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* C. H. Robinson Worldwide – Charles Henry Robinson * C&A – Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer family, Brenninkmeijer * Cabela's – Richard N. Cabela, Dick Cabela * Cadbury plc, Cadbury – John Cadbury * Cadillac – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan * Cagiva – Giovanni Castiglioni (Castiglioni Giovanni Varese) * Callaway Cars – Reeves Callaway * Callaway Golf Company – Ely R. Callaway Jr. * Calvin Klein – Calvin Klein (fashion designer), Calvin Klein * Cammell Laird – Charles Cammell and William Laird (shipbuilder), William Laird * Campagnolo – Tullio Campagnolo * Campari Group, 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 (publisher), Cassell – John Cassell * Celine (brand), Celine – Celine Vipiana * Cerruti 1881 – Nino Cerruti * Chanel – Coco Chanel, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel * Charles Schwab Corporation – Charles R. Schwab * Charles Wells Ltd (now Wells & Young's Brewery) – Charles Wells * Chase (bank), Chase National Bank (to Chase Manhattan Bank and JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan Chase & Co.) – Salmon P. Chase * Chevrolet – Louis Chevrolet * Chip Ganassi Racing – Chip Ganassi * Christian Dior S.A., 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 * C. & J. Clark, Clarks – Cyrus and James Clark * Claud Butler – Claud Butler * Clif Bar – Clifford Erickson (father of founder Gary Erickson) * Cokin – Jean Coquin * Coles Supermarkets, Coles – George Coles (entrepreneur), George Coles * Colgate-Palmolive – William Colgate * Rockwell Collins, Collins Radio Company – Arthur A. Collins * Colnago – Ernesto Colnago * Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, 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 (car maker), John Cooper * Coors Brewing Company, Adolph Coors Company – Adolph Coors * Cord Automobile – Errett Lobban Cord * Corel Corporation, 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 * Crane & Co. – Stephen Crane or the Crane family * Cray, 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 WakefieldD
* D. G. Yuengling & Son – David Yuengling * Daimler-Benz (later DaimlerChrysler, now Daimler AG) – Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz * Dallara – Gian Paolo Dallara * Damiani (jewelry company), 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'' * Dargaud – Georges Dargaud * Dassault Group – Marcel Dassault * Datsun – Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, and Meitaro Takeuchi * Dauer Sportwagen – Jochen Dauer * David Jones Limited – David Jones (merchant), David Jones * David Lloyd Leisure – David Lloyd (tennis), 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 * Deere & Company – John Deere (inventor), John Deere * 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 (racing driver), Dick Johnson * Dick Smith (retailer), Dick Smith – Dick Smith (entrepreneur), Dick Smith * Dick's Sporting Goods – Dick Stack * Dillard's – William T. Dillard * Disney – Walt Disney * Driscoll's – Dick Driscoll * Dodge – John Francis Dodge, John and Horace Dodge * Dolby Laboratories – Ray Dolby * Dolce & Gabbana – Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce and Dolce & Gabbana, Stefano Gabbana * Dollond & Aitchison – John Dollond, John and Peter Dollond and James Aitchison * Sullivan Bluth Studios, Don Bluth Productions – Don Bluth * Double R Racing, formerly Räikkönen Robertson Racing – Kimi Räikkönen and Steve Robertson (racing driver), Steve Robertson * Douglas Aircraft Company (to McDonnell Douglas) – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. * Dow Chemical Company, The Dow Chemical Company – Herbert Henry Dow, Herbert Dow * Dow Jones & Company – Charles Dow and Edward Jones (statistician), Edward Jones * D'Oyly Carte Opera Company – Richard D'Oyly Carte * Dr. Bashi – Golbarg Bashi * Dr. Oetker – August Oetker * Ducati – Antonio Cavalieri Ducati (1853–1927) * Duesenberg – Fred Duesenberg, Fred and August Duesenberg * Duke Energy – James Buchanan Duke * Duke Video – Peter Duke * DuMont Television Network & DuMont Laboratories – Allen B. DuMont * Dunlop (brands), Dunlop – John Boyd Dunlop * Dunlop Manufacturing – Dunlop Manufacturing, Jim Dunlop * DuPont – Eleuthère Irénée du Pont * Dyson (company), Dyson – James DysonE
* Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates – Dale Earnhardt (Sr.), Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates * Eastman Kodak – George Eastman * Easton Archery, Easton – Doug Easton * Eaton's, Eatons – Timothy Eaton * Eddie Bauer – Eddie Bauer * Jordan Grand Prix, 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 * LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn), Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk * Estée Lauder Companies – Estée Lauder (person), Estée Lauder * EuroBrun – Walter BrunF
* Fabbri Group – Romolo Fabbri * Faber and Faber – Geoffrey Faber * Faber-Castell – Kaspar Faber * Falabella (retail store), Falabella – Salvatore Falabella * Fazer – Karl Fazer * Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer), FB Mondial – ''Fratelli Boselli'' * Felt Bicycles – Jim Felt * Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Fender – Leo Fender * Fendi – Edoardo Fendi * Ferguson Research Ltd., Ferguson Research – Harry Ferguson * Salvatore Ferragamo Italia S.p.A., Ferragamo – Salvatore Ferragamo * Ferranti – Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti * Ferrari – Enzo Ferrari * Ferrero SpA, Ferrero – Pietro Ferrero * Ferretti Group – Alessandro and Norberto Ferretti * Fielmann – Günther Fielmann * Filippi Boats – Filippi Lido * Fioravanti (automotive), Fioravanti – Leonardo Fioravanti (engineer), Leonardo Fioravanti * Fisher-Price – Herman Fisher and Irving Price * Fitch Group, Fitch Ratings – John Knowles Fitch * Fittipaldi Automotive – Emerson Fittipaldi, 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 (Formula One), 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 (company), Fresenius – Eduard Fresenius * Frost French – Sadie Frost and Jemima French * Frost and Sullivan – Lore A. Frost and Dan L. Sullivan * Fuller's Brewery, Fuller, Smith & Turner – John Fuller, Henry Smith and John TurnerG
* Galen Institute – health care think tank named after Galen, a prominent Greek physician * Galles Racing – Galles Racing, Rick Galles * Galmer – Galles Racing, 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 * Getty Images – Mark Getty * Getty Oil – Paul Getty, John Paul Getty * Ghirardelli Chocolate Company – Domingo Ghirardelli * Giannini – Tranquillo Giannini * Gibson Guitar Corporation – Orville Gibson * Gibson Motor Sport – Fred Gibson (motor racing), Fred Gibson * Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Gilbarco – Charles Gilbert and John Barker (Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co.) * Gilera – Giuseppe Gilera * Gillet – Tony Gillet * Gillette (brand), Gillette – King Camp 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 L. Martin, Glenn Luther Martin * Glenn Seton Racing – Glenn Seton * Glock Ges.m.b.H. – Gaston Glock * GN (car), GN – H.R. Godfrey and Archibald Frazer Nash * Godin (Guitar Manufacturer), Godin – Robert Godin * Godrej Group – Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej * Goldman Sachs – Marcus Goldman and Samuel Sachs * Goldwyn Pictures, Goldwyn Picture Corporation – Samuel Goldwyn, Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn * Goodrich Corporation – Benjamin Goodrich * Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – Charles Goodyear * Gordon's Gin – Alexander Gordon * Gottlieb – David Gottlieb * Greggs – John Gregg (baker), John Gregg * Gresini Racing – Fausto Gresini * Gretsch – Gretsch, Friedrich Gretsch * GT Bicycles – Gary Turner * Gucci – Guccio Gucci * Guinness – Arthur Guinness * Apollo Automobil, Gumpert – Roland Gumpert * Guthy-Renker – Bill Guthy and Greg RenkerH
