Editing List of philanthropists (section)

==Notable philanthropists==
===A===
* [[Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait]] – founder of Direct Aid, a charity organization.<ref>{{cite web|title=King Faisla International Prize|url=http://kfip.busyduck.org/dr-abd-al-rahman-humood-al-sumait/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130811102633/http://kfip.busyduck.org/dr-abd-al-rahman-humood-al-sumait/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Destination Jeddah: Who's Who|url=http://www.destinationjeddah.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2067:whos-who-dr-abdul-rahman-al-sumait-the-story-of-a-true-humanitarian&catid=143:business&Itemid=531|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130811102637/http://www.destinationjeddah.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2067:whos-who-dr-abdul-rahman-al-sumait-the-story-of-a-true-humanitarian&catid=143:business&Itemid=531|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-08-11}}</ref>
* [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]] – co-head of the [[Edhi Foundation]] in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Raponi|first=Lorenza|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSQRnQEACAAJ|title=Half of Two Paisas: The Extraordinary Mission of Abdul Sattar Edhi and Bilquis Edhi|date=2013|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-906852-4|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Achyuta Samanta]] – founder of the [[Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences]] (KISS).
* [[Adar Poonawalla]] – In 2016, he was listed by [[GQ Magazine]] and awarded Philanthropist of the year.<ref name="GQ India">{{cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/gq-awards-men-of-the-year/#philanthropist|title=GQ Awards Men of the Year – Philanthropist |date=27 September 2016 |accessdate=27 September 2016| publisher= GQ India}}</ref>
* [[Ailsa Mellon-Bruce]] – co-founder of the [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]].
* [[Alice Cooper|Alice]] and [[Sheryl Cooper]] – co-founded Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Foundation, a non-profit supporting teenagers.
*[[Alisher Usmanov]] – business-magnate, philanthropist, [[Fédération Internationale d'Escrime|FIE]] President, founder of Art, science and sport foundation.
* [[Alagappa Chettiar]] – notable for work on Indian education.
* [[Anne-Françoise de Fougeret]] (1745-1813) – French philanthropist.
* [[Alfred Nobel]] – founder of the [[Nobel Prizes]].
* [[Alice Barbee Castleman]] – American social leader, philanthropist, and suffragist from Kentucky.
* [[Alicia Keys]] – American singer/songwriter; spokeswoman for [[Keep A Child Alive]].
* [[Amal Hijazi]] – Lebanese singer, known for her philanthropy.
* [[Amjad Saqib]] – [[Pakistani]] social [[entrepreneur]], development practitioner, as well as, founder and Executive Director of [[Akhuwat Foundation]]
* [[Andrew Carnegie]] – founder of the [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]], [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]], [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]], [[Carnegie Institution for Science]], [[Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland]], [[Carnegie Hero Fund]], [[Carnegie United Kingdom Trust]], [[Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs]], [[Carnegie Mellon University]], and the [[Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh]]. He also donated money to build over 2500 [[Carnegie Libraries|public libraries]] worldwide, the [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York, and the [[Peace Palace]] at The Hague<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie |url=https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/rbml/units/carnegie/andrew.html |website=Columbia University Library}}</ref>
* [[Angelina Jolie]] – American actress; known for her humanitarian work worldwide; a Goodwill Ambassador for the [[UN Refugee Agency]]
* [[Annie Rensselaer Tinker]] – volunteer nurse in WWI and suffragist, formed the Annie R. Tinker Memorial Fund [[nonprofit organization]]<ref name="stony">{{Cite web|title=Annie Rensselaer Tinker (1884-1924) of East Setauket and NYC: Philanthropist, Suffragist, WWI Volunteer in Europe |url=https://lihj.cc.stonybrook.edu/2017/articles/annie-rensselaer-tinker-1884-1924-of-east-setauket-and-nyc-philanthropist-suffragist-wwi-volunteer-in-europe/ |publisher=Long Island History Journal |last=Tinker |first=Catherine |date=30 December 2017 |access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[Ansar Burney]] – Pakistani [[human rights|human]] and [[civil rights activist]] and chairman of Ansar Burney Trust International
* [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury|Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury]] – chairman of the [[Ragged school|Ragged Schools Union]] (during the [[Victorian era]])
* [[Anthony Joseph Drexel I|Anthony J. Drexel]] – founder of [[Drexel University]]
* [[Arpad Busson]] – founder of Ark ([[Absolute Return For Kids|Absolute Return for Kids]]) Academy
* [[Audrey Geisel]] – [[Dr. Seuss]]'s widow. President of Dr. Seuss Fund which supports a variety of causes in San Diego, including [[University of California, San Diego]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sdfoundation.org/about-us/history-accomplishments/ |title=Our history |author=<!--Not stated-->  |website= sdfoundation.org |access-date=2023-06-06}}</ref>
* [[Azim Premji]] – founder of Azim Premji Foundation, donated $21 billion towards education<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karmali |first=Naazneen |title=Indian Billionaire Azim Premji's Donation To His Charitable Foundation Rises To $21 Billion |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2019/03/13/indian-billionaire-azim-premjis-donation-to-his-charitable-foundation-rises-to-21-billion/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Azim Premji: With $21 billion, Premji Azim among world's top philanthropists |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/azim-premji-raises-his-contribution-to-philanthropy-to-21-billion/articleshow/68393148.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-05-27}}</ref>

