William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst Sr. was an American newspaper publisher, and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst.

29 April 1863

Born on the same birth date (29 April 1863): Constantine P. Cavafy • Mary Theresa Ledóchowska

Born on the same birth day (29 April): Forest Ray Moulton • Frank Auerbach • Hanne Darboven • Harold Urey • Jean-Baptiste Jourdan • Jo O'Meara • Leslie Jordan • Peter Sculthorpe • Rafael Sabatini • Robert J. Sawyer

Born in the same month (April 1863): Augustus Edward Hough Love • Constantine P. Cavafy • Hemmo Kallio • Josiah Thomas (politician) • Leopold Berchtold • Linton Hope • Nikolai von Meck • Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine • Raul Pompeia • Siegfried Bettmann