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Colonel Sanders
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There's something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind.
— Colonel Sanders: The Autobiography of the Original Celebrity Chef
Colonel Sanders
American entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded KFC
- Fame62.1
- Momentum1.6
- United States rank#125
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- Fame62.1
- Momentum1.6
- United States rank#125
- Founders rank#90
- Wikipedia141K
Lived 1890–1980, aged 90United States
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Updated 2026-06-21
He sold pressure-fried chicken from a roadside spot in Kentucky, turned it into a franchise empire, then watched the company he built serve what he called "wallpaper-tasting slop."
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Harland David Sanders worked as a steam engine stoker, insurance salesman, and filling station operator before he started selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. There he developed his secret recipe and a patented pressure-fryer method. Seeing the franchise model's potential, he opened the first KFC franchise in South Salt Lake, Utah, in 1952, then devoted himself to spreading it across the country after his original restaurant closed. The expansion became too much: at 73, in 1964, he sold the company to investors for $2 millio…
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