Fourth generation Nordstrom frontman Blake Nordstrom
Fortune 500 rank: 254
Nordstrom, the retail giant that currently has Blake Nordstrom at its helm, has perhaps the longest family line of these companies. Blake is the fourth generation of Nordstroms to run the company; the founder was his great grandfather John W. Nordstrom, who came from Sweden and began the business as a small shoe store. It grew from there, of course.
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