BUSINESSPERSON
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
Rudolf Dassler
Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (26 March 1898 – 27 October 1974) was a German cobbler, inventor, member of the Nazi party, businessman and founder of sportswear company Puma. He was the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler. The brothers were partners in a shoe company Adolf started, "Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik" (German for 'Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory'). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Dassler has received more than 2,081,214 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Rudolf Dassler is the 54th most popular businessperson (down from 51st in 2019), the 461st most popular biography from Germany (up from 467th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Businessperson.
Rudolf Dassler is most famous for being the founder of Adidas.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
66.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
7.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Rudolf Dassler ranks 54 out of 847. Before him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Robert Kiyosaki, Dietrich Mateschitz, Otto Frank, Ray Kroc, and Giovanni Agnelli. After him are Jakob Fugger, Henri Nestlé, Robert Bosch, Martin Cooper, Sergei Diaghilev, and Roman Abramovich.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
1870 - 1950
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 48
Robert Kiyosaki
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 49
Dietrich Mateschitz
1944 - 2022
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 50
Otto Frank
1889 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 51
Ray Kroc
1902 - 1984
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 52
Giovanni Agnelli
1866 - 1945
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 53
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 54
Jakob Fugger
1459 - 1525
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 55
Henri Nestlé
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 56
Robert Bosch
1861 - 1942
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 57
Martin Cooper
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 58
Sergei Diaghilev
1872 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 59
Roman Abramovich
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Rudolf Dassler ranks 25. Before him are Leo Szilard, Tamara de Lempicka, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Julius Evola, Hans Krebs, and Rodion Malinovsky. After him are Henry Moore, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Karl Ziegler, René Clair, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, and Willy Messerschmitt. Among people deceased in 1974, Rudolf Dassler ranks 18. Before him are Baldur von Schirach, Duke Ellington, Virginia Apgar, Imre Lakatos, Julius Evola, and Miguel Ángel Asturias. After him are David Oistrakh, Jacob L. Moreno, Darius Milhaud, Erich Kästner, Zalman Shazar, and Satyendra Nath Bose.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsLeo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 19
Tamara de Lempicka
PAINTER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 20
Isidor Isaac Rabi
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1988
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 21
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 22
Hans Krebs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1945
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 23
Rodion Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 24
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 25
Henry Moore
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1986
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 26
Ahmad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1930
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 27
Karl Ziegler
CHEMIST
1898 - 1973
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 28
René Clair
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 29
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 30
Willy Messerschmitt
ENGINEER
1898 - 1978
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsBaldur von Schirach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 12
Duke Ellington
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1974
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 13
Virginia Apgar
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1974
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 14
Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 15
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 16
Miguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 17
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 18
David Oistrakh
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 19
Jacob L. Moreno
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 20
Darius Milhaud
COMPOSER
1892 - 1974
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 21
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 22
Zalman Shazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 23
Satyendra Nath Bose
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1974
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 24
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Dassler ranks 461 out of 7,253. Before him are Roland Freisler (1893), Adam of Bremen (1100), Rudolf Mössbauer (1929), George Paget Thomson (1892), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), and Julius Lothar Meyer (1830). After him are Friedrich Fromm (1888), Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667), Anselm Kiefer (1945), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), Oliver Kahn (1969), and Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRoland Freisler
JUDGE
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 455
Adam of Bremen
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1080
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 456
Rudolf Mössbauer
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 457
George Paget Thomson
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1975
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 458
Ernst Lubitsch
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1947
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 459
Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 460
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 461
Friedrich Fromm
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 462
Maria Anna of Neuburg
COMPANION
1667 - 1740
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 463
Anselm Kiefer
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 464
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 465
Oliver Kahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 466
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
COMPANION
1817 - 1898
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 467
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany
Among businesspeople born in Germany, Rudolf Dassler ranks 6. Before him are Levi Strauss (1829), Ludwig Erhard (1897), Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), Adolf Dassler (1900), and Otto Frank (1889). After him are Jakob Fugger (1459), Henri Nestlé (1814), Robert Bosch (1861), Paul Reuter (1816), Bertha Benz (1849), and Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777).
Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 1
Ludwig Erhard
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 2
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 3
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 4
Otto Frank
1889 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 5
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 6
Jakob Fugger
1459 - 1525
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 7
Henri Nestlé
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 8
Robert Bosch
1861 - 1942
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 9
Paul Reuter
1816 - 1899
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Bertha Benz
1849 - 1944
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 11
Nathan Mayer Rothschild
1777 - 1836
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 12