# J. R. Simplot

> John Richard Simplot was an American entrepreneur and businessman best known as the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, a Boise, Idaho–based agricultural supplier specializing in potato products. In 2007, he was estimated to be the 89th-richest person in the United States, at $3.6 billion. At the time of his death at age 99 in May 2008, he was the oldest billionaire on the Forbes 400.

*American businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/j-r-simplot

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1909-01-04
- **Died:** 2008-05-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/J._R._Simplot)
- [جون رشارد سيمبلو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88)
- [John Simplot](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simplot)
- [J. R. Simplot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Simplot)
- [J. R. Simplot](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Simplot)
- [John Richard Simplot](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Richard_Simplot)
- [ジョン・リチャード・シンプロット](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88)
- [Симплот, Джон Ричард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
- [J. R. Simplot](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Simplot)
- [J. R. Simplot](https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Simplot)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q326178)

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