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Helen Walton

1919 - 2007

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Helen Robson Walton (December 3, 1919 – April 19, 2007) was an American philanthropist and prominent arts advocate, dedicated to being a grandmother and to her community in Bentonville, Arkansas where she instituted a committee for a national museum of arts. After 31 years of activity, the Arkansas Committee on the National Museum for Women in the Arts is the longest standing committee in the state. She was also the wife of Walmart and Sam's Club founder Sam Walton. At one point in her life, she was the richest American and the eleventh-richest woman in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Walton is the 503rd most popular businessperson (down from 488th in 2019), the 6,860th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,343rd in 2019) and the 165th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Helen Walton ranks 503 out of 847. Before her are Carl Icahn, Petr Kellner, Gregory Olsen, Astor family, Ruja Ignatova, and Jerry Buss. After her are Jared Isaacman, Émile Étienne Guimet, Vladimir Gusinsky, Pierre Omidyar, Teddy Mayer, and John Houlding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Helen Walton ranks 233. Before her are Wasfi Tal, Michel Déon, Wu Wenjun, Robert Pinget, Ladislav Mňačko, and Olena Apanovych. After her are Maurice Boitel, Roberto Bonomi, Laurence J. Peter, Paolo Soleri, Patricia Medina, and Zuleykha Seyidmammadova. Among people deceased in 2007, Helen Walton ranks 255. Before her are Nicolae Dobrin, Frane Matošić, Dumitru Pârvulescu, Chrisye, Liviu Librescu, and Egon Bondy. After her are Maurice Boitel, Klausjürgen Wussow, Julius Wess, Ellen Preis, Ove Grahn, and Huang Ju.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Walton ranks 6,862 out of 20,380. Before her are Joseph Hooker (1814), John Baldessari (1931), Geraldine Ferraro (1935), Timbaland (1972), Richard Kind (1956), and Van Johnson (1916). After her are Mädchen Amick (1970), Stephen F. Austin (1793), John D. MacDonald (1916), Janet Moreau (1927), Jeffrey C. Alexander (1947), and Alan Ruck (1956).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Helen Walton ranks 165. Before her are Michael Dell (1965), Sherry Lansing (1944), Mike Lindell (1961), Carl Icahn (1936), Gregory Olsen (1945), and Jerry Buss (1933). After her are Jared Isaacman (1983), Teddy Mayer (1935), Brendan Eich (1961), Malcom McLean (1913), John Templeton (1912), and William Henry Vanderbilt (1821).

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