WChristen Eugen Ager-Hanssen is a Norwegian internet entrepreneur & venture capitalist. Since the late 1990s, he has been based in London and is a highly controversial private equity professional. Ager-Hanssen was involved in several high-profile M&A deals and has become known for public hostile takeovers. In a Canadian Business cover story, he was described as both Gordon Gekko and a modern-day Viking. In 1999 he became one of Norway's richest citizens. He was reported to be worth over $2.5 billion in 2005.
WSir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baronet,, briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook in 1964, was a Canadian-British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War, a Conservative politician, and press baron. He was the son of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook.
WLieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor V, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, DL was an American-born English newspaper proprietor, politician, sportsman, military officer, and a member of the Astor family.
WWaldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, DL was an American-born English politician and newspaper proprietor. He was also a member of the Astor family.
WWilliam Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor, was an American-British attorney, politician, businessman, and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of New York City. He moved to Britain in 1891, became a British subject in 1899, and was made a peer as Baron Astor in 1916 and Viscount Astor in 1917 for his contributions to war charities.
WLilias Margaret Frances, Countess Bathurst was a British newspaper publisher who owned The Morning Post. Her father, Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk, had owned the paper and revived its fortunes. He died in 1908, and control of the paper passed to Lady Bathurst. She led the paper as the only female owner of a major newspaper in the world, reorienting it to focus on political and diplomatic affairs.
WThe Honourable Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Baronet, born William Gervase Beckett-Denison, was a British banker and Conservative politician.
WJohn Bell (1745–1831) was an English publisher. Originally a bookseller and printer, he also innovated in typography, being responsible for an influential font that omitted the long s. He was also noted for drawing the reading public to "the best literature" by commissioning attractive art work to accompany the printed work.
WGeorge Cadbury was the third son of John Cadbury, a Quaker who founded Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company in Britain.
WWilliam Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose DL was a Welsh newspaper publisher.
WSir James Duckworth was a self-made English businessman from Rochdale, Lancashire who rose from poverty to found a large chain a grocery shops known popularly as "Jimmy Duck's" and entered politics as a Liberal. He served three times as Mayor of Rochdale, and was elected twice as a Member of Parliament (MP).
WEvgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev, Baron Lebedev is a Russian-British businessman, who is the owner of Lebedev Holdings Ltd, which owns the Evening Standard, The Independent and the TV channel London Live.
WSir John Leigh, 1st Baronet was a British mill-owner, who used his fortune to buy a newspaper and launch his career as a Conservative politician.
WGeorge Allardice Riddell, 1st Baron Riddell, known as Sir George Riddell, Bt, between 1918 and 1920, was a British solicitor, newspaper proprietor and public servant.
WCharles Prestwich Scott, usually cited as C. P. Scott, was a British journalist, publisher and politician. Born in Bath, Somerset, he was the editor of the Manchester Guardian from 1872 until 1929 and its owner from 1907 until his death. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament and pursued a progressive liberal agenda in the pages of the newspaper.
WSir Charles Walter Starmer was a British newspaper proprietor and Liberal politician.
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.