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.

A

• A&G Price - Alfred and George Price
• A&M Records – Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
• A&W Restaurants – Roy Allen and Frank Wright
• Abarth - Carlo Abarth
• Abbott Laboratories – Wallace Calvin Abbott (1888)
• Abercrombie & Fitch – David T. Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch
• Abrams Air Craft – Talbert Abrams
• Abt Sportsline – Johann Abt
• Adidas

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 – Karl Baedeker
• Bajaj Auto – Jamnalal Bajaj
• Baker Curb Racing – Gary Baker and Mike Curb
• Baker Hughes – Reuben Baker
• Baker McKenzie

C

• C&A – Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer
• Cabela's – Dick Cabela
• Cadbury – John Cadbury
• Cadillac – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac
• Callaway Cars – Reeves Callaway
• Callaway Golf Company – Ely Callaway
• Calvin Klein – Calvin Klein
• Cammell Laird – Charles Cammell and William Laird
• Campagnolo

D

• D&G Bus - David Reeves and Gerald Henderson
• Daimler Company - Gottlieb Daimler
• Daimler-Benz – Gottlieb Daimler and Carl 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 Broccoli and Harry Saltzman
• Danone

E

• Eastman Kodak – George Eastman
• Easton – Doug Easton
• Eaton's – Timothy Eaton
• Eddie Bauer – Eddie Bauer
• Edelbrock – Vic Edelbrock
• Edison Records – Thomas Edison
• Edsel - Edsel Ford
• Eggenberger Motorsport, Rudi Eggenberger

F

• Fabbri Group – Romolo Fabbri
• Faber & Faber – Geoffrey Faber
• Faber-Castell – Kaspar Faber
• Falabella – Salvatore Falabella
• Fazer – Karl Fazer
• FB Mondial – Fratelli Boselli
• Felt Bicycles – Jim Felt
• Fender – Leo Fender

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 Min Kao
• Gartner – Gideon Gartner
• Garry Rogers Motorsport – Garry Rogers
• Georgiou Group - Peter Georgiou
• Gemballa – Uwe Gemballa
• George Dickel – George A. Dickel
• Gerber Products Company

H

• H. Samuel - Harriet Samuel
• H-E-B – Howard Edward Butt
• H&R Block – Henry and Richard Bloch
• Haas Automation – Gene Haas
• Haas Lola – Carl Haas
• Haas Outdoors – Toxey Haas
• Hachette Filipacchi Médias – Louis Hachette and Daniel Filipacchi
• Haigh's Chocolates - Alfred Haigh
• Halliburton – Erle Halliburton

I

• Icahn Enterprises – Carl Icahn
• IKEA - Ingvar Kamprad
• illy – Andrea Illy
• Ilmor – Mario Illien and Paul Morgan
• Ilyushin – Sergey Ilyushin
• Ind Coope – Edward Ind and Octavius Coope
• Ingersoll Rand - Simon Ingersoll, Addison and Jasper Rand
• Ingle & Rhode – Tim Ingle and David Rhode

J

• J Walter Thompson - James Walter Thompson
• Jack Barclay Bentley - Jack Bentley
• Jack Daniel's – Jack Daniel
• Jack Link's Beef Jerky – Jack Link
• Jack's - Jack Cohen
• Jackson Guitars – Grover Jackson
• Jacksons of Piccadilly – Robert Jackson
• Jacob's – William and Robert Jacob
• Jacuzzi – the Jacuzzi brothers
• Jafco

K

• Kadokawa Shoten – Haruki Kadokawa
• Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Shipyards, Kaiser Steel – Henry J. Kaiser
• Kaiser-Frazer – Henry and Joseph Frazer
• Kaman Corporation – Charles Kaman
• Kärcher – Alfred Kärcher
• Karstadt – Rudolph Karstadt
• Kaspersky Lab

L

• L.L.Bean – Leon Leonwood Bean
• Lacoste – René Lacoste
• 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)

M

• Macmahon Holdings - Brian Macmahon
• Macmillan – Daniel and Alexander Macmillan
• MacRobertson Miller Airlines - Macpherson Robertson and Horrie Miller
• Macy's – Rowland Hussey Macy
• Maggi – Julius Maggi
• Mahindra Group – Kailash Chandra Mahindra and Jagdish Chandra Mahindra
• Maki – Mimur A Kenji
• Makita

N

• Nakajima Racing – Satoru Nakajima
• Nakamichi – Etsuro Nakamichi
• Namco – Masaya Nakamura (Nakamura Manufacturing Company)
• Nando's - Fernando Duarte
• Nardi – Enrico Nardi
• Nash Motors – Charles W. Nash
• Neckermann – Josef Neckermann
• Neiman Marcus – Carrie Marcus and AL Neiman, Herbert Marcus
• Nero

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
• Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) - Oprah Winfrey
• Orton Ceramic Foundation

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
• Guillows – Paul Guillow

Q

• Quaife – Rod Quaife
• Qvale – Bruce Qvale

R

• R&W Hawthorn - Robert and William Hawthorn
• Rabanne - Paco Rabanne
• Railton – Reid Railton
• Rainer-Wurz.com – Markus Rainer and Alexander Wurz
• Ralt – Ron and Austin Lewis Tauranac
• RAM Racing – Mike Ralph and John Macdonald
• Ramsay Health Care - Paul Ramsay
• Rawlings – George and Alfred Rawlings
• RCR Tomlinson - Ernest and Edward Tomlinson

S

• Saatchi & Saatchi - Maurice and Charles Saatchi
• Sainsbury's – John James Sainsbury
• Saks Fifth Avenue – Andrew Saks
• Saleen – Steve Saleen
• Sam's Club – Sam Walton
• Samsonite – Samson
• Samuel Ledgard - Samuel Ledgard
• Samuel Smith Old Brewery – Samuel Smith
• Sanders Coaches - Norman Sanders
• Santoni – Andrea and Rosa Santoni

T

• T Cowie - Tom Cowie
• Taco Bell – Glen Bell
• Taft Broadcasting – Charles Phelps Taft
• TAG Heuer – Eduardo Heuer
• Tamiya – Yoshio Tamiya
• Tandy Corporation – Dave Tandy
• Tanfoglio – Tanfoglio Giuseppe
• Taser International – Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle

U

• Ukrop's – Joseph Ukrop

V

• Valentino – Valentino Garavani
• Vanwall – Tony Vandervell
• Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing – Velco Miletich and Parnelli Jones
• Versace – Gianni Versace
• Verville Aircraft Company – Alfred Verville
• Vibram – Vitale Bramani
• Vicks – John Vick
• Victa - Mervyn Victor Richardson
• Vroom & Dreesmann – Willem Vroom and Anton Dreesmann

W

• Waitrose – Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose
• Walmart – Sam Walton
• Walgreens – Charles Rudolph Walgreen
• Wall's (ice cream) and Wall's (meat) – Richard Wall
• Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records – Walt Disney
• Walther – Carl Walther

Y

• Yakovlev – Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
• Yamaha Corporation – Torakusu Yamaha
• Yates Racing – Robert Yates
• Young's – Charles Young
• Yuengling – David Yuengling
• Yuke's – Yukinori Taniguchi
• Yves Saint Laurent – Yves Saint Laurent

Z

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