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Milton S. Hershey

1857 - 1945

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Milton Snavely Hershey (September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945) was an American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist. Trained in the confectionery business, Hershey pioneered the manufacture of caramel, using fresh milk. He launched the Lancaster Caramel Company, which achieved bulk exports, and then sold it to start a new company supplying mass-produced milk chocolate, previously a luxury good. The first Hershey bars were sold in 1900 and proved so popular that he was able to build his own company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milton S. Hershey is the 558th most popular businessperson (down from 496th in 2019), the 8,049th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,473rd in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Milton S. Hershey ranks 558 out of 847. Before him are Masaji Kiyokawa, Neil Aspinall, Lev Avnerovich Leviev, Jamie Dimon, Ana Botín, and James Smith McDonnell. After him are Chuck Feeney, Mark Shuttleworth, Jorma Ollila, Jamie Hyneman, Susan Kare, and Marcus Loew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Milton S. Hershey ranks 123. Before him are Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Jules de Trooz, František Ondříček, E. A. Wallis Budge, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, and Aleksei Evert. After him are John Joly, Clarence Darrow, Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, Frank J. Sprague, Michael Pedersen Friis, and David Prain. Among people deceased in 1945, Milton S. Hershey ranks 310. Before him are Aris Velouchiotis, Paolo Salvi, Frederic Clements, Sigurður Eggerz, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, and Richard Bong. After him are Vikenty Veresaev, Kazimierz Prószyński, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Ernie Pyle, Janko Jesenský, and Xian Xinghai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milton S. Hershey ranks 8,051 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Logg (1931), Karl Struss (1886), Marshall Allman (1984), Robert J. Walker (1801), James Smith McDonnell (1899), and Duane Eddy (1938). After him are Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Michael J. Anderson (1953), Walter Johnson (1887), Chris Renaud (1966), John Musker (1953), and Chester Himes (1909).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Milton S. Hershey ranks 188. Before him are Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), Earl Tupper (1907), Bob Lazar (1959), Jay Gould (1836), Jamie Dimon (1956), and James Smith McDonnell (1899). After him are Chuck Feeney (1931), Jamie Hyneman (1956), Susan Kare (1954), Marcus Loew (1870), Mary Barra (1961), and Adam Silver (1962).

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