About Lewis Rudolph
Lived 1919 – 2014 (aged 95). Lewis Rudolph was an American businessperson.
William Lewis Rudolph (December 6, 1919 – December 28, 2014) was an American businessman who helped to co-found the Krispy Kreme doughnut company with his brother, Vernon Rudolph, during the 1930s. He also helped open the first Krispy Kreme in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lewis Rudolph was born on December 6, 1919, in Marshall County, Kentucky. He was one of four children born to Rethie and Plumie Rudolph. His father, Plumie, operated a general store in Marshall County.
Lewis Rudolph died in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 28, 2014, at the age of 95. He was survived by his wife, Jeanne Fisher Rudolph, whom he married in 1937; four children, twelve grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren and one great, great-grandchild.
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American businessman
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