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Wally Amos MP (1936 - 2024)

"Famous Amos"

Wally Amos was an American television personality, businessman and author. He was the founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della's Cookies gourmet cookie brands...

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1/13/2023
8/14/2024
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Wally Amos MP (1936 - 2024)

"Famous Amos"

Wally Amos was an American television personality, businessman and author. He was the founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della's Cookies gourmet cookie brands...

8/14/2024

Harlan Eugene Anderson MP (1929 - 2019)

Harlan Anderson (October 15, 1929 - January 30, 2019) was an American engineer and entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), which later became the second lar...

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7/4/2024
7/4/2024
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7/4/2024

Harlan Eugene Anderson MP (1929 - 2019)

Harlan Anderson (October 15, 1929 - January 30, 2019) was an American engineer and entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), which later became the second lar...

7/4/2024

Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. MP (1898 - 1983)

Thomas Rowe Price Jr. (March 16, 1898 – October 20, 1983) was the founder of T. Rowe Price, an American publicly owned investment firm, established in 1937 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. T...

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6/2/2024
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Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. MP (1898 - 1983)

Thomas Rowe Price Jr. (March 16, 1898 – October 20, 1983) was the founder of T. Rowe Price, an American publicly owned investment firm, established in 1937 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. T...

6/2/2024

George W. Church Sr. MP (1887 - 1956)

Residence : 1900 - ED 140 Sinabar Township (part) Oak Grove town, Jackson, Missouri, United States* Residence : 1920 - Kansas City Ward 14, Jackson, Missouri, United States* Residence : 1930 - Kansas C...

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5/30/2024
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George W. Church Sr. MP (1887 - 1956)

Residence : 1900 - ED 140 Sinabar Township (part) Oak Grove town, Jackson, Missouri, United States* Residence : 1920 - Kansas City Ward 14, Jackson, Missouri, United States* Residence : 1930 - Kansas C...

5/30/2024

John A. Kimberly MP (1838 - 1928)

John Alfred Kimberly (July 18, 1838 – January 21, 1928) was an American manufacturing executive, a founder of Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Neenah, Wisconsin.

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5/30/2024
5/30/2024
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John A. Kimberly MP (1838 - 1928)

John Alfred Kimberly (July 18, 1838 – January 21, 1928) was an American manufacturing executive, a founder of Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Neenah, Wisconsin.

5/30/2024

Max Lincoln Schuster MP (1897 - 1970)

Lincoln Schuster (/ˈʃuːstər/; March 2, 1897 – December 20, 1970) was an American book publisher and the co-founder of the publishing company Simon & Schuster.[1] Schuster was instrumental in the creati...

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5/4/2020
5/29/2024
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Max Lincoln Schuster MP (1897 - 1970)

Lincoln Schuster (/ˈʃuːstər/; March 2, 1897 – December 20, 1970) was an American book publisher and the co-founder of the publishing company Simon & Schuster.[1] Schuster was instrumental in the creati...

5/29/2024

Ignaz Schwinn MP (1860 - 1948)

Ignaz Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a German-American bicycle designer, who co-founded, and eventually owned, the Schwinn Bicycle Company.

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5/26/2024
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5/26/2024

Ignaz Schwinn MP (1860 - 1948)

Ignaz Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a German-American bicycle designer, who co-founded, and eventually owned, the Schwinn Bicycle Company.

5/26/2024

Brian Halligan is an American executive and author. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of software company HubSpot based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is also a senior lecturer at Massach...

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5/25/2024
5/25/2024
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5/25/2024

Brian Halligan is an American executive and author. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of software company HubSpot based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is also a senior lecturer at Massach...

5/25/2024

Bill Bain MP (1937 - 2018)

William Worthington Bain Jr. (July 30, 1937 – January 16, 2018) was an American management consultant, known for his role as one of the founders of the management consultancy that bears his name, Bai...

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5/22/2024
5/22/2024
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Bill Bain MP (1937 - 2018)

William Worthington Bain Jr. (July 30, 1937 – January 16, 2018) was an American management consultant, known for his role as one of the founders of the management consultancy that bears his name, Bai...

5/22/2024

Ryan Cohen (born 1985 or 1986) is a Canadian entrepreneur and activist investor. He founded e-commerce company Chewy in 2011, and was the company's chief executive office (CEO) until 2018. Cohen is t...

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2/20/2024
2/20/2024
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Ryan Cohen (born 1985 or 1986) is a Canadian entrepreneur and activist investor. He founded e-commerce company Chewy in 2011, and was the company's chief executive office (CEO) until 2018. Cohen is t...

2/20/2024

Lynda Weinman MP

"Lynda"

Lynda Weinman is an American business owner, computer instructor, and author, who founded an online software training website, lynda.com, with her husband, Bruce Heavin. Lynda.com was acquired by onlin...

