Colonel Sanders

Colonel Sanders

entrepreneur

BIRTHDAY September 9, 1890
BIRTH SIGN Virgo
BIRTHPLACE Henryville, IN
AGE ? years old
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ABOUT COLONEL SANDERS

Born Harland David Sanders, he was an American businessman and entrepreneur, best known for building his Kentucky Fried Chicken cafe into a fast-food empire.

He worked as a farmer, salesman, steamboat pilot, and railroad fireman.

He sold KFC to John Y. Brown Jr., Jack Massey, and a group of investors for $2 million in 1964.

He fathered four children with his first wife Josephine King. His great great granddaughter is Genevieve Przybelski.

His Colonel Sanders persona has been portrayed in TV ads by comedians Darrell Hammond and Norm MacDonald .