High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Samuel Moore "Sam" Walton was an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma best known for founding the American retailer Wal-Mart. Sam Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy "Nannie" Lee near Kingfisher, Oklahoma on May 29, 1918. There, he lived with his parents on their farm until 1923. Sam's father decided farming did not generate enough income on which to raise a family, so he decided to go back to a previous pro ...