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Famous Founders in the U.S.

Can you name the people who founded these organizations in the United States?
If there is more than one founder, name any
In cases marked with a (*), we have omitted less known founders
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First submittedJuly 28, 2010
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Organization
Founder(s)
Facebook (*)
Mark Zuckerberg
Microsoft
Bill Gates / Paul Allen
Kentucky Fried Chicken (*)
Harland Sanders
Philadelphia
William Penn
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints
Joseph Smith
DreamWorks
Steven Spielberg / Jeffrey Katzenberg / David Geffen
Google
Larry Page / Sergey Brin
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
University of Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin
Scientology
L. Ron Hubbard
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Death Row Records (*)
Suge Knight / Dr. Dre
Walmart (*)
Sam Walton
Apple, Inc.
Steve Jobs / Steve Wozniak / Ronald Wayne
Amazon
Jeff Bezos
SpaceX
Elon Musk
Wendy's
Dave Thomas
American Red Cross
Clara Barton
World Wrestling Entertainment (*)
Vince McMahon
March of Dimes (*)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sierra Club
John Muir
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23 Comments
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jan 13, 2014
My new quiz on some of these guysFounders by Miracle has not gained much traffic. Maybe this is a good place to promote it.
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jun 12, 2016
I was going to lament on only 8% knowing John Muir, but then I realized that non-Americans have probably never heard of him. (Probably a similar reason for the low percentage of Stephen Austin.)
sillie
+2
Level 75
Aug 14, 2016
I have no idea what Sierra Club is. Guessed Austin, because Houston wasn't the answer.
Cooldrive
+3
Level 64
Jul 22, 2017
If you get a chance to hike in Muir Woods, take it.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Apr 22, 2020
Muir would
Algernon
+3
Level 74
Apr 4, 2026
I was going to ask what then “Sierra club” and the “March of dimes” are. They were the only two I hadn't heard of and you lot give much more succinct answers than google.
RoiMaor
+1
Level 69
Apr 4, 2026
Sierra Club is an environmental group, March of Dimes is a health organization, originally founded to fight polio.
Freestatebear
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Level 88
Apr 4, 2026
I figured it out this way: FDR's picture was first put on the US dime on January 30, 1946. The design was released on his 64th birthday (posthumously) to honor his legacy, particularly his founding of the March of Dimes to fight polio.
Algernon
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Level 74
Apr 4, 2026
Cheers guys.

As a Brit I wouldn't have known either of those facts, not the kind of info you hear in British quizzes etc. but the title is “US” so no issues. Always a few questions like that on American quizzes. To be expected.

sumguy
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Level 87
Apr 4, 2026
I knew that the March of Dimes was a charity, but I didn't know about the connection to polio, so putting my thinking cap on didn't help.

We have the March of Dimes in Canada, but I've never heard of the Sierra Club.

Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Apr 4, 2026
The thinking cap clue is also that Roosevelt is ON the dime.
WiseDude32
+1
Level 32
Jun 18, 2016
I think that the fact that only about 15% of people know about Google, and 36% know about Walmart is insanely low.. :( I love Google.
Cooldrive
+15
Level 64
Jul 22, 2017
You can always Google Walmart, but you can't Walmart Google.

Thought for the day.

InterAlia
+2
Level 83
Feb 16, 2023
Those Google guys were really smart, but not charismatic. They didn't seek attention or power, they didn't give people reasons to hate them or their product (e.g. Zuckerberg), and there were no personality cults around them (e.g. Jobs). And while they certainly got rich, it wasn't quite the absurdly ostentatious wealth of Bezos and Musk. Fwiw, I don't love Google.
PingasPootis
+2
Level 56
May 28, 2018
Please accept "the zucc" for Mark Zuckerburg

thanks :)

Algernon
+1
Level 74
Apr 4, 2026
Is Phil Knight (Nike) well enough known to warrant inclusion?
overtired
+1
Level 88
Apr 4, 2026
Never heard of March of Dimes but got it by guessing random Presidents. Is the "thinking cap" clue because it's well known as a polio charity?
Philippelebel
+3
Level 79
Apr 4, 2026
Also: look at who's depicted on the dime
Remster
+2
Level 81
Apr 4, 2026
I thought "Philadelphia" meant the soft cheese. I hate myself.
FreeStater
+1
Level 81
Apr 4, 2026
No Jimbo Wales?
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Apr 5, 2026
No H Brothers?
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
Apr 5, 2026
It’s mad how an actual sci-fi author can invent a religion that people actually believe is real. Or come to think of it, is it? I guess every religion was invented by a human at some point. Why anyone would pick one and believe it to reveal truth is beyond me…
rocamorar
+1
Level 80
Apr 9, 2026
This is an absurdly US-centric quiz.

Asking for the founder of the American Red Cross instead the Red cross itself? Then throw in two universities, two cities, two religions and half a dozen companies, all from the US? Sierra Club? March of Dimes?? Death Row Records???

Since the entirety of the questions belong from a single country, I's suggest renaming the quiz to "Famous founders from the US".

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