Most Famous German Business People

Germany has produced 764 notable business people throughout history, led by Oskar Schindler. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Oskar Schindler — German Entrepreneur (1908–1974) , ranked #1941
  2. John Jacob Astor — German Entrepreneur (1763–1848) , ranked #7222
  3. Georg Elser — German Carpenter (1903–1945) , ranked #14740
  4. Hanns Martin Schleyer — German Entrepreneur (1915–1977) , ranked #21665
  5. Fritz Thyssen — German Business (1873–1951) , ranked #24754
  6. Adolf Dassler — German Entrepreneur (1900–1978) , ranked #29141
  7. Beate Uhse-Rotermund — German Entrepreneur (1919–2001) , ranked #35322
  8. Friedrich Flick — German Business (1883–1972) , ranked #38492
  9. Arp Schnitger — German Organbuilder (1648–1719) , ranked #42508
  10. Peter Schöffer — German Printer (1420–1503) , ranked #47069
  11. Frederick Trump — German Restaurateur (1869–1918) , ranked #54450
  12. Berthold Beitz — German Entrepreneur (1913–2013) , ranked #62944
  13. Albert Göring — German Business (1895–1966) , ranked #67212
  14. David Roentgen — German Cabinetmaker (1743–1807) , ranked #67864
  15. Tom Enders — German Business (Born 1958) , ranked #76945
  16. Günther Quandt — German Entrepreneur (1881–1954) , ranked #77848
  17. Friedrich Harkort — German Manufacturer (1793–1880) , ranked #100024
  18. August Landmesser — German Worker (1910–1944) , ranked #102915
  19. Liz Mohn — German Entrepreneur (Born 1941) , ranked #108811
  20. Norbert Reithofer — German Entrepreneur (Born 1956) , ranked #113418