Industry index
Business, on the record.
21 public figures selected through a transparent two-year Wikipedia pageview and Wikidata sitelink popularity proxy, then screened for source quality.
21 selected public figures
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Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata was an Indian industrialist who chaired Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012 and again on an interim basis in 2016–2017. He received the Padma Vibhushan in 2008 and died in October 2024.
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani is an Indian businessman and the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. He took charge of the group's flagship business after his father Dhirubhai Ambani died in 2002.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk is a South African-born businessman who leads Tesla and SpaceX. He also owns the social platform X and founded the AI company xAI.
Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai is the chief executive of Google and its parent company Alphabet. He grew up in Chennai and studied at IIT Kharagpur, Stanford and Wharton.
Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella is the chairman and chief executive of Microsoft. He grew up in Hyderabad and studied at Manipal and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Vijay Mallya
Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman who led United Breweries and founded Kingfisher Airlines. He has lived in the United Kingdom since 2016.
Nikhil Kamath
Nikhil Kamath is the co-founder of the brokerage Zerodha, an investor and podcast host.
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla is the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group.
Gautam Adani
Gautam Adani is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, one of India's largest conglomerates.
Lalit Modi
Lalit Modi is a businessman who founded the Indian Premier League and served as its first commissioner.
Nita Ambani
Nita Ambani is the founder and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation and owner of the Mumbai Indians IPL team.
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner is an American media personality from Keeping Up with the Kardashians and the founder of Kylie Cosmetics.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian is an American media personality and businesswoman who co-founded the shapewear brand SKIMS.
Kaviya Maran
Kaviya Maran is an Indian businesswoman and an executive of the Sun Group. She is the chief executive of the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Siddharth Roy Kapur is an Indian film producer and former head of Disney India, who runs Roy Kapur Films. He is the elder brother of Aditya Roy Kapur.
Ness Wadia
Ness Wadia is an Indian businessman of the Wadia Group and a co-owner of the IPL team Punjab Kings.
Bhushan Kumar
Bhushan Kumar is an Indian film producer and the chairman of T-Series, the music label and studio founded by his father Gulshan Kumar.
Jay Mehta
Jay Mehta is an Indian industrialist who heads the Mehta Group and co-owns the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. He is married to Juhi Chawla.
Nandita Mahtani
Nandita Mahtani is an Indian fashion designer and stylist who has worked with many Bollywood stars.
Sunjay Kapur
Sunjay Kapur was an Indian industrialist and chairman of Sona Comstar. He was once married to Karisma Kapoor and died in 2025.
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is an American businessman who founded Amazon and the space company Blue Origin.