Бизнес-магнаты
Миллиардеры, промышленники и бизнес-лидеры, чьи семейные истории начинаются в Российской империи или СССР.
Эта категория документирует миллиардеров, промышленников и бизнес-лидеров, чьи семейные истории начинаются в Российской империи или Советском Союзе, — деятелей, чьи предприятия охватывают финансы, недвижимость, медиа и промышленность по всему миру.
Михаил Фридман
Oligarch forged in Soviet Lviv, exiled by war
Роман Абрамович
Oligarch who bought Chelsea FC, worth $10B+
Юрий Мильнер
Soviet-born physicist turned Silicon Valley kingmaker
Абнер Цвиллман
Prohibition-era crime boss known as the Al Capone of New Jersey
Алан Кинг
Stand-up comedian who turned Jewish immigrant anxieties into American comedy gold
Алекс Карп
Philosopher-CEO who built the surveillance state's brain
Александр Лебедев
KGB spy turned press baron of London
Александр Мамут
The Moscow oligarch who saved British books
Эми Шумер
Stand-up subversive who made discomfort funny.
Энди Джасси
Empire-born roots, AWS-built empire.
Аркадий Гайдамак
Moscow-born oligarch who bought Israeli influence
Арманд Хаммер
The capitalist who charmed the Kremlin.
Арнольд Ротштейн
The gambler who bankrolled organized crime
Бен Коэн
The ice cream idealist who turned a scoop into a cause.
Бен Горовиц
Silicon Valley titan shaped by immigrant grit.
Билли Кристал
Odessa's grandson made America laugh for decades
Борис Берёзовский
From Soviet math labs to London exile.
Бадди Хэкетт
Brooklyn comedian with Russian-Jewish roots who was one of Las Vegas's last great stand-up kings
Багси Сигел
Russian-Jewish gangster from Brooklyn who built Las Vegas out of the Nevada desert
Чарльз Блюдорн
Viennese immigrant with Russian parents who presided over Paramount's golden age
Челси Хэндлер
Late-night TV trailblazer with Russian-Jewish roots on her father's side
Чико Маркс
Eldest Marx Brother, son of a Russian-Jewish immigrant mother who raised America's greatest comedy team
Дэвид Сарнов
Born in a Belarus shtetl, built NBC and RCA — the man who invented American broadcasting
Дэвид Стейнберг
Canadian comedy legend with Russian-Romanian Jewish roots who defined 1960s irreverent humour
Дон Риклз
Brooklyn insult comedian born to Lithuanian-Russian Jewish parents who became Mr. Warmth
Датч Шульц
Bronx gangster with German-Russian Jewish roots who ran Prohibition-era New York
Эдди Кантор
Lower East Side entertainer with Russian Jewish roots who became a radio king and Hollywood star
Юджин Клейнер
Vienna-born venture capitalist with Russian roots who co-founded Kleiner Perkins and Silicon Valley itself
Евгений Швидлер
Ufa-born oligarch, Roman Abramovich's closest partner and the man behind Sibneft
Евгений Чичваркин
St. Petersburg entrepreneur who built Russia's biggest mobile phone chain and fled to London
Фанни Брайс
Lower East Side comedian with Russian immigrant parents who became the Ziegfeld Follies' greatest star
Фрэнк Лоуи
Holocaust survivor from the Russian Empire borderlands who built the Westfield shopping empire
Гэри Вайнерчук
From Soviet Babruysk to Silicon Valley's loudest voice
Джордж Бёрнс
Lower East Side comedian with Russian-Austrian Jewish roots who performed until age 98
Джордж Сорос
The speculator who broke the Bank of England
Граучо Маркс
The Marx Brothers' razor-tongued wit, son of a Russian-Jewish immigrant mother who built America's greatest comedy team
Арпо Маркс
The silent Marx Brother — son of a Russian-Jewish immigrant mother — whose harp playing was genuine genius
Хелена Рубинштейн
Born in Krakow in the Russian Empire, built the first global cosmetics empire
Хенни Янгман
King of the One-Liners, son of Russian immigrant parents who defined American stand-up
Хауи Мандел
Canadian comedian and Deal or No Deal host with Eastern European Jewish roots
Ида Розенталь
Minsk-born immigrant who co-founded Maidenform and invented the modern bra
Игорь Оленикофф
Moscow-born real estate billionaire and art collector who became one of America's wealthiest immigrants
Джек Бенни
The comedian's comedian — his parents emigrated from Poland and Russia to build America's greatest comedy legacy
Джеки Мэйсон
Minsk-descended stand-up comedian who became Broadway's greatest Jewish comic voice
Джерри Сайнфелд
The greatest stand-up comedian of his generation — his father's family came from Ukraine and Hungary
Джерри Стиллер
Father of Ben Stiller and Seinfeld's Frank Costanza — his family came from Galicia and the Russian Empire
Джоан Риверс
Brooklyn comedian with Russian-Jewish parents who became the queen of American stand-up
Джон Стюарт
