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Chaim Weizmann
1874–1952
Chemist who fermented acetone for the war — and became Israel’s first president.
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People tagged “founding”.
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Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
1914–1996
The Cleveland teenagers who created Superman.
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Ruth Handler
1916–2002
Mattel (Founder)
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Stan Lee
1922–2018
Marvel Entertainment (Executive)
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Bob Kane and Bill Finger
1915–1998
The writer and artist who created Batman — one long credited, one late.
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Carl Laemmle
1867–1939
Universal Pictures (Founder)
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Elliot Handler
1916–2011
Mattel (Founder)
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Jack Kirby and Joe Simon
1917–1994
The team that created Captain America and helped invent the visual language of the superhero.
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Louis B. Mayer
1884–1957
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Founder)
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Samuel Goldwyn
1879–1974
Independent producer who put his name on Goldwyn and then on MGM.