Category
Business Leader
4 personalitys in the Business Leader category.
Cyrus McCormick
Inventor · Business Leader
Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper, was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Raphine, Virginia1831–1884
FB
Frank Batten
Business Leader
Frank Batten, the media executive who founded The Weather Channel, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
Norfolk, Virginia1954–2009
MW
Maggie L. Walker
Business Leader · Activist
Maggie L. Walker, the first Black woman to charter a bank in the United States, was born in Richmond, Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia1889–1934
PR
Pat Robertson
Religious Leader · Business Leader
Pat Robertson, televangelist and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, was born in Lexington, Virginia.
Lexington, Virginia1960–2023