1909 - 2008
J. R. Simplot American Business
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Details
| First Name |
J
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| Middle Name |
R.
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| Last Name |
Simplot
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| Birthday |
9th January, 1909
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| Birthplace |
Dubuque, Iowa
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| Died |
25th May, 2008
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| Place of Death |
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
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| Buried |
Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Business
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John Richard ("Jack" or "J.R.") Simplot (; January 4, 1909 – May 25, 2008) was an American entrepreneur and businessman best known as the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, a Boise, Idaho based agricultural supplier specializing in potato products. In 2007, he was estimated to be the 89th-richest person in the United States, at $3.6 billion. At the time of his death at age 99 in May 2008, he was the oldest billionaire on the Forbes 400.