Sylvan Goldman (Inventor) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More
Jessica Cortez
Published Apr 18, 2026
Sylvan Nathan Goldman is an American businessman and inventor of the basket. Its design features a pair of large wire baskets that are connected by tubular metal hands with four wheels.
| Born | Sylvan Nathan Goldman, November 15, 1898, Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1984 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Supermarket developer, Inventor of the shopping cart |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Katz |
| Children | Monte Goldman, Alfred Goldman |
| Parent(s) | Michael Goldman, Hortense Dreyfus |
Inventor Sylvan Goldman was born in Oklahoma, United States on November 15, 1898. He dies at the age of 86, on November 25, 1984.
He is best recognized for developing the shopping cart, but he also helped to shape the supermarket. In 1920, he established the Sun Grocery Company, Oklahoma's first supermarket.
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Sylvan Goldman was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1898 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He dropped out of school in the eighth grade. He was stationed in France during World War I.
At the grand inauguration of his Humpty Dumpty supermarkets in Oklahoma City, he introduced the shopping cart.
He had two kids with his wife, Margaret: Alfred and Monte.
Inventor Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, a fellow inventor, also invented a famous basket: the hot air balloon's seating compartment.
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Latest information about Sylvan Goldman updated on March 21 2023.
