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Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.

1914 - 1997

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Hubert Blaine Wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorff Sr. (4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997; surname also given as Wolfstern, Wolfe + 666, Wolfe+585, Wolfe+590, and others) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used. Hubert's name is made up from 27 names. Each of his 26 given names starts with a different letter of the English alphabet in alphabetical order; these are followed by a long single-word last name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. is the 42nd most popular designer (up from 43rd in 2019), the 2,542nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,335th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. ranks 42 out of 104. Before him are Beau Brummell, Jeanne Lanvin, Andokides painter, Salvatore Ferragamo, Giambattista Bodoni, and Mariano Fortuny. After him are Alexander McQueen, Margarete Steiff, Luigi Colani, Otl Aicher, Eiko Ishioka, and Betsy Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. ranks 134. Before him are Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Unity Mitford, Edward Schillebeeckx, and E. G. Marshall. After him are Vladimir Chelomey, Richard Basehart, Infante Gonzalo of Spain, Hans Hellmut Kirst, Yahya Khan, and Sarla Thakral. Among people deceased in 1997, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. ranks 103. Before him are Bo Widerberg, Jambyn Batmönkh, Chiang Wei-kuo, Allan Edwall, Peng Zhen, and Félix Candela. After him are Kang Song-san, David Doyle, Michael Hutchence, Walter Gotell, Alexander Kazhdan, and Shintaro Katsu.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. ranks 2,543 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (1755), Adolf Meyer (1881), William II, Elector of Hesse (1777), Felix Nussbaum (1904), John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1627), and Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916). After him are Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1670), Walter Frentz (1907), Jacob Schiff (1847), Peter Schöffer (1420), Bernd Rosemeyer (1909), and Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (1796).

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Among DESIGNERS In Germany

Among designers born in Germany, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. ranks 5. Before him are Hugo Boss (1885), Michael Thonet (1796), Georg Elser (1903), and Dieter Rams (1932). After him are Margarete Steiff (1847), Luigi Colani (1928), Otl Aicher (1922), Anton Koberger (1440), Erik Spiekermann (1947), and Philipp Plein (1978).

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