Businesspeople from New York (state)

Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and he is the second highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is one of the world's wealthiest celebrities. He is one of 22 people to achieve EGOT status.

American Internet entrepreneur

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has been described as "one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars". He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, an Actor Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear for Best Actor, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. Along with his Best Actor Academy Award win, Newman also received the Academy Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937)

Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed $6.6 billion worldwide.

Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery.

American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)

American diplomat (1941-2010)

American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)

American business executive

American music producer (born 1963)

American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893)

American radio and television personality (1929–2012)

American fashion designer

American industrialist (1882–1967)

American businessman

American film producer

Howard William Lutnick is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025.

American TV executive and consultant (1940–2017)

American media executive (born 1963)

American business executive

Jamaican-American rapper and actor (1967–2011)

American far-right activist, blogger, commentator and conspiracy theorist

American biomedical engineer

American-Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist, billionaire heiress

William Albert Ackman is an American billionaire hedge fund manager who is the founder and chief executive of Pershing Square Capital Management, an investment management company. He has been described as an activist investor. As of April 2026, Ackman's net worth was estimated at $8 billion by Bloomberg.

American businesswoman

American businessman (1942-2025)

American computer scientist and businessman

American businessperson and board member, founder and CEO of Chernin Entertainment, LLC., and director at American Express

American entrepreneur (1830-1913)

American rapper from New York (born 1974)

American insurance business executive; died during the September 11, 2001 attack (1955–2001)

American businessman

American fashion designer (1929–2007)

American lawyer and politician (born 1966)

CEO and founder of Activision Blizzard

Turkish businessperson of Kurdish ancestry (born 1972)

American fashion stylist

American politician (1951-2020)

American financier, businessman, and Standard Oil co-founder (1841-1922)

American television comedy writer and producer (born 1940)

American film and television producer (1955–2019)

American businessman, ambassador, and philanthropist (1908–2002)

American film producer

American mechanical engineer (1821–1868)

American labor leader

businesswoman and marketing executive

Hong Kong-American actress

Venezuelan television personality, and businesswoman

Israeli aerospace engineer and businessman (1917-2011)

American lawyer

American businessman (1972–2021)

American politician (1926–2020)

American hedge fund manager

10th Commissioner of Major League Baseball

American businessman

Tuskegee Airman (1919-2010)

British footballer and manager (1888-1978)

American television producer