A new poll asked Americans who they thought were the most influential modern entrepreneurs. Here are the top 10:
1. Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft), 21%
2. Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon), 18%
3. Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple), 18%
4. Elon Musk (founder of SpaceX, and CEO of Tesla), 17%
5. Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook), 17%
6. Oprah Winfrey (co-founder of Oxygen, and the founder of "O, The Oprah Magazine"), 15%
7. Melinda Gates (co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), 14%
8. Sam Walton (founder of Walmart and Sam's Club), 13%
9. Larry Page (co-founder of Google), 12%
10. Ted Turner (founder of CNN), 11%
Source: SWNS