The Daily Show host whose family name was Leibowitz — grandparents came from Poland and Ukraine
Лен Блаватник
Odessa-born billionaire who bought Warner Music, built Access Industries and became the UK's richest man
Ленни Брюс
Brooklyn comedian with Russian-Jewish roots who died for free speech and reinvented stand-up
Леонид Невзлин
Yukos co-owner who fled Russia, bankrolled opposition media and became a top anti-Putin activist from Israel
Лев Левиев
Born in Tashkent, became the Diamond King of the World and one of the wealthiest Israelis alive
Лью Грейд
Born in Tokmak (Ukraine), became Britain's greatest TV mogul and built ITV into a global force
Луис Лепке
Brooklyn gangster with Russian-Jewish roots who ran Murder Inc. — and went to the electric chair
Марк Бениофф
Salesforce founder whose grandfather Isaac came from Kyiv — built a $200 billion cloud empire
Марк Ласри
Moroccan-born distressed-debt billionaire with Eastern European Jewish heritage who co-owned the Milwaukee Bucks
Марк Кьюбан
Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner whose grandparents came from Russia via the Chabenisky family
Макс Фактор
Born in Zdunska Wola (Russian Empire), invented modern makeup and built Hollywood's most famous cosmetics brand
Мел Брукс
Brooklyn comedy genius whose mother came from Kyiv — created Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers
Мейер Лански
Born in Grodno, became the Mob's Accountant — the financial genius behind American organised crime
Майкл Делл
Founded Dell at 19 in his college dorm — his family name was Tal, changed from Russian-Jewish origins
Микки Коэн
Born to Kyiv Jewish immigrants — became the most feared gangster in Los Angeles
Михаил Ходорковский
Russia's richest man, jailed by Putin for 10 years — now runs the anti-Putin opposition from London
Милтон Берл
Mr. Television — his parents came from Russia, he put America in front of TV sets
Мо Далиц
Russian-Jewish bootlegger who built Las Vegas alongside Bugsy Siegel and became its most legitimate mogul
Монк Истман
Russian-Jewish gangster who ruled New York's Lower East Side and died a decorated WWI hero
Натан Шварц
Born in Odessa — bought a failing Massachusetts boot company and built it into Timberland
Рэд Баттонс
Oscar-winning comedian whose parents came from Russia — a Borscht Belt legend
Ричард Льюис
The prince of pain — his parents came from Russia and Romania, he turned neurosis into an art form
Родни Данджерфилд
He got no respect — his father left for Russia, his mother had Hungarian-Russian roots, he became comedy royalty
Сэмюэл Земуррей
Born in Kishinev — the Banana Man who overthrew a Central American government and ran United Fruit
Шеки Грин
Las Vegas comedy legend whose parents came from Russia — the greatest improvisational comedian of his era
Шелдон Адельсон
His father came from Lithuania and Ukraine — the casino mogul who became America's most powerful political donor
Сид Сизер
His parents came from Poland and Russia — the TV comedy genius who launched Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Carl Reiner
Сидни Майер
Born in Krichev, Belarus — founded Australia's largest department store and built Melbourne's cultural heart
Сол Керзнер
Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants in South Africa — built Sun City and One&Only into global resort empires
Стив Балмер
His father's family came from Pinsk, Belarus — became Microsoft CEO and owns the LA Clippers
Самнер Редстоун
His father came from Russia — built Viacom, CBS, and MTV into the world's largest media empire
Тоути Филдс
Her parents came from Russia — the stand-up comedian who defined self-deprecating comedy before Joan Rivers
Валентин Гапонцев
Moscow physicist who founded IPG Photonics — the world's largest fibre laser company
Вакси Гордон
Уильям Пейли
His parents fled Russia — he built CBS into America's most powerful broadcast network
Яков Смирнофф
Born in Odessa — the comedian who turned being a Soviet immigrant into America's best-loved joke
Зеппо Маркс
The 'straight man' Marx Brother — his parents came from Alsace and the Russian Empire
Зино Давидофф
Born in Geneva to parents from Novhorod-Siverskyi, Ukraine — built the world's greatest luxury tobacco brand
Алишер Усманов
Uzbek-born Russian billionaire who owned Arsenal FC and built USM Holdings — one of Russia's great fortunes
Андрей Мельниченко
Belarus-born fertilizer and coal magnate whose sailing superyacht is the world's largest
Владимир Лисин
Steel magnate from Ivanovo who became Russia's richest man and a champion clay-target shooter
