Companies Procter & Gamble American multinational consumer goods corporationfounded 31 October 1837 SubsidiariesWellafounded 1880GGillettefounded 28 September 1901FFerrara Candy Companyfounded 1907MMax Factorfounded 1909Braunfounded 1921CClairolfounded 1931PPantenefounded 1945SSafeguardfounded 1965Founded byWilliam Procter7 December 1801 – 4 April 1884James Gamble3 April 1803 – 29 April 1891Owned byTThe Vanguard Groupfounded 1 May 1975BlackRockfounded 1988OwnsFolgersfounded 1850VVicksfounded 1890Head & Shouldersfounded November 1946CCrestfounded 1955SSK-IIfounded 1980Alwaysfounded 1983 From Wikipedia and Wikidata (public domain), updated daily.