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Ray Kroc

1902 - 1984

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Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman who was instrumental in turning McDonald's into the most successful global fast food corporation by revenue. He purchased it from the McDonald Brothers in 1961, after several years as their franchising agent, and served as its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and worked a variety of jobs, including as a paper cup salesman and a musician, before eventually becoming a milkshake mixer salesman. In 1954, he visited a hamburger restaurant in San Bernardino, California, owned by Richard and Maurice McDonald. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Kroc is the 83rd most popular businessperson (down from 52nd in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from United States (down from 495th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Businessperson.

Ray Kroc is most famous for his role in the introduction of the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ray Kroc ranks 83 out of 847. Before him are N. R. Narayana Murthy, Larry Fink, Flavio Briatore, Robert Kardashian, Bernie Ecclestone, and David Koch. After him are Ron Dennis, Kiichiro Toyoda, Andrew Tate, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Stan Kroenke, and Liliane Bettencourt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Ray Kroc ranks 32. Before him are Nâzım Hikmet, Andrew Irvine, Marcel Breuer, Meyer Lansky, Mikhail Suslov, and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.. After him are Arne Jacobsen, Juscelino Kubitschek, Theodore Schultz, Reinhard Gehlen, Alexandre Kojève, and Émile Benveniste. Among people deceased in 1984, Ray Kroc ranks 24. Before him are Ed Gein, Martin Ryle, Pyotr Kapitsa, Vicente Aleixandre, Ahmed Sékou Touré, and Martin Niemöller. After him are Janaki Ammal, Karl Wolff, Anna Anderson, Sam Peckinpah, Lionel Robbins, and Jiro Miyake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Kroc ranks 891 out of 20,380. Before him are William Standish Knowles (1917), Frances E. Allen (1932), Alan J. Heeger (1936), David Koch (1940), Jack Palance (1919), and Frederick Reines (1918). After him are John Deere (1804), Joe Louis (1914), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Frank Abagnale (1948), Sidney Lumet (1924), and Harry Belafonte (1927).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Ray Kroc ranks 35. Before him are Bill Hewlett (1913), J. Paul Getty (1892), Martin Cooper (1928), Larry Fink (1952), Robert Kardashian (1944), and David Koch (1940). After him are Andrew Tate (1986), Stan Kroenke (1947), Charles Koch (1935), Jesse Livermore (1877), Chris Gardner (1954), and Benjamin Guggenheim (1865).

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