Colonel Sanders

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Colonel Sanders was an American businessman and restaurateur best known as the founder and iconic face of the fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).

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Colonel Harland Sanders 2
Harland David Sanders 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
entrepreneur
human
restaurateur
associatedWith KFC secret blend of 11 herbs and spices
birthDate 1890-09-09
birthPlace Henryville, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
brandAmbassadorOf Kentucky Fried Chicken NERFINISHED
burialPlace Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
businessModel restaurant franchising
businessRole franchisor of KFC restaurants
causeOfDeath leukemia
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1980-12-16
era 20th century
familyName Sanders NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork fast food industry
restaurant business
founded Kentucky Fried Chicken NERFINISHED
fullName Harland David Sanders NERFINISHED
givenName Harland NERFINISHED
hasSignatureDish Original Recipe fried chicken NERFINISHED
honoraryTitleGrantedBy Commonwealth of Kentucky NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Colonel
imageUsedIn KFC logo NERFINISHED
knownFor being the brand icon of KFC
founding Kentucky Fried Chicken
legacy iconic figure in American fast food culture
militaryRank honorary Kentucky Colonel
nickname Colonel Sanders NERFINISHED
notableAchievement creating a global restaurant franchise
popularizing fried chicken as fast food
notableWork development of KFC original fried chicken recipe
numberOfChildren 3
occupation businessperson
company founder
restaurateur
portrayedBy various actors in KFC commercials
religion Christianity
residence Corbin, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Claudia Ledington NERFINISHED
Josephine King NERFINISHED
subjectOf KFC advertising campaigns
workedAs cook
salesman
service station operator

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Sanders hasNotableBearer Colonel Sanders
Sanders hasName Colonel Sanders
subject surface form: Colonel Sanders
this entity surface form: Harland David Sanders
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, United States hasNotableBurial Colonel Sanders
subject surface form: Cave Hill Cemetery
this entity surface form: Colonel Harland Sanders
Cave Hill Cemetery containsGraveOf Colonel Sanders
this entity surface form: Colonel Harland Sanders