Great Entrepreneurs

Lord Nuffield has been voted Oxfordshire's Greatest Entrepreneur

After months of vigorous public voting, interactive discussions and a potrait and biography exhibition at Science Oxford, The Oxford Trust are delighted to announce that Lord Nuffield is Oxfordshire's greatest entrepreneur. Over 1000 votes were received of which over 50% were for Lord Nuffield.

Speaking at the Celebration Event at Nuffield College Hugo Brunner, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, said 'Billy had an uncanny sense of what is possible to achieve. A famous industrialist, the greatest benefactor.'

Great Entrepreneurs was a celebration of the lives and successes of the county's most enterprising people. The Oxford Trust has delved into Oxfordshire’s 1000 year long history to find six of our Greatest Entrepreneurs; the six finalists were Sir Basil Blackwell, Charles Early, Martha Lane Fox, Thomas Knowles, Lord Nuffield and Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood. To find out more about our finalists click on the name of the entrepreneur you're interested in.

Great Entrepreneurs is part of the Faces of Oxfordshire strand of the yearlong celebrations of Oxfordshire’s millennium and is supported by Oxford Inspires, Oxfordshire County Council, JA Kemp and Company, Oxford Instruments plc and the South East England Development Agency.