Arthur Fry

Entrepreneur

Birthday August 19, 1931

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Owatonna, MN

Age 93 years old

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About

Co-inventor of the Post-It Note. His invention spread to more than 100 countries.

Before Fame

He displayed a knack for engineering from childhood, fashioning toboggans from scrap lumber.

Trivia

His Post-It Notes achieved great popularity because of the adhesive that stuck to any surface and left no residue when detached.

Family Life

He and his wife had three children together and then later welcomed five grandchildren.

Associated With

He and Richard Drew, inventor of Scotch Tape, both created a hit product for their employer 3M.