* H-E-B – Howard Edward Butt (founder's son; turned the family grocery store into a supermarket chain) * H. J. Heinz Company – Henry J. Heinz, 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 Christophe François Hachette, Louis Hachette and Daniel Filipacchi * Halliburton – Erle P. Halliburton * Halls (department store), Halls, Hallmark Cards – Joyce Hall * Hamann Motorsport – Richard Hamann * Hamish Hamilton – Jamie Hamilton (publisher), Jamie Hamilton * Hamleys – William Hamley * Hämmerli – Johann Ulrich Hämmerli * Hammond organ, Hammond Organ – Laurens Hammond * Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions – William Hanna and Joseph Barbera * Haribo – Hans Riegel Sr., Hans Riegel (and produced in Bonn) * Harley-Davidson – William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson (Harley-Davidson founder), Arthur Davidson * Harman Kardon – Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon * Haro Bikes – Bob Haro * HarperCollins – James Harper (publisher), James Harper and William Collins (publisher), William Collins * Harrah's Entertainment – William F. Harrah * Harrods – Charles Henry Harrod * Harvey Nichols – Benjamin Harvey and James Nichols * Harvey Norman – Gerry Harvey, 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 (publisher), Heinemann – William Heinemann * 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 S. Hershey, 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 Reddington Hewlett, William Hewlett and David Packard * Hillman – William Hillman * Hilton Hotels – Conrad Hilton * HKS (company), 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 (NASCAR), John Holman and Ralph Moody * Honda – Soichiro Honda * Honeywell – Mark C. Honeywell, Mark Honeywell * Horlicks – James Horlick and William Horlick * Hormel – George A. Hormel * Hornby Railways – Frank Hornby * Impul, Hoshino Impul – Kazuyoshi Hoshino * Hovnanian Enterprises – Kevork Hovnanian * Hughes Aircraft, Hughes Tool Company (toI
* Icahn Enterprises – Carl Icahn * IKEA - Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd in Agunnaryd * illy – Andrea Illy * Ilmor – Mario Illien and Paul Morgan (engineer), 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 * Isaac Imade Group – Isaac ImadeJ
* J. Barbour & Sons – John Barbour * J. C. Bamford – Joseph Cyril Bamford * J. C. Penney, JCPenney – James Cash Penney * J.J. Newberry – John Josiah Newberry * J.P. Morgan & Co. – J. P. Morgan * Jack Daniel's, 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 (company), JBL – James Bullough Lansing * Jean Coutu Group – Jean Coutu (pharmacist), Jean Coutu * Jil Sander AG, Jil Sander – Jil Sander, Heidemarie "Jil" Sander * The Jim Henson Company – Jim Henson * Jimmy John's – James John Liautaud, Jimmy John Liautaud * JML (John Mills Limited), JML – John Mills (businessman), John Mills (Limited) * Jo-Han – John Hanley * Joe Gibbs Racing – Joe Gibbs * Joest Racing – Reinhold Joest * John Cooper Works – John Cooper (car maker), John Cooper * John Deere – John Deere * John Murray (publishing house), John Murray – John Murray I * John Player & Sons – John Player * John Smith's Brewery – John Smith (brewer), John Smith * Johnnie Walker – John Walker (grocer), John Walker * Johnson & Johnson – Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson * Johnson Publishing Company, Johnson Publishing – John H. Johnson * Jones Lang LaSalle, 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 (basketball), Brad Daugherty * Judd (engine), Judd – John Judd * Junkers – Hugo JunkersK
* Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Shipyards, Kaiser Steel – Henry J. Kaiser * Kaiser-Frazer – Henry J. Kaiser and Joseph W. Frazer * Kärcher – Alfred Kärcher * Karstadt – Rudolph Karstadt * Kate Spade New York – Kate Spade * Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Kawasaki Shōzō * Kellogg Company – Will Keith Kellogg * Kelly Racing – John and Margaret Kelly * The Kennedy/Marshall Company – Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall (producer), Frank Marshall *Kenwood Limited – Ken Wood (manufacturer), 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 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 – 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 (racing driver), 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 (constructor), Kuzma – Eddie Kuzma * Canon (company), Kwanon – Kannon (Japanese for the Buddhist bodhisattva Guan Yin)L
