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Sam Walton

1918 - 1992

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Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for co-founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the biggest private employer in the world. For a period of time, Walton was the richest person in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Walton is the 143rd most popular businessperson (down from 128th in 2019), the 1,691st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,437th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Businessperson.

Sam Walton was most famous for founding Wal-Mart, which is the largest retailer in the world.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Sam Walton ranks 143 out of 847. Before him are Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Gordon Moore, Lakshmi Mittal, Roy O. Disney, Ole Kirk Christiansen, and Lee Kun-hee. After him are Chung Ju-yung, Christina Onassis, William Randolph Hearst, Pierre Bergé, Masayoshi Son, and Elizabeth Arden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Sam Walton ranks 66. Before him are Günther Rall, Patricio Aylwin, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yigal Allon, Edwin G. Krebs, and Rosemary Kennedy. After him are Robert Aldrich, Ahmed Deedat, Kazu Naoki, Henryk Szeryng, Mary Anderson, and Kakuei Tanaka. Among people deceased in 1992, Sam Walton ranks 46. Before him are Mohamed Boudiaf, Lella Lombardi, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Sidney Nolan, Markos Vafeiadis, and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. After him are John Ireland, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, H. L. A. Hart, Chris McCandless, Jean-Claude Pascal, and James E. Webb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Walton ranks 1,691 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Shalhoub (1953), Sacagawea (1780), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Larry King (1933), Liz Cheney (1966), and Chyna (1969). After him are Kathleen Turner (1954), Jordan Belfort (1962), Michael Connelly (1956), Robert Anderson (1805), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), and Christina Onassis (1950).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Sam Walton ranks 52. Before him are Charlie Munger (1924), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), Ronald Wayne (1934), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), Gordon Moore (1929), and Roy O. Disney (1893). After him are Christina Onassis (1950), William Randolph Hearst (1863), Henry J. Heinz (1844), Martha Stewart (1941), Larry Flynt (1942), and Cyrus West Field (1819).

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