Геннадий Тимченко
Putin's oldest business associate — co-founded Gunvor and became one of the world's top commodity traders
Виктор Вексельберг
Bought back the Fabergé eggs for Russia — Renova Group founder and Switzerland-based billionaire
Герман Хан
Kyiv-born Alfa Group co-founder and one of Russia's wealthiest men, now Israel-based
Алексей Кузьмичёв
Alfa Group co-founder with Vologda roots who built a $7 billion fortune and lives in France
Пётр Авен
Moscow economist who co-built Alfa-Bank into Russia's largest private bank and became Latvia's most famous billionaire
Юрий Шефлер
Exiled Moscow businessman who owns the Stolichnaya vodka brand and runs SPI Group from London
Моше Кантор
Moscow-born fertilizer billionaire and President of the European Jewish Congress
Игорь Коломойский
Dnipro oligarch who co-owned Privat Group and financed Ukraine's defence — then fell out with Zelensky
Вадим Мошкович
Moscow-born agricultural billionaire who built Rusagro into Russia's largest sugar producer
Михаил Прохоров
Moscow billionaire who owned the Brooklyn Nets and ran against Putin — then lost everything
Геннадий Боголюбов
Dnipro co-founder of PrivatBank who built Ukraine's largest financial institution
Ринат Ахметов
Donetsk-born Ukraine's richest man — steel, energy, media empire built in the shadow of war
Михаил Мирилашвили
Tbilisi-born Israeli billionaire and president of the World ORT charitable network
Вячеслав Кантор
Moscow-born Acron Group founder and globally recognised antisemitism campaigner
Олег Тиньков
Founded Tinkoff Bank, renounced Russian citizenship in 2022 after publicly opposing the Ukraine war
Тимур Турлов
Moscow-born founder of NASDAQ-listed Freedom Holding who obtained Kazakhstani citizenship
Игорь Макаров
Ashgabat-born gas trader and cycling patron who built Itera and has lived in Monaco for two decades
Елена Батурина
Russia's only self-made female billionaire — built a construction empire, married Moscow's mayor, now based in Vienna
Дмитрий Рыболовлев
Perm cardiologist turned potash billionaire who owns AS Monaco and bought a Da Vinci for $127 million
Михаил Шелков
Controls VSMPO-AVISMA — the world's largest titanium producer supplying Boeing and Airbus
Дмитрий Пумпянский
Ural industrialist who built Sinara Group and TMK into one of the world's largest pipe manufacturers
Лев Хасис
Built Pyaterochka, ran Walmart Russia, rose to deputy CEO of Sberbank — then emigrated to Israel in 2022
Вячеслав Ким
Co-founder of Kaspi.kz — Kazakhstan's super-app and the most valuable company in Central Asia
Михаил Ломтадзе
Georgian-born CEO of Kaspi.kz — built Kazakhstan's most valuable company from Almaty
Тимур Кулибаев
Son-in-law of Kazakhstan's founding president — controls the country's energy and banking empires
Динара Кулибаева
Daughter of Kazakhstan's founding president — wealthiest woman in Central Asia
Нурлан Смагулов
Kazakhstan's automotive and real estate billionaire — newest entrant on Forbes global list
Айдын Рахимбаев
Kazakhstani construction billionaire who built BI Group into Central Asia's largest development company
Бидзина Иванишвили
Made his fortune in 1990s Moscow metals and banking — became Georgia's Prime Minister and richest man
Вагит Алекперов
Born in Baku — founded LUKOIL, Russia's largest private oil company, and became one of the world's richest men
Рубен Варданян
Founded Troika Dialog — Russia's greatest investment bank — then renounced Russian citizenship and was imprisoned in Azerbaijan
Владимир Потанин
Born in Moscow — controls Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium
Алексей Мордашов
Born in Cherepovets — controls Severstal, Russia's most efficient steelmaker, and was the majority shareholder of TUI travel group
Татьяна Бакальчук
Founded Wildberries from her Moscow apartment while on maternity leave — built the largest e-commerce platform in Russia
Виктор Пинчук
Ukrainian steel magnate and philanthropist — his Yalta European Strategy forum defined Ukraine's path to Europe
Константин Жеваго
Ukrainian iron ore billionaire who took Ferrexpo to the London Stock Exchange
Гарри Тригубофф
'High-Rise Harry' — born in China to Russian-Jewish refugees, built Australia's largest apartment empire
Булат Утемуратов
Former aide to Nazarbayev who built Verny Capital and became one of Kazakhstan's key financial figures
Никита Кан
Russian-born philanthropist and real estate developer — partner of Oracle founder Larry Ellison
Важа Джаши
Georgian-born agricultural billionaire who built Trans-Oil into the Black Sea grain trading giant