John Deere
Entrepreneur

John Deere Net Worth

John Deere was an American entrepreneur born on February 7, 1804 in Rutland, VT. He is best known for inventing the steel plow and founding Deere & Company, which is now one of the largest agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 7, 1804
Birth Place Rutland, VT
Age 215 YEARS OLD
Died On May 17, 1886 (age 82)
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $1.084 billion (2024)

About

American Entrepreneur who invented the steel plow and founded Deere & Company.

Before Fame

He began working as a blacksmith's apprentice at age 17.

Trivia

His company John Deere was worth more than $40 billion in 2010.

Family Life

He had nine children - Francis Albert, Jeanette, Ellen Sarah, Frances Alma, Charles, Emma Charlotte, Hiram Alvin, Alice Marie and Mary Frances - from two separate marriages.

Associated With

He and Henry Ford were both Gilded Age entrepreneurs.

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