About Peter Buck
In 1965, nuclear physicist Peter Buck loaned his friend's son, Fred DeLuca, $1,000 to start a sub shop in Bridgeport, CT.
A year later, the pair cofounded Doctor's Associates Inc. in 1966, the franchisor of Subway restaurants.
Subway, with locations in more than 100 countries, saw revenues of $959 million in 2019.
DeLuca died in 2015 and his sister ran the business for a few years. A new CEO came on board in May 2018.
In the past five years, Buck has donated $216 million toward his PCLB Foundation, which supports organizations that focus on family issues.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Subway sandwich shopsBirth date
12/19/30Number of children
1Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Bowdoin College; Doctorate, Columbia University; Master of Arts, Columbia UniversitySelf-made
self-madePeter Buck’s fortune is worth
28K
troy ounces of gold
26K
median U.S. household
17K
median U.S. income
0.034%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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The first sub shop DeLuca opened with Buck's money in 1965 was originally named Pete's Super Submarines. The name Subway was not used until 1968.
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