Sam Walton

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Sam Walton was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Walmart, which grew into one of the world’s largest retail chains.

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Label Occurrences
Sam Walton canonical 12
James L. "Bud" Walton 1
Samuel Moore Walton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
philanthropist
awardedBy George H. W. Bush
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
Presidential Medal of Freedom
surface form: Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous)
burialPlace Bentonville, Arkansas
surface form: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
causeOfDeath multiple myeloma
child Alice Walton
Jim Walton
John Walton
Rob Walton
coAuthor John Huey
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-03-29
dateOfDeath 1992-04-05
educatedAt University of Missouri
employer Walmart Inc.
surface form: Walmart
familyName Walton
fieldOfStudy economics
founded Sam's Club
Walmart Inc.
surface form: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Walmart Inc.
surface form: Walmart
fullName Sam Walton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Samuel Moore Walton
genre autobiography
givenName Samuel
influenced global retail industry
knownFor founding Sam's Club
founding Walmart
memberOf Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryRank captain
militaryService United States Army
netWorth $8.6 billion (approximate, at time of death)
notableIdea everyday low prices retail strategy
notableWork Made in America: My Story
occupation businessman
entrepreneur
retail executive
placeOfBirth Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Little Rock, Arkansas
surface form: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
positionHeld chairman of Walmart
chief executive officer of Walmart
founder of Walmart
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Bentonville, Arkansas
surface form: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
spouse Helen Walton
yearOfAward 1992

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Sam's Club foundedBy Sam Walton
Sam's Club namedAfter Sam Walton
Stan Kroenke relative Sam Walton
Walmart Inc. foundedBy Sam Walton
Walmart Inc. hasKeyPerson Sam Walton
Sam Walton fullName Sam Walton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Samuel Moore Walton
Bud Walton Arena namedAfter Sam Walton
this entity surface form: James L. "Bud" Walton
Walton family foundedBy Sam Walton
Walton family hasMember Sam Walton
Walton family hasAncestralHead Sam Walton
Ann Walton Kroenke uncle Sam Walton
UA hasNotableAlumni Sam Walton
subject surface form: University of Arkansas