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Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss ( LEE-vy STROWSS; born Löb Strauß, German: [løːp ˈʃtʁaʊs]; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Levi Strauss has received more than 2,124,355 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Levi Strauss is the 19th most popular businessperson (down from 17th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Germany (down from 176th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Businessperson.
Levi Strauss is most famous for inventing the blue jeans.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
70.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
9.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Levi Strauss ranks 19 out of 601. Before him are Aristotle Onassis, Cosimo de' Medici, David Rockefeller, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Tim Cook, and Colonel Sanders. After him are Bernard Arnault, Florentino Pérez, Carlos Slim, Ludwig Erhard, Amancio Ortega, and Muhammad Yunus.
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HPI: 73.17
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HPI: 71.91
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HPI: 71.43
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Tim Cook
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HPI: 70.98
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Colonel Sanders
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HPI: 70.87
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Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 19
Bernard Arnault
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HPI: 70.66
Rank: 20
Florentino Pérez
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 21
Carlos Slim
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.48
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HPI: 70.45
Rank: 23
Amancio Ortega
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 24
Muhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1829, Levi Strauss ranks 3. Before him are Oscar II of Sweden and Geronimo. After him are August Kekulé, Anton Rubinstein, Chester A. Arthur, John Everett Millais, Asaph Hall, Auguste Beernaert, Philip Sclater, Theodor Billroth, and Alfred Brehm. Among people deceased in 1902, Levi Strauss ranks 5. Before him are Émile Zola, Cecil Rhodes, Swami Vivekananda, and Rudolf Virchow. After him are Maria Goretti, Marie Henriette of Austria, Samuel Butler, James Tissot, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, and Victor D'Hondt.
Others Born in 1829
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Oscar II of Sweden
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 1
Geronimo
1829 - 1909
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 2
Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 3
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 4
Anton Rubinstein
1829 - 1894
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 5
Chester A. Arthur
1829 - 1886
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
John Everett Millais
1829 - 1896
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 7
Asaph Hall
1829 - 1907
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 8
Auguste Beernaert
1829 - 1912
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 9
Philip Sclater
1829 - 1913
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 10
Theodor Billroth
1829 - 1894
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 11
Alfred Brehm
1829 - 1884
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1902
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Émile Zola
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 1
Cecil Rhodes
1853 - 1902
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 2
Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 3
Rudolf Virchow
1821 - 1902
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 4
Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
Maria Goretti
1890 - 1902
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 6
Marie Henriette of Austria
1836 - 1902
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 7
Samuel Butler
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 8
James Tissot
1836 - 1902
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 9
Richard von Krafft-Ebing
1840 - 1902
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
Francis, Duke of Cádiz
1822 - 1902
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 11
Victor D'Hondt
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Levi Strauss ranks 216 out of 6,142. Before him are Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714), Werner von Siemens (1816), Anton Drexler (1884), and Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361). After him are Hans Zimmer (1957), Hans Memling (1435), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Walter Ulbricht (1893), and Eduard Bernstein (1850).
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Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
990 - 1039
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 210
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
980 - 1002
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 211
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
1714 - 1762
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 212
Werner von Siemens
1816 - 1892
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 213
Anton Drexler
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 214
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
1361 - 1419
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 215
Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 216
Hans Zimmer
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 217
Hans Memling
1435 - 1494
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 218
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 219
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 220
Walter Ulbricht
1893 - 1973
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 221
Eduard Bernstein
1850 - 1932
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 222
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany
Among businesspeople born in Germany, Levi Strauss ranks 2. Before him are Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838). After him are Ludwig Erhard (1897), Adolf Dassler (1900), Otto Frank (1889), Robert Bosch (1861), Rudolf Dassler (1898), Henri Nestlé (1814), Jakob Fugger (1459), Paul Reuter (1816), Bertha Benz (1849), and Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777).
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1838 - 1917
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 1
Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
Ludwig Erhard
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 3
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 4
Otto Frank
1889 - 1980
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 5
Robert Bosch
1861 - 1942
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 6
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Henri Nestlé
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 8
Jakob Fugger
1459 - 1525
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 9
Paul Reuter
1816 - 1899
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 10
Bertha Benz
1849 - 1944
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 11
Nathan Mayer Rothschild
1777 - 1836
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 12
