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.
A A&G Price - Alfred and George Price A&M Records – Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss A&W Restaurants – Roy Allen and Frank Wright Abarth - Carlo Abarth Abbott Laboratories – Wallace Calvin Abbott (1888) Abercrombie & Fitch – David T. Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch Abrams Air Craft – Talbert Abrams Abt Sportsline – Johann Abt Adani Group - Gautam Adani Adidas – Adolf "Adi" 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 – Gino Amisano (Amisano Gino Valenza) Åhléns - Johan Petter Åhlén 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 Albertsons – Joe Albertson Aldi – Theo and Karl Albrecht Alessi – Giovanni Alessi Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau – Alex von Falkenhausen Alexander McQueen - Alexander McQueen Alfa Romeo - Nicola Romeo Allan Moffat Racing - Allan Moffat Allard Motor Company - Sydney Allard Allen & Unwin - George Allen and Stanley Unwin Alltech — Aoife Louise Lyons, daughter of company founder Pearse Lyons Alza – Alex Zaffaroni AM Best - Alfred Magilton Best Amdahl Corporation – Gene Amdahl 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 Ansaldo – Giovanni Ansaldo Anschutz Corporation – Philip Anschutz Ansett Australia, Ansett Pioneer, Ansett Transport Industries – Reg Ansett Antonov – Oleg Antonov Arai Helmet – Hirotake Arai Archer Daniels Midland – George Archer and John Daniels Armani – Giorgio Armani Armstrong Whitworth - William Armstrong Arnold Clark Automobiles - Arnold Clark Arrows – Franco Ambrosio, 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 Ascari Cars - Alberto Ascari Ashurst - William Ashurst Astley Baker Davies - Neville Astley, Mark Baker and Phil Davies 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 Avis Car Rental - Warren Avis 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 Bain & Company and Bain Capital - Bill Bain Bajaj Auto – Jamnalal Bajaj Baker Curb Racing – 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 - Pierre Balmain Bandini Automobili – Ilario Bandini Bang & Olufsen – Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen Bankable Productions – Tyra Banks Bannatyne – Duncan Bannatyne Banta Corporation – George Banta Barbour – John Barbour Barclays – James Barclay Barilla Group – Pietro Barilla Barings Bank – Francis Baring and 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 Irvine Robbins Bass Brewery – William Bass 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, 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 Beecham Group – Thomas Beecham Behra – Jean Behra Beiersdorf – Paul Beiersdorf Belk – William Belk Bell Aircraft – Lawrence Bell Bell Telephone Company, Bell System – Alexander Graham Bell Bellasi – Guglielmo Bellasi Ben & Jerry's – Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield Benbros – Jack and Nathan Beneson 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 Bertone – Giovanni Bertone Beyer, Peacock & Company - Charles Beyer and Richard Peacock Bialetti – Alfonso Bialetti Bianchi – Edoardo Bianchi Bic – Marcel Bich Bickerton – Harry Bickerton Bimota – Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini Bing Lee – Bing Lee Bird's Custard – Alfred Bird Birds Eye – Clarence Birdseye Bitter Automotive - Erich Bitter Bizzarrini - Giotto Bizzarrini 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 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 - Isaac Bolton Bombardier – Joseph Bombardier Bomgar – Joel Bomgaars Bond Corporation - Alan Bond Bonhams – Walter Bonham Bonnier Group – Gerhard Bonnier Borgward - Carl F. W. Borgward Booth's Gin – John Booth Boots – John Boot Borders – Tom and Louis Borders Boro – Bob and Rody Hoogenboom Bosch – Robert Bosch Bose Corporation – Amar Bose 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 Brains Brewery – Samuel Brain Brambles - Walter Bramble Brashs - Michael Brasch Braun – Max Braun Brawn GP – Ross Brawn Brentano's – August Brentano Brewco Motorsports – Clarence and Tammy Brewer Bricklin - Malcolm Bricklin Briggs & Stratton – Stephen Foster Briggs and Harold Meade Stratton Britek Motorsport – Jason Bright Brooke Bond – Arthur Brooke Brooks Brothers - Henry Sands Brooks Brooks Locomotive Works – Horatio Brooks Brun Motorsport – Walter Brun Brunello Cucinelli - Brunello Cucinelli 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 and Robert Philp Butler Air Transport - Cecil Arthur Butler Butler International - Paul Butler BVD – Messrs Bradley, Voorhees and Day
C C&A – Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer Cabela's – 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 Cammell Laird – Charles Cammell and William Laird Campagnolo – Tullio Campagnolo Campari – Davide Campari Campbell's – Joseph A. Campbell Captain Cook Cruises - James Cook Cargill – William Wallace Cargill Carhartt - Hamilton Carhartt Carluccio's - Antonio Carluccio Carlyle Group – Thomas Carlyle Cartier - Louis-François Cartier Casio – Tadao Kashio Cassell – John Cassell Celine – Celine Vipiana Cerruti 1881 – Nino Cerruti CH Robinson – Charles Henry Robinson 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 – 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 Coffey International - David Coffey Cokin – Jean Coquin Coles – George Coles Colgate-Palmolive – William Colgate Colin Bond Racing – Colin Bond Collins Radio Company – Arthur A. Collins Colnago – Ernesto Colnago Coloni – Enzo Coloni Colt's Manufacturing Company, Colt Defense, Colt Canada – Samuel Colt Condé Nast – Condé Montrose Nast Connolly Leather – John Connolly Converse - Marquis Mills Converse Cooper Car Company – Charles and John Cooper Coopers Brewery - Thomas Cooper Coors Brewing Company, Adolph Coors Company – Adolph Coors Cord Automobile – Errett Lobban Cord 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 Currys - Henry Curry Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company – Glenn Curtiss Cushman & Wakefield – J Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield
D DAF - Hub van Doorne D&G Bus - David Reeves and Gerald Henderson Daimler Company - Gottlieb Daimler Daimler-Benz – Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz Dallara – Giampaolo Dallara 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 David Lloyd Leisure – David Lloyd David Price Racing – David Price Davidoff - Zino Davidoff Davis Polk - John W. Davis, a defender of racial segregation and state control of education. 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 - Alan B Denning DHL – Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn Dick Clark Productions – Dick Clark Dick Johnson Racing – Dick Johnson Dick Smith – 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 Driscoll's – Dick Driscoll