzi




H


H-E-B – Howard Edward Butt (founder's son; turned the family grocery store into a supermarket chain)
H. J. Heinz Company – Henry John Heinz
H.K. Porter, Inc. – Henry Kirke Porter
H&R Block – Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch
Haas Automation – Gene Haas
Haas Lola – Carl Haas
Haas Outdoors, Inc. – Toxey Haas
Hachette Filipacchi Médias – Louis Hachette and Daniel Filipacchi
Halliburton – Erle P. Halliburton
Halls, Hallmark Cards – Joyce Hall
Hamann Motorsport – Richard Hamann
Hamish Hamilton – Jamie Hamilton
Hamleys – William Hamley
Hämmerli – Johann Ulrich Hämmerli
Hammond Organ – Laurens Hammond
Hanna-Barbera Productions – William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Haribo – Hans Riegel (and produced in Bonn)
Harley-Davidson – William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson
Harman Kardon – Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon
Haro Bikes – Bob Haro
HarperCollins – James Harper and William Collins
Harrah's Entertainment – William F. Harrah
Harrods – Charles Henry Harrod
Hartmann Gruppe – Paul Hartmann (entrepreneur)
Harvey Nichols – Benjamin Harvey and James Nichols
Harvey Norman – Gerald Harvey and Ian Norman
Hasbro – the Hassenfeld Brothers
Hasegawa Corporation – Suguro Hasegawa
Hasselblad – Victor Hasselblad
Hatchards – John Hatchard
Heal's – John Harris Heal
Hearst Corporation – William Randolph Hearst
Heckler & Koch – Edmund Heckler and Theodor Koch
Heineken International – Gerard Adriaan Heineken
Heinemann – William Heinemann
Heinz – Henry J. Heinz
Hendrick Motorsports – Rick Hendrick
Henkel – Friedrich Karl Henkel
Hennessey Performance – John Hennessey
Hennessy – Richard Hennessy
The Herb Chambers Companies - Herb Chambers
Herpa – Wilhelm Hergenröther (Hergenröther und Patente)
The Hershey Company – Milton Hershey
Hesburger – Heikki Salmela
Hesketh Racing, Hesketh Motorcycles – Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh
Heuer – see TAG Heuer
Hewitt Associates – Ted Hewitt
Hewlett-Packard – William Hewlett and David Packard
Hillman – William Hillman
Hilton Hotels – Conrad Hilton
HKS – Hiroyuki Hasegawa and Goichi Kitagawa (plus Sigma Automotive)
Hodder & Stoughton – Matthew Hodder and Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton
Hohner – Matthias Hohner
Holland & Barrett – William Holland and Alfred Slapps Barrett
Holman Moody – John Holman and Ralph Moody
Honda – Soichiro Honda
Honeywell – Mark Honeywell
Horlicks – James Horlick and William Horlick
Hormel – George A. Hormel
Hornby Railways – Frank Hornby
Hoshino Impul – Kazuyoshi Hoshino
House of Fabergé – Gustav Faberge
Hovnanian Enterprises – Kevork Hovnanian
Hoyt Archery – Earl Hoyt Sr.
Hughes Aircraft, Hughes Tool Company (to Baker Hughes), Hughes Airwest – Howard Hughes
Hugo Boss – Hugo Boss
Humber – Thomas Humber
Huntley and Palmers – Joseph Huntley and George Palmer
Hy-Vee – Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg. The company was originally incorporated as Hyde & Vredenburg, Inc.; Hy-Vee was adopted as a marketing brand in 1952 and the corporate name in 1963.




I


Icahn Enterprises – Carl Icahn
IKEA - Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd in Agunnaryd
illy – Andrea Illy
Ilmor – Mario Illien and Paul Morgan
Ilyushin – Sergey Ilyushin
Ind Coope – Edward Ind and Octavius Coope
Ingle & Rhode – Tim Ingle and David Rhode
Innocenti – Ferdinando Innocenti
Irmscher – Günther Irmscher
Islabikes – Isla Rowntree
Italdesign Giugiaro – Giorgetto Giugiaro




