1829 - 1902
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.
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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.
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 13
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 14
1915 - 2017
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 15
1838 - 1917
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 16
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 17
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 18
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 19
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 20
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 21
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 22
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 23
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 24
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 25
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.
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 1
1829 - 1909
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 2
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 3
1829 - 1896
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 4
1829 - 1894
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 5
1829 - 1886
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
1829 - 1896
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 7
1829 - 1907
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 8
1829 - 1912
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 9
1829 - 1913
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 10
1829 - 1894
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 11
1829 - 1884
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 12
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 1
1853 - 1902
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 2
1863 - 1902
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 3
1821 - 1902
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 4
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
1890 - 1902
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 6
1836 - 1902
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 7
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 8
1836 - 1902
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 9
1840 - 1902
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
1822 - 1902
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 11
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 12
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).
990 - 1039
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 210
980 - 1002
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 211
1714 - 1762
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 212
1816 - 1892
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 213
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 214
1361 - 1419
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 215
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 216
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 217
1435 - 1494
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 218
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 219
1729 - 1781
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 220
1893 - 1973
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 221
1850 - 1932
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 222
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).
1838 - 1917
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 1
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 3
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 4
1889 - 1980
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 5
1861 - 1942
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 6
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 8
1459 - 1525
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 9
1816 - 1899
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 10
1849 - 1944
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 11
1777 - 1836
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 12