For induction, during their tenure, the Founder’s company must have:
Achieved sustained profitability | Recognized as a category leader | Been in existence for at least 10 years
Adolphus Busch
Anheuser-Busch, 1852
Henry Wells & William Fargo
Wells Fargo, 1852
Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss & Co, 1853
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan, 1871
Johnson Family
Johnson & Johnson, 1886
Thomas Edison, Charles Coffin, Elihu Thomson, Edwin Houston
General Electric, 1892
Henry Ford
Ford Motor, 1903
Coco Chanel
Chanel, 1909
Walt Disney
Walt Disney, 1923
John Johnson
Johnson Publishing Co, 1942
Estee Lauder
Estee Lauder, 1946
Ray Kroc
McDonald's, 1955
Sam Walton
Walmart, 1962
Phil Knight & Bill Bowerman
Nike, 1964
Herb Kelleher
Southwest, 1967
Richard Branson
Virgin, 1970
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab, 1971
Fred Smith
FedEx, 1971
Bill Gates
Microsoft, 1975
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak
Apple, 1976
Anita Roddick
Body Shop, 1976
Michael Dell
Dell, 1984
Steve Case
AOL, 1985
James Dyson
Dyson, 1993
Jeff Bezos
Amazon, 1994
Kevin Plank
Under Armour, 1996
Larry Page & Sergey Brin
Google, 1998
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook, 2004
