







The Most Famous
Designers from Germany
Trending Designers from Germany This Week
The top 10 Designers from Germany trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Georg Elser
1903 - 1945
Trending in German (#133) Wikipedia (1,531 views, on Apr 9).
Top 10 German Designers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Designers of all time. This list of famous Germans Designers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Designers.
- #1

Hugo Boss
1885 - 1948
HPI 73.8333 langsHugo Boss is a German fashion company that specializes in suits, sportswear, and other clothing. It was founded in 1924 by Hugo Boss and is...Read moreShow less
Hugo Boss is a German fashion company that specializes in suits, sportswear, and other clothing. It was founded in 1924 by Hugo Boss and is currently owned by the private equity firm Permira.
- #2

Michael Thonet
1796 - 1871
HPI 70.0321 langsMichael Thonet is most famous for designing the bentwood chair.
- #3

Georg Elser
1903 - 1945
HPI 68.3336 langsGeorg Elser is most famous for his attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler on November 8, 1939.
- #4

Dieter Rams
b. 1932
HPI 64.4429 langsGerman designer
- #5

Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
1914 - 1997
HPI 62.1520 langsPhiladelphia typesetter said to have had the longest name ever used
- #6

Margarete Steiff
1847 - 1909
HPI 61.6521 langsfoundress of Margarete Steiff GmbH in Germany
- #7

Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
HPI 61.3920 langsGerman industrial designer
- #8

Otl Aicher
1922 - 1991
HPI 61.1922 langsGerman graphic designer and typographer
- #9

Anton Koberger
1440 - 1513
HPI 58.5115 langsGerman printer (c.1440-1513)
- #10

Erik Spiekermann
b. 1947
HPI 54.9415 langsGerman typographer and type designer (born 1947)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Germans Designers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Designers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 7 most globally memorable Designers since 1700.

