WRichard Clive Desmond is a British publisher, businessman and former pornographer. He is the founder of Northern & Shell, which primarily operates in the businesses of property development, The Health Lottery and start-up ventures, but previously published a variety of pornographic titles and of celebrity magazines ; and owned Britain's Channel 5 and the pornographic television network, Portland, which it sold in April 2016 for less than £1m. Desmond is also a former owner of Express Newspapers, which was sold to Reach plc for £200m, of which £74m was invested in the Express newspapers pension scheme until 2027. According to the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List, Desmond was the 70th richest person in the United Kingdom with a £2 billion fortune. In 2020, Desmond was involved in controversy after pressuring the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick to overrule the Planning Inspectorate and approve a housing development for Desmond's company. The timing of the decision saved the company £40 million but was later overturned.
WDaniel Filipacchi is the Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias and a French collector of surrealist art.
WJimmy Ray Flynt is the co-founder of Hustler. Flynt has been tried alongside his brother Larry Flynt in many battles involving the First Amendment − most notably in 1977 for obscenity charges in Cincinnati, Ohio. Larry was convicted; Jimmy was acquitted. The conviction was overturned.
WLarry Claxton Flynt Jr. is an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces magazines, such as Hustler, and sexually graphic videos. Flynt has fought several high-profile legal battles involving the First Amendment, and has unsuccessfully run for public office. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 murder attempt by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him at No. 1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list.
WKrzysztof Bogdan Garwatowski, - is a Polish LGBT activist, journalist and publisher of porn magazines.
WAlvin "Al" Goldstein was an American pornographer. He is known for helping normalize hardcore pornography in the United States.
WRobert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione was an American photographer and the founder of the adult magazine Penthouse in 1965. This was aimed at competing with Hugh Hefner's Playboy, but with more extreme erotic content, a special style of soft-focus photography, and in-depth reporting of government corruption scandals. By 1982 Guccione was listed in the Forbes 400 wealth list, and owned one of the biggest mansions in Manhattan. However, he made some extravagant investments that failed, and the growth of free online pornography in the 1990s greatly diminished his market. In 2003, Guccione's publishers filed for bankruptcy and he resigned as chairman.
WChristie Ann Hefner is an American businesswoman and activist. Hefner served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Playboy Enterprises from 1988 to 2009. Hefner is the daughter of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.
WHugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity. The first issue of Playboy was published in 1953 featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot; it sold over 50,000 copies.
WGeorge W. Mavety was an American magazine publisher mainly known for his company Mavety Media Group, which published both gay and straight pornographic magazines. Later in his career, his interests shifted to real estate.
WPaul Raymond, born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn, was an English strip-club owner, publisher of pornography and property developer who was dubbed the "King of Soho".
WSławomir Starosta is a Polish LGBT activist, musician, journalist and publisher of porn magazines and gay porn websites.
WDavid Sullivan is a Welsh businessman and former pornographer. He graduated in Economics from Queen Mary College, University of London. From 1986 to 2007, he owned the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport, which he sold for £40 million.