# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jerry-baldwin-q765286/

U.S. founder reference library

# Jerry Baldwin

Recorded founding associations · Starbucks

## Founding associations

Jerry Baldwin is recorded as a founder of [Starbucks](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/starbucks-q37158/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Jerry Baldwin as American businessman.

## [Starbucks](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/starbucks-q37158/)

American multinational coffee company. Recorded founding year: 1971.

Explore the [Starbucks company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/starbucks-q37158/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## More from the public record

These details describe the cited record as reviewed on October 9, 2026. They may describe an earlier period; they are not a current employment or operating-status check.

Education in public record

University of San Francisco · [View source field](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q765286#P69)

## Follow the founding team

Jerry Baldwin’s association with [Starbucks](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/starbucks-q37158/) can be researched alongside [Zev Siegl](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zev-siegl-q766557/). The company’s recorded founding year is 1971. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q765286](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q765286): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q37158](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37158): founder association with Starbucks.

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