Colonel[a] Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC). He later acted as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company.

Sep 4, 2015 · Did you know the real Colonel Sanders once tried to sue KFC? The chicken chain's recent marketing campaign has brought Colonel Sanders back to American television screens, embodied first by...

Jun 24, 2016 · Clad in a dapper white suit with a goatee to match, the avuncular chicken man’s likeness adorns signage (and buckets of chicken) at the chain’s nearly 20,000 locations worldwide.

Every fast food restaurant needs a colorful mascot to help sell their food, but Kentucky Fried Chicken is rare in that their mascot was a real person. ...more. Harland Sanders was born in Indiana...

Dec 23, 2019 · Lost in the hubbub, though, was that Colonel Sanders was real and built KFC with his own two greasy hands. Sanders sold the company in 1964, but for years afterwards, he would regret it.

Mar 24, 2025 · KFC’s latest commercial, part of their ongoing “Believe” campaign, has sparked a significant online backlash due to its unsettling content. KFC Chicken Human Meat In the ad, a man is reportedly mysteriously transformed into fried chicken and seemingly brought into a cult (here), which has left viewers deeply disturbed and questioning the brand’s intentions. What was meant to be a ...

Feb 6, 1970 · Now approaching the age of eighty, he has lived to see the company he founded, the Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation, grow from a one-man operation to one of the giants of the food industry.

KFC (also commonly referred to by its historical name Kentucky Fried Chicken) was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.

Sep 25, 2019 · Today, almost everyone all over the world knows Colonel Sanders, the jolly and serene guy who founded popular restaurant chain KFC. In fact, at one point, Colonel Sanders, in his signature white suit, starched white shirt and black tie, was even ranked as the second most recognizable celebrity in the world.

Sep 25, 2023 · Colonel Sanders did something that no other restaurant founder dared to do — he became his company’s own mascot and brand ambassador! Here to share the story of KFC and a little about who Colonel Sanders was is Adam Chandler, author of Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America's Fast-Food Kingdom. [Photo: Mr. Blue MauMau]