Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (d. 1952)
Kiichiro Toyoda (豊田 喜一郎 (とよだ きいちろう), Toyoda Kiichirō, June 11, 1894 – March 27, 1952) was a Japanese businessman and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to change Toyoda's focus from automatic loom manufacture into automobile manufacturing created what would become Toyota Motor Corporation.