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Who’s Who in Food
Culinary Personalities

• WHO'S WHO - 'G'--'H'--'I'  • Galbani, Egidio  • Gasparini  • Gilbert, Phileas  • Girod, Tony  • Goldman, Sylvan  • Good, Phyllis Pellman  • Goodnight, Charles  • Graham, Sylvester  • Green, Nancy  • Greenwald, George  • Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl  • Haeterick, Robert  • Handwerker, Nathan  • Haraszthy de Mokcsa, Agoston  • Hardart, Frank  • Head, Mr. Potato  • Hearn, Lafcadio  • Heliogabalus  • Hellman, Richard  • Harvey, Frederick Henry  • Hires, Charles Elmer  • Hormel, George A.  • Horn, Joe  • Huou  • Ilitch, Mike  • Ingram, E. W.

Mr. Potato Head

(1952 - )

In 1952, Mr. Potato Head was born, consisting entirely of parts, consumers had to supply the potato. Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on network television.  Mrs. Potato Head appeared in 1953, and in 1964 the Potato Heads begin to come with plastic bodies included.