Cecil Rhodes Cecil Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision
Alan Parker (businessman) £2.34 billion. Parker is known for his philanthropy through his Oak Foundation, which spends $200 million yearly on projects including humanitarian help in Africa, medical research, victims of torture, ecology and journalism. His wife Jette sponsors The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme. He is married to Jette Parker, and they have three children, Caroline, Natalie and Kristian. Alan Parker (businessman) Alan M. Parker (born 31 March 1939) is a British billionaire businessman. Alan M. Parker was born into a modest family in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the son of a British colonial civil servant. Parker trained as an accountant,