This is a list of companies named after people. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies.
- 20th Century Fox - William Fox
- A&M Records - Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
- A&W Restaurants - after Roy Allen and Frank Wright
- Abbott Laboratories - Dr. Wallace Calvin Abbott (1888)
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch
- Adam Opel AG - Adam Opel
- adidas - Adi Dassler
- Alza - name of the founder Alex Zaffaroni.
- Amstrad - Alan Sugar - A M S TRADing
- Aston Martin - Lionel Martin
- Audi - founder August Horch (audi is Latin for horch which means listen in English)
- Avery Dennison - R. Stanton Avery
- B&Q - from the initials of its founders, Block and Quayle
- Baedeker's - Karl Baedeker
- Baldwin Locomotive Works - founded by Matthias W. Baldwin
- BEA Systems - from the first initial of each of the company's three founders: Bill Coleman, Ed Scott and Alfred Chuang.
- Beck's - co-founder Heinrich Beck (1873)
- Bell Labs - Alexander Graham Bell
- Also: BellSouth
- Benz & Cie. (later Daimler-Benz) - Carl Benz
- Black & Decker - founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker
- Bose Corporation - Amar Bose
- Brooks Locomotive Works - founded by Horatio G. Brooks
- Cadbury - John Cadbury opened his shop in 1824
- Casio - Tadao Kashio
- Chrysler - Walter Chrysler
- Citroën - André Citroën
- Corel - from the founder's name Dr. Michael Cowpland. It stands for COwpland REsearch Laboratory.
- Cray Research - Seymour Cray
- Daimler-Benz (later DaimlerChrysler) - Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz
- DaimlerChrysler - Gottlieb Daimler and Walter Chrysler
- Dassault Group - Marcel Dassault
- De Lorean Motor Company - John De Lorean
- Debian - project founder Ian Murdock named it after himself and his girlfriend, Debra.
- Dell - Michael Dell
- The Dow Chemical Company - Herbert Dow
- Dow Jones & Company - Charles Dow and Edward Jones
- Dunlop - John Boyd Dunlop
- DuPont - Eleuthère Irénée du Pont.
- Eatons - Timothy Eaton
- Edison Records - Thomas Edison
- Eli Lilly and Company - Eli Lilly
- Ericsson - Lars Magnus Ericsson
- Ferrari - Enzo Ferrari, founder
- Ford Motor Company - Henry Ford
- Gartner - Gideon Gartner
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Company - Domingo Ghirardelli
- Global Gillette - King C. Gillette
- GLOCK - Gaston Glock
- Goldwyn Picture Corporation (later merged into MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)) - a combination of the names of Samuel Goldfish (he later adopted the name Samuel Goldwyn), Edgar and Archibald Selwyn
- H. K. Porter, Inc - railroad locomotive manufacturer founded by Henry Kirke Porter
- Hanna-Barbera Productions - William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Harley-Davidson - William Harley and Arthur Davidson
- Harvey Norman - Gerald Harvey and Ian Norman
- The Hershey Company - Milton Hershey
- Hewlett-Packard - William Hewlett and David Packard
- Honda - Soichiro Honda
- Honeywell - Mark Honeywell
- Horlicks - James Horlick and William Horlick who founded the company in Chicago in 1873
- IKEA - from an acronym using the initials of the founder Ingvar Kamprad, who was from a family farm called Elmtaryd, which was near the village of Agunnaryd.
- JCPenney - James Cash Penney
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries - Shozo Kawasaki
- Kroger Co. - Bernard Henry Kroger
- King Kullen Grocery Co. - founder Michael J. Cullen, he replaced the "C" with a "K" for marketing purposes.
- Lamborghini - Ferruccio Lamborghini
- Lancia - Vicenzo Lancia.
- Levi Strauss & Co. - Levi Strauss
- Louis B. Mayer Pictures (later merged into MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)) - Louis B. Mayer (original name Eliezer Meir)
- Mars, Incorporated - Frank C. Mars
- Mattel - from founders Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler
- Mazda - Jujiro Matsuda, also possibly inspired by Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda.
- McDonald's Corporation - Dick McDonald and Mac McDonald
- MGM or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - after the last names of Samuel Goldfish and Edgar and Archibald Selwyn and Louis B. Mayer.
- Miele - Carl Miele.
- Mitel - from Mike and Terry's Lawnmowers after the founders Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews
- Nestlé - Henri Nestlé who created the milk-based food in 1867
- Northrop - Jack Northrop
- Pathé - Charles and Émile Pathé, who founded the Société Pathé Frères in 1896
- Peugeot - Armand Peugeot who founded the company in 1882
- Philips - Gerard Philips, who founded the company in 1891
- Porsche - Ferry Porsche
- Procter & Gamble - William Procter and James Gamble
- Robert Bosch GmbH - Robert Bosch, who founded the company in 1886
- Renault - Louis Renault
- Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works - founded by Thomas Rogers
- Rolls-Royce - Charles Rolls and Henry Royce
- RSA Security - from the first letters of the last names of founders Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman.
- Ryanair - Tony Ryan
- Sainsbury's - John James Sainsbury
- Sears - Richard Sears
- Formerly Sears, Roebuck - Sears and Alvah Roebuck
- Siemens AG - Werner von Siemens
- Singer Corporation - Issac Merritt Singer, inventor, improvements in the design of the sewing machine
- Stewart-Warner - John K. Stewart and Arthur P. Warner
- Suzuki - Michio Suzuki
- Tata - Jamshetji Tata
- Tesco - amalgamation of TES (from T. E. Stockwell) and CO (from Jack Cohen)
- Thomas Cook Travel, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook
- Various named after Elihu Thomson
- THX - from the name of the technology's inventor and the audio technology of a 'crossover' amplifier: Tomlinson Holman
- Tim Hortons - Tim Horton
- Toyota - Sakichi Toyoda
- Trump Air Shuttle, airline, named after owner Donald Trump
- TVR - from the first name of the company founder TreVoR Wilkinson
- Waitrose - named after founders: Wallace Waite and Arthur Rose
- The Walt Disney Company - Walt Disney
- Wal-Mart - Sam Walton
- Warner Bros - the brothers Jack Warner, Sam Warner, Harold Warner and Albert Warner
- Wendy's - founder Dave Thomas' daughter Melinda "Wendy" Thomas
- WHSmith - William Henry Smith
- Yamaha Corporation - Torakusu Yamaha
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