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Forrest Mars

grandson of Frank C. Mars and American billionaire (1931–2016)
Person human Q1395404

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
August 16, 1931
Date of death
July 26, 2016
Place of birth
Oak Park Township
Place of death
Seattle
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
entrepreneur
Educated at
Hotchkiss School[12]
Member of political party
Republican Party[16]
Award received
Order of Friendship, Candy Hall of Fame[13][14]
Father
Forrest Mars[6]
Child
Victoria B. Mars, Pamela Mars-Wright, Valerie Mars, Marijke Mars[7][8][9][10]
Sibling
John Franklyn Mars, Jacqueline Mars[22][23]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[17]
Family name
Mars[19]
Given name
Forrest[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
Residence
McLean[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Forrest Mars de Forrest Mars, Jr. fa فارست مارس جونیور fr Forrest Edward Mars it Forrest Edward Mars, Jr. ro Forrest Mars Jr. ru Марс, Форрест Эдвард младший ru Марс, Форрест Эдвардс младший ru Форрест Марс младший ru Форрест Эдвард младший Марс uk Форрест Марс мл. zh 小福雷斯特·瑪氏
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
4951153472526345360005
GND ID
1164383442
Freebase ID
/m/04m69x
Geni.com profile ID
6000000023204039246
LittleSis people ID
14953
Prabook ID
1031352, 2437511
WikiTree person ID
Mars-168

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 2
Jacqueline Mars, John Franklyn Mars
Siblings 2
Jacqueline Mars, John Franklyn Mars
Award received 1
Order of Friendship
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Hotchkiss School
Father 1
Forrest Mars
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Occupation 1
entrepreneur
Parent of 1
Forrest Mars
Place of birth 1
Oak Park Township
Place of death 1
Seattle
Residence 1
McLean
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Forrest Mars was born on August 16, 1931[1], in Oak Park Township[2]. He died on July 26, 2016[3], in Seattle[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5].

FAQs

Where was Forrest Mars born?

Forrest Mars was born in Oak Park Township[2].

Where did Forrest Mars die?

Forrest Mars died in Seattle[4].

Who were Forrest Mars's parents?

Forrest Mars's father was Forrest Mars[6].

What did Forrest Mars do for work?

Forrest Mars worked as an entrepreneur[5].

Where did Forrest Mars go to school?

Forrest Mars was educated at Hotchkiss School[12].

What awards did Forrest Mars receive?

Honors received include Order of Friendship[13] and Candy Hall of Fame[14].

Related Entities

entrepreneur United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . forbes.com. Retrieved . forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . forbes.com. forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . forbes.com. forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . candyhalloffame.org. Retrieved . candyhalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of Friendship, Candy Hall of Fame
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Candy Hall of Fame"
  2. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Hotchkiss School
    Place of death → Seattle
    Residence → McLean
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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