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This is a '''list of [[Company|companies]] [[namesake|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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==A==
* [[A&G Price]] - [[Alfred Price (engineer)|Alfred]] and George Price
* [[A&M Records]] – [[Herb Alpert]] and [[Jerry Moss]]
* [[A&W Restaurants]] – Roy Allen and Frank Wright
* [[Abbott Laboratories]] – Wallace Calvin Abbott (1888)
* [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] – [[David T. Abercrombie]] and [[Ezra Fitch]]
* [[Abrams Air Craft]] – [[Talbert Abrams]]
* [[Abt Sportsline]] – Johann Abt
* [[Adidas]] – [[Adolf Dassler|Adi Dassler]] (Adolf Dassler)
* [[Aditya Birla Group]] – Ghanshyam Das Birla
* [[AE Goodwin]] - Arthur Elliott Goodwin
* [[AG Edwards]] – [[Albert Gallatin Edwards]]
* [[AG Healing]] - [[Alf Healing]]
* [[Agusta]] – Giovanni Agusta
* [[AGV (helmet manufacturer)|AGV]] – Gino Amisano (Amisano Gino [[Valenza]])
* [[Air Jordan]] – [[Michael Jordan]]
* [[Aitken Spence]] – Patrick Gordon Spence, Edward Aitken and S.R. Aitken
* [[Ajo Motorsport]] – Aki Ajo
* [[ALAN]] – Alberto and Annamaria, children of founder Falconi Lodovico
* [[Albert Heijn]] and [[Ahold]] (Albert Heijn Holdings) – [[Albert Heijn (1865)|Albert Heijn]]
* [[Albertsons]] – [[Joe Albertson]]
* [[Aldi]] – [[Theo Albrecht|Theo]] and [[Karl Albrecht]]
* [[Alessi (Italian company)|Alessi]] – Giovanni Alessi
* [[Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau]] – Alex von Falkenhausen
* [[Allan Moffat Racing]] - [[Allan Moffat]]
* [[Allen & Unwin]] - [[George Allen (publisher)|George Allen]] and [[Stanley Unwin (publisher)|Stanley Unwin]]
* [[Alltech]] — Aoife Louise Lyons, daughter of company founder [[Pearse Lyons]]
* [[Alza Corporation|Alza]] – Alex Zaffaroni
* [[AM Best]] - [[Alfred Best|Alfred Magilton Best]]
* [[Amdahl Corporation]] – [[Gene Amdahl]]
* [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG]] – [[Hans Werner Aufrecht]] and [[Erhard Melcher]]
* [[Amstrad]] – [[Alan Sugar]] (Alan Michael Sugar Trading)
* [[Anatra]] – Artur Antonovich Anatra
* [[Andrea Moda Formula]] – [[Andrea Sassetti]]
* [[Andrew Barclay Sons & Company]] - Andrew Barclay
* [[Andy Rouse Engineering]] - [[Andy Rouse]]
* [[Angi]] – [[Angie Hicks]]
* [[Anheuser-Busch]] – Lilly and Eberhard Anheuser, and [[Adolphus Busch]]
* [[Ann Summers]] – Annice Summers, secretary of founder [[Michael Caborn-Waterfield]]
* [[Gio. Ansaldo & C.|Ansaldo]] – Giovanni Ansaldo
* [[Anschutz Corporation]] – [[Philip Anschutz]]
* [[Ansett Australia]], [[Ansett Pioneer]], [[Ansett Transport Industries]] – [[Reg Ansett]]
* [[Antonov]] – [[Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer)|Oleg Antonov]]
* [[Arai Helmet]] – Hirotake Arai
* [[Archer Daniels Midland]] – George Archer and John Daniels
* [[Armani]] – [[Giorgio Armani]]
* [[Armstrong Whitworth]] - [[William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong|William Armstrong]]
* [[Arnold Clark Automobiles]] - [[Arnold Clark]]
* [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] – Franco Ambrosio, [[Alan Rees (racing driver)|Alan Rees]], [[Jackie Oliver]], Dave Wass and Tony Southgate
* [[Arup Group]] - [[Ove Arup]]
* [[Arzani-Volpini]] – Egidio Arzani and Gianpaolo Volpini
* [[AS Watson]] – Alexander Skirving Watson
* [[Ashurst LLP|Ashurst]] - [[William Henry Ashurst (solicitor)|William Ashurst]]
* [[Aston Butterworth]] – [[Bill Aston]] and Archie Butterworth
* [[Aston Martin]] – [[Lionel Martin]]
* [[Audemars Piguet]] - [[Jules Louis Audemars]] and Edward Auguste Piguet
* [[Audi]] – [[August Horch]]
* [[Austin Motor Company]] – [[Herbert Austin]]
* [[Aveling & Porter]] - Thomas Aveling and Richard Porter
* [[Avery Dennison]] – R Stanton Avery
* [[AviaBellanca Aircraft]] – [[Giuseppe Bellanca]]
* [[AW Edwards]] - Austin William Edwards

