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Amancio Ortega

1936 - Today

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Don Amancio Ortega Gaona, OMC (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmanθjo oɾˈteɣa ɣaˈona]; born 28 March 1936) is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chains of Zara and Bershka clothing and accessories shops. He is considered a pioneer in fast fashion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amancio Ortega has received more than 5,352,184 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Amancio Ortega is the 26th most popular businessperson (down from 25th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Spain (down from 67th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Businessperson.

Amancio Ortega is most famous for founding Inditex, a Spanish clothing company, and for being the richest person in Europe.

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  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Amancio Ortega ranks 26 out of 847. Before him are Jeffrey Epstein, Cosimo de' Medici, Ludwig Erhard, David Rockefeller, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, and Steve Ballmer. After him are Colonel Sanders, Muhammad Yunus, Adolf Dassler, Carlos Slim, P. T. Barnum, and Jules Rimet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Amancio Ortega ranks 12. Before him are Yves Saint Laurent, Barry Barish, Mario Vargas Llosa, Robert Redford, Ken Loach, and Mikhail Tal. After him are Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Andrei Chikatilo, F. W. de Klerk, John McCain, Valery Legasov, and Ismail Kadare.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Amancio Ortega ranks 74 out of 3,355. Before him are Alfonso XII of Spain (1857), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Luis Aragonés (1938), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Plácido Domingo (1941), and Lucan (39). After him are Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Juan Gris (1887), Roderic (688), Antonio Banderas (1960), and Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Spain

Among businesspeople born in Spain, Amancio Ortega ranks 2. Before him are Florentino Pérez (1947). After him are Eusebi Güell (1846), Joan Laporta (1962), Lorenzo Sanz (1943), Rosalía Mera (1944), Josep Lluís Núñez (1931), Josep Maria Bartomeu (1963), Ramón Calderón (1951), Joseph Oller (1839), Ana Botín (1960), and Manolo el del bombo (1949).

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