# Herb Peterson

> Herbert Ralph Peterson was an American fast food advertising executive best known for inventing the McDonald's Egg McMuffin in 1972. The sandwich pushed McDonald's to expand into breakfast, which by 1993 accounted for an estimated 20-25% of the company's revenue.

*American businessman (1919-2008)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/herb-peterson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1919-01-05
- **Died:** 2008-03-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Herbert Ralph Peterson was an American fast food advertising executive best known for inventing the McDonald's Egg McMuffin in 1972. The sandwich pushed McDonald's to expand into breakfast, which by 1993 accounted for an estimated 20-25% of the company's revenue.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 44.0
- **Momentum:** 7.6

## Sources
- [Herb Peterson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Peterson)
- [Herb Peterson](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Peterson)
- [هيرب بيترسون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Питерсон, Херб](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1)
- [هيرب بيترسون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5733139)

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