==B==
* [[B&H Photo Video]] – Blimie and Herman Schreiber
* [[B&Q]] – Richard Block and David Quayle
* [[Babolat]] – Pierre Babolat (1842–1892)
* [[Bacardi]] – [[Facundo Bacardi]]
* [[Baedeker]] – [[Karl Baedeker]]
* [[Bajaj Auto]] – [[Jamnalal Bajaj]]
* [[Baker Curb Racing]] – [[Gary Baker (NASCAR driver)|Gary Baker]] and [[Mike Curb]]
* [[Baker Hughes]] – [[Reuben Baker]]
* [[Baker McKenzie]] - Russell Baker and John McKenzie
* [[BakerBus]] - James Baker
* [[Bakers Dolphin]] - Charles Baker
* [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] – [[Matthias Baldwin]]
* [[Balenciaga]] – [[Cristóbal Balenciaga]]
* [[Ball Corporation]] – the [[Ball Brothers]]
* [[Ballet Rambert]] – [[Marie Rambert]]
* [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain]] - [[Pierre Balmain]]
* [[Bandini Automobili]] – [[Ilario Bandini]]
* [[Bang & Olufsen]] – Peter Bang and [[Svend Olufsen]]
* [[Bankable Productions]] – [[Tyra Banks]]
* [[Bannatyne (company)|Bannatyne]] – [[Duncan Bannatyne]]
* [[Banta Corporation]] – [[George Banta]]
* [[Barbour (company)|Barbour]] – John Barbour
* [[Barclays]] – James Barclay
* [[Barilla Group]] – Pietro Barilla
* [[Barings Bank]] – [[Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet|Francis Baring]] and [[John Baring (1730–1816)|John Baring]]
* [[Barnardo's]] – [[Thomas John Barnardo]]
* [[Barnes & Noble]] – William Barnes and Clifford Noble
* [[Barneys New York]] – [[Barney Pressman]]
* [[Bashas']] – Eddie Basha
* [[Baskin Robbins]] – [[Burt Baskin]] and [[Irv Robbins]]
* [[Bass Brewery]] – [[William Bass (brewer)|William Bass]]
* [[Bauknecht (company)|Bauknecht]] – [[Gottlob Bauknecht]]
* [[Bausch & Lomb]] – [[John Bausch]] and Henry Lomb
* [[Baxter's Coaches]] - Roy Baxter
* [[Bayat Power]] - [[Ehsan Bayat]]
* [[Bayer]] – [[Friedrich Bayer]]
* [[BBDO]] - [[George Batten (advertiser)|George Batten]], [[Bruce Barton]], [[Roy Durstine]] and [[Alex Osborn]]
* [[BEA Systems]] – Bill Coleman, Ed Scott and Alfred Chuang
* [[Bechtel]] – [[Warren Bechtel]]
* [[Beckman Coulter]] – [[Arnold Beckman]]
* [[Beck's]] – [[Heinrich Beck (brewer)|Heinrich Beck]]
* [[Beecham Group]] – [[Thomas Beecham (chemist)|Thomas Beecham]]
* [[Behra-Porsche|Behra]] – [[Jean Behra]]
* [[Beiersdorf]] – [[Paul Beiersdorf]]
* [[Belk]] – William Belk
* [[Bell Aircraft]] – [[Lawrence Dale Bell|Lawrence Bell]]
* [[Bell Telephone Company]], [[Bell System]] – [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
* [[Bellasi]] – Guglielmo Bellasi
* [[Ben & Jerry's]] – [[Ben Cohen (businessman)|Ben Cohen]] and [[Jerry Greenfield]]
* [[Benbros]] – Jack and Nathan Beneson
* [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]] – Teresa Benelli
* [[Benetton Group]] – [[Luciano Benetton]]
* [[Benson & Hedges]] - Richard Benson and William Hedges
* [[Bentalls]] – Frank Bentall
* [[Bentley]] – [[Walter Owen Bentley]]
* [[Beretta]] – Bartolomeo Beretta
* [[Beriev]] – [[Georgy Beriev]]
* [[Berrys Coaches]] - Clifford Berry
* [[Bertelsmann]] – [[Carl Bertelsmann]]
* [[Berluti]] – Alessandro Berluti
* [[Gruppo Bertone|Bertone]] – [[Giovanni Bertone]]
* [[Beyer, Peacock & Company]] - [[Charles Beyer]] and [[Richard Peacock]]
* [[Bialetti]] – [[Alfonso Bialetti]]
* [[Bianchi (company)|Bianchi]] – [[Edoardo Bianchi]]
* [[Bic (company)|Bic]] – [[Marcel Bich]]
* [[Bickerton (bicycle)|Bickerton]] – Harry Bickerton
* [[Bimota]] – Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and [[Massimo Tamburini]]
* [[Bing Lee]] – Bing Lee
* [[Bird's Custard]] – [[Alfred Bird]]
* [[Birds Eye]] – [[Clarence Birdseye]]
* [[Black+Decker]] – S. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker
* [[Blanchard Racing Team]] - [[Tim Blanchard]]
* [[Blohm+Voss]] – Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss
* [[Bloomberg LP]] – [[Michael Bloomberg]]
* [[Bloomingdale's]] – [[Joseph Bloomingdale|Joseph]] and [[Lyman Bloomingdale]]
* [[Blumhouse Productions]] – [[Jason Blum]]
* [[Boardman Bikes]] – [[Chris Boardman]]
* [[Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving]] – [[Bob Bondurant]]
* [[Bob Forbes Racing]] - Bob Forbes
* [[Bocar]] – Bob Carnes
* [[Boddingtons]] – Henry Boddington
* [[Bodley Head]] – [[Thomas Bodley]]
* [[Boehringer Ingelheim]] – Albert Boehringer
* [[Boeing]] – [[William Boeing]]
* [[Bölkow]] – [[Ludwig Bölkow]]
* [[Boltons (bus manufacturer)|Boltons]] - Isaac Bolton
* [[Bombardier Inc|Bombardier]] – [[Joseph Bombardier]]
* [[Bomgar]] – Joel Bomgaars
* [[Bond Corporation]] - [[Alan Bond]]
* [[Bonhams]] – Walter Bonham
* [[Bonnier Group]] – Gerhard Bonnier
* [[Booth's Gin]] – John Booth
* [[Boots (company)|Boots]] – [[Jesse Boot]]
* [[Borders (retailer)|Borders]] – Tom and Louis Borders
* [[Boro (Formula One)|Boro]] – Bob and Rody Hoogenboom
* [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]] – [[Robert Bosch]]
* [[Bose Corporation]] – [[Amar Bose]]
* [[Bovis (company)|Bovis]] - Charles Bovis
* [[Bowden's Bus Service]] - Joe Bowden
* [[Bowers Coaches]] - Eric Bower
* [[Bowman's Bus Services]] - Davis Bowman
* [[Brabham]] – [[Jack Brabham]]
* [[Brabham Automotive]] - [[David Brabham]]
* [[Brabus]] – Klaus Brackmann and Bodo Buschmann
* [[Brad Jones Racing]] – [[Brad Jones (racing driver)|Brad Jones]]
* [[Brains Brewery]] – Samuel Brain
* [[Brambles (company)|Brambles]] - Walter Bramble
* [[Brashs]] - Michael Brasch
* [[Braun (company)|Braun]] – Max Braun
* [[Brawn GP]] – [[Ross Brawn]]
* [[Brentano's]] – August Brentano
* [[Brewco Motorsports]] – Clarence and Tammy Brewer
* [[Briggs & Stratton]] – [[Stephen Foster Briggs]] and [[Harold Meade Stratton]]
* [[Britek Motorsport]] – [[Jason Bright]]
* [[Brooke Bond]] – [[Arthur Brooke (entrepreneur)|Arthur Brooke]]
* [[Brooks Locomotive Works]] – [[Horatio Brooks]]
* [[Brun Motorsport]] – Walter Brun
* [[Bryant & May]] – William Bryant and Francis May
* [[Bugatti]] – [[Ettore Bugatti]]
* [[Buick]] – [[David Buick]]
* [[Buitoni]] – Giovanni Buitoni
* [[Bullocks Coaches]] - Ralph Bullock
* [[Bulova]] – Joseph Bulova
* [[Bunnings]] - Arthur and [[Robert Bunning]]
* [[Burberry]] – [[Thomas Burberry]]
* [[Burns Philp]] - [[James Burns (Australian shipowner)|James Burns]] and [[Robert Philp]]
* [[Butler Air Transport]] - [[Cecil Arthur Butler]]
* [[Butler International]] - [[Paul Butler (polo)|Paul Butler]]
* [[BVD]] – Messrs Bradley, Voorhees and Day

==C==
* [[CH Robinson]] – Charles Henry Robinson
* [[C&A]] – Clemens and August [[Brenninkmeijer family|Brenninkmeijer]]
* [[Cabela's]] – [[Richard N. Cabela|Dick Cabela]]
* [[Cadbury]] – [[John Cadbury]]
* [[Cadillac]] – [[Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac]]
* [[Callaway Cars]] – Reeves Callaway
* [[Callaway Golf Company]] – Ely Callaway
* [[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's]] – [[Joseph A. Campbell]]
* [[Captain Cook Cruises (Australia)|Captain Cook Cruises]] - [[James Cook]]
* [[Cargill]] – [[William Wallace Cargill]]
* [[Carlyle Group]] – [[Thomas Carlyle]]
* [[Casio]] – Tadao Kashio
* [[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell]] – [[John Cassell]] 
* [[Celine (brand)|Celine]] – Celine Vipiana
* [[Cerruti 1881]] – [[Nino Cerruti]]
* [[Chanel]] – [[Coco Chanel]]
* [[Charles Schwab Corporation]] – [[Charles Robert Schwab]]
* [[Chase Bank]] - [[Salmon Chase]]
* [[Chestertons]] - Charles Chesterton
* [[Chevrolet]] – [[Louis Chevrolet]]
* [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] – [[Chip Ganassi]]
* [[Chris Amon Racing]] – [[Chris Amon]]
* [[Christian Salvesen]] – Christian Salvesen
* [[Christie's]] – James Christie
* [[Chrysler]] – [[Walter Chrysler]]
* [[Citroën]] – [[André Citroën]]
* [[Cizeta]] – Claudio Zampolli
* [[CKE Restaurants]] – founded as [[Carl Karcher]] Enterprises
* [[Clarks (shoe retailer)|Clarks]] – Cyrus and James Clark
* [[Clarks Logan City Bus Service]] - Reg Clark
* [[Claud Butler]] – Claud Butler
* [[Clif Bar]] – Clifford Erickson
* [[Clough Group]] - John Clough
* [[Cluttons]] - William Clutton
* [[Cobb & Co]] - [[Freeman Cobb]]
* [[Tetra Tech Coffey|Coffey International]] - David Coffey
* [[Cokin]] – Jean Coquin
* [[Coles Group|Coles]] – [[George Coles (entrepreneur)|George Coles]]
* [[Colgate-Palmolive]] – [[William Colgate]]
* [[Colin Bond Racing]] – [[Colin Bond]]
* [[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]] – [[Condé Montrose Nast]]
* [[Connolly Leather]] – John Connolly
* [[Cooper Car Company]] – Charles and [[John Cooper (car maker)|John Cooper]]
* [[Coopers Brewery]] - Thomas 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 Architecture]] - [[Philip Cox]]
* [[Cox Enterprises]] – [[James Middleton Cox]]
* [[Cox Models]] – Roy Cox
* [[Craigslist]] - [[Craig Newmark]]
* [[Crane Currency]] – Stephen Crane or the Crane family
* [[Cray]] – [[Seymour Cray]]
* [[Crosville Motor Services]] - George Crosland Taylor and Georges de Ville
* [[Crumpler]] – Stuart Crumpler
* [[Cummins]] – [[Clessie Cummins]]
* [[Cunard]] - [[Samuel Cunard]]
* [[Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company]] – [[Glenn Curtiss]]
* [[Cushman & Wakefield]] – J Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield

