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Herb Kohl

1935 - 2023

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Herbert Hiken Kohl (February 7, 1935 – December 27, 2023) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 24 years as a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, from 1989 to 2013, and earlier served as chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party. From 1970 to 1979, Kohl was president of Kohl's Corporation, his family's business that owned the Kohl's department stores chain. He purchased the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association in 1985 to prevent the team from relocating out of Milwaukee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Herb Kohl is the 797th most popular businessperson (down from 552nd in 2024), the 14,877th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,860th in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Herb Kohl ranks 796 out of 847. Before him are Jade Raymond, Artemy Lebedev, Lloyd Blankfein, Natalya Kaspersky, and Leslie Benzies. After him are María Sefidari, Phil Spencer, Esther Dyson, Mitch Kapor, Heidi Fleiss, Forrest Li, and Biz Stone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Herb Kohl ranks 546. Before him are Harry B. Gray, Mel Charles, John Inman, Lyle Waggoner, Ruth Ann Minner, and Edward Schreyer. After him are Ron Delany, Heather Sears, Dennis Potter, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Conrad Burns, and Ted Curson. Among people deceased in 2023, Herb Kohl ranks 574. Before him are Michela Murgia, Khaled Khalifa, Modeste M'bami, Nikki McCray-Penson, Dean Crawford, and Cynthia Weil. After him are Kusuma Wardhani, Arleen Sorkin, Parkash Singh Badal, Oleg Tsokov, Abderrahim Ouakili, and Rainer Troppa.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Herb Kohl ranks 280. Before him are Tory Burch (1966), James M. Beggs (1926), Bill Ackman (1966), Julia Koch (1962), Bryan Johnson (1977), and Lloyd Blankfein (1954). After him are Phil Spencer (1968), Mitch Kapor (1950), Heidi Fleiss (1965), Biz Stone (1974), Carol Bartz (1948), and Glenn Beck (1964).

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