1947 - Today
Martin Winterkorn (born 24 May 1947) is a German former business executive who was chairman of the board of management (CEO, Vorstandsvorsitzender in German) of Volkswagen AG, the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, chairman of the supervisory board of Audi, and chairman of the board of management of Porsche Automobil Holding SE.He succeeded Bernd Pischetsrieder as CEO of Volkswagen AG in 2007. Prior to that, he had been the chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen Group subsidiary Audi AG.Winterkorn resigned from Volkswagen on 23 September 2015 after the Volkswagen emissions scandal was revealed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Winterkorn has received more than 640,186 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Martin Winterkorn is the 321st most popular businessperson (down from 314th in 2019), the 2,997th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,183rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Martin Winterkorn ranks 321 out of 601. Before him are Edward Cave, Andrea Agnelli, Lei Jun, Bob Iger, Suge Knight, and David Koch. After him are Terry Gou, Peter Thiel, Vicente Calderón, Roy E. Disney, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, and Maurizio Arrivabene.
1691 - 1754
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 315
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 316
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 317
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 318
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 319
1940 - 2019
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 320
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 321
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 322
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 323
1913 - 1987
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 324
1930 - 2009
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 325
1798 - 1875
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 326
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 327
Among people born in 1947, Martin Winterkorn ranks 251. Before him are Carlos Lopes, Mile Mrkšić, Ray Wise, Alan Thicke, Louis Michel, and David Chiang. After him are Lee Evans, Martin Ferrero, Jim Steinman, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Takeo Takahashi, and Michel Berger.
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 245
1947 - 2015
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 246
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 247
1947 - 2016
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 248
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 249
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 250
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 251
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 252
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 253
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 254
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 255
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 256
1947 - 1992
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 257
Among people born in Germany, Martin Winterkorn ranks 2,997 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinrich Kiepert (1818), Ludwig Leichhardt (1813), Franz John (1872), Jürgen Schult (1960), Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803), and Hans Hotter (1909). After him are Ludwig Reichenbach (1793), Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620), Max Slevogt (1868), Horst Frank (1929), Sebastian Franck (1499), and Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg (1805).
1818 - 1899
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 2,991
1813 - 1848
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2,992
1872 - 1952
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 2,993
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,994
1803 - 1862
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,995
1909 - 2003
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 2,996
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 2,997
1793 - 1879
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 2,998
1620 - 1667
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2,999
1868 - 1932
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 3,000
1929 - 1999
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 3,001
1499 - 1543
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 3,002
1805 - 1863
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 3,003
Among businesspeople born in Germany, Martin Winterkorn ranks 34. Before him are Hans Riegel (1923), Karl Rapp (1882), Henry E. Steinway (1797), Theo Albrecht (1922), Bertha Krupp (1886), and Siegfried Bing (1838). After him are Peter Thiel (1967), Herbert Hainer (1954), Albert Ballin (1857), Johanna Quandt (1926), Adolf Merckle (1934), and Susanne Klatten (1962).
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 28
1882 - 1962
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 29
1797 - 1871
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 30
1922 - 2010
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 31
1886 - 1957
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 32
1838 - 1905
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 33
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 34
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 35
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 36
1857 - 1918
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 37
1926 - 2015
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 38
1934 - 2009
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 39
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 40