==D==
* [[D&G Bus]] - David Reeves and Gerald Henderson
* [[Mercedes-Benz Group|Daimler-Benz]] – [[Gottlieb Daimler]] and [[Carl Benz]]
* [[Dallara]] – [[Giampaolo 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 Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]]
* [[Danone]] – nickname of Daniel, son of [[Isaac Carasso]]
* [[Dargaud]] – Georges Dargaud
* [[Dassault Group]] – [[Marcel Dassault]]
* [[Datsun]] – Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama and Meitaro Takeuchi
* [[Dauer Sportwagen]] – Jochen Dauer
* [[David Jones (department store)]] – [[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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Maruca |first=Mary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xZJmJcHYnP0C&dq=%22Briggs+v.+Elliott%22+%22john+davis%22&pg=PA12 |title=Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site |date=2003 |publisher=Western National Parks Association |isbn=978-1-58369-030-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Kluger">{{cite book |author=Kluger, Richard |title=Simple Justice: the History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle For Equality |publisher=Knopf |location=New York |year=1976 |isbn=0-394-47289-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/simplejusticehi000klug }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Harbaugh, William Henry |title=Lawyer's Lawyer: the Life of John W. Davis |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford [Oxfordshire] |year=1973 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/lawyerslawyerlif00harb/page/507 507] |isbn=0-19-501699-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/lawyerslawyerlif00harb/page/507 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patrice |first=Joe |date=2020-06-17 |title=Davis Polk Is Named After A Segregationist... Perhaps It's Time To Consider A New Name - Above the Law |url=https://abovethelaw.com/2020/06/davis-polk-is-named-after-a-segregationist-perhaps-its-time-to-consider-a-new-name/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Materson |first=Lisa G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GjGim031-CMC&q=Guinn+v+United+States+%22John+davis%22e&pg=PA132 |title=For the Freedom of Her Race: Black Women and Electoral Politics in Illinois, 1877-1932 |date=2009-03-15 |publisher=Univ of North Carolina Press |isbn=978-0-8078-9403-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>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</ref>
* [[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
* [[Deanes Coaches]] - Ron Deane
* [[Debenhams]] – [[William Debenham]]
* [[De Bortoli Wines]], Darren De Bortoli
* [[Dell]] – [[Michael Dell]]
* [[Deloitte]] – [[William Welch Deloitte]]
* [[DeLorean Motor Company]] – [[John DeLorean]]
* [[Denning (bus manufacturer)|Denning]] - Alan B Denning
* [[DHL]] – [[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]]
* [[Dineen Group]] - Bill Dineen
* [[Dion's Bus Service]] - Thomas Dion
* [[Dior]] – [[Christian Dior]]
* [[Disney]], [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[Walt Disney Records]], [[Walt Disney World]], [[Disneyland]], [[Disney Channel]], [[Disney+]] – [[Walt Disney]]
* [[Driscoll's]] – Dick Driscoll
* [[Dodge]] – [[John Francis Dodge|John]] and [[Horace Dodge]]
* [[Dolby Laboratories]] – [[Ray Dolby]]
* [[Dolce & Gabbana]] – [[Domenico Dolce]] and [[Stefano Gabbana]]
* [[Dollond & Aitchison]] – [[John Dollond|John]] and [[Peter Dollond]] and James Aitchison
* [[Don Bluth Entertainment]] – [[Don Bluth]]
* [[Donric Group]] - [[Don McKenzie (footballer, born 1939)|Don McKenzie]] and Richard Baird
* [[Double R Racing]], formerly Räikkönen Robertson Racing – [[Kimi Räikkönen]] and [[Steve Robertson (racing driver)|Steve Robertson]]
* [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] – [[Donald Wills Douglas]]
* [[Dow Chemical Company]] – [[Herbert Henry Dow|Herbert Dow]]
* [[Dow Jones & Company]] – [[Charles Dow]] and [[Edward Jones (statistician)|Edward Jones]]
* [[Downer Group]] - [[Arnold Downer]]
* [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]] – [[Richard D'Oyly Carte]]
* [[Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps]] – [[Emanuel Bronner]]
* [[Dr. Oetker]] – [[August Oetker]]
* [[Driver Group]] - Eric and Reg Driver 
* [[Dübs & Company]] - [[Henry Dübs]]
* [[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]]
* [[Dunnhumby]] - [[Edwina Dunn]] and [[Clive Humby]]
* [[Dunlop (brands)|Dunlop]] – [[John Boyd Dunlop]]
* [[Dunlop Manufacturing]] – [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Jim Dunlop]]
* [[Dun & Bradstreet]] - Robert Dun and John Bradstreet
* [[DuPont]] – [[Eleuthère Irénée du Pont]]
* [[Dürr Group]] – Paul Dürr
* [[Dyson (company)|Dyson]] – [[James Dyson]]
* [[Dysons]] - Laurie Dyson

==E==
* [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]] – [[George Eastman]]
* [[Easton Archery|Easton]] – Doug Easton
* [[Eaton's]] – [[Timothy Eaton]]
* [[Eddie Bauer]] – Eddie Bauer
* [[Edelbrock]] – [[Vic Edelbrock]]
* [[Edison Records]] – [[Thomas Edison]]
* [[Eggenberger Motorsport]], Rudi Eggenberger
* [[Elders Limited|Elders]] - [[Alexander Lang Elder]]
* [[Eli Lilly & Company]] – [[Eli Lilly]]
* [[Ellis Briggs]] – Leonard Ellis and Thomas Briggs
* [[Ericsson]] – [[Lars Magnus Ericsson]]
* [[Ermenegildo Zegna Group|Ermenegildo Zegna]] – Ermenegildo Zegna
* [[Ernest Hillier Chocolates]] - Ernest Hillier                                                         * [[Ernst and Young]] - [[Alwin Ernst]] and [[Arthur Young (accountant)|Arthur Young]]
* [[Estée Lauder Companies]] – [[Estée Lauder (businesswoman)|Estée Lauder]]
* [[EuroBrun]] – Walter Brun
* [[Evans Deakin & Company]] - Daniel Evans and Arthur Deakin
* [[EY (company)|EY]] - [[Alwin Ernst]] and [[Arthur Young (accountant)|Arthur Young]]

==F==
* [[Fabbri Group]] – Romolo Fabbri
* [[Faber & 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]] – [[Harry Ferguson]]
* [[Salvatore Ferragamo (company)|Ferragamo]] – [[Salvatore Ferragamo]]
* [[Ferranti]] – [[Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti]]
* [[Ferrari]] – [[Enzo Ferrari]]
* [[Ferrero (company)|Ferrero]] – [[Pietro Ferrero]]
* [[Ferretti Group]] – Alessandro and Norberto Ferretti
* [[Fielmann]] – [[Günther Fielmann]]
* [[Filippi Boats]] – Filippi Lido
* [[Fioravanti (automotive)|Fioravanti]] – [[Leonardo Fioravanti (engineer)|Leonardo Fioravanti]]
* [[Firestone Tire & Rubber Company|Firestone]] – [[Harvey S. Firestone]]
* [[Fisher-Price]] – [[Herman Fisher]] and [[Irving Price]]
* [[Fitch Ratings]] – [[John Knowles Fitch]]
* [[Fittipaldi Automotive]] – [[Emerson Fittipaldi|Emerson]] and [[Wilson Fittipaldi]]
* [[FitzGerald's]] - [[George Fitzgerald (politician)|George Fitzgerald]]
* [[Flemings (supermarkets)|Flemings]] - Jim Fleming
* [[Fluor Corporation]] - John Fluor
* [[Focke-Wulf]] – [[Henrich Focke]] and Georg Wulf
* [[Fokker]] – [[Anthony Fokker]]
* [[Foley's Bus Service]] - John Foley
* [[Forbes]] – [[Bertie Forbes]]
* [[Ford Motor Company]] – [[Henry Ford]]
* [[Forti]] – [[Guido Forti]]
* [[Fortinos]] – John Fortino
* [[Fortnum & Mason]] – William Fortnum and Hugh Mason
* [[Foster + Partners]] - [[Norman Foster]]                                                            * [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] - William Fox
* [[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]]
* [[Franklins]] - Frank Lindstrom
* [[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 & Sullivan]] – Lore Frost and Dan Sullivan
* [[Fuller, Smith & Turner]] – John Fuller, Henry Smith and John Turner
* [[Fulton Hogan]] - Julius Fulton and Robert Hogan

