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): Andre Agassi • April Stevens • Carl Gardner • Gérard Oury • Iwao Takamoto • Jack Williamson • Jung Hye-sung • Leslie Jordan • Mathieu Biron • Uma Thurman

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