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1890 – 1949Robert Ripley (1890-1949)Died 27 May 1949, aged 58Robert Ripley was an American cartoonist and entrepreneur who created Believe It or Not!, a franchise of cartoons, radio programs, and museums devoted to unusual facts and oddities. The brand remains active worldwide today.