J


J. Barbour & Sons – John Barbour
J. C. Bamford – Joseph Cyril Bamford
JCPenney – James Cash Penney
J.J. Newberry – John Josiah Newberry
J.P. Morgan & Co. – J. P. Morgan
Jack Daniel Distillery – Jack Daniel
Jack Link's Beef Jerky – John 'Jack' Link
Jackson Guitars – Grover Jackson
Jacksons of Piccadilly – Robert Jackson
Jacob's – William and Robert Jacob
Jacuzzi – the Jacuzzi brothers
Jafco – Sidney Z. Jaffe
James Purdey and Sons – James Purdey
JBL – James Bullough Lansing
Jean Coutu Group – Jean Coutu
Jil Sander – Heidemarie "Jil" Sander
The Jim Henson Company – Jim Henson
Jimmy John's – Jimmy John Liautaud
JML – John Mills (Limited)
Jo-Han – John Hanley
Joe Gibbs Racing – Joe Gibbs
Joest Racing – Reinhold Joest
John Cooper Works – John Cooper
John Deere – John Deere
John Murray – John Murray I
John Player & Sons – John Player
John Smith's Brewery – John Smith
Johnnie Walker – John Walker
Johnson & Johnson – Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson
Johnson Publishing – John H. Johnson
Jones Lang Wootton – last names of its three principal members
Jordan Grand Prix – Eddie Jordan
JR Motorsports – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Earnhardt is frequently referred to in NASCAR circles as "Junior")
JTG Daugherty Racing – Jodi and Tad Geschickter, and Brad Daugherty
Judd – John Judd
Junkers – Hugo Junkers




K


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.)
Knorr – Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr
Koch Industries – Fred C. Koch
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)




L


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




M


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




N


Nakajima Racing – Satoru Nakajima
Nakamichi – Etsuro Nakamichi
Namco – Masaya Nakamura (Nakamura Manufacturing Company)
Nardi – Enrico Nardi
Nash Motors – Charles W. Nash
Neckermann – Josef Neckermann
Neiman Marcus – Herbert Marcus, Sr., Carrie Marcus Neiman, and A. L. Neiman
Nero AG – Nero
Nestlé – Henri Nestlé
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing – Paul Newman, Carl Haas, and Mike Lanigan
Newman's Own – Paul Newman
Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy – Nick Bollettieri
Nielsen – Arthur Nielsen
Niki – Niki Lauda
Nina Ricci – Nina Ricci
NIOA – Bill Nioa
Nobel Enterprises – Alfred Nobel
Norbert Dentressangle – Norbert Dentressangle
Nordstrom – John W. Nordstrom
Northrop – Jack Northrop




O


Offenhauser – Fred Offenhauser
Office Kitano – Takeshi Kitano
Öhlins – Kenth Öhlins
Oldsmobile – Ransom E. Olds
Olin Corporation – Franklin W. Olin
Olivetti – Camillo Olivetti
Opel – Adam Opel
Orton Ceramic Foundation – Edward Orton Jr.
Oscar Mayer – Oscar F. Mayer
Osella – Enzo Osella
Otis Elevator Company – Elisha Otis
Otto GmbH – Michael Otto




P


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 – Louis Perrier (physician)
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