===B===

* [[Belinda Stronach]] – co-founder of [[Spread the Net]]
* [[Ben Delo]] – took [[The Giving Pledge]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.givingpledge.org/Pledger.aspx?id=383|title=Ben Delo|website=Giving Pledge|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref>
* [[Bill Ackman]] – in 2011, the Ackmans were among ''[[The Chronicle of Philanthropy]]''{{'}}s "Philanthropy 50" list of the most generous donors<ref name="Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Philanthropy 50">{{cite web|author=The Chronicle of Philanthropy|url=http://philanthropy.com/article/philanthropy50/126127|title=Philanthropy 50|date=February 6, 2011|publisher=Philanthropy.com|access-date=2014-07-28}}</ref>
* [[Bill Gates]] – co-founder of the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
* [[Bilquis Edhi]] – co-head of the Edhi Foundation in Pakistan
* [[Bono]] – one of the world's best-known philanthropic performers; named the most politically effective celebrity of all time by the ''[[National Journal]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.atu2.com/news/bono-makes-the-20-most-politically-effective-celebs-list.html |title=Bono Makes The 20 Most Politically Effective Celebs List |website=www.atu2.com |access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>

===C===

* [[Adelaide Cabete]] – feminist, humanitarian, physician, founder of the [[Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas]]
* [[Calouste Gulbenkian]] – founder of the [[Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation]] dedicated to the promotion of the arts, science, and education
* [[Cari Tuna]] – co-founder [[Good Ventures]]
*[[Carlos Slim]] Helu – telecom tycoon, founder of the Carlos Slim Foundation
* [[Catherine T. MacArthur]] – co-founder of the [[MacArthur Foundation]]
* [[Charles Garland (philanthropist)|Charles Garland]] – gave up most of his family inheritance in 1922 in order to establish the [[Garland Fund]] to promote radical charitable causes
* [[Charles Pratt]] – founder of [[Pratt Institute]]
* [[Charles Simonyi]] – founder of Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, $100 million
* [[Chris Hohn]] – founder of [[The Children's Investment Fund Foundation]]
* [[Chris Martin]] – singer of rock band [[Coldplay]]; known for supporting the [[Make Trade Fair]] campaign; he and his band contribute 15% of their money to charity
* [[Christopher Reeve]] – founder of the [[Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation]]
* [[Chuck Feeney]] – founder of [[Atlantic Philanthropies]]
* [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]] – founder of the [[Vanderbilt University]]
* [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] – professional football player <ref>{{cite web | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2548410-cristiano-ronaldo-tops-the-list-of-the-20-most-charitable-athletes-in-the-world | title=Cristiano Ronaldo Tops the List of the 20 Most Charitable Athletes in the World | website=[[Bleacher Report]] }}</ref>
* [[Chris Meek]] - founder of [[SoldierStrong]]

===D===

* [[Shirley Porter|Dame Shirley Porter]] – [[Tesco]] heiress; co-founder of ''The Porter Foundation''; has donated to [[Tel Aviv University]], social welfare facilities and ecological funding, the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]] in London
* [[Danai Gurira]] - [[UN Women Goodwill Ambassador]]; co-founder of the non-profit ''Almasi Arts Alliance'' and founder of the non-profit ''Love Our Girls''<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Team |url=https://almasiarts.org/our-team/ |website=Almasi Collaborative Arts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Let's Love Our Girls |url=http://logpledge.org/ |website=Love Our Girls}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira |url=https://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/goodwill-ambassadors/danai-gurira |website=UN Women – Headquarters |language=en}}</ref>
* [[David Bohnett]] – founder of the [[David Bohnett Foundation]] supporting a wide range of social issues including LGBT rights
* [[David Gilmour]] – singer and guitarist of [[Pink Floyd]]; was made [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] for his years of philanthropy; amongst other things, Gilmour gave $21.5 million from the auctioning of his guitars to [[climate change]] charity [[ClientEarth]] and  $7.5 million from sale of his London home to the homeless charity [[Crisis (charity)|Crisis]]
* [[David Koch]] – founder of the [[Koch family foundations#David H. Koch Charitable Foundation|David H. Koch Charitable Foundation]]; listed by ''[[The Chronicle of Philanthropy]]'' as one of the world's top 50 philanthropists in 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/No-11-David-Koch/155459/|title=No. 11: David Koch|date=2013-02-10|website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
* [[Demi Lovato]] – provides the Lovato Treatment Scholarship; supporter of 13 different charity organization; an official Ambassador for the youth empowerment event We Day and the organization Free the Children
* [[Đorđe Vajfert]] – patron of humanitarian and cultural institutions and donor to the [[University of Belgrade]]
* [[Dolly Parton]] – country singer; advocate for children's education through her foundation, the [[Dollywood Foundation|Imagination Library]], which gives books to children to develop their reading skills before starting school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imaginationlibrary.com/|title=Dolly Parton's Imagination Library|website=Dolly Parton's Imagination Library|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
* [[Don Ball (philanthropist)|Don Ball]] – co-founder of Ballhomes, founder of [[World Hope Stadium|Hope Center]]
* [[Donald Rix]] – [[BC Innovation Council]], [[BC Cancer Agency]] Foundation, BC Medical Services Foundation, and the [[BC Children’s Hospital]] Foundation
* Dr. [[Mo Ibrahim]] – founder of telecom company [[Celtel International]]; set up the [[Mo Ibrahim Foundation]] and initiated the [[Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership]]
* [[Dustin Moskovitz]] – co-founder [[Good Ventures]]

