American magazine publisher (1926–2017) Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with sexualized photographs of women, articles, and fiction, and lengthy interviews with politicians, musicians, artists, and writers. Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs. He also resided in luxury mansions where Playboy Playmates shared his partying lifestyle, fueling media interest. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 4,386,356 views in all, peaking at 3,261,496 on September 28, 2017. Thu, Sep 28: 3,261,496 views Fri, Sep 29: 814,446 views Sat, Sep 30: 310,414 views Wiki link