<P> Harry Burnett `` H.B. '' Reese ( May 24 , 1879 -- May 16 , 1956 ) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States , Reese 's Peanut Butter Cups and founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company . In 2009 , he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame . </P>
<P> Harry Burnett `` H.B. '' Reese ( May 24 , 1879 -- May 16 , 1956 ) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the No. 1 selling candy brand in the United States , Reese 's Peanut Butter Cups and founding the H.B. Reese Candy Company . In 2009 , he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame . </P>
who invented the reese 's peanut butter cup
who invented the reese 's peanut butter cup
Harry Burnett `` H.B. '' Reese
Harry Burnett `` H.B. '' Reese