Samuel David Leidesdorf (1881-1968) was an American accountant who was posthumously inducted into the . Leidesdorf, was born on September 25, 1881 in New York City. He attended the and Pace College. In 1905, he began his own accounting firm, , certified public accountants, which grew and eventually became one of the largest accounting firms in the nation. The 1915 New York City Directory shows him living at 302 West 79th and with the S.D. Leidesdorf Co office at 417 5th Avenue. His World War I Draft Registration Card shows he had moved to 309 W 86th. In 1929, he helped arrange the sale of Newark-based Bamberger's department store, to the R.H. Macy Co. Fortune recognized his company as a “Pioneering Firm” in 1932.