===E===

* [[Edward Harkness]] – various private colleges and boarding schools; medical facilities; [[Commonwealth Fund]]
* [[Elinor Sauerwein]] – [[Salvation Army]] philanthropist
* [[Ellen Gates Starr]] – founder of the biomedical institute that bears his name [[Hull House]]
* [[Elton John]] – has raised more than US$125 million just for the [[Elton John AIDS Foundation]]. In 2004 he donated over US$43 million to organizations around the world, making him the most generous person in music for that year, "a title he retains year after year." In 1997 he raised US$40 million for charity through sales of the single "[[Candle in the Wind 1997]]". He currently supports at least 57 charities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/elton-john|title=Elton John: Charity Work & Causes|website=Look to the Stars|language=en|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref>
* [[Enriqueta Augustina Rylands]] – founder of the John Rylands Library
* [[Eric Schmidt]] and [[Wendy Schmidt]] – [[The Schmidt Family Foundation]], [[Schmidt Ocean Institute]] and [[Schmidt Futures]]

===F===

* [[Fazle Hasan Abed]] – founder of [[BRAC (NGO)|BRAC]]
* [[Frank F Islam]] – information technology entrepreneur, working to improve education system. $2 million invested in [[Aligarh Muslim University]] for a separate business school.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/Frank-Islam-to-dedicate-2-million-management-school-at-alma-mater-AMU/article17204603.ece|title=Frank Islam to dedicate $2-million management school at alma mater AMU|date=2017-02-06|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-04|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
===G===

* [[Gary Sinise]] – co-founder of Operation Iraqi Children
* [[Gautam Adani]] – Adani is the owner of the [[Adani Foundation]], funded through the Adani Group. It was founded in 1996. Other than Gujarat, the organisation operates in the states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], and [[Odisha]]..<ref>Bhaskar, R. N. Gautam Adani: Reimagining Business in India and the World. Penguin Random House India Private Limited, 2022. ch. 13  [https://books.google.com/books?id=iNSaEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22adani+foundation%22&pg=PT22 online].</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Adani Foundation {{!}} Youth4work|url=https://www.university.youth4work.com/adani-foundation|access-date=2020-12-07|website=youth4work.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[George Clooney]] – known for humanitarian work in aiding the [[Darfur conflict]], organizing [[Hope for Haiti Now]], and involvement in [[Not On Our Watch]] 
* [[George Peabody]] – founder of numerous charitable institutions in the United States and United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://time.com/5202713/george-peabody-philanthropist/|title=Why Google Is Celebrating Philanthropist George Peabody |magazine=Time |access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
* [[George Soros]] – estimated to have donated more than US$32 billion, often through the [[Open Society Institute]] and [[Soros Foundation]]s
* [[Godwin Maduka]] – doctor and founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center
* [[Gerry Lenfest]] – donated $5 million in coherence with Chester County to preserve over {{convert|1000|acre|km2}} of land in [[Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania]]; the land is now owned by [[Natural Lands Trust|Natural Lands]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rellahan |first=Mike |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Philanthropist H.F. 'Gerry' Lenfest's legacy lives on in Chesco |work=The Mercury |url=https://www.pottsmerc.com/2018/08/07/philanthropist-hf-gerry-lenfests-legacy-lives-on-in-chesco/}}</ref>
===H===

* [[Hansjörg Wyss]] – businessman, founder of a medical research and design company [[Synthes]] and the Wyss Foundation
* [[Harold Osher]] – American map collector and namesake of the Osher Map Library
* [[Helen Phillips Levin]] – American social worker and disability rights activist, supported grantmaking through her family's Jay and Rose Philips Family Foundation
* [[Henry Ford]] – co-founder of the [[Ford Foundation]]
* [[Henry W. Bloch]] – founder of H&R Block Tax company. Henry established the nationally acclaimed Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, formed the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation.
* [[Hidiya Hanim Barakat]] – [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]], helped establish twelve hospitals in Egypt by 1961.
* [[Hilmar Reksten]] – Norwegian shipping magnate, tax evader, patron of the arts
* [[Holden Karnofsky]] – co-founder and board member of the charity evaluator [[GiveWell]] and the executive director of the [[Open Philanthropy Project]]
* [[Howard Ahmanson Jr.]] – multi-millionaire philanthropist and financier of the causes of many conservative Christian cultural, religious and political organizations
* [[Howard Hughes]] – aviator, engineer, industrialist and film producer; donated US$1.56 billion to various charities including the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]]

