S Daniel Abraham

World War II veteran founded diet drink outfit Slim-Fast in 1976; created weight-loss craze with slimming the likes of Tommy Lasorda and Kathy Lee Gifford with "a shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, and a sensible dinner." Expanded to extra snacks. Sold to Unilever in 2000; made $2.3 billion before taxes. Built wellness center for Mayo Clinic employees.