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  1. Colonel 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.

  2. Sep 9, 2015 · Before it became the world's second-largest fast-food chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken was the brainchild of a man named Harland "Colonel" Sanders, who cooked up simple country dishes at a roadside...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Colonel Sanders is best known for creating a fried chicken recipe that would launch the world's largest fast-food chicken chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken.

  4. Mar 10, 2023 · Colonel Sanders is probably the most recognizable icon in fast food history. His face — which is now synonymous with fried chicken across America and the wider world — has been a part of the KFC brand since KFC was a thing, and it's hard to imagine the company without its treasured mascot.

  5. Dec 22, 2023 · The logo and icon of the mega-brand, Colonel Sanders, and KFC owner, had multiple occupations under his belt. He was a filling station operator, insurance salesman, and steam engine stoker before selling chicken from his roadside restaurant during the Great Depression.

  6. Jul 6, 2015 · In 1964, when the 75-year-old Sanders sold his company for $2 million dollars, more than 600 franchises were distributing his fried chicken—made from the Colonels secret blend of “eleven ...

  7. A legend passes. After a rich and full life, Harland Sanders sadly passes away at the age of 90. His legacy lives on through his Original Recipe chicken and the company logo adapts over the years, with the Colonel's face remaining at the forefront of the design.

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