Hugh Hefner

• Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Birthday: April 9, 1926

Arguably one of the most important figures in popular culture, Hugh Hefner was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy , one of the most widely recognized and influential publications of the twentieth century. Playboy encapsulated Hefner’s vision of the modern American male’s mindset, which was as fascinated by sex as it was with politics, art, and social commentary, and with its first issue in 1953, appealed to all of these interests in a tasteful and mature presentation that established it as both head and shoulders above the average â…more