Sam Walton
1918 – 1992 American retailer, Walmart founder
Founder of Walmart and patriarch of the Walton family.
- Religion
- Christian (Presbyterian).
- Affiliations
- Founded Walmart and Sam's Club; built the world's largest retailer and the fortune behind the Walton family.
Samuel Moore Walton opened his first Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962 and pioneered low-cost, high-volume discount retail. His company became the world's largest by revenue. His heirs are among the richest families on earth.
Connections
- family of Alice Walton — Daughter and art philanthropist.
- family of Alice Walton — Father and Walmart founder.
- family of Jim Walton — Father and Walmart founder.
- family of Jim Walton — Son and heir to the Walmart fortune.
- associate of Ray Kroc — A fellow architect of a postwar American mass-market empire.
- family of Rob Walton — Father and Walmart founder.
- family of Rob Walton — Son who chaired Walmart for two decades.
In the timeline
- 1962 Founding of Walmart mentioned