===I===
* [[Iain Percy]] – co-founder of the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation which was set up after the death of his best friend [[Andrew Simpson (sailor)|Andrew Simpson]] to facilitate children's access to sailing
* [[Imran Khan]] – founder of the [[Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust Hospital|Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust]], which was behind the [[Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre|first cancer research institution]] in [[Pakistan]]
* [[Irwin M. Jacobs]] – contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the field of education through donations and grants to schools and organizations
* [[Isaac Wolfson]] – managing director of [[Great Universal Stores]]
===J===
* [[J. Paul Getty]] – funded the construction of the [[Getty Villa]], the original [[Getty Museum]], and donated his art collection to it; upon his death, left his fortune to the Getty Museum, which eventually expanded to the [[Getty Center]] in Los Angeles 
* [[J. K. Rowling]] – President of [[One Parent Families]]; advocate for social equity
* [[James E. Stowers]] – founder of the [[Stowers Institute for Medical Research]]
* [[James Packer]] – jointly with his majority-owned company [[Crown Resorts]] pledged $200 million over 10 years to support Australian community groups<ref name="PackerPhilanthropy">{{cite news|title=James Packer leaves $200 million on the table|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/james-packers-gift-to-australia-crown-resorts-will-pump-200-million-into-charities-over-the-next-ten-years/story-fni0cx12-1226996694571?nk=934b8409960ae8ec83a65a1903c82c29|access-date=25 July 2014|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
* [[Jamie Moyer|Jamie]] and Karen [[Digger Phelps|Phelps]] [[Jamie Moyer|Moyer]] – founded the Moyer Foundation to assist non-profit organizations in raising money for children with serious distress
*[[Jamsetji Tata]] – founded [[Tata Group]]<ref name="hurunindia.net">{{Cite web|title=2021Edelgive Hurun Top 50 Philanthropist|url=https://www.hurunindia.net/edelgive-hurun-top-50-philanthropist|access-date=2021-06-23|website=hurun-india|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jane Addams]] – co-founder of the [[Hull House]] settlement house in Chicago<ref>{{cite book| last=Haberman| first=Frederick| title=Nobel Lectures, Peace 1926-1950| publisher=Elsevier Publishing| year=1972| location= Amsterdam|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1931/addams-bio.html}}</ref>
* [[Janet Lacey]] – English charity director of [[Christian Aid]]<ref name=HBDEntry>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Janet Lacey|url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=32225252&site=ehost-live|encyclopedia=Hutchinson's Biography Database|date=2011|access-date=13 January 2021|via=MasterFILE Complete|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Jeff Bezos]] – founder of Amazon.com who help homeless and charity like Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Foundation.
* [[Jimmy Donaldson]] ("MrBeast") – YouTuber and founder of Beast Philanthropy, a YouTube channel known for its charitable videos. Also collaborated in two fundraising challenge events known as [[Team Trees]] and [[Team Seas]] which aimed to raise $20 million and $30 million [[USD]] in return of planting 20 million trees and removing 30 million pounds of trash respectively.
* [[Joe Blackman]] – dedicated much of his youth to helping young people start their own businesses
* [[John Cena]] – Wrestler, actor, television personality, philanthropist under [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]]
* [[John D. MacArthur]] – co-founder of the MacArthur Foundation
* [[John D. Rockefeller]] – founder of the [[University of Chicago]], [[Rockefeller University]], [[Central Philippine University]], [[General Education Board]], and [[Rockefeller Foundation]]
* [[John D. Rockefeller III]] – major third-generation Rockefeller philanthropist; founder of the [[Asia Society]] (1956), the [[Population Council]] (1952) and a reconstituted [[Japan Society (New York)|Japan Society]]; chairman of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] for 20 years; established the Rockefeller Public Service Awards in 1958
* [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]] – expanded the Rockefeller Foundation and Rockefeller University; bought and then donated the land in Manhattan upon which the [[Headquarters of the United Nations]] was built
* [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]] – one of the founders of [[Harvard College]]
* [[John Peele Clapham]] (1801–1875) – founder of Salem Chapel, [[Burley in Wharfedale]], a founder of [[West Park United Reformed Church, Harrogate]], founder of various Sunday schools, editor of hymn book.
* [[John R. Hunting]] – major contributor to liberal or progressive [[527 organization]]s<ref>{{cite news |date=October 30, 2006 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/30/nation/na-donors30/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911151718/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/30/nation/na-donors30/2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |title=Unregulated Groups Wield Millions To Sway Voters |author=Stephanie Simon |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cfinst.org/pr/pdf/527/527-12G_Table2.pdf The Campaign Finance Institute] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910125753/http://www.cfinst.org/pr/pdf/527/527-12G_Table2.pdf |date=2016-09-10 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527indivsdetail.asp?ID=U0000000248&Cycle=2006 |title=Open Secrets |access-date=2018-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410015931/http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527indivsdetail.asp?ID=U0000000248&Cycle=2006 |archive-date=2008-04-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[John Studzinski]] – champion of the homeless and the arts in the UK; founder and owner of the [[Genesis Foundation (arts charity)|Genesis Foundation]]
* [[Johns Hopkins]] – founder of the [[Johns Hopkins University]] and the [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]]
* [[John Smith (banker)|John Smith]] – British banker who paid for the building of [[St Matthias' Church, Burley]] and other causes.<ref name="NHLE 1256114" >{{NHLE|num=1256114 |desc=Church of St Matthias, St Matthias Street|accessdate=30 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[José Mujica]] – Uruguayan politician that donated 90% of his salary to poor people and small entrepreneurs. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Figures de l'esquerra i l'independentisme ploren la mort de Pepe Mujica |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/esquerra-independentisme-mort-pepe-mujica/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=VilaWeb |language=ca}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist)|Joseph Rowntree]] – founder of the four [[Rowntree trusts]]
* [[Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar]] — Indian actor, singer and dancer known for his humanitarianism
* [[Josh Harris (businessman)|Josh Harris]] – American investor and sports team owner, founder of Harris Philanthropies<ref>{{cite news |title=Here's Another Apollo Global Billionaire To Keep An Eye On |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/3/13/heres-another-apollo-global-billionaire-to-keep-an-eye-onhtml |last=Adeniji |first=Ade |work=[[Inside Philanthropy]] |date=March 13, 2017 |access-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308133511/https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/3/13/heres-another-apollo-global-billionaire-to-keep-an-eye-onhtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Juana Ross Edwards]] (1830-1913) – Chilean philanthropist
* [[Juliette Gordon Low]] – founder of the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]]
* [[Julius Curtis Lewis Jr.]] – made an estimated lifetime donations of US$130 million to various civic, spiritual; charitable organizations, many in [[Savannah, Georgia]]
* [[Julius Rosenwald]] – part-owner and leader of [[Sears, Roebuck]], constructed over 5,000 schools for African American students during the Jim Crow era, and established the Rosenwald Fund, which donated millions of dollars in funds to African American causes

