# George Atkinson

> George Atkinson, was an American businessman, credited as the father of the storefront video rental store in the U.S. Atkinson established the first major chain of video specialty retailers, The Video Station.

*American businessman (1935-2005)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/george-atkinson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1935-06-02
- **Died:** 2005-03-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

George Atkinson, was an American businessman, credited as the father of the storefront video rental store in the U.S. Atkinson established the first major chain of video specialty retailers, The Video Station.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.5
- **Momentum:** 4.8

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1073916/ (@nm1073916)

## Sources
- [George Atkinson (businessman)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Atkinson_(businessman))
- [George Atkinson (Stuntman)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Atkinson_(Stuntman))
- [جورج أتكينسون (رائد أعمال)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A3%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84))
- [جورج اتكينسون (رجال اعمال)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84))
- [The Movie DB](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3386960)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1506887)

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