20 Famous People's Business Cards

There are some businessmen who have the belief that certain items in their visual repertoire are an excellent starting point on telling a potential client who they are without having to physically say it. Some believe a nice briefcase will do the trick. Others believe a nice suit will give off a great impression. Today we’re focusing on another item: business cards. Some say a business card can leave a great mark on a person. See how some business cards of famous people would have or would not have left a mark in this awesome gallery we’ve put together.

Evan Williams, Co-founder and CEO

The interesting thing about Ev’s business card is that there’s no phone number.

Barack Obama (US Senator)

Jam packed with four different addresses, President Barack Obama’s business card from when he was a senator was like a mini phonebook.

Neil Armstrong

The first person to step foot on the moon. Did you know that for years there was controversy around whether or not he dropped an “a” before “mankind” in his famous “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind” line when he set foot on the moon.

Isaac Asimov

Considered one of the big 3 of science fiction writing, biochemist Isaac Asimov left behind quite a legacy. Fun fact, he was a claustrophile, meaning he enjoyed small closed in spaces.

Fidel Castro Ruz

No contact information for the Cuban dictator, so I guess this is more like proof that you met him.

Edward Ruscha

Young artist is right, but we expected more from Ruscha. Maybe in a future version his name looked like it was cut out from the Sunday advertisements?

Albert Einstein

Einstein was never part of the faculty at Princeton, but he did have an office there while awaiting the construction completion of the Institute For Advanced Study.

Prof Dr. Freud Und Frau

Sigmund Freud kept his business card short and sweet. Perhaps your subconscious would lead you to find his office for a meeting.

Harry Houdini

Surprisingly, this business card was not made with disappearing ink.

Mark Zuckerberg

Seems like Mark Zuckerberg wanted to make it crystal clear who was in charge once he made the move to Palo Alto.

Donald Trump

Probably the most interesting part of this card is the logo. Are those T’s?

Larry Page

The logo alone dates this card. Also for you techies, so does the http url instead of a secure https url.

Bill Gates

The color scheme screams New Mexico on Bill Gates’ business card.

Jerry Yang

Chief Yahoo…we’d love to see how deep the use of titles that incorporate “yahoo” ran into the org chart.

Steve Jobs

I think he did a good job of coming up with new products for Apple Computer Inc, don’t you?

Chuck Jones

This might be our favorite business card. Even if you don’t know who Chuck Jones was, you know what he did just by looking at his business card. Beep! Beep!

Abraham Lincoln

Here’s what the fine print states:

To Whom It May Concern

My old customers, and others, are no doubt aware of the terrible time I have had in crossing the stream, and will be glad to know that I will be back on the same side from which I started, on or before the Fourth of March next, when I will be ready to swap horses, dispense law, make jokes, split rails, and perform other matters in a small way.