==G==
* [[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]] – [[Paul Getty|John Paul Getty]]
* [[Ghirardelli Chocolate Company]] – [[Domingo Ghirardelli]]
* [[Giannini (guitar company)|Giannini]] – Tranquillo Giannini
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]] – [[Orville Gibson]]
* [[Gibson Motorsport]] – [[Fred Gibson (racing driver)|Fred Gibson]]
* [[Gibson's of Moffat]] - James Gibson
* [[Gilbarco Veeder-Root]] – Charles Gilbert and John Barker
* [[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 (businessman)|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 (car)|GN]] – H.R. Godfrey and Archibald Frazer Nash
* [[Godin (Guitar Manufacturer)|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]]
* [[UGL Rail|Goninan]] - Alfred and Ralph Goninan
* [[Goodman Group]] - Gregory Goodman
* [[Goodrich Corporation]] – [[Benjamin Goodrich]]
* [[Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company]] – [[Charles Goodyear]]
* [[Gordon's Gin]] – Alexander Gordon
* [[Gorman (brand)|Gorman]] – [[Lisa Gorman]]
* [[Gottlieb]] – David Gottlieb
* [[Grace (company)|Grace]] – [[William Russell Grace|William Grace]]
* [[Grace Bros]] - Albert and Joseph Grace
* [[Graham's Bus Service]] - Andrew Graham
* [[Grenda's Bus Services]] - George Grenda
* [[Greggs]] – [[John Gregg (baker)|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]]
* [[Apollo Automobil|Gumpert]] – Roland Gumpert
* [[Guthy Renker]] – Bill Guthy and [[Greg Renker]]
* [[Moto Guzzi|Guzzi]] – Carlo Guzzi

==H==
* [[H-E-B]] – [[Howard Edward Butt]]
* [[H&R Block]] – [[Henry Bloch|Henry]] and [[Richard Bloch]]
* [[Haas Automation]] – [[Gene Haas]]
* [[Haas Lola]] – [[Carl Haas]]
* [[Mossy Oak|Haas Outdoors]] – [[Toxey Haas]]
* [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] – [[Louis Hachette]] and [[Daniel Filipacchi]]
* [[Haigh's Chocolates]] - Alfred Haigh
* [[Halliburton]] – [[Erle 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 Hämmerli
* [[Hancock Prospecting]] - [[Lang Hancock]]
* [[Hanna-Barbera]] – [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
* [[Haribo]] – [[Hans Riegel Sr.|Hans Riegel]]
* [[Harland & Wolff]] - [[Edward Harland]] and [[Gustav Wolff]]
* [[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 Harrah]]
* [[Harris Bus]] - Frank Harris
* [[Harris Scarfe]] - [[George Peter Harris]] and [[George Scarfe]]
* [[Harrods]] – [[Charles Henry Harrod]]
* [[Hart Racing Engines]] – [[Brian Hart]]
* [[Harvey Nichols]] – Benjamin Harvey and James Nichols
* [[Harvey Norman]] – [[Gerry Harvey]] and Ian Norman
* [[Hasbro]] – the Hassenfeld Brothers
* [[Hasegawa Corporation]] – Suguro Hasegawa
* [[Hasselblad]] – [[Victor Hasselblad]]
* [[Hatchards]] – John Hatchard
* [[Hays Travel]] - [[John Hays (businessman)|John Hays]]
* [[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]]
* [[Heinz]] – [[Henry Heinz]]
* [[Hendrick Motorsports]] – [[Rick Hendrick]]
* [[Henkel]] – Friedrich Karl Henkel
* [[Hennessey Performance]] – John Hennessey
* [[Hennessy]] – Richard Hennessy
* [[Herb Chambers Companies]] - [[Herb Chambers]]
* [[Herpa]] – Wilhelm Hergenröther (Hergenröther und Patente)
* [[Hershey Company]] – [[Milton Hershey]]
* [[Hesburger]] – Heikki Salmela
* [[Hesketh Racing]], [[Hesketh Motorcycles]] – [[Alexander Hesketh]]
* [[Hewitt Associates]] – Ted Hewitt
* [[Hewlett-Packard]] – [[William Reddington Hewlett|William Hewlett]] and [[David Packard]]
* [[Hillman]] – [[William Hillman]]
* [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts]] – [[Conrad Hilton]]
* [[HK Porter]] – [[Henry Kirke Porter]]
* [[HKS (company)|HKS]] – Hiroyuki Hasegawa and Goichi Kitagawa (plus Sigma Automotive)
* [[Hodder & Stoughton]] – [[Matthew Hodder]] and Thomas Stoughton
* [[Hohner]] – Matthias Hohner
* [[Holden]] - [[James Alexander Holden|James Holden]]
* [[Holland & Barrett]] – William Holland and Alfred Slapps Barrett
* [[Holman Moody]] – [[John Holman (NASCAR)|John Holman]] and [[Ralph Moody (racing driver)|Ralph Moody]]
* [[Honda]] – [[Soichiro Honda]]
* [[Honeywell]] – [[Mark Honeywell]]
* [[Hoover Company]] - [[William Henry Hoover]]
* [[Hopkinsons]] - Graham Hopkinson
* [[Horlicks]] – James Horlick and [[William Horlick]]
* [[Hormel]] – George Hormel
* [[Hornby Railways]] – [[Frank Hornby]]
* [[Baulderstone|Hornibrook]] - [[Manuel Hornibrook]]
* [[Impul|Hoshino Impul]] – [[Kazuyoshi Hoshino]]
* [[House of Fabergé]] – [[Gustav Faberge]]
* [[Hovnanian Enterprises]] – [[Kevork Hovnanian]]
* [[Howard Smith (company)|Howard Smith]] - William Howard Smith
* [[Hoyt Archery]] – Earl Hoyt
* [[HR Owen]] - Harold Owen
* [[Hughes Aircraft]], [[Hughes Tool Company]], [[Hughes Airwest]] – [[Howard Hughes]]
* [[Hugo Boss]] – [[Hugo Ferdinand Boss|Hugo Boss]]
* [[Hulleys of Baslow]] - Henry Hulley
* [[Humber Limited|Humber]] – [[Thomas Humber]]
* [[Hungry Jack's]] - [[Jack Cowin]]
* [[Huntley & Palmers]] – [[Joseph Huntley]] and [[George Palmer (businessman)|George Palmer]]
* [[Hutchison Whampoa]] – John Hutchison
* [[Hy-Vee]] – Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg

==I==
* [[Icahn Enterprises]] – [[Carl Icahn]]
* [[Ikea]] - [[Ingvar Kamprad]]
* [[illy]] – [[Andrea Illy]]
* [[Ilmor]] – [[Mario Illien]] and [[Paul Morgan (engineer)|Paul Morgan]]
* [[Ilyushin]] – [[Sergey Ilyushin]]
* [[Ind Coope]] – Edward Ind and [[Octavius Coope]]
* [[Ingersoll Rand]] - [[Simon Ingersoll]], Addison and Jasper Rand
* [[Ingle & Rhode]] – Tim Ingle and David Rhode
* [[Innocenti]] – [[Ferdinando Innocenti]]
* [[Irmscher]] – Günther Irmscher
* [[Islabikes]] – [[Isla Rowntree]]
* [[Italdesign Giugiaro]] – [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]]

