Steve Van Andel, son of Amway co-founder Jay Van Andel, helps lead the global network sales company distributing household and personal products.
Colonel John Astor, Titanic victim and hotel magnate, co-founded New York’s Waldorf Astoria and died tragically during his 1912 honeymoon.
William Van Alen, a respected New York architect, worked on the Hotel Astor and studied in Paris after winning the 1908 Paris Prize, later designing the iconic Chrysler Building.
Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos co-founded Amway, a network sales company distributing household products through multi-level dealer recruitment and sales.
Herman Baker founded Baker Book House in 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, later Baker Publishing Group, which expanded from religious bookselling into seven divisions publishing religious, academic, and general-interest titles.
Martin Bekins founded Bekins Van Lines in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1891, leading its early growth as chief executive into a major North American and international moving company today worldwide.
Oloff Van Cortlandt was an early Dutch settler of New Netherland who arrived in 1638 and became a successful merchant, brewer, and civic leader in New Amsterdam. His sons later established the influential Van Cortlandt family in New York.
Dick DeVos is an American businessman and political figure, the eldest son of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos. He served as president of Amway and later Alticor, managed the Orlando Magic, led the Windquest Group, and ran for Michigan governor in 2006.
Doug DeVos is an American businessman and co-chief executive officer of Amway. Son of co-founder Richard DeVos, he also serves as president of Alticor and has held senior leadership roles in Amway’s global operations.
Richard DeVos Sr. was an American entrepreneur who co-founded Amway with Jay Van Andel. Their company pioneered network marketing of household and personal products. DeVos later became owner of the Orlando Magic and a prominent philanthropist.