* L.L.Bean – Leon Leonwood Bean * Lacoste – Jean René Lacoste (1904–1996) * Lafarge (company), Lafarge – Joseph-Auguste Pavin de Lafarge * Lagardère Group – Jean-Luc Lagardère * Laidlaw – Robert Laidlaw * Lamborghini – Ferruccio Lamborghini * Lancia – Vicenzo Lancia * Lane Bryant – Lena Himmelstein, Lena Bryant (first name misspelled by a bank officer when she opened her company's first bank account) * Larrousse – Gérard Larrousse * Lauda Air – Niki Lauda * Lavazza – Luigi Lavazza * Laverda – Pietro Laverda * Lazard – Alexandre Lazard, Simon Lazard, and Elie Lazard * LDS (automobile), LDS – Louis Douglas Serrurier * Leatherman – Timothy S. Leatherman * Lee Enterprises – A. W. Lee * Leeann Chin – Leeann Chin (restaurateur), 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) * Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG, Leitz – Louis Leitz * LeMond Racing Cycles – Greg LeMond * Leslie speaker, Leslie – Donald Leslie * Lesney Products – Leslie Smith (businessman), Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith * Levi Strauss & Co. – Levi Strauss * Li-Ning – Li Ning * Liberty (department store), Liberty – Arthur Lasenby Liberty * Lidl – named for Ludwig Lidl * Life (Formula One team), 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 * Lipton – Thomas Lipton * Lisa Frank Incorporated – Lisa Frank * Livingston International – Gerry Livingston * Liz Claiborne – Liz Claiborne (fashion designer), Liz Claiborne * Lloyds Bank – Sampson Lloyd * Lloyd's of London – Lloyd's Coffee House, Edward Lloyd * Loblaws – Theodore Loblaw * Lockheed Corporation (to Lockheed Martin) – Allan Haines Loughead and Malcolm Loughead * Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Loews Theatres and Loews Corporation – Marcus Loew * Longman – Thomas Longman (1699–1755), Thomas Longman * Lonsdale (clothing), Lonsdale – Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale * Lorillard Tobacco Company – Pierre Abraham Lorillard * Lotte (conglomerate), Lotte – ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'' character Charlotte * Loud Brothers – Thomas Loud Jr., Philologus Loud, John Loud, and Joseph Loud * Louis B. Mayer, Louis B. Mayer Pictures (to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – Louis B. Mayer * Louis Vuitton – Louis Vuitton * Lowe Alpine and its offshoot Lowepro – Greg Lowe (climber), Greg, Jeff Lowe (climber), 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 Publishing, Macmillan – Daniel MacMillan, Daniel and Alexander Macmillan (publisher), Alexander Macmillan * Macy's – Rowland Hussey Macy * Mahindra Group – Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, K.C. Mahindra and Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, J.C. Mahindra, India * Maki (constructor), 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 (constructor), Marchese – Carl Marchese * Marconi Company – Guglielmo Marconi * Team IntaRacing, Marcus Marshall Motorsport – Marcus Marshall * Mark Levinson Audio Systems, Mark Levinson – Mark Levinson (audio equipment designer), Mark Levinson * Marks & Spencer – Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer (Marks and Spencer), Thomas Spencer * Marriott Corporation (later split into Host Hotels & Resorts, Host Marriott and Marriott International) – J. Willard Marriott * Mars, Incorporated – Franklin Clarence Mars, Frank C. Mars * Marsh & McLennan Companies – Henry W. Marsh and Donald R. McLennan * Marshall Amplification – Jim Marshall (businessman), Jim Marshall * Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia – Martha Stewart * Martin-Baker – James Martin (engineer), James Martin and Valentine Baker * Martini (cars), Martini – Tico Martini * Martini & Rossi – Alessandro Martini and Luigi Rossi * Mary Kay, Inc. – Mary Kay Ash * Marzotto – Luigi Marzotto * Panasonic Corporation, 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 Maybach, Wilhelm and Karl Maybach * Maytag – Frederick Louis Maytag I, F. L. Maytag * Mazda – Jujiro Matsuda, also possibly inspired by the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda * Milton Bradley Company, MB – Milton Bradley * McAfee – John McAfee * McCaw Cellular Communications, McCaw Cellular – Craig McCaw * McDonald's – Richard and Maurice McDonald * McDonnell Aircraft (to McDonnell Douglas) – James Smith