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Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 respectively.
When Sam Walton died in 1992, he left his ownership in Wal-Mart to Helen and their four children. In 2002, as Helen Walton was the president of the Walton Family Foundation, a $300 million donation was made to the University of Arkansas, the biggest donation ever made to a public university in the United States. [5]
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened its first Sam's Club – named for Sam Walton – on April 7, 1983, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. [2] Tomb of James Bud Walton in Memorial Park Cemetery. Together, the Walton brothers donated $150,000 to build a new home for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau in Columbia, Missouri.
Walmart founder Sam Walton and his wife Helen, on their wedding day, February 14, 1943. At the time, Sam was a management trainee with the J.C. Penney Company. ... Today, there are nearly 12,000 ...
The Walton family is still the major shareholder of Walmart Inc. The children of Walmart founder Sam Walton own about half of all Walmart shares , according to official company documents.
Walmart founder Sam Walton died more than 30 years ago, but the retail giant he started is still thriving and making his family even richer. The Waltons were recently named the world's richest ...
In September 2024, Alice Walton had a net worth of $88.9 billion, making her the 18th-richest person and the richest woman in the world. [12] The Walton family fortune is broken down as such, as of February 2025: Jim Walton, $117.7 billion [13] S. Robson Walton, $119 billion [14] Alice Walton, $109.8 billion [15] Lukas Walton, $40.9 billion [16]
The Walton family is worth more than $330 billion, dwarfing Elon Musk's $237 billion fortune. They owe some of their wealth to a savvy decision by Walmart founder Sam Walton over 70 years ago.