# John Franklyn Mars

_American businessman_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/john-franklyn-mars
Last updated: 2026-10-30

> John Franklyn Mars is an American businessman and heir. He is the chairman of Mars, Inc. As of May 2025, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his net worth at US$44.6 billion, ranking him the 33rd-richest person in the world.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 October 1935 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278705#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Arlington County ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278705#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278705#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson; entrepreneur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278705#P106))
- **Education:** Yale University; Hotchkiss School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278705#P69))

## Questions

**When was John Franklyn Mars born?**  
John Franklyn Mars was born on 15 October 1935 in Arlington County.

**Where did John Franklyn Mars study?**  
John Franklyn Mars was educated at Yale University, Hotchkiss School.

## Related

- [Abigail Johnson](https://diginpl.com/people/abigail-johnson)
- [Alex Karp](https://diginpl.com/people/alex-karp)
- [Alice Walton](https://diginpl.com/people/alice-walton)
- [Arte Moreno](https://diginpl.com/people/arte-moreno)
- [Arthur Blank](https://diginpl.com/people/arthur-blank)
- [Baiju Bhatt](https://diginpl.com/people/baiju-bhatt)
- [Barry Diller](https://diginpl.com/people/barry-diller)
- [Ben Chestnut](https://diginpl.com/people/ben-chestnut)
- [Bill Ackman](https://diginpl.com/people/bill-ackman)
- [Bill Gates](https://diginpl.com/people/bill-gates)
- [Bob Parsons](https://diginpl.com/people/bob-parsons)
- [Bobby Murphy](https://diginpl.com/people/bobby-murphy)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): John Franklyn Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franklyn_Mars) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1278705](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278705) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article John Franklyn Mars, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"John Franklyn Mars". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-franklyn-mars. Retrieved 6 November 2026.