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9/5/2018
1/15/2024
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Lynda Weinman MP

"Lynda"

Lynda Weinman is an American business owner, computer instructor, and author, who founded an online software training website, lynda.com, with her husband, Bruce Heavin. Lynda.com was acquired by onlin...

1/15/2024

Carl Laemmle MP (1867 - 1939)

See Wikipedia... * See article in The New York Times... * See video 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era Carl Laemmle (January 17, 1867 in Laupheim, Germany – September 24, 1939 in Los Angeles,...

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8/28/2010
1/1/2024
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8/28/2010

Carl Laemmle MP (1867 - 1939)

See Wikipedia... * See article in The New York Times... * See video 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era Carl Laemmle (January 17, 1867 in Laupheim, Germany – September 24, 1939 in Los Angeles,...

1/1/2024

Sgt. James Leo Houston (1924 - 2007)

The following obit provided by member Ms. Clyde (#46994776):James Leo Houston, 82, of Marietta, died Monday, October 15, 2007. Service will be 2pm Thursday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Cremat...

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1/1/2024
1/1/2024
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Sgt. James Leo Houston (1924 - 2007)

The following obit provided by member Ms. Clyde (#46994776):James Leo Houston, 82, of Marietta, died Monday, October 15, 2007. Service will be 2pm Thursday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Cremat...

1/1/2024

Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator MP (1935 - 2023)

Herb Kohl was an American businessman and politician. Kohl also served as a United States senator from Wisconsin from 1989 to 2013 as a member of the Democratic Party. Alongside his brother and father...

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10/21/2008
12/27/2023
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10/21/2008

Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator MP (1935 - 2023)

Herb Kohl was an American businessman and politician. Kohl also served as a United States senator from Wisconsin from 1989 to 2013 as a member of the Democratic Party. Alongside his brother and father...

12/27/2023

Charles Albert Coffin (1844 - 1926)

Jane May Coffin's father Charles Albert Coffin was the first Chief Executive Officer of General Electric. At the time of his death in 1926, he was one of the wealthiest men in the world. "Massachusett...

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12/5/2010
12/21/2023
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Charles Albert Coffin (1844 - 1926)

Jane May Coffin's father Charles Albert Coffin was the first Chief Executive Officer of General Electric. At the time of his death in 1926, he was one of the wealthiest men in the world. "Massachusett...

12/21/2023

James O. McKinsey MP (1889 - 1937)

James Oscar McKinsey (June 4, 1889 – November 30, 1937) was an American accountant, management consultant, professor of accounting at the University of Chicago, and founder of McKinsey & Company.

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12/18/2023
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James O. McKinsey MP (1889 - 1937)

James Oscar McKinsey (June 4, 1889 – November 30, 1937) was an American accountant, management consultant, professor of accounting at the University of Chicago, and founder of McKinsey & Company.

12/18/2023

Elliot Zuckerberg (/ˈzʌkərbɜːrɡ/; born May 14, 1984) is an American media magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding Facebook, Inc. and serves as its chairman, chie...

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3/17/2014
12/11/2023
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Elliot Zuckerberg (/ˈzʌkərbɜːrɡ/; born May 14, 1984) is an American media magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding Facebook, Inc. and serves as its chairman, chie...

12/11/2023

Henry Chandlee Turner MP (1871 - 1954)

Henry Chandlee Turner (b. 1871) founded Turner Construction Company in 1902, with $25,000 in start-up capital, at 11 Broadway, in New York City. Turner's first job was a $687 project to build a concr...

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12/11/2023
12/11/2023
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Henry Chandlee Turner MP (1871 - 1954)

Henry Chandlee Turner (b. 1871) founded Turner Construction Company in 1902, with $25,000 in start-up capital, at 11 Broadway, in New York City. Turner's first job was a $687 project to build a concr...

12/11/2023

Emmett Shear (born 1983) is an American Internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of live video platform Justin.tv. He served as the chief executive officer of Twitch when it was spun ...

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12/8/2023
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Emmett Shear (born 1983) is an American Internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of live video platform Justin.tv. He served as the chief executive officer of Twitch when it was spun ...

12/8/2023

Ilya Sutskever FRS (Hebrew: איליה סוצקבר; Russian: Илья Суцкевер; /ilja su:ʦkɪvər/ born 1985/86) is a computer scientist working in machine learning. He is a co-founder and Chief Scientist at OpenAI....

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12/8/2023
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Ilya Sutskever FRS (Hebrew: איליה סוצקבר; Russian: Илья Суцкевер; /ilja su:ʦkɪvər/ born 1985/86) is a computer scientist working in machine learning. He is a co-founder and Chief Scientist at OpenAI....

12/8/2023