List of Famous Brands and Companies Named After People

Are you an entrepreneur who’s now thinking crazy to come up with the best name for your business or brand? If yes, then why not name it after your own name? You might also take the name of your beloved wife, your beautiful daughter, or the combined names of the owners of your business or company, which include your name. Your trade name will carry the identity of your enterprise. It will be the one that will be put in the memory of your customers, employees, investors and other interested parties. Thus, you might consider it naming after the name of a person or group of people. Do you know that some of the world’s most prominent brands and biggest companies, such as Nestlé, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney, DHL, Adidas, Dell, Ferrari, Honda and McDonald’s are all named after people? Check out the following list of famous brands and companies in the world which are named after people.

1. Abbott Laboratories (Pharmaceuticals) – Wallace Calvin Abbott (1888)

2. Adidas (Clothing) – Adi Dassler

3. Armani (Fashion and Leisure)- Giorgio Armani

4. Bayer (Pharmaceuticals) – Friedrich Bayer

5. Bloomberg L.P. (Financial Services) – Michael Bloomberg

6. Boeing (Aerospace and Defense) – William Boeing

7. Bulgari  (Luxury Goods) – Sotirios Bulgari

8. Cadbury (Confectionery) – John Cadbury

9. Cadillac (Automobiles) – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac

10. Casio (Electronics) – Tadao Kashio

11. Chevrolet (Automotive) – Louis Chevrolet

12. Colgate-Palmolive (Personal products) – William Colgate

13. Dell (Compute & IT)– Michael Dell

14. Deloitte (Professional services) – William Welch Deloitte

15. DHL Express (Express Logistics) – Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn

16. Dow Jones & Company (News and Publishing) – Charles Dow and Edward Jones

17. Ducati (Motorcycle) – Antonio Cavalieri Ducati

18. Ericsson (Telecommunications) – Lars Magnus Ericsson

19. Ferrari (Automotive) – Enzo Ferrari

20. Ferrero (Confectionery) – Pietro Ferrero

21. Forbes (Publishing and Media) – B. C. Forbes

22. Ford Motor Company (Automotive) – Henry Ford

23. Franck Muller (Watch Maker) – Franck Muller

24. Gibson Guitar Corporation (Musical instruments) – Orville Gibson

25. Gillette (Safety razors) – King C. Gillette

26. Goodyear (Tire and Rubber) – Charles Goodyear

27. GT Bicycles (Bicycles) – Gary Turner

28. Gucci (Fashion and Leather Goods) – Guccio Gucci

29. Harley-Davidson (Motorcycles) – William Harley and Arthur Davidson

30. The Hershey Company (Confectionery) – Milton Hershey

31. Hewlett-Packard (Computer & IT) – William Hewlett and David Packard

32. Hilton Hotels (Hotel) – Conrad Hilton

33. Honda (Automotive) – Soichiro Honda

34. Hugo Boss (Luxury Goods) – Hugo Boss

35. Jacuzzi  (whirlpool bathtubs and spas) – The Jacuzzi brothers (Frank, Rachel, Valeriano, Galindo, Candido, Giocondo and Ezekiel Jacuzzi)

36. Johnson & Johnson (Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare) – Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson

37. J.P. Morgan & Co. (Investment Banking) – J. P. Morgan

38. Kawasaki (Motorcycles Automobiles) – Kawasaki Sh?z?

39. Kellogg Company (Food Processing) – Will Keith Kellogg

40. Kohl’s (Retail) – Max Kohl

41. Kraft Foods (Food Processing) – James L. Kraft

42. Lamborghini (Automobile) – Ferruccio Lamborghini

43. Levi Strauss & Co. (Clothing) – Levi Strauss

44. Louis Vuitton (Fashion and Luxury Goods) – Louis Vuitton

45. Lucasfilm (Film) – George Lucas

46. Marks & Spencer (Retail) – Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer

47. Matsushita Electric Industrial (Electronics) – Konosuke Matsushita

48. McAfee (Computer Security) – John McAfee

49. McDonald’s (Restaurants) – Richard and Maurice McDonald

50. Mercedes (Automobile) –Mercédès Jellinek

51. Merriam-Webster (Books Publication) – George and Charles Merriam, and Noah Webster

52. Merrill Lynch (Finance and Insurance) – Charles E. Merrill and Edmund C. Lynch

53. MGM or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Film) – Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, and Louis B. Mayer

54. Miramax Films (Film) – Max and Miriam Weinstein (parents of founders)

55. Morgan Stanley (Financial Services) – Henry S. Morgan and Harold Stanley

56. Nestlé (Food Processing) – Henri Nestlé

57. Nielsen (Marketing Research) – Arthur Nielsen

58. Pfizer (Pharmaceuticals) – Charles Pfizer

59. Philip Morris International and Philip Morris USA (Cigarettes) – Philip Morris

60. Philips (Electronics) – Gerard Philips

61. Porsche (Automotive) – Ferdinand Porsche

62. Prada (Fashion) – Mario Prada

63. PricewaterhouseCoopers (Professional Services) – Samuel Lowell Price, Edwin Waterhouse, William Cooper

64. Procter & Gamble (Consumer Good) – William Procter and James Gamble

65. Reuters (News and Media) – Paul Reuter

66. Singer Corporation (Sewing Machines) – Isaac Merritt Singer

67. Suzuki (automobile) – Michio Suzuki

68. Swarovski (Jewelry / Crystal) – Daniel Swarovski

69. TAG Heuer (Watch Manufacturer) – Eduardo Heuer

70. Tamiya (Radio Controlled Cars) – Yoshio Tamiya

71. Tata (Conglomerate) – Jamsetji Tata

72. Tesla Motors (Automotive) – named in honor of Nikola Tesla

73. Toyota Motor (Automobile) – Kiichiro Toyoda

74. Trump Organization (Conglomerate) – Fred Trump

75. Umbro (Sportswear and Football Equipment) – Harold and Wallace Humphreys (HUMphrey BROthers)

76. Valentino (Fashion) – Valentino Garavani

77. Versace (Fashion) – Gianni Versace

78. Wal-Mart (Retailing) – Sam Walton

79. Walt Disney (Media conglomerate) – Walt Disney

80. Warner Bros. (Entertainment) – Jack Warner, Sam Warner, Harold Warner, and Albert Warner

81. Wendy’s (Restaurant) – Dave Thomas’ daughter Melinda “Wendy” Thomas

82. Yamaha Corporation (Musical, Electronics, Motorcycles) – Torakusu Yamaha

 

Source: Wikipedia, Forbes, and the respective websites of the companies listed above.