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John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician and entrepreneur from Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, and built Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
- 1959–1965
Nov 25, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., a born salesman who became a multimillionaire by transforming Kentucky Fried Chicken into a global brand and then sold himself to voters in a six-week TV blitz to become...
Nov 23, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr. was a businessman and politician who built KFC into a fast-food empire and went on to be elected governor of Kentucky in 1979. He died at 88 on November 21, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. He was known for his business savvy, basketball skills, and political achievements.
Nov 22, 2022 · November 22, 2022 7:51pm. John Y. Brown Jr. Stephen Cohen/Getty Images. John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He...
Nov 22, 2022 · CNN — John Y. Brown Jr., the former Democratic governor of Kentucky, has died at age 88. Brown will perhaps be remembered best as a restaurant magnate who built Kentucky Fried Chicken into...
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Nov 22, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., the dashing multimillionaire who built Kentucky Fried Chicken into an international success, then won Kentucky’s governorship in a whirlwind campaign with his celebrity...
Nov 22, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He was 88. Brown’s family said in a release Tuesday that “every day was an...
