List of companies named after people - C

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C&A – Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer

Cabela's – Dick Cabela

Cadbury – John Cadbury

Cadillac – Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan

Cagiva – Giovanni Castiglioni (CAstiglioni GIovanni VArese)

Callaway Cars – Reeves Callaway

Callaway Golf Company – Ely R. Callaway, Jr.

Calvin Klein – Calvin Klein

Cammell Laird - Charles Cammell and William Laird

Campagnolo – Tullio Campagnolo

Campari – Davide Campari

Campbell Soup Company – Joseph A. Campbell

Canon – see Kwanon

Carl Zeiss AG – Carl Zeiss

Carlyle Group – Thomas Carlyle (indirectly, via the Carlyle Hotel)

Casio – Tadao Kashio

Celine – Celine Vipiana

Cerruti 1881 – Nino Cerruti

Chanel – Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

C. H. Robinson Worldwide - Charles Henry Robinson

Charles Schwab Corporation – Charles R. Schwab

Charles Wells Ltd (now Wells & Young's Brewery) – Charles Wells

Chase National Bank (to Chase Manhattan Bank and JPMorgan Chase & Co.) – in honor of Salmon
P. Chase

Chevrolet – Louis Chevrolet

Chip Ganassi Racing – Chip Ganassi

Christie's – James Christie

Christian Dior – Christian Dior

Christian Salvesen – Christian Salvesen

Chrysler – Walter Chrysler

Citroën – André Citroën

Cizeta – Claudio Zampolli

CKE Restaurants – founded as Carl Karcher Enterprises

Clarks – Cyrus and James Clark

Claud Butler – Claud Butler

Clif Bar – Clifford Erickson (father of founder Gary Erickson)

Cokin – Jean Coquin

Colgate-Palmolive – William Colgate

Collins Radio Company – Arthur A. Collins

Colnago – Ernesto Colnago

Coloni – Enzo Coloni

Colt's Manufacturing Company, Colt Defense, Colt Canada – Samuel Colt

Condé Nast Publications – Condé Montrose Nast

Connolly Leather – John Connolly

Cooper Car Company – Charles and John Cooper

Coors Brewing Company, Adolph Coors Company – Adolph Coors

Cord Automobile – Errett Lobban Cord

Corel – Michael Cowpland (COwpland REsearch Laboratory)

Cosworth – Mike COStin and Keith DuckWORTH

Courage Compétition – Yves Courage

Cox Models – Roy Cox

Crane & Co. – Stephen Crane or the Crane family

Cray Research – Seymour Cray

Crumpler – Stuart Crumpler (co-founder)

Cummins – Clessie Cummins

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (to Curtiss-Wright) – Glenn Curtiss

Cushman & Wakefield – J.Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield