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'''Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton''' (born October 28, 1944) is an heir to the fortune of [[Walmart]], the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of [[Helen Walton]] and [[Sam Walton]]. He was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. As of April 2021, Walton had a net worth of $62.7 billion, making him the 17th richest person in the world.<ref name="rob_netw">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/samuel-r-walton/ |title= Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Rob Walton |website=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |access-date=July 9, 2021}}</ref>
'''Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton''' (born October 28, 1944) is an American billionaire heir to the fortune of [[Walmart]], the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of [[Helen Walton]] and [[Sam Walton]], and was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. As of April 2021, Walton had an estimated net worth of US$62.7 billion, making him the 17th richest person in the world.<ref name="rob_netw">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/samuel-r-walton/ |title= Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Rob Walton |website=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |access-date=July 9, 2021}}</ref>


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
[[File:S. Robson Walton.jpg|right|thumb|Walton in 2011]]
[[File:S. Robson Walton.jpg|right|thumb|Walton in 2011]]
Rob Walton was born on October 28, 1944, in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]],<ref name="Forbes" /><ref name="age">Rob Walton was born in 1944; Forbes listed his age as 66 in March 2011 and 67 in September 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haF1pOaAxNwC&q=1944&pg=PA24 |title=In Sam we trust: the untold story of Sam Walton and how Wal-Mart is devouring the world |first=Bob |last=Ortega |publisher=Kogan Page Publishers |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-7494-3177-8 |page=24}}</ref> the oldest of four children of [[Sam Walton]] (1918–1992), cofounder of [[Walmart|Wal-Mart]], and [[Helen Walton]] (1919–2007). He has a younger brother, [[Jim Walton]], and a younger sister, [[Alice Walton]]. Another brother, [[John T. Walton|John Walton]], died in 2005.<ref name=ForbesRW1309>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/s-robson-walton/|title=S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=September 2013|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ForbesRW2T2B">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jlmk/s-robson-walton/|title=2013's Top 20 Billionaires|year=2013|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name=TWB26RW75>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_S-Robson-Walton_P47X.html|title=The World's Billionaires #26 S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=May 3, 2008|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref>
Rob Walton was born on October 28, 1944, in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]],<ref name="Forbes" /><ref name="age">Rob Walton was born in 1944; Forbes listed his age as 66 in March 2011 and 67 in September 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haF1pOaAxNwC&q=1944&pg=PA24 |title=In Sam we trust: the untold story of Sam Walton and how Wal-Mart is devouring the world |first=Bob |last=Ortega |publisher=Kogan Page Publishers |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-7494-3177-8 |page=24}}</ref> the oldest of four children of [[Sam Walton]] (1918–1992), cofounder of [[Walmart]], and [[Helen Walton]] (1919–2007). He has a younger brother, [[Jim Walton]], and a younger sister, [[Alice Walton]]. Another brother, [[John T. Walton|John Walton]], died in 2005.<ref name=ForbesRW1309>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/s-robson-walton/|title=S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=September 2013|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ForbesRW2T2B">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jlmk/s-robson-walton/|title=2013's Top 20 Billionaires|year=2013|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name=TWB26RW75>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_S-Robson-Walton_P47X.html|title=The World's Billionaires #26 S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=May 3, 2008|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref>


Walton attended [[The College of Wooster]] and graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] in 1966 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, where he was also a member of the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity. He received his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1969. Walton is also a trustee at The College of Wooster.<ref name="Serwer" /><ref name=TWB26RW75/>
Walton attended [[The College of Wooster]] and graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] in 1966 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, where he was a member of the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity. He received his [[juris doctor]] degree from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1969. Walton is also a trustee at The College of Wooster.<ref name="Serwer" /><ref name=TWB26RW75/>


After graduation, Walton became a member of the law firm that represented Wal-Mart, [[Conner & Winters]] in [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name="Serwer" /> In 1978, he left Tulsa to join Wal-Mart as a senior vice president,<ref name="Serwer" /> and in 1982, he was appointed vice chairman.<ref name="Ortega" /> He was named chairman of the [[board of directors]] on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death.<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/business/business-people-wal-mart-s-leadership-remains-in-the-family.html|title=Wal-Mart's Leadership Remains in the Family|author=Thomas C. Hayes|work=[[The New York Times]] |date =April 7, 1992}}</ref>
After graduation, Walton became a member of the law firm that represented Walmart, [[Conner & Winters]] in [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name="Serwer" /> In 1978, he left Tulsa to join Walmart as a senior vice president,<ref name="Serwer" /> and in 1982, he was appointed vice chairman.<ref name="Ortega" /> He was named chairman of the board of directors on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death.<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/business/business-people-wal-mart-s-leadership-remains-in-the-family.html|title=Wal-Mart's Leadership Remains in the Family|author=Thomas C. Hayes|work=[[The New York Times]] |date =April 7, 1992}}</ref>


Along with his siblings, he has pledged about $2 billion to the [[Walton Family Foundation]] from 2008 to 2013.<ref name=ForbesRW2T2B/>
Along with his siblings, he has pledged about $2 billion to the [[Walton Family Foundation]] from 2008 to 2013.<ref name=ForbesRW2T2B/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
By the time he left Tulsa in 1978, Walton had three children, was divorced from his first wife, and was remarried to Carolyn Funk. He and Carolyn filed for divorce in 2000. He married his third wife Melani Lowman-Walton in 2005.<ref name="Ortega"/><ref name="Washoe County">[http://www.ccwashoe.com/public/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_docket_report?backto=D&case_id=DV00-01797&begin_date=&end_date= DV00-01797 - S. ROBSON WALTON VS. CAROLYN F. WALTON (DIVORCE - NO CHILDREN)]. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEVADA, Washoe County. August 15, 2000.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/66420639.html |title= Billionaire Divorce. (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Carolyn Walton, Robson Walton) |work= [[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]] |date=October 16, 2000}}</ref> His children include [[Carrie Walton Penner]].
By the time he left Tulsa in 1978, Walton had three children, was divorced from his first wife, and had remarried to Carolyn Funk. He and Carolyn filed for divorce in 2000. He married his third wife Melani Lowman-Walton in 2005.<ref name="Ortega"/><ref name="Washoe County">[http://www.ccwashoe.com/public/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_docket_report?backto=D&case_id=DV00-01797&begin_date=&end_date= DV00-01797 - S. ROBSON WALTON VS. CAROLYN F. WALTON (DIVORCE - NO CHILDREN)]. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEVADA, Washoe County. August 15, 2000.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/66420639.html |title= Billionaire Divorce. (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Carolyn Walton, Robson Walton) |work= [[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]] |date=October 16, 2000}}</ref> His children include [[Carrie Walton Penner]].


Walton is a well-known collector of automobiles.<ref name="Millions">{{cite web|url=http://changewalmart.org/2014/06/03/rob-walton-zero-for-the-family-foundation-tens-of-millions-for-vintage-sports-cars/ |title=Rob Walton: Zero for the Family Foundation but Millions for Vintage Sports Cars |website=changewalmart.org |date=June 3, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927125106/http://changewalmart.org/2014/06/03/rob-walton-zero-for-the-family-foundation-tens-of-millions-for-vintage-sports-cars/ |access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
Walton is a well-known collector of automobiles.<ref name="Millions">{{cite web|url=http://changewalmart.org/2014/06/03/rob-walton-zero-for-the-family-foundation-tens-of-millions-for-vintage-sports-cars/ |title=Rob Walton: Zero for the Family Foundation but Millions for Vintage Sports Cars |website=changewalmart.org |date=June 3, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927125106/http://changewalmart.org/2014/06/03/rob-walton-zero-for-the-family-foundation-tens-of-millions-for-vintage-sports-cars/ |access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:28, 12 July 2021

S. Robson Walton
Walton in 2017
Born (1944-10-28) October 28, 1944 (age 79)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Arkansas
Columbia Law School
OccupationBusinessman
Known forWalton family fortune
TitleFormer chairman of Walmart(1992–2015)
Board member ofWalmart
SpouseMelani Lowman-Walton
Children3[1]
Parents
Relatives

Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton (born October 28, 1944) is an American billionaire heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton, and was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. As of April 2021, Walton had an estimated net worth of US$62.7 billion, making him the 17th richest person in the world.[2]

Early life and family

Walton in 2011

Rob Walton was born on October 28, 1944, in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[3][4][5] the oldest of four children of Sam Walton (1918–1992), cofounder of Walmart, and Helen Walton (1919–2007). He has a younger brother, Jim Walton, and a younger sister, Alice Walton. Another brother, John Walton, died in 2005.[6][7][8]

Walton attended The College of Wooster and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1966 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He received his juris doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 1969. Walton is also a trustee at The College of Wooster.[1][8]

After graduation, Walton became a member of the law firm that represented Walmart, Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1] In 1978, he left Tulsa to join Walmart as a senior vice president,[1] and in 1982, he was appointed vice chairman.[9] He was named chairman of the board of directors on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death.[10]

Along with his siblings, he has pledged about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation from 2008 to 2013.[7]

Personal life

By the time he left Tulsa in 1978, Walton had three children, was divorced from his first wife, and had remarried to Carolyn Funk. He and Carolyn filed for divorce in 2000. He married his third wife Melani Lowman-Walton in 2005.[9][11][12] His children include Carrie Walton Penner.

Walton is a well-known collector of automobiles.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Serwer, Andy (November 15, 2004). "The Waltons: Inside America's Richest Family". Fortune. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Rob Walton". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "S. Robson Walton Profile - Forbes". Forbes. March 9, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  4. ^ Rob Walton was born in 1944; Forbes listed his age as 66 in March 2011 and 67 in September 2011.
  5. ^ Ortega, Bob (1999). In Sam we trust: the untold story of Sam Walton and how Wal-Mart is devouring the world. Kogan Page Publishers. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7494-3177-8.
  6. ^ "S Robson Walton". Forbes. September 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "2013's Top 20 Billionaires". Forbes. 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "The World's Billionaires #26 S Robson Walton". Forbes. May 3, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Ortega, Bob (October 20, 1998). In Sam We Trust. Times Business/Random House. pp. 413. ISBN 0-8129-6377-6.
  10. ^ Thomas C. Hayes (April 7, 1992). "Wal-Mart's Leadership Remains in the Family". The New York Times.
  11. ^ DV00-01797 - S. ROBSON WALTON VS. CAROLYN F. WALTON (DIVORCE - NO CHILDREN). SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEVADA, Washoe County. August 15, 2000.
  12. ^ "Billionaire Divorce. (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Carolyn Walton, Robson Walton)". Entrepreneur. October 16, 2000.
  13. ^ "Rob Walton: Zero for the Family Foundation but Millions for Vintage Sports Cars". changewalmart.org. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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