William Randolph Hearst
1863–1951
American media magnate who built a nationwide newspaper chain.
William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951) was a newspaper publisher, born in San Francisco, United States and died in Beverly Hills, United States.
- Known as
- Newspaper publisher
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1863, San Francisco, United States
- Died
- 1951, Beverly Hills, United States
Alive at the same time as William Randolph Hearst
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- George Bernard Shaw 1856–1950, playwright
- Milton Hershey 1857–1945, chocolate maker
- Max Planck 1858–1947, physicist
- Henry Ford 1863–1947, auto tycoon
- Edvard Munch 1863–1944, painter
- Matthew Henson 1866–1955, explorer
- Frank Lloyd Wright 1867–1959, architect
- Calouste Gulbenkian 1869–1955, oil businessman
- Henri Matisse 1869–1954, painter
- Helena Rubinstein 1872–1965, cosmetics entrepreneur
- Willis Carrier 1876–1950, engineer and entrepreneur
Portrait: James E. Purdy, Public domain.
