Colonel Sanders Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Colonel Sanders was best known for being the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), a popular fast-food chain.

Despite not serving in the military, he earned the honorary title of a Kentucky Colonel.

During the Great Depression, Colonel Sanders founded KFC and developed his secret recipe and method for cooking chicken in a pressure fryer.

In 1964, at the age of 73, he sold the company to investors for $2 million (equivalent to around $15 million today) while still retaining control of operations in Canada.

Throughout his life, Colonel Sanders served as KFC's brand ambassador and symbol, promoting the franchise globally.

Basic Information About Colonel Sanders

Category	Celebrities › Celebrity Chefs
Professions	Entrepreneur
Net worth	$10,000,000
Date of birth	1890-09-09
Place of birth	Henryville
Date of death	1980-12-16 (aged 90)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Colonel Sanders's photos

References & Fact Checks ✅

1/ Filename: sanders-mother-0U5xq5Mu.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:42:00)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanders_mother.png
Original Source: <http://www.kentuckyfriedchicken.com/about/pdf/50th_anniversary.pdf>
Date taken: 1897

2/ Filename: harland-sanders-circa-1914-5l2wZB25.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:42:02)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harland_Sanders_(circa_1914).png
Original Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20140916092435/http://www.kfc.com/images/pdf/COLONELS_JOURNEY_Full_Eng.pdf
Author: Unclear, likely someone from the family of Colonel Sanders
Date taken: 1914

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