==J==
* [[J Walter Thompson]] - [[James Walter Thompson]]
* [[Jack Barclay Bentley]] - Jack Bentley
* [[Jack Daniel's]] – [[Jack Daniel]]
* [[Jack Link's Beef Jerky]] – Jack Link
* [[Jackson Guitars]] – Grover Jackson
* [[Jacksons of Piccadilly]] – Robert Jackson
* [[Jacob's]] – William and Robert Jacob
* [[Jacuzzi]] – the Jacuzzi brothers
* [[Jafco]] – Sidney Jaffe
* [[James Hardie]] - James Hardie
* [[James Martin & Company]] - [[James Martin (South Australian politician)|James Martin]]
* [[James Purdey & Sons]] – James Purdey
* [[JB Young's]] - James Young
* [[JBL (company)|JBL]] – [[James Bullough Lansing]]
* [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|JCB]] – [[Joseph Cyril Bamford]]
* [[JCDecaux]] - [[Jean-Claude Decaux]]
* [[JCPenney]] – [[James Cash Penney]]
* [[Jean Coutu Group]] – [[Jean Coutu (pharmacist)|Jean Coutu]]
* [[Jil Sander (brand)|Jil Sander]] – [[Jil Sander]]
* [[Jim Henson Company]] – [[Jim Henson]]
* [[Jim Stones Coaches]] - Jim Stones
* [[Jimmy John's]] – [[Jimmy John Liautaud]]
* [[J. J. Newberry]] – John Josiah Newberry
* [[Jo-Han]] – John Hanley
* [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] – [[Joe Gibbs]]
* [[Joest Racing]] – [[Reinhold Joest]]
* [[John Briggs Motorsport]] - John Briggs
* [[John Cooper Works]] – [[John Cooper (car maker)|John Cooper]]
* [[John Deere]] – [[John Deere (inventor)|John Deere]]
* [[Fairfax Media|John Fairfax & Sons]] - [[John Fairfax]]
* [[John Faulkner Racing]] - [[John Faulkner (racing driver)|John Faulkner]]
* [[John Fishwick & Sons]] - John Fishwick
* [[John Holland Group]] - [[John Holland (engineer)|John Holland]]
* [[John Mills Limited]] – [[John Mills (businessman)|John Mills]]
* [[John Martin's]] - John Martin
* [[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]] – John Murray
* [[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|Robert]], [[James Wood Johnson|James]] and [[Edward Mead Johnson|Edward Johnson]]
* [[Johnson Publishing Company]] – [[John H. Johnson]]
* [[Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel]] - Jack and Blanch Johnson
* [[JLL (company)|Jones Lang Wootton]] – last names of its three principal members
* [[Jordan Grand Prix]] – [[Eddie Jordan]]
* [[Joseph Schmidt Confections]] - Joseph Schmidt
* [[JP Morgan & Co]] – [[John Pierpont Morgan]]
* [[JPT Bus Company]] - Janet and Peter Walsh
* [[JTG Daugherty Racing]] – Jodi and Tad Geschickter, and [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]]
* [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] – John Judd
* [[Junkers]] – [[Hugo Junkers]]
* [[JW Bolton]] - John Bolton

==K==
* [[Kadokawa Shoten]] – [[Haruki Kadokawa]]
* [[Kaiser Aluminum]], [[Kaiser Motors]], [[Kaiser Permanente]], [[Kaiser Shipyards]], [[Kaiser Steel]] – [[Henry J. Kaiser]]
* [[Kaiser-Frazer]] – [[Henry Kaiser|Henry]] and [[Joseph Frazer]]
* [[Kaman Corporation]] – [[Charles Kaman]]
* [[Kärcher]] – [[Alfred Kärcher]]
* [[Karstadt]] – [[Rudolph Karstadt]]
* [[Kaspersky Lab]] – [[Eugene Kaspersky]]
* [[Kate Spade New York]] – [[Kate Spade]]
* [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] – [[Kawasaki Shōzō]]                                                    * [[Keen (shoe company)|Keen]] - Martin Keen
* [[Kell & Rigby]] - William Kell and Alexander Rigby
* [[Kellogg Company]], [[WK Kellogg Co]] – [[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|Kenwood]] – [[Ken Wood (manufacturer)|Ken Wood]]
* [[Kennards Hire]] - Walter Kennard
* [[Kevin Harvick Incorporated]] – [[Kevin Harvick]]
* [[Kimberly-Clark]] – John Kimberly and Charles Clark
* [[Kinchbus]] - Gilbert Kinch
* [[King Kullen]] – [[Michael J. Cullen]]; he replaced the "C" with a "K" for marketing purposes
* [[Kitson & Company]] - [[James Kitson (businessman)|James Kitson]]
* [[KKR (company)|KKR]] – [[Jerome Kohlberg Jr.]], [[Henry Kravis]] and [[George R. Roberts]]
* [[Knight Ridder]] – [[John S. Knight]] and [[Herman Ridder]]
* [[Knorr (brand)|Knorr]] – [[Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr]] 
* [[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]]
* [[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]]
* [[KordaMentha]] - [[Mark Korda]] and Mark Mentha
* [[Kraft Foods]] – [[James Lewis Kraft]]
* [[Kremer Racing]] – Erwin and Manfred Kremer
* [[Kroger]] – [[Bernard Kroger]]
* [[Kruse International]] – [[Russell Kruse]]
* [[Kurtis Kraft]] – [[Frank Kurtis]]
* [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]] – [[Eddie Kuzma]]
* [[Canon (company)|Kwanon]] – [[Kannon]] (Japanese for the Buddhist [[bodhisattva]] [[Guan Yin]])<ref>[http://www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html Kwanon name] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226234042/http://www.canon.com/about/mark/origin.html |date=2010-02-26 }}</ref>

* [[L.L.Bean]] – [[Leon Leonwood Bean]]
* [[Lacoste]] – [[René Lacoste]]
* [[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)
* [[Larkham Motorsport]] - [[Mark Larkham]]
* [[Éditions Larousse|Larousse]] – [[Pierre Larousse]]
* [[Larrousse]] – [[Gérard Larrousse]]
* [[Lauda Air]] – [[Niki Lauda]]
* [[Lavazza]] – [[Luigi Lavazza]]
* [[Laverda]] – Pietro Laverda
* [[Lay's]] – [[Herman Lay]]
* [[Lazard]] – Alexandre, Simon and Elie Lazard
* [[LDS (automobile)|LDS]] – Louis Douglas Serrurier
* [[Leatherman]] – [[Timothy Leatherman]]
* [[Lee Enterprises]] – A. W. Lee
* [[Lee (brand)|Lee]] – [[Harry David Lee]]
* [[Leeann Chin]] – [[Leeann Chin (restaurateur)|Leeann Chin]]
* [[Lehman Brothers]] – [[Henry Lehman|Henry]], Emanuel and Meyer Lehman
* [[J. Lehrenkrauss Corporation]]
* [[CIMIC Group|Leighton Holdings]] - [[Stanley Leighton (businessman)|Stanley Leighton]]
* [[Leica Camera]], [[Leica Geosystems]] and [[Leica Microsystems]] – Ernst Leitz
* [[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]]
* [[Lindt]] – [[Rodolphe Lindt]]
* [[Linfox]] - [[Lindsay Fox]]
* [[Lipton]] – [[Thomas Lipton]]
* [[Lisa Frank Incorporated]] – [[Lisa Frank]]
* [[Livingston International]] – [[Gerry Livingston]]
* [[Liz Claiborne]] – [[Liz Claiborne (fashion designer)|Liz Claiborne]]
* [[LJ Hooker]] - [[Leslie Joseph Hooker]] 
* [[Lloyds Bank]] – [[Sampson Lloyd]]
* [[Lloyds Coaches]] - Win Lloyd
* [[Lloyd's of London]] – [[Edward Lloyd (coffeehouse owner)|Edward Lloyd]]
* [[Loblaws]] – [[Theodore Loblaw]]
* [[Lockheed Martin]] – [[Allan Lockheed]] and [[Malcolm Loughead]]
* [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment]] and [[Loews Corporation]] – [[Marcus Loew]]
* [[Loganair]] - [[Willie Logan (Loganair)|Willie Logan]] 
* [[Longhurst Racing]] - [[Tony Longhurst]]
* [[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, Philologus, John and Joseph Loud
* [[Louis B. Mayer Pictures]] – [[Louis B. Mayer]]
* [[Louis Vuitton]] – Louis Vuitton
* [[Lowe's]] – Lucius Lowe
* [[Lowe Alpine]] – [[Greg Lowe (climber)|Greg]], [[Jeff Lowe (climber)|Jeff]] and Mike Lowe
* [[Lucasfilm]] – [[George Lucas]]

