Helen Walton

Helen Walton
Born	Helen Robson (1919-12-03)December 3, 1919 Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	April 19, 2007(2007-04-19) (aged 87) Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma
Known for	Walton family fortune
Spouse	Sam Walton ​ ​ (m. 1943; died 1992)​
Children	Robson John Jim Alice
Relatives	Lukas Walton (grandson) Sybil Robson Orr (niece)

Helen Robson Walton (December 3, 1919 – April 19, 2007) was an American philanthropist and prominent arts advocate, dedicated to being a grandmother and to her community in Bentonville, Arkansas where she instituted a committee for a national museum of arts. After 31 years of activity, the Arkansas Committee on the National Museum for Women in the Arts is the longest standing committee in the state.^[1] She was also the wife of Walmart and Sam's Club founder Sam Walton. At one point in her life, she was the richest American and the eleventh-richest woman in the world.