J. R. Simplot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJ. R. Simplot
American businessman
Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1909
Place of Birth: Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 25-May-2008
Profession: entrepreneur
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About J. R. Simplot
- 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.
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- 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.
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