Earle Swensen was an American businessperson.
[1][2] He was born in San Francisco and grew up in the city.
[3] Swensen was married to Nora who died in 1995.
[4][3] During World War II, he served in South Pacific and during that time learnt how to make ice cream.
[6] In 1965, Swensen moved to Novato, California and developed 150 ice cream flavors.