==M==
* [[Macmahon Holdings]] - Brian Macmahon
* [[Macmillan Publishing|Macmillan]] – [[Daniel MacMillan|Daniel]] and [[Alexander Macmillan (publisher)|Alexander Macmillan]]
* [[MacRobertson Miller Airlines]] - [[Macpherson Robertson]] and [[Horrie Miller (aviator)|Horrie Miller]]
* [[Macy's]] – [[Rowland Hussey Macy]]
* [[Maggi]] – [[Julius Maggi]]
* [[Mahindra Group]] – [[Kailash Chandra Mahindra]] and [[Jagdish Chandra Mahindra]]
* [[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 (racing driver)|Alan Rees]], [[Graham Coaker]] and [[Robin Herd]]
* [[Marchese (constructor)|Marchese]] – Carl Marchese
* [[Mark Foy's]] - Francis and [[Mark Foy (businessman)|Mark Foy]]
* [[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 (businessman)|Thomas Spencer]]
* [[Marriott Corporation]] – [[John Willard Marriott]]
* [[Mars Inc|Mars]] – [[Frank Mars]]
* [[Marsh McLennan]] – [[Henry Wheelwright Marsh]] and [[Donald 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
* [[Martyrs Bus Service]] - Harry Martyr
* [[Mary Kay, Inc.]] – [[Mary Kay Ash]]
* [[Marzotto]] – Luigi Marzotto
* [[Panasonic|Matsushita Electric Industrial]] – [[Konosuke Matsushita]]
* [[Matrox]] – Branko Matić and Lorne Trottier
* [[Mattel]] – Harold Matt Matson and Elliot Handler
* [[Mauser]] – Wilhelm and Paul Mauser
* [[Max Factor]] – [[Max Factor, Sr]]
* [[Maybach]] – [[Wilhelm Maybach|Wilhelm]] and Karl Maybach
* [[Mayne Coaches]] - Arthur Mayne
* [[Maytag]] – [[Frederick Louis Maytag I]]
* [[Mayne Group|Mayne Nickless]] - John Mayne and Enoch Nickless
* [[Mazda]] – [[Jujiro Matsuda]], also possibly inspired by the Zoroastrian god [[Ahura Mazda]]
* [[Milton Bradley Company|MB]] – [[Milton Bradley]]
* [[McAfee]] – [[John McAfee]]
* [[McCafferty's]] - [[Jack McCafferty]]
* [[McCaw Cellular Communications]] – [[Craig McCaw]]
* [[McDonald's]] – [[Richard and Maurice McDonald]]
* [[McDonnell Aircraft Corporation]] – [[James Smith McDonnell]]
* [[McFarlane Toys]] – [[Todd McFarlane]]
* [[McGraw-Hill]] – [[John A. Hill]] and [[James H. McGraw]]
* [[McHarry's Buslines]] - John McHarry
* [[McIlwraith, McEacharn & Company]] - Andrew McIlwraith and [[Malcolm McEacharn]]
* [[McKenzie's Tourist Services]] - Lorry McKenzie
* [[McKesson Corporation]] – John McKesson
* [[McKindless]] - Vincent McKindless
* [[McLaren]] – [[Bruce McLaren]]
* [[McMahon Services]] - Glen McMahon
* [[McVicar's Bus Services]] - Archibald McVicar
* [[McVitie's]] – Robert McVitie
* [[MD Moody & Sons]] – [[Maxey Dell Moody]]
* [[MDB Communications]] - Michael David Brown
* [[Meijer]] – Hendrik Meijer
* [[Mee's Bus Lines]] - Russell Mee
* [[Melitta]] – [[Melitta Bentz]]
* [[Mellon Financial|Mellon Financial Corporation]] – [[Thomas Mellon]]
* [[Menards]] – [[John Menard Jr.]]
* [[Menzies Aviation]] - John Menzies
* [[Mercedes (car)|Mercedes]] – named by [[Emil Jellinek]] for his daughter [[Mercédès Jellinek]]
* [[Mercedes-Benz]] – [[Karl Cenz]]
* [[Merck Group|Merck]] – Friedrich Jacob Merck
* [[Meredith Corporation]] – [[Edwin T. Meredith]]
* [[Merriam-Webster]] – George and Charles Merriam, and [[Noah Webster]]
* [[Merrill (company)|Merrill]] – [[Charles E. Merrill]]
* [[Merivale (company)|Merrivale]] - Merrivale Hemmes
* [[Merzario]] – [[Arturo Merzario]]
* [[Messerschmitt]] – [[Willy Messerschmitt]]
* [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]] – [[Algernon Methuen]]
* [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]– [[Samuel Goldwyn]] and [[Louis Burt Mayer]]
* [[Michael Kors Holdings]] – [[Michael Kors]]
* [[Michael Waltrip Racing]] – [[Michael Waltrip]]
* [[Michelin]] – [[André Michelin]] and [[Édouard Michelin (born 1859)|Édouard Michelin]]
* [[Miele]] – [[Carl Miele]]
* [[Mikoyan]] – [[Artem Mikoyan]]
* [[Millarworld]] – [[Mark Millar]]
* [[MillenWorks]] – [[Rod Millen]]
* [[Minardi]] – [[Giancarlo Minardi]]
* [[Miramax Films]] – Miriam and Max Weinstein
* [[Mitel]] – [[Michael Cowpland]] and [[Terry Matthews]]
* [[Mitsuoka]] – Akio Mitsuoka
* [[Moët et Chandon]] – [[Claude Moët]] and Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles
* [[Molson]] – [[John Molson]]
* [[Mojo (advertising)|Mojo]] - [[Alan Morris (advertiser)|Alan Morris]] and [[Allan Johnston (advertiser)|Allan Johnston]]
* [[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]]
* [[Moofy's Rating]] - [[John Moody (financial analyst)|John Moody]]
* [[Moog Music]] – [[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|William Morris]]
* [[Morrison Knudsen]] - Harry Morrison and Morris Knudsen
* [[Morton Salt]] – [[Joy Morton]]
* [[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]]
* [[Munro's of Jedburgh]] - Jim Munro
* [[Murphy's Brewery]] – James J. Murphy
* [[Murrays]] - Ron Murray
* [[MV Agusta]] – Vincenzo and [[Domenico Agusta]]
* [[Myer]] – [[Sidney Myer]]

==N==
* [[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]] – Carrie Marcus and AL Neiman, Herbert Marcus
* [[Nero AG|Nero]] – [[Nero]]
* [[Nestlé]] – [[Henri Nestlé]]
* [[Newman/Haas Racing]] – [[Paul Newman]] and [[Carl Haas]]
* [[Newman's Own]] – [[Paul Newman]]
* Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy – [[Nick Bollettieri]]
* [[Nick Scali Furniture]] - Nick Scali
* [[Nielsen Company|Nielsen]] – [[Arthur Nielsen]]
* [[Niki (airline)|Niki]] – [[Niki Lauda]]
* [[Nina Ricci (brand)|Nina Ricci]] – [[Nina Ricci (designer)|Nina Ricci]]
* [[NIOA]] – Bill Nioa
* [[Nobel Enterprises]] – [[Alfred Nobel]]
* [[Norbert Dentressangle]] – Norbert Dentressangle
* [[Nordstrom]] – [[John W. Nordstrom]]
* [[Northrop Corporation|Northrop]] – [[John Knudsen Northrop|Jack Northrop]]

==O==
* [[Offenhauser]] – [[Fred Offenhauser]]
* [[Office Kitano]] – [[Takeshi Kitano]]
* [[Öhlins]] – Kenth Öhlins
* [[Oldsmobile]] – [[Ransom E. Olds]]
* [[Olin Corporation]] – [[Franklin W. Olin]]
* [[Olivetti]] – [[Camillo Olivetti]]
* [[Opel]] – [[Adam Opel]]
* [[Oprah Winfrey Network]] (OWN) -  [[Oprah Winfrey]]
* [[Orton Ceramic Foundation]] – [[Edward Orton Jr.]]
* [[Oscar Mayer]] – [[Oscar F. Mayer]]
* [[Osella]] – Enzo Osella
* [[Otis Elevator Company]] – [[Elisha Otis]]
* [[Otto GmbH]] – [[Michael Otto (businessman)|Michael Otto]]
* [[United Network|Overmyer Network]] - [[Daniel H. Overmyer]]

