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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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  • 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 – 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 Motorsport – Fred Gibson
  • Gibson's of Moffat - James Gibson
  • Gilbarco Veeder-Root – Charles Gilbert and John Barker
  • Gilbern - Giles Smith and Bernard Friese
  • Gilera – Giuseppe Gilera
  • Gillet – Tony Gillet
  • Gillette – King Gillette
  • Girard-Perregaux – Constant Girard and Marie Perregaux
  • Gitzo – Arsène Gitzhoven
  • Givenchy – Hubert de Givenchy
  • GKN - John Guest, Arthur Keen and Joseph Nettlefold
  • Glenn L. Martin Company – 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
  • Godfreys - Godfrey Cohen
  • Goldman Sachs – Marcus Goldman and Samuel Sachs
  • Goldwyn Pictures – Samuel Goldwyn
  • Goninan - Alfred and Ralph Goninan
  • Goodman Group - Gregory Goodman
  • Goodrich Corporation – Benjamin Goodrich
  • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company – Charles Goodyear
  • Gordon Murray Automotive - Gordon Murray
  • Gordon-Keeble - John Gordon and Jim Keeble
  • Gordon's Gin – Alexander Gordon
  • Gorman – Lisa Gorman
  • Gottlieb – David Gottlieb
  • Grace – William Grace
  • Grace Bros - Albert and Joseph Grace
  • Graham's Bus Service - Andrew Graham
  • Grenda's Bus Services - George Grenda
  • Greggs – John Gregg
  • Gresini Racing – Fausto Gresini
  • Gretsch – Friedrich Gretsch
  • Grove Racing - Stephen Grove
  • Grundig – Max Grundig
  • GT Bicycles – Gary Turner
  • Gucci – Guccio Gucci
  • Guillows – Paul Guillow
  • Guinness – Arthur Guinness
  • Gumpert – Roland Gumpert
  • Guthy Renker – Bill Guthy and Greg Renker
  • Guzzi – Carlo Guzzi

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  • 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
  • Paul Morris Motorsport – Paul Morris
  • PAX & Paxson Communications Corporation - Bud Paxson
  • 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
  • Perkins Engineering - Larry Perkins
  • Perkins Engines - Frank Perkins
  • Perot Systems – Ross Perot
  • Perrier – Louis Perrier
  • Perry Ellis International – Perry Ellis
  • Perry Engineering - Samuel Perry
  • Petty Enterprises – Lee Petty
  • Peugeot – Armand Peugeot
  • Pfizer – Charles Pfizer
  • PGL Travel - Peter Gordon Lawrence
  • Phil Ward Racing - Phil Ward
  • 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
  • Poole & Steel - Arthur Poole and James Steel
  • 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
  • Price Club - Sol Price
  • Primanti Brothers – Joe, Dick and Stanley Primanti
  • Prior's Bus Service - George Prior
  • 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
  • PwC – Samuel Lowell Price, Edwin Waterhouse, William Cooper
  • Pye – William George Pye

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  • Quaife – Rod Quaife
  • Qvale – Bruce Qvale

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  • 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
  • RE Amemiya – Asami Amemiya
  • Rebaque – Héctor Rebaque
  • Reckitt Benckiser - Isaac Reckitt and Johann Benckiser
  • Reece Group - Harold Reece
  • Reed - Alec Reed
  • Reg Grundy Organisation - Reg Grundy
  • 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
  • RFW - Robert Frederick Whitehead
  • Richard Childress Racing – Richard Childress
  • Richard Petty Motorsports – Richard Petty
  • Rickenbacker – Adolph Rickenbacher
  • Riddell Sports Group – 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
  • 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
  • RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company – Richard Joshua Reynolds
  • RM Auctions – Rob Myers
  • RM Williams – RM Williams
  • RML Group – Ray Mallock
  • Robert Dyas – Robert Dyas
  • 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 Nash Racing – Rod Nash
  • Rogers Communications – Edward Samuel 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
  • Romano Racing - Paul Romano
  • Rondel Racing – Ron Dennis and Neil Trundle
  • Rootes Group – William Rootes
  • Rosman Ferries - Charles Rosman
  • Rossetti Architects – Gino Rossetti and Matthew L. Rossetti
  • Rothmans – Louis Rothman
  • Roush Performance, Roush Fenway Racing – Jack Roush
  • Rowntree's – Henry Isaac Rowntree
  • Royal Doulton - Henry Doulton
  • Royal Shakespeare Company - William Shakespeare
  • RPG Group – Rama Prasad Goenka, India
  • RSA Security – Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman
  • Rudge-Whitworth – Daniel Rudge
  • Ruf Automobile – Alois Ruf
  • Russell & Bromley – Albion Russell and George Frederick Bromley
  • RW Miller - Robert William Miller
  • Ryanair – Tony Ryan
  • Ryman - Henry J. Ryman

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  • Ukrop's – Joseph Ukrop

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  • 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

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  • 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

References

  1. Mary Maruca. Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site Western National Parks Association, 2003^
  2. Kluger, Richard. Simple Justice: the History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle For Equality Knopf, 1976^
  3. Harbaugh, William Henry. Lawyer's Lawyer: the Life of John W. Davis Oxford University Press, 1973^
  4. Joe Patrice. Davis Polk Is Named After A Segregationist... Perhaps It's Time To Consider A New Name - Above the Law 2020-06-17, retrieved 2023-09-07^
  5. Lisa G. Materson. For the Freedom of Her Race: Black Women and Electoral Politics in Illinois, 1877-1932 Univ of North Carolina Press, 2009-03-15^
  6. Bob Navarro Solicitors General of the United States page 31 https://books.google.com/books?id=0oy3DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Guinn+v+United+States%22+%22John+davis%22&pg=PA31^
  7. Kwanon name^