Q


Quaife – Rod Quaife
Qvale – Bruce Qvale




R


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




S


S.C. Johnson & Son – Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.
Sainsbury's – John James Sainsbury
Saks Fifth Avenue – Andrew Saks
Saleen – Steve Saleen
Sam's Club – Sam Walton
Samsonite – Samson
Samuel Smith Old Brewery – Samuel Smith
Santoni – Andrea and Rosa Santoni
Sauber – Peter Sauber
Savoia-Marchetti – Umberto Savoia and Alessandro Marchetti
Sbarro (U.S. pizza restaurant chain) – Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro
Sbarro (Swiss automaker) – Franco Sbarro
Schweppes – Johann Jacob Schweppe
Schlecker – Anton Schlecker
Schnitzer Motorsport – Josef and Herbert Schnitzer
SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions – Herbert Schwind
Schwinn Bicycle Company – Ignaz Schwinn
Scott – Ed Scott
Sears – Richard Warren Sears
formerly Sears, Roebuck – Sears and Alvah Roebuck
Seeburg Corporation – Justus Sjöberg (Anglicized name)
Seecamp – Ludwig Wilhelm "Louis" Seecamp
Seedorf Racing – Clarence Seedorf
Selfridges – Harry Gordon Selfridge
Sennheiser electronic – Fritz Sennheiser
Shakespeare Fishing Tackle – William Shakespeare Jr.
Shanghai Tang – David Tang
Shaw Brothers Studio, Shaw Organisation – Run Run Shaw and Runme Shaw
Sheetz – Bob Sheetz
Sherwin-Williams Company – Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams
Shimano – Shozaburo Shimano
Shugart Associates – Alan Shugart
Shure Incorporated – Sidney Shure
Siemens AG – Werner von Siemens
Sikorsky Aircraft – Igor Sikorsky
Simpson Performance Products – Bill Simpson
Sinclair Broadcast Group – Julian Sinclair Smith
Sinclair Radionics, Sinclair Research, Sinclair Vehicles – Clive Sinclair
Singer Corporation – Isaac Merritt Singer
Singer Motors – George Singer
Skip Barber Racing School – Skip Barber
Škoda – Emil Škoda
Smirnoff – Piotr Arsenieyevich Smirnov
Smith and Nephew – Thomas James Smith and nephew Horatio Nelson Smith
Smith & Wesson – Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson
Soennecken – Friedrich Soennecken
Sopwith Aviation Company – Thomas Sopwith
Sotheby's – John Sotheby
Spice Engineering – Gordon Spice
Staedtler – Friedrich Staedtler
Stanley Black & Decker – Frederick Trent Stanley, S. Duncan Black, and Alonzo G. Decker
formerly Stanley Works, named after the aforementioned Stanley
Steinway & Sons – Henry E. Steinway
Stern – Sam Stern
Stewart Grand Prix – Jackie and Paul Stewart
Stewart Haas Racing – Tony Stewart and Gene Haas (via Haas Automation)
Stewart-Warner – John K. Stewart and Arthur P. Warner
Stihl – Andreas Stihl
Stillen – Steve Millen
Stobart Group – Eddie Stobart
Stockmann – Georg Franz Stockmann
Stone Brothers Racing – Ross and Jim Stone
Strömberg – Gottfrid Strömberg
Sturm, Ruger – Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger
Stutz Motor Company – Harry C. Stutz
Suchard – Philippe Suchard
Sukhoi – Pavel Sukhoi
Sullivan Bluth Studios – Don Bluth and Morris Sullivan
Sumitomo Group – Sumitomo Masatomo
Super Aguri F1 – Aguri Suzuki
Surtees – John Surtees
Suzuki – Michio Suzuki
Swarovski – Daniel Swarovski




T


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:
Alstom
Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group)
Thomson-Houston Electric Company (now General Electric)
Thomson SA (now Vantiva)
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




U


Ukrop's – Joseph Ukrop
Umbro – Harold and Wallace Humphreys (Humphrey Brothers)
Unilever – Lever Brothers




V


Valentino – Valentino Garavani
Vanwall – Tony Vandervell (and Thinwall bearings)
VDL Bova – J.D. Bova
Veilside – Hiranao Yokomaku; "yoko" translates as "side" and "maku" as "veil"
Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing – Velco "Vel" Miletich and Parnelli Jones
Versace – Gianni Versace
Verville Aircraft Company – Alfred V. Verville
Vibram – Vitale Bramani
Vicks – John Vick
Vroom & Dreesmann – Willem Vroom and Anton Dreesmann




W


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




X






Y


Yakovlev – Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
Yamaha Corporation – Torakusu Yamaha
Yates Racing – Robert Yates
Yokomo – Tomoaki Yokobori (spun off from a model shop named Yokobori Model Shop)
Young's (now Wells & Young's Brewery) – Charles Young
Yuke's – Yukinori Taniguchi
Yves Saint Laurent – Yves Saint Laurent




Z


Zagato – Ugo Zagato
Zakspeed – Erich Zakowski
Zend Technologies – Zeev Suraski & Andi Gutmans
Zeiss – Carl Zeiss
Ziff Davis – William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis
Zust – Roberto Züst




References

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• X (media sosial)
• Harry, Adipati Sussex
• Song Joong-ki
• Bendera pelangi (LGBT)
• Avicii
• Apple Inc.
• Mode
• Daftar tokoh dan perusahaan yang tercantum di Paradise Papers
• Tencent
• Modesto, California
• List of companies named after people
• List of places named after people
• List of chemical elements named after people
• List of organisms named after famous people
• List of awards named after people
• List of foods named after people
• List of places in the United States named after people
• List of minor planets named after people
• List of colleges and universities named after people
• Namesake