===K===

* [[Kenneth C. Griffin]] – founder and CEO of [[Citadel LLC]]; co-founder of the Kenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation<ref>[http://griffin-foundation.org/ Kenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102194410/http://www.griffin-foundation.org/ |date=2012-01-02 }}</ref>
* [[Kumar Mangalam Birla]] – As per the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021, Kumar Mangalam Birla and his family ranked fourth on the philanthropy list with donations mostly to the healthcare sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/photos/india/edelgive-hurun-india-philanthropy-list-2021-top-10-most-generous-people-in-india-7644081-11.html
|title=EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 Top 10 most generous people in India|website=Moneycontrol|date=28 October 2021|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
===L===
* [[Lady Gaga]] – singer-songwriter, founder of [[Born This Way Foundation]]
* [[Larry Ellison]] – pledged to give more than half the value of his stock in [[Oracle Corporation]] to the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-tech-billionaires-who-signed-giving-pledge-donating-money-2018-7|title=Tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have pledged to give away billions through the 'Giving Pledge' — here's where the money is going|last=Kotecki|first=Peter|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
* [[LeBron James]] – The founder of the LeBron James Family Foundation. The foundation helps children and single-parent families, especially in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. 
* [[Levi Strauss]] – gave to many notable foundations of his time; gave to many Jewish synagogues and organizations
* [[Libbie Beach Brown]] – children's homes and orphanages
* [[Lionel Messi]] – Professional soccer player
* [[Li Ka-shing]] – founder and chairman of the [[Li Ka Shing Foundation]], which focuses on capacity empowerment through education and building of a caring society through medical and healthcare related projects; in 2006, pledged to donate one-third of his fortune estimated at over US$10 billion to philanthropic projects
* [[Linus Pauling]] – donated time and effort and spent personal funds to bring about the worldwide ban on above-ground nuclear weapons testing
* [[Lucia Hou]] – awarded the 2018 Woman of Year internationally by World Class Beauty Queen for her philanthropy work around the world
* [[Lucy Salisbury Doolittle]] – American philanthropist
* [[Luka Ćelović]] – benefactor of Serbian education