==P==
* [[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]]
* [[Guillows]] – Paul Guillow
* [[Paul Morris Motorsport]] – [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|Paul Morris]]
* [[Pax TV|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 (engineer)|Frank Perkins]]
* [[Perot Systems]] – [[Ross Perot]]
* [[Perrier]] – Louis Perrier
* [[Perry Ellis International]] – [[Perry Ellis (fashion designer)|Perry Ellis]]
* [[Perry Engineering]] - [[Samuel Perry (ironmaster)|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 (automobile)|Pontiac]] – [[Chief Pontiac]]
* [[Poole & Steel]] - Arthur Poole and James Steel
* [[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
* [[Price Club]] - [[Sol Price]]
* [[Primanti Brothers]] – Joe, Dick and Stanley Primanti
* [[Prior's Bus Service]] - George Prior
* [[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]]
* [[PwC]] – [[Samuel Lowell Price]], [[Edwin Waterhouse]], [[William Cooper (accountant)|William Cooper]]
* [[Pye (electronics company)|Pye]] – [[William George Pye]]

==Q==
* [[Quaife]] – Rod Quaife
* [[Qvale]] – Bruce Qvale

==R==
* [[R&W Hawthorn]] - Robert and William Hawthorn
* [[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
* [[Ramsay Health Care]] - [[Paul Ramsay]]
* [[Rawlings (company)|Rawlings]] – George and Alfred Rawlings
* [[RCR Tomlinson]] - Ernest and Edward Tomlinson
* [[RE Amemiya]] – Asami Amemiya
* [[Rebaque]] – [[Héctor Rebaque]]
* [[Reckitt|Reckitt Benckiser]] - [[Isaac Reckitt]] and [[Johann Benckiser]]
* [[Reece Group]] - Harold Reece
* [[Reed (company)|Reed]] - [[Alec Reed]]
* [[Reg Grundy Organisation]] - [[Reg Grundy]]
* [[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]]
* [[RFW]] - Robert Frederick Whitehead
* [[Richard Childress Racing]] – [[Richard Childress]]
* [[Richard Petty Motorsports]] – [[Richard Petty]]
* [[Rickenbacker]] – [[Adolph 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
* [[RCS MediaGroup|Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera]] – Angelo Rizzoli
* [[RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company]] – [[Richard Joshua Reynolds]]
* [[RM Auctions]] – Rob Myers
* [[RM Williams (company)|RM Williams]] – [[RM Williams]]
* [[RML Group]] – Ray Mallock
* [[Robert Bosch GmbH]] – [[Robert Bosch]]
* [[Roberts Radio]] – Harry Roberts
* [[Roche]] - Adèle La Roche, first wife of [[Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche]]
* [[Rockefeller Group]] – [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]]
* [[Rockwell International]], [[Rockwell International|North American Rockwell]], [[Conexant|Rockwell Semiconductor]] – [[Willard Rockwell]]
* [[Rod Nash Racing]] – Rod Nash
* [[Rogers Communications]] – [[Edward Samuel 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]]
* [[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 International|Rothmans]] – [[Louis Rothman]]
* [[Roush Performance]], [[Roush Fenway Racing]] – [[Jack Roush]]
* [[Rowntree's]] – [[Henry Isaac Rowntree]]
* [[Royal Doulton]] - [[Henry Doulton]]
* [[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]]

==S==
* [[Saatchi & Saatchi]] - [[Maurice Saatchi|Maurice]] and [[Charles Saatchi]]
* [[Sainsbury's]] – [[John James Sainsbury]]
* [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] – Andrew Saks
* [[Saleen, Incorporated|Saleen]] – [[Steve Saleen]]
* [[Sam's Club]] – [[Sam Walton]]
* [[Samsonite]] – [[Samson]]
* [[Samuel Ledgard]] - Samuel Ledgard
* [[Samuel Smith Old Brewery]] – Samuel Smith
* [[Sanders Coaches]] - Norman Sanders
* [[Santoni]] – Andrea and Rosa Santoni
* [[Sauber]] – [[Peter Sauber]]
* [[Savills]] - [[Alfred Savill]]
* [[SIAI-Marchetti|Savoia-Marchetti]] – Umberto Savoia and [[Alessandro Marchetti (aircraft engineer)|Alessandro Marchetti]]
* [[Sbarro]] – Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro
* [[Sbarro (automobile)|Sbarro]] – Franco Sbarro
* [[SC Johnson]] – [[Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr.]]
* [[Schweppes]] – [[Johann Jacob Schweppe]]
* [[Schlecker]] – [[Anton Schlecker]]
* [[Schneider Electric]] - [[Adolphe Schneider|Adolphe]] and [[Eugène Schneider]]
* [[Schnitzer Motorsport]] – Josef and Herbert Schnitzer
* [[Schwind eye tech solutions]] – Herbert Schwind
* [[Schwinn Bicycle Company]] – Ignaz Schwinn
* [[Scott (company)|Scott]] – Ed Scott
* [[Scott Dunn (tour operator)|Scott Dunn]] - Scott Dunn
* [[Scott's Transport]] - [[Allan Scott (businessman)|Allan Scott]]
* [[Sears]] – [[Richard Warren Sears]]
* [[Sears, Roebuck]] – [[Richard Warren Sears]] and [[Alvah Roebuck]]
* [[Seeburg Corporation]] – Justus Sjöberg (Anglicized name)
* [[Seecamp]] – Ludwig Wilhelm Seecamp
* [[Seedorf Racing]] – [[Clarence Seedorf]]
* [[Selfridges]] – [[Harry Gordon Selfridge]]
* [[Sennheiser|Sennheiser electronic]] – [[Fritz Sennheiser]]
* [[Shakespeare Fishing Tackle]] – William Shakespeare
* [[Shanghai Tang]] – [[David Tang]]
* [[Shaw Brothers Studio]], [[Shaw Organisation]] – [[Run Run Shaw]] and [[Runme Shaw]]
* [[Shearings]] - Herbert Shearing
* [[Sheetz]] – Bob Sheetz
* [[Sherwin-Williams|Sherwin-Williams Company]] – [[Henry Sherwin]] and Edward Williams
* [[Shimano]] – Shozaburo Shimano
* [[Shugart Associates]] – [[Alan Shugart]]
* [[Shure Incorporated]] – Sidney Shure
* [[Sid Fogg's]] - Amos Fogg
* [[Siemens]] – [[Werner von Siemens]]
* [[Sikorsky Aircraft]] – [[Igor Sikorsky]]
* [[Simonds Coach & Travel]] - Roland Simonds
* [[Simpson Performance Products]] – [[Bill Simpson (racing driver)|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]]
* [[Skennars]] - Clarrie Skennar
* [[Skills Coaches]] - Arthur Skill
* [[Skip Barber Racing School]] – [[Skip Barber]]
* [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]] – [[Emil Škoda]]
* [[Slater & Gordon]] - [[Bill Slater (politician)|Bill Slater]] and Hugh Gordon
* [[Smirnoff]] – Piotr Arsenieyevich Smirnov
* [[Smith & Nephew]] – [[Thomas James Smith]] and nephew Horatio Nelson Smith
* [[Smith & Wesson]] – [[Horace Smith (inventor)|Horace Smith]] and [[Daniel B. Wesson]]
* [[Smorgon Steel]] - [[Victor Smorgon]]
* [[Soennecken]] – [[Friedrich Soennecken]]
* [[Sopwith Aviation Company]] – [[Thomas Sopwith]]
* [[Sotheby's]] – [[John Sotheby]]
* [[Soul Patts]] - [[Lewy Pattinson]]
* [[Spice Engineering]] – Gordon Spice
* [[Staedtler]] – Friedrich Staedtler
* [[Stanley Black & Decker]] – [[Frederick Trent Stanley]], S. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker
** formerly Stanley Works, named after the aforementioned Stanley
* [[Steinway & Sons]] – [[Henry Steinway]]
* [[Stephensons of Essex]] - John Stephenson
* [[Stern (game company)|Stern]] – Sam Stern
* [[Stevensons of Uttoxeter]] - John Stevenson
* [[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 Warner]]
* [[Stewart & Sons]] - Matthew Stewart
* [[Stihl]] – [[Andreas Stihl]]
* [[Stillen]] – [[Steve Millen]]
* [[Esken|Stobart Group]] – [[Eddie Stobart]]
* [[Stockmann]] – Georg Franz Stockmann
* [[Stone Brothers Racing]] – Ross and Jim Stone
* [[Stromberg (company)|Strömberg]] – Gottfrid Strömberg
* [[Sturm, Ruger & Company]] – [[Alexander McCormick Sturm]] and [[Bill Ruger]]
* [[Stutz Motor Company]] – [[Harry Stutz]]
* [[Chocolat Suchard|Suchard]] – [[Philippe Suchard]]
* [[Sukhoi]] – [[Pavel Sukhoi]]
* [[Sullivan Bluth Studios]] – [[Don Bluth]] and [[Morris Sullivan]]
* [[Sullivan Buses]] - Dean Sullivan
* [[Sumitomo Group]] – [[Sumitomo Masatomo]]
* [[Super Aguri F1]] – [[Aguri Suzuki]]
* [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Surtees]] – [[John Surtees]]
* [[Suzuki]] – Michio Suzuki
* [[Swarovski]] – [[Daniel Swarovski]]
* [[Swire]] - John Swire

