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American business magnate (1918–1992)

For other uses, see Sam Walton (disambiguation).

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 biggest private employer in the world.^[1] For a period of time, Walton was the richest person in the United States.^[2]His family has remained the richest family in the U.S.

for several consecutive years, with a net worth of around $440.6 billion US as of January 2025. In 1992 at the age of 74, Walton died of blood cancer and was laid to rest at the Bentonville Cemetery in his longtime home of Bentonville, Arkansas.

Early life

Samuel Moore Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He lived