===M===

* [[Madonna]] – founder of [[Ray of Light Foundation]] (1998), and [[Raising Malawi]] (2006), have [[Philanthropy and activism of Madonna|donated to and advocated]] for numerous organizations and causes
* [[Mahesh Babu]] – actor, humanitarian and philanthropist; he runs a charitable trust and non-profit organisation, Heal-a-Child. He is also associated with Rainbow Hospitals as their goodwill ambassador.
* [[Marc Benioff]] – created the 1-1-1 model of integrated corporate philanthropy, by which companies contribute 1 percent of [[Private equity|equity]], 1 percent of employee hours, and 1 percent of product back to the community<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2012/09/18/talking-philanthropy-with-marc-benioff/#3556782f2cbe Forbes: "Talking Philanthropy With Marc Benioff" By Bruce Upbin] September 18, 2012</ref>
* [[Marian Tompson]] – co-founder of [[La Leche League International]], a breastfeeding support organization
* [[Mariah Carey]] – [[Police Athletic League of New York City]], [[Obstetrics]], [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital|NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital]], [[World Food Programme]], [[LGBT community]], [[America: A Tribute to Heroes]], [[Kosovo]], [[Live 8 concert, London]], [[Hurricane Katrina]], [[Just Stand Up!]], [[Stand Up to Cancer]], [[The Fresh Air Fund]], and China Covid-19
* [[Marion G. Wells]] – president of the [[Marion G. Wells Foundation]], board member; [[The Heritage Foundation]], [[Cleveland_Clinic#Cleveland_Clinic_Florida|Cleveland Clinic Florida]], and [[Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park]]
* [[Mark Zuckerberg]] – co-founder of social media network [[Facebook]]
* [[Marija Trandafil]] – benefactor of education, medicine and welfare in [[Novi Sad]]
*[[Marion Wiesel]] –  established the [[Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity]] and Executive Director and Chairpersonof  the Beit Tzipora Centers
* [[Mary Fels]] (1863-1953) – founder of [[Joseph Fels]] International Commission
* [[Mary Lee Ware]] – principal sponsor of the [[Harvard Museum of Natural History]]'s famous [[Glass Flowers]] exhibit; a key player in the creation of the New Hampshire [[Rhododendron State Park]]
* [[Mary Louise Milliken Childs]] – builder of the [[Milliken Memorial Community House]], the first privately donated community house in America
* [[Melinda Gates]] – co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 
* [[Metallica]] – All Within My Hands Foundation. They also donate a portion of ticket sales in every city visited a local charity (predominantly food banks)
* [[Michael Bloomberg]] – donations include over US$1.1 billion to [[Johns Hopkins University]]
* [[Michael Dell]] – established the [[Michael and Susan Dell Foundation]], which focuses on grants, urban education, childhood health, and family economic stability
* [[Michael Jackson]] – donated more than US$500 million to various foundations and won numerous awards for [[Philanthropy of Michael Jackson|his humanitarianism]]; founded the [[Heal the World Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-08-et-cause8-story.html|title=Michael Jackson's generous legacy|last=DAUNT|first=TINA|date=2009-07-08|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-11-23|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.biography.com/news/michael-jackson-princess-diana-friendship|title=Inside Michael Jackson's Close Friendship with Princess Diana }}</ref>
* [[Michelle Dilhara]] – Sri Lankan actress 
* [[Milton Hershey]] – founder of [[West Heath School (special school)|West Heath School]]
* [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]] – 7th Nizam of Hyderabad who donated 5000kgs of Gold to India and many donations to Temples, churches and other educations institutions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Ali |title=When Osman Ali Khan donated 5 tonnes of gold to Govt. of India |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/when-osman-ali-khan-donated-5-tonnes-gold-govt-india-636234/ |access-date=6 February 2023 |work=The Siasat Daily – Archive}}</ref><ref name="Nizm_Donation">{{cite web |title=Nizam gave funding for temples, and Hindu educational institutions {{!}} {{!}} Mission Telangana |url=http://missiontelangana.com/nizam-gave-funding-for-temples-and-hindu-educational-institutions/ |date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708074635/http://missiontelangana.com/nizam-gave-funding-for-temples-and-hindu-educational-institutions/ |archive-date=2018-07-08 }}</ref>
* [[Miša Anastasijević]] – philanthropist of the 19th century [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]]
*[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] – founder of the [[Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives]], a grouping of some 33 charities, awards and philanthropic entities.
* [[Mr. T]] – actor; motivational speaker; donated all his gold to charity
<!--* [[Mukesh Ambani]] – ranked fifth among India's philanthropists, according to China's Hurun Research Institute.<ref name="Forbes20162">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/bill-gates-richest-man-in-world-mukesh-ambani-at-36th-forbes/articleshow/51213191.cms|title=Bill Gates richest man in world, Mukesh Ambani at 36th: Forbes|date=2 March 2016|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref>  Reliance Foundation is an Indian non-profit organisation which was founded in 2010 by Mukesh Ambani...better source needed-->

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* [[Nikola Spasić]] – Serbian philanthropist.
* [[Nina J. Cullinan]] –  American philanthropist in Houston
* [[Nita Ambani]] – Reliance Foundation is an Indian philanthropic initiative founded in 2010 by Nita Ambani.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 March 2018|title=Reliance Foundation to set up a university: Nita Ambani|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/companies/news-reliance-foundation-to-set-up-a-university-nita-ambani-38863|access-date=23 February 2022|website=Zee Business}}</ref> [[Reliance Industries]] is a patron of the organization.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/nita-ambani-honoured-by-the-met-new-york-for-reliance-foundations-philanthropic-initiatives-3221380.html|title=Nita Ambani honoured by the Met, New York, for Reliance Foundation's philanthropic initiatives|date=26 January 2017|work=Firstpost|access-date=5 August 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Nicholas M. Butler]] – president of the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]], 1925-1945
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* [[Oprah Winfrey]] – estimated donations above US$300 million, and founder of [[Oprah's Angel Network]]

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* [[P. K. Subban]] – Canadian ice hockey player; donated $10 million to the [[Montreal Children's Hospital]]
* [[Paul Mellon]] – major benefactor of arts and education; co-founder of the [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]]
* [[Paul Newman]] – founder of [[Newman's Own]] and the [[Hole in the Wall Gang Camp]] for seriously ill children; major donations to other charities
* [[Paul Walker]] – founder of the charity [[Reach Out Worldwide]]
* [[Peter Cooper]] – set up a free college in New York City to help poor people ambitious to improve themselves; [[Thomas Edison]] was an early alum<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/hall_of_fame/peter_cooper|title=Peter Cooper {{!}} The Philanthropy Hall of Fame {{!}} The Philanthropy Roundtable|website=www.philanthropyroundtable.org|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref>
* [[Petra Němcová]] – Czech supermodel; founder of the Happy Hearts Fund
* [[Phil Knight]] – co-founder of [[Nike, Inc.]]; supporter of [[Oregon Health & Science University]], [[Stanford University]] and the [[University of Oregon]]
* [[Preston A. Wells Jr.]] – businessman; sponsor of the [[University of Florida]]'s Neurology department
* [[Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal]] – chairman of investment firm [[Kingdom Holding Company]]; pledged US$32bn donation to his philanthropy organization [[Alwaleed Philanthropies]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi prince to donate $32bn fortune to charity|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33353370|work=BBC News|access-date=July 1, 2015|date=July 1, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Aga Khan IV|Prince Karim Aga Khan IV]] – founder<ref>
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* [[Bernice Pauahi Bishop|Princess Bernice Pauahi]] – left properties to the education of [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiian]] boys and girls in what is now [[Kamehameha Schools]]

