Bob Falkenburg was born on January 29, 1926 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Lourdes Mayrink Veiga Machado. He died on January 6, 2022 in Santa Ynez, California, USA.
After relocating to Brazil during the 1950's, he founded the Brazilian fast food restaurant chain "Bob's" in Rio de Janeiro. The chain was sold to the Nestle corporation during the 1970s.