Harland David Sanders
Harland David Sanders (1890–1980) was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). He began franchising his secret-recipe fried chicken in 1952 at the age of 61 and grew the chain to over 600 locations before selling the company in 1964 for $2 million. He remained the brand's spokesperson and symbol until his death in 1980.
“Stan Shih (Acer), Amadeo Giannini (Bank of America), Larry Hillblom (DHL), George Eastman (Kodak), Fred Smith (FedEx), Jerry Yang (Yahoo), Carlos Slim (América Móvil), Jorge Paulo Lemann (3G Capital), Aristotle Onassis (Olympic Maritime), Harland David Sanders (KFC), James Dyson, Lorenzo Zambrano (CEMEX), Jim Casey (UPS), Li Ka-Shing (CK Hutchison), Frank Lowy (Westfield), Alfred Krupp all lost parents in childhood or adolescence.”
Source→“"Harland David Sanders (KFC)... Named in the list of founders who lost a parent in childhood/adolescence."”
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