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* [[Ramzan Chhipa]] – Pakistani [[philanthropist]] and [[social worker]] and Chairman of [[Chhipa Welfare Association]] based in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
* [[Ratan Tata]] – founder of [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust]] and chairman of Tata Trust<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/about-tatatrusts/trustees-ratan-tata |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Tata Trusts |language=en}}</ref>
* Raymond and Ruth Perelman – parents of [[Ronald O. Perelman]]; in 2011 donated $225 million to the [[Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania Medical School]], the largest donation in that university's history
* [[Richard Desmond]] – President of the Norwood Charity; raised around £14m for charitable causes with the RD Crusaders; helped build the Richard Desmond Children's Eye Centre part of [[Moorfields Eye Hospital]]
* [[Richard Ellis (mayor)]] – [[self-made man]] and [[Real estate developer|property developer]], who gifted his town its [[jubilee Memorial, Harrogate|Jubilee Memorial]] and paid for other town needs.<ref name="Neesam A-Z 2019" >{{cite book |last1=Neesam |first1=Malcolm |title=A-Z of Harrogate |date=2019 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |location=UK |isbn=9781445696577 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f1e-DwAAQBAJ |chapter=Ellis, Richard}}</ref>
* [[Rizwan Hussain]] – [[barrister]], [[television presenter]], international humanitarian worker; former Hindi music singer and producer; known for presenting Islamic and charity shows on [[Channel S]] and [[Islam Channel]]<ref name="bbchussain">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/04/23/newham_rizwan_hussain_feature.shtml|title=Beaten up by Bangladeshi officials|publisher=[[BBC London]]|date=24 April 2008|access-date=18 June 2009}}</ref>
* [[Robert Bass]] – large donations with wife Ann to [[Yale]] University, including the building of the [[Bass Library]] at Yale, and numerous other groups including the [[Brookings Institution]], [[Duke University]] and [[Stanford University]] where Mr. Bass is on the board of trustees. 
* [[Rohini Nilekani]] – Nilekani is also a philanthropist and pledged {{INR}}50 crores to [[Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment]] (ATREE).<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-12|title=Rohini Nilekani pledges ₹50 cr. to ATREE|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rohini-nilekani-pledges-50-cr-to-atree/article34303385.ece|access-date=2021-04-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Ronald O. Perelman]] – largest [[Revlon]] stockholder; has donated over $200 million to various causes since 2001, including a $50 million gift to create the [[Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute]] at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center
* [[Ruth Pfau]] – head of the [[Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre]] in [[Pakistan]]; as a result of her efforts, the [[World Health Organization]] declared [[leprosy]] a controlled disease in [[Pakistan]] in 1996

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*[[Sainsbury family]] – founders of [[Sainsbury's]], the UK's large supermarket chain and the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts
* [[Samuel Morley (MP)|Samuel Morley MP]] – founded [[Morley College]], London; endowed other institutions and causes
* [[Sava Tekelija]] – benefactor of scientific education
* [[Sean Parker]] – donated $600 million to launch the [[Parker Foundation]]
* [[Sean Fieler]] – hedge fund manager and conservative donor
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] – only Indian to receive UNESCO Pyramide con Marni award for his charity work in 2011
* [[Shakira]] – founder of [[Pies Descalzos Foundation]]
* [[Sheema Kermani]] – Pakistani social activist (Culture, Women's rights, Peace), the founder of [[Tehrik-e-Niswan]] Cultural Action Group (Women's Movement)
* [[Shiv Nadar]] – Shiv Nadar has committed more than $1 billion to philanthropy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2016/07/06/shiv-nadars-vidyagyan-lands-rural-indian-kids-in-leading-institutes-from-engineering-to-fashion/#7adf6b512903|title=Shiv Nadar's VidyaGyan Lands Rural Indian Kids In Leading Institutes -From Engineering To Fashion|last=Raghunathan|first=Anu|work=Forbes|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sidney Myer]] – founder of the Australian Department store chain [[Myer]]
* Sir [[Charles Henry de Soysa]] – Ceylonese entrepreneur who pioneered a multitude of medical, educational, religious and infrastructure projects
* [[Steve Shirley]] – IT entrepreneur, autism venture philanthropist, founding funder [[Oxford Internet Institute]], UK National Ambassador for Philanthropy 2009/10
* [[Sir Cliff Richard]] – one of the vice-presidents of [[Tearfund]], a British religious, relief and development agency;
* [[Sir David Robinson]] – founder of the Robinson Charitable Trust and [[Robinson College]]
* [[Sir Ganesh Dutt]] – longest-serving minister in [[British Empire]] who gave all his earnings to charitable works, especially education
* Sir [[Run Run Shaw]] – founder of the [[Shaw Prize]] Foundation
*[[Stephan Schmidheiny]] – investor, philanthropist and advocate of sustainable development, founder of non-profits Viva Trust and [[Fundación Avina]]
* [[Steve Wozniak]] – provided the money, and some technical support, for technology program for the [[Los Gatos]] School district; co-founder of Apple Computer (now [[Apple Inc.]])
* [[Sudha Murthy]] – Murty's [[Infosys Foundation]] is a public charitable trust founded in 1996
* [[Sunil Mittal|Sunil Bharti Mittal]] – set up [[Bharti Foundation]] which runs schools for 30,000 underprivileged children in rural India
* [[Suriya]] – Suriya and his family support the Sivakumar Charitable Trust <ref name="agaram.in">{{cite web|year=2006|title=About Us|url=http://agaram.in/about.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110607140325/http://agaram.in/about.php|archive-date=7 June 2011|access-date=22 October 2009|publisher=Agaram Foundation}}</ref>