==T==
* [[Arriva|T Cowie]] - [[Tom Cowie]]
* [[Taco Bell]] – [[Glen Bell]]
* [[Taft Broadcasting]] – [[Charles Phelps Taft]]
* [[TAG Heuer]] – Eduardo Heuer
* [[Tamiya Corporation|Tamiya]] – Yoshio Tamiya
* [[Tandy Corporation]] – Dave 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 Inc|Tesla]] – [[Nikola Tesla]]
* [[Testor Corporation]] – Nils Testor
* [[Tetley's Brewery]] (Joshua Tetley & Sons) – [[Joshua Tetley]]
* [[Theakston Brewery]] – Robert Theakston
* [[Thiess (company)|Thiess]] - [[Leslie Thiess]]
* [[Thomas B. Jeffery Company]] – [[Thomas B. Jeffery]]
* [[Thomas Cook Group]], [[Thomas Cook Airlines]], [[Thomas Cook & Son]] – [[Thomas Cook]]
* [[Thomas Green & Son]] - Thomas Green
* [[Thomas Nationwide Transport]] - Ken Thomas
* [[Thomson Corporation]] – [[Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet]]
* Various named after [[Elihu Thomson]]:
**[[Alstom]]
**[[Thomson-CSF]]
**[[Thomson-Houston Electric Company]]
**[[Vantiva|Thomson SA]]
* [[Thompsons Bus Service]] - Geoff Thompson
* [[Thorn Electrical Industries]] – [[Jules Thorn]]
* [[Thorntons]] (British [[chocolatier]]) – [[Joseph William Thornton]]
* [[Thorntons LLC|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
* [[Tilling Group]] - Thomas Tilling
* [[Tim Hortons]] – [[Tim Horton]]
* [[Timken Company]] – [[Henry Timken]]
* [[Tinsley & Hull]] – Fleming Davies Tinsley and Daniel B. Hull
* [[Toblerone]] – [[Theodor Tobler]]
* [[Tokuma Shoten]] – Yasuyoshi Tokuma
* [[Toleman]] – Ted Toleman
* [[Toll Group]] - [[Albert Toll]]
* [[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]] – Toni and Guy Mascolo
* [[Tony Roma's]] – Tony Roma
* [[Tooheys]] - [[John Toohey (politician)|John Toohey]]
* [[Towers Perrin]] – John Towers and Charles Perrin
* [[Toyota Industries]] – [[Sakichi Toyoda]]
* [[Toyota]] – [[Kiichiro Toyoda]]
* [[Trane]] – James and Reuben Trane
* [[Trathens Travel Services]] - Fred Trathen
* [[Travel de Courcey]] - Mike de Courcey
* [[Triple F Racing]] – [[Dean Fiore|Dean]], Paul and Todd Fiore
* [[Trump Organization]] – [[Fred Trump]]
* [[Trump Shuttle]], [[Trump Entertainment Resorts]], [[Trump Taj Mahal]] – [[Donald Trump]]
* [[Tupolev]] – [[Andrei Tupolev]]
* [[Tupperware Brands]] – [[Earl Tupper]]
* [[Turner Broadcasting System]], [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] (formerly Turner Network Television), [[Turner Classic Movies]], [[Turner South]] (defunct pay-TV network), [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] (formerly Turner Broadcasting System)  – [[Ted Turner]]
* [[TVR]] – Trevor Wilkinson
* [[TVS Motors]], [[TVS Electronics]] – TV Sundaram Iyengar
* [[Twinings]] – [[Thomas Twining (merchant)|Thomas Twining]]
* [[Tyrrell Racing]] – [[Ken Tyrrell]]

==U==
* [[Ukrop's]] – Joseph Ukrop

==V==
* [[Valentino (fashion house)|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

==W==
* [[Waitrose]] – Wallace Waite and [[Arthur Rose]]
* [[Walmart]] – [[Sam Walton]]
* [[Walgreens]] – [[Charles Rudolph Walgreen]]
* [[Walkinshaw Andretti United]] – Ryan Walkinshaw, [[Michael Andretti]] and [[United Autosports]]
* [[Wall's (ice cream)]] and [[Wall's (meat)]] – Richard Wall
* [[Walt Disney Company]] – [[Walt Disney]]
* [[Carl Walther GmbH|Walther]] – [[Carl Walther]]
* [[Walker Corporation]] - Lang Walker
* [[Walter Wolf Racing]] – [[Walter Wolf]]
* [[Waltons (department store)|Waltons]] - John Walton
* [[Wang Laboratories]] – [[An Wang]]
* [[Warburtons]] – Ellen and Thomas Warburton
* [[Wardle Transport]] - Doug Wardle
* [[Warner Bros]] – [[Jack L. Warner|Jack]], [[Sam Warner|Sam]], [[Harry Warner|Henry]] and [[Albert Warner]]
* [[Wayne Gardner Racing]] – [[Wayne Gardner]]
* [[WB Mason]] – William Betts Mason
* [[Wegmans]] – John and Walter Wegman
* [[Wells & Co]] – Charles Wells
* [[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]]
* [[WH Smith]] – [[William Henry Smith (1792–1865)|William Henry Smith]]
* [[Whyte & Mackay]] – James Whyte and Charles Mackay
* [[Wiesmann]] – Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann
* [[Wilkinson Sword]] – James Wilkinson
* [[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]]
* [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering]] – [[Frank Williams (Formula One)|Frank Williams]]
* [[Williams Sonoma]] – [[Chuck Williams (author)|Chuck Williams]]
* [[Wilson Combat]] – Bill Wilson
* [[Winchester Repeating Arms]] – [[Oliver Winchester]]
* [[Winning Appliances]] – John Winning
* [[WK Kellogg Co]] – [[Will Keith Kellogg]]
* [[Wolfram Research]] - [[Stephen Wolfram]]
* [[Wood Brothers Racing]] – Glen, Leonard, Delano, Clay, and Ray Lee Wood
* [[Woods Bagot]] - [[Edward John Woods]] and [[Walter Bagot (architect)|Walter Bagot]]
* [[Woolworths (United Kingdom)|Woolworths]] – [[Franklin Winfield Woolworth]]
* [[Woottens Luxury Travel]] - Nick and Michael Woottens
* [[Wormald International]] - Joseph and Henry Wormald
* [[Worthington Brewery]] – William Worthington
* [[Wright Company]], [[Wright Aeronautical]] – [[Wright brothers|Orville and Wilbur Wright]]
* [[Wrigley Company]] – [[William Wrigley Jr.]]
* [[Würth]] – Adolf Würth
* [[WW Norton]] – [[William Warder Norton]]

==X==

==Y==
* [[Yakovlev]] – [[Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev]]
* [[Yamaha Corporation]] – [[Torakusu Yamaha]]
* [[Yates Racing]] – [[Robert Yates (NASCAR)|Robert Yates]]
* [[Young's]] – Charles Young
* [[Yuengling]] – [[David Yuengling]]
* [[Yuke's]] – [[Yukinori Taniguchi]]
* [[Yves Saint Laurent (fashion house)|Yves Saint Laurent]] – [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]]

==Z==
* [[Zagato]] – [[Ugo Zagato]]
* [[Zakspeed]] – Erich Zakowski
* [[Zend Technologies]] – Zeev Suraski and Andi Gutmans
* [[Zeiss (company)|Zeiss]] – [[Carl Zeiss]]
* [[Ziff Davis]] – [[William Bernard Ziff Sr.]] and [[Bernard George Davis]]
* [[Zust]] – Roberto Züst

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