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Early life. Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy "Nannie" Lee Lawrence Walton on December 20, 1921, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. His father worked as a farm appraiser and mortgage agent. The family moved often because of Thomas Walton's job. When he was 2 years old, his family moved from Oklahoma to Springfield, Missouri.
Walton was born on May 15, 1951. [ 3] She is the younger daughter of Bud Walton, the brother and business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. [ 4] She grew up in Versailles, Missouri, where she met future husband Bill Laurie. [ 5] At Bud's death, she and her sister Ann Walton Kroenke inherited a stake in Walmart now worth over $9 billion. [ 6]
The three most prominent living members ( Jim, Rob, and Alice Walton) have consistently been in the top twenty of the Forbes 400 list since 2001, as were John ( d. 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths. Christy Walton took her husband John's place in the ranking after his death.
Sam Walton. 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. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the ...
Updated August 28, 2020 at 1:19 PM. A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports ...
Briannah Rivera. April 19, 2024 at 2:36 PM. Fallout star Walton Goggins has been married to his wife, Nadia Conners, for over a decade now. While Goggins is most known for his portrayals onscreen ...
Bill Walton might have been the ultimate San Diegan. While he went away to play basketball at UCLA and the bulk of his NBA career, he never missed a chance to celebrate his hometown. Long after ...
Ann Walton Kroenke (born December 20, 1948) [4] [1] [2] [3] is an American billionaire. Heiress to the Walmart fortune, Ann and her sister, Nancy Walton Laurie, inherited stock from their father, Bud Walton (died 1995), who was the brother and an early business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. She is the owner of the Denver Nuggets of the ...