The Most Famous
BUSINESSPEOPLE from Poland
This page contains a list of the greatest Polish Businesspeople. The pantheon dataset contains 601 Businesspeople, 3 of which were born in Poland. This makes Poland the birth place of the 29th most number of Businesspeople behind Belarus and Hungary.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Businesspeople of all time. This list of famous Polish Businesspeople is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Helena Rubinstein (1872 - 1965)
With an HPI of 64.24, Helena Rubinstein is the most famous Polish Businessperson. Her biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein; December 25, 1872 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world's richest women.
2. Max Factor (1877 - 1938)
With an HPI of 54.99, Max Factor is the 2nd most famous Polish Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Max Factor Sr. (September 15, 1877 – August 30, 1938), born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a Polish-American businessman, beautician, entrepreneur and inventor. As a founder of the cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, he largely developed the modern cosmetics industry in the United States and popularized the term "make-up" in noun form based on the verb. He is also known for doing makeovers for starlets and giving them their signature looks; his most iconic works include Jean Harlow's platinum hair, Clara Bow's bob, Lucille Ball's false lashes and red curls, and Joan Crawford's "Hunter's Bow", or overdrawn lips.
3. Jack Tramiel (1928 - 2012)
With an HPI of 53.81, Jack Tramiel is the 3rd most famous Polish Businessperson. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Jack Tramiel ( trə-MEL; born Idek Trzmiel; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was an American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International. The Commodore PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company. Tramiel later formed Atari Corporation after he purchased the remnants of the original Atari, Inc. from its parent company. He was one of 6 people spotlighted when the computer was denoted "Machine of the Year" by Time magazine in 1982.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as businesspeople born between 1872 and 1928. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased businesspeople include Helena Rubinstein, Max Factor, and Jack Tramiel. As of April 2022, 1 new businesspeople have been added to Pantheon including Max Factor.
Deceased Businesspeople
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Helena Rubinstein
1872 - 1965
HPI: 64.24
Max Factor
1877 - 1938
HPI: 54.99
Jack Tramiel
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Newly Added Businesspeople (2022)
Go to all RankingsWhich Businesspeople were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Businesspeople since 1700.