McDonnell * Todd McFarlane, 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 * Mellon Financial, Mellon Financial Corporation – Thomas Mellon * Menards – John Menard Jr. * Mercedes (car), Mercedes – named by Emil Jellinek for his daughter Mercédès Jellinek * Mercedes-Benz – Karl Benz * Merck KGaA, 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 Publishing, Methuen – Algernon Methuen * MG Cars – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield (Morris Garages) * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – Samuel Goldwyn, Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, and Louis B. Mayer * Michael Kors Holdings – Michael Kors * Michael Waltrip Racing – Michael Waltrip * 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 (company), Momo – Giampiero Moretti (Moretti Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza) * Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Mondadori – Arnoldo Mondadori * Montague Bikes – David Montague * Monteverdi (car), Monteverdi – Peter Monteverdi * Moog Music – Robert Moog, 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 * 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 MyerN
* Nakajima Racing – Satoru Nakajima * Nakamichi – Etsuro Nakamichi * Namco – Masaya Nakamura (Namco), Masaya Nakamura (Nakamura Manufacturing Company) * Nardi (carmaker), Nardi – Enrico Nardi * Nash Motors – Charles W. Nash * Neckermann Versand AG, 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 Company, Nielsen – Arthur Nielsen * Niki (airline), Niki – Niki Lauda * Nobel Enterprises – Alfred Nobel * Norbert Dentressangle – Norbert Dentressangle * Nordstrom – John W. Nordstrom * Northrop Corporation, Northrop – John Knudsen Northrop, Jack NorthropO
* Offenhauser – Fred Offenhauser * Office Kitano – Takeshi Kitano * Öhlins – Kenth Öhlins * Oldsmobile – Ransom E. Olds * Olin Corporation – Franklin W. Olin * Olivetti – Camillo Olivetti * Orton Ceramic Foundation – Edward Orton Jr. * Osella – Enzo Osella * Otis Elevator Company – Elisha Otis * Otto GmbH – Michael Otto (businessman), Michael OttoP
* Pagani (automobile), Pagani – Horacio Pagani (auto executive), Horacio Pagani * Pamida – Patrick, Michael, and David Witherspoon, sons of company co-founder Jim Witherspoon * Panhard – René Panhard * Panoz Auto Development, Panoz – Don Panoz * Papa John's Pizza – "Papa" John Schnatter * Patek Philippe & Co. – Antoni Patek and Adrien Philippe * Pathé – Charles 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 (racing driver), 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 – Ross Perot, H. Ross Perot Jr. * Perry Ellis International – Perry Ellis (fashion designer), 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 (automobile), Pontiac – Chief Pontiac * Porsche – Ferdinand Porsche * Porsche Design Group, Porsche Design – Ferdinand Alexander Porsche * Powell Peralta – George Powell and Stacy Peralta * Prada – Mario Prada * Pramac Racing, 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 (accountant), William Cooper * Primanti Brothers – Joe Primanti, Dick Primanti, Stanley Primanti * Procter & Gamble – William Procter (candlemaker), William Procter and James Gamble (industrialist), James Gamble * Lutte Internationale, 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 Ltd., Pye – William George PyeQ
* Quaife – Rod Quaife * Qvale – Bruce QvaleR
* R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) – R. J. Reynolds * Railton (car), Railton – Reid Railton * Rainer-Wurz.com – Markus Rainer and Alexander Wurz * Ralt – Ron Tauranac, Ron and Austin Lewis Tauranac * RAM Racing – Mike Ralph and John Macdonald * Rawlings (company), Rawlings – George and Alfred Rawlings * RE Amemiya – Asami Amemiya * Rebaque – Héctor Rebaque * Reiter Engineering – Hans Reiter * Renault – Louis Renault (industrialist), Louis Renault * Team Rensi Motorsports, 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 * Petty GMS Motorsports, Richard Petty Motorsports – Richard Petty * Rickenbacker – Adolph Rickenbacker, Adolph Rickenbacher * Riddell Sports Group, Inc., 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 * Rinspeed – Frank Rinderknecht * Ripspeed – Keith Ripp * RCS MediaGroup, Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera – Angelo Rizzoli * RM Auctions – Rob Myers * R. M. Williams (company), R. M. Williams – R. M. Williams, Reginald Murray Williams * RML Group – Ray Mallock * Robeez – Sandra Wilson's son Robert * Robert Bosch GmbH – Robert Bosch * Robert Yates Racing – see ''Yates Racing'' * Roberts Radio – Harry Roberts * Rockefeller Group – John D. Rockefeller Jr. * Rockwell International, Rockwell International, North American Rockwell, Conexant, Rockwell Semiconductor – Willard Rockwell * Rod Millen Motorsports – ''see MillenWorks'' * Rod Nash Racing – Rod Nash * Rogers Communications – Edward Samuel Rogers, Edward S. "Ted" Rogers * Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works – Thomas Rogers (locomotive builder), 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 International, Rothmans – Louis Rothman * Roush Performance, Roush Fenway Racing – Jack Roush * Rowntree's – Henry Isaac Rowntree * RPG Group – R. P. Goenka, Rama Prasad Goenka, India * RSA Security – Ron Rivest, Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman, Len Adleman * Rudge-Whitworth – Daniel Rudge * Ruf Automobile – Alois Ruf * Russell & Bromley – Albion Russell and George Frederick Bromley * Ryanair – Tony RyanS
* S.C. Johnson & Son – Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr. * Sainsbury's – John James Sainsbury * Saks Fifth Avenue – Andrew Saks * Saleen, Incorporated, Saleen – Steve Saleen * Sam's Club – Sam Walton * Samsonite – Samson * Samuel Smith Brewery – Samuel Smith * Santoni – Andrea and Rosa Santoni * Sauber – Peter Sauber * SIAI-Marchetti, Savoia-Marchetti – Umberto Savoia and Alessandro Marchetti (aircraft engineer), Alessandro Marchetti * Sbarro (U.S. pizza restaurant chain) – Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro * Sbarro (automobile), Sbarro (Swiss automaker) – Franco Sbarro * Schlecker – Anton Schlecker * Schnitzer Motorsport – Josef and Herbert Schnitzer * Schwind eye tech solutions, SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions – Herbert Schwind * Schwinn Bicycle Company – Ignaz Schwinn * Scott (company), Scott – Ed Scott * Sears Holdings Corporation, Sears – Richard Warren Sears ** formerly Sears, Sears, Roebuck – Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck, Alvah Roebuck * Seeburg Corporation – Justus Sjöberg (Anglicized name) * Seecamp – Ludwig Wilhelm "Louis" Seecamp * Seedorf Racing – Clarence Seedorf * Selfridges – Harry Gordon Selfridge * Sennheiser, 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, Sherwin-Williams Company – Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams * Shimano – Shozaburo Shimano * Shugart Associates – Alan Shugart * Shure Incorporated – Sidney Shure * Siemens, 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 Singer, Isaac Merritt Singer * Singer Motors – George Singer (cycle manufacturer), George Singer * Skip Barber Racing School – Skip Barber * Smirnoff – Piotr Arsenieyevich Smirnov * Smith and Nephew – Thomas James Smith and nephew Horatio Nelson Smith * Smith & Wesson – Horace Smith (inventor), Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson * Soennecken – Friedrich Soennecken * Sopwith Aviation Company – Thomas Sopwith * Sotheby's – John Sotheby * Spice Engineering – Gordon Spice * SROGs – Henry Varnum Poor * 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 (game company), Stern – Sam Stern * Stewart Grand Prix – Jackie Stewart, Jackie and Paul Stewart (racing driver), Paul Stewart * Stewart Haas Racing – Tony Stewart and Gene Haas (via Haas Automation) * Stewart-Warner – John K. Stewart and Arthur Pratt Warner, Arthur P. Warner * Stihl – Andreas Stihl * Stillen – Steve Millen * Stobart Group – Eddie Stobart * Stockmann – Georg Franz Stockmann * Stone Brothers Racing – Ross and Jim Stone * Stromberg (company), Strömberg – Gottfrid Strömberg * Sturm, Ruger – Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger * Stutz Motor Company – Harry C. Stutz * Sukhoi – Pavel Sukhoi * Sullivan Bluth Studios – Don Bluth and Morris Sullivan * Sumitomo Group – Sumitomo Masatomo * Super Aguri F1 –T
