Interesting list of UK entrepreneurs of QEII reign.

http://polldaddy.com/poll/6266330/

Diamond jubilee special: who has been the most inspirational entrepreneur in the last 60 years?

Stelios Haji-Ioannou – EasyJet

Duncan Bannatyne – Bannatyne Group, Dragons’ Den

Hilary Devey – The Pall-Ex Group, Dragons’ Den

James Dyson – Dyson

Peter Jones – Phones International, Dragons’ Den

Cath Kidston – Cath Kidston retail

Simon Cowell – Syco

Theo Paphitis – Ryman, Dragons’ Den

Michael Acton Smith - Firebox.com, MindCandy

Deborah Meaden – Dragons’ Den and various investments

Nick Robertson – ASOS

Michael Birch- Bebo

Hayley Parsons – GoCompare

Tim Smit - The Eden Project

Richard Reed – Innocent Drinks

Bernie Ecclestone – F1

Anita Roddick- The Bodyshop

John Timpson - Timpson

Dame Vivienne Westwood – fashion designer

Lord Alan Sugar – Amshold Group, Apprentice

Charles Dunstone – Carphone Warehouse

Martha Lane Fox – Lastminute.com, Lucky Voice

Brent Hoberman – Lastminute.com, Mydeco.com

Sarah Beeny – Mysinglefriend.com

Jacqueline Gold - Ann Summers, Knickerbox

James Caan – Alexander Mann Group, Dragons’ Den, Hamilton Bradshaw

Karan Bilimoria - Cobra Lager

Peter Cullum - Towergate

John Bird - The Big Issue

Sir Richard Branson – Virgin

Mike Ashley – Sports Direct

Jamie Oliver – Jamie’s Italian

Dame Mary Perkins – Specsavers

Sir Philip Green - Arcadia Group

Sir Tom Farmer – Kwik-Fit

Sir Martin Sorrell - WPP Group

Charles Saatchi - Saatchi and Saatchi

Michelle Mone – Ultimo

Johnnie Boden – Boden

Terence Conran – Designer, Restaurateur

Kanya King- MOBO Awards

Anthony Bamford – JCB

John Caudwell - Phones 4U

Chrissie Rucker – The White Company

Simon Fuller – XIX Entertainment

Toni Mascolo - Toni and Guy

Sir Tom Hunter- Sports Division, West Coast Capital

Sir Tim Berners-Lee – inventor of the World Wide Web

Simon Woodroffe – YO! Sushi

Steve Pankhurst- Friends Reunited

Julian Dunkerton – Supergroup

Sir Gulam Noon - Noon Products

Peter Boizot - Pizza Express

Delia Smith – Author, Chef, TV presenter

Linda Bennett – LK Bennett

Mike Lynch – Autonomy

Sir Clive Sinclair - Sinclair Radionics, Sinclair Vehicles

Mike Clare – Dreams

Simon Nixon- Moneysupermarket.com

Charlie Mullins – Pimlico Plumbers

My favorites highlighted!