Look up philanthropist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A philanthropist is a person who actively promotes human welfare; a person who practices philanthropy...

such as those that focus on the provision of public services. A person who practices philanthropy is a philanthropist. The word philanthropy comes from...

A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; donating their time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes. The term may apply to any...

"Society of Spencean Philanthropists," of which some account is given in Harriet Martineau's England During the Thirty Years' Peace. The African Caribbean...

Anne Tracy Morgan (July 25, 1873 – January 29, 1952) was an American philanthropist who provided relief efforts in aid to France during and after World...

industrialist and philanthropist. He was an executive at the family paper company (now Schweitzer-Mauduit International) until its sale. He purchased the U.S. radio...

pinyin: Zhāng Shúfēn; born 1944) is a Taiwanese philanthropist, author and painter. She is the chairperson of the TSMC Charity Foundation and Weiyi Social Welfare...

The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists (1914) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Irish house painter and sign writer Robert Noonan, who wrote the book in...

Australian philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family. She was the wife of Australian newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch and the mother of international...

The Philanthropist is an American action drama television series that aired on NBC from June 24 to August 12, 2009. The program was a limited summer series...

American philanthropist, community organizer, campaign strategist, and the current First Lady of Maryland as the wife of Governor Wes Moore. She is the first...

Joseph Rowntree (24 May 1836 – 24 February 1925) was an English Quaker philanthropist and businessman from York. Rowntree is perhaps best known for being...

Chicago's Olympic bid. Ryan is a philanthropist in Chicago. He is married to Shirley Welsh Ryan, with whom he runs the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation...

and philanthropist. He donated £18 million to the University of Cambridge to establish a new college in his name. Robinson College, Cambridge, the newest...

Larry Stewart (April 1, 1948 – January 12, 2007) was an American philanthropist from Kansas City better known as "Kansas City's Secret Santa." After poor...

American philanthropist and president of the Rockefeller Family Fund, known for his environmental activism. He was a grandson of David Rockefeller, the great...

Ronald James Read (October 23, 1921 – June 2, 2014) was an American philanthropist, investor, janitor, and gas station attendant. Read grew up in Dummerston...

The Philanthropist is a play by Christopher Hampton, written as a response to Molière's The Misanthrope. After opening at the Royal Court Theatre, London...

was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age. After the death of his father in 1911, Carroll was the unofficial head of Carroll family of Maryland...

Robert Gordon (1668–1731) was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist. He is most well known for his founding of a charitable hospital which later evolved...

Amy L. Towers (born 1970) is an American philanthropist and businesswoman who was formerly the chief operating officer of Glenview Capital Management...

pediatrician and a philanthropist. She and her husband, Mark Zuckerberg, a co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, established the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative...

Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist, philanthropist, co-founder of Amazon and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos. As of December 2024[update]...

and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management and managing partner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL's...

tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Mitchell Library, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, one of the earliest public reference...

Trump (née Beard; born 1948) is an American socialite. For 25 years she was the wife of real-estate heir Robert Trump. She is an ex-sister in law of former...

American socialite, philanthropist, and actress. She married Robert De Niro in 1997, and separated from him in 2018. As a philanthropist, Hightower launched...

businessman, philanthropist and property owner who is best known for the Williamson Tunnels, which were constructed under his direction in the Edge Hill...

government leader in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay. Samuel Appleton (1766–1853), merchant and philanthropist. Thomas Gold Appleton...

life in London towards the end of the 19th century. During the 1860s Booth became interested in the philosophy of Auguste Comte, the founder of modern sociology...