* Taco Bell – Glen Bell * Taft Broadcasting – Charles Phelps Taft * TAG Heuer – Eduardo Heuer * Tamiya Corporation, Tamiya – Yoshio Tamiya * Tandy Corporation – Dave L. Tandy * Tanfoglio – Tanfoglio Giuseppe * Taser International – Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle, Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle * Tata Group – Jamsetji Tata, India * Tate & Lyle – Henry Tate and Abram Lyle * Taylor Wimpey – Francis Taylor, Baron Taylor of Hadfield, Frank Taylor and George Wimpey (businessman), George Wimpey * Taylor Woodrow – Francis Taylor, Baron Taylor of Hadfield, 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 (cartoonist), Paul Terry * Tesco – T.E. Stockwell and Jack Cohen (businessman), Jack Cohen * Tesla Motors – 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 Technicolor SA) * Thorn Electrical Industries – Jules Thorn * Thorntons (British chocolatier) – Joseph William Thornton * Thorntons Inc., 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, Krupp family * Tiffany & Co. – Charles Lewis Tiffany * Tiffen (company), Tiffen – Sol Tiffen * Tim Hortons – Tim Horton * Timken Company – Henry Timken * Tinsley & Hull – Fleming Davies Tinsley and Daniel B. Hull * Tokuma Shoten – Yasuyoshi Tokuma * Toleman – Ted Toleman * Tom Walkinshaw Racing – Tom Walkinshaw * Tommy Hilfiger (company), 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, 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, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort – Donald Trump * Tupolev – Andrei Tupolev * Tupperware Brands – Earl Tupper * Turner Broadcasting System – Ted Turner * TVR – TVR#History, Trevor Wilkinson * TVS Motors, TVS Electronics – T.V. Sundaram Iyengar, India * Twinings – Thomas Twining (merchant), Thomas Twining * Tyrrell Racing – Ken TyrrellU
* Ukrop's Super Market, Ukrop's – Joseph Ukrop * Umbro – Harold and Wallace Humphreys (Humphrey Brothers)V
* Valentino SpA, 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 – Vibram, Vitale Bramani * Vroom & Dreesmann – Willem Vroom and Anton DreesmannW
* W.B. Mason – William Betts Mason * W H Smith – William Henry Smith (1792–1865), William Henry Smith * W. R. Grace and Company – William Russell Grace * W. W. Norton & Company, 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 * Carl Walther GmbH, 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 (businessman), Dave Thomas' daughter Melinda "Wendy" Thomas * Weslake – Harry Weslake * Westinghouse Electric (1886), Westinghouse Electric – George Westinghouse * Whitbread – Samuel Whitbread (1720–1796), Samuel Whitbread * Whyte & Mackay – James Whyte and Charles Mackay * Wiesmann – Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann * Wilko (retailer), Wilko (formerly Wilkinson) – James Kemsey Wilkinson * Will Vinton Productions – Will Vinton * Willi Betz – Willi Betz * William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill plc – William Hill (businessman), William Hill * WilliamsF1, Williams Grand Prix Engineering – Frank Williams (Formula One), Frank Williams * Williams Manufacturing Company, (to) Williams Electronics – see WMS Industries * 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 Group (United Kingdom), Woolworths – Franklin Winfield Woolworth, F. W. Woolworth * Worthington Brewery – William Worthington * Wright Company, Wright Aeronautical (to Wright-Martin) – Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright * Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Wrigley Company – William Wrigley Jr. * Würth – Adolf WürthX
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* Yakovlev – Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev * Yamaha Corporation – Torakusu Yamaha * Yates Racing – Robert Yates (NASCAR), 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 (brand), Yves Saint Laurent – Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint LaurentZ
* Zagato – Ugo Zagato * Zakspeed – Erich Zakowski * Zend Technologies – Zeev Suraski & Andi Gutmans * Ziff Davis – William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis * Zust – Roberto ZüstReferences
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