===T===

* [[Tarek Ben Halim]] – investment banker and founder of Alfanar in 2004, the first [[Venture philanthropy]] organization with a special focus on the [[Arab world]]
* [[Thomas Holloway]] – Victorian patent medicine entrepreneur and founder of [[Royal Holloway, University of London]]
* [[Ty Pennington]] – host of ABC's ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]''; advocate of doing good towards others in need and to those who give of themselves for the sake of others

===U===

* [[Usher Raymond]] – singer-songwriter; founding Chairman of the New Look Foundation

===V===

* [[Vernon Hill]] – founder of Commerce Bank and President of Metro Bank; donated $10m to the Penns School of Veterinary Medicine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedp.com/index.php/article/2005/09/news_briefs|title=News Briefs|work=The DP|access-date=22 August 2013|date=September 30, 2005}}</ref>
* [[Vijay Eswaran]] – founder of [[RYTHM foundation]] and Q NET
* [[Virginia Weiffenbach Kettering]] – [[Dayton, Ohio]]'s leading philanthropist and patron of the arts
* [[Vitalik Buterin]] – co-founder of [[Ethereum]]. On 12 May 2021, he donated $1 billion worth of the cryptocurrencies Shiba Inu and Ether to a COVID-19 relief fund in India.<ref name="techcrunch.com">{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/12/vitalik-buterin-donates-1-billion-worth-of-meme-coins-to-india-covid-relief-fund/|title = Ethereum creator donates $1 billion worth of meme coins to India| date=12 May 2021 }}</ref>

===W===

* [[Wallace Rasmussen]] – American philanthropist and proponent of higher education
* [[Warren Buffett]] – pledged US$30.7 billion worth of [[Berkshire Hathaway]] stock to the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation#Warren Buffett donations|Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]
* [[Werner Reinhart]] – industrialist, philanthropist, music and literature patron
* [[Weston family]] – founders of [[Loblaw Companies|Loblaw]] food and drug retailer, a real estate investment trust Choice, Weston Foods and [[Weston Family Foundation]]
* [[William Allen (English Quaker)|William Allen]] – founded and endowed many institutions and causes including 'Schools of Industry' at Lindfield and [[Newington Academy for Girls]]
* [[William Gott (industrialist)|William Gott]] – British industrialist and benefactor to churches, museums and civic buildings
* [[William Henry Vanderbilt]] – co-founder of the [[Metropolitan Opera]]
* [[William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield]] – donor of 1,700 [[Both respirator]]s to hospitals, founder of the [[Nuffield Foundation]] and [[Nuffield College, Oxford]]
* [[William Wilberforce]] – English politician; headed successful parliamentary campaign against the British [[History of slavery|slave trade]]; later supported the campaign for complete [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom|abolition]]
===Y===

* [[Yusuf Islam]] (also known as Cat Stevens) – founder of Islamic schools, [[Muslim Aid]] and [[Small Kindness]]
* [[Yuzuru Hanyu]] – Japanese [[Figure skating|figure skater]]; Tsunami Disaster Prevention Ambassador, appointed by [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Japan's Cabinet Office]] in 2014, [[Japanese Red Cross]] spokesperson for reconstruction efforts after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], and chairperson of the annual 3.11 commemoration [[ice show]] titled [[Yuzuru Hanyu Notte Stellata]], having continuously donated for reconstruction and disaster prevention since 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/hanyu-yuzuru-2011-great-east-japan-earthquake-catastrophe-shaped-career|title=Hanyu Yuzuru and how 2011 earthquake catastrophe shaped his career|work=[[International Olympic Committee]]|author=ZK Goh|location=[[Lausanne]]|date=March 11, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109090427/https://olympics.com/en/news/hanyu-yuzuru-2011-great-east-japan-earthquake-catastrophe-shaped-career|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=FN230818>{{Cite news|url=https://en.friday.news/article/19219|title=Yuzuru Hanyu donated 55 million yen to his hometown rink behind his marriage announcement! Yuzuru Hanyu's "spirit of humanity" was nurtured by his original experience of 'being hit by a disaster during practice'|magazine=[[Friday (magazine)|Friday]]|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|first=Daichi|last=Hadano|location=[[Bunkyō]], Tokyo|date=August 18, 2023|archive-date=March 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310195957/https://en.friday.news/article/19219|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Z===

* [[Zerbanoo Gifford]] – founder of the ASHA Foundation. President of the World Zoroastrian Organisation.