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Amancio Ortega

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Amancio Ortega Gaona, OMC (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmanθjo oɾˈteɣa ɣaˈona]; born 28 March 1936) is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chains of Zara and Bershka clothing and accessories shops. He is considered a pioneer in fast fashion. As of May 2025, Ortega had a net worth of $107 billion, making him the second-wealthiest person in Europe after Bernard Arnault and the 16th-wealthiest in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amancio Ortega is the 29th most popular businessperson (down from 26th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Spain (down from 74th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Businessperson.

Amancio Ortega is most famous for founding Inditex, a Spanish clothing company, and for being the richest person in Europe.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Amancio Ortega ranks 29 out of 847Before him are Fred Trump, William Boeing, Jeffrey Epstein, Estée Lauder, Steve Ballmer, and Lee Byung-chul. After him are Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Ludwig Erhard, P. T. Barnum, Guccio Gucci, Eddie Jordan, and Margaret Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Amancio Ortega ranks 10Before him are Sepp Blatter, Mario Vargas Llosa, Yves Saint Laurent, Robert Redford, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Barry Barish. After him are Mikhail Tal, Ismail Kadare, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Margaret Hamilton, Ken Loach, and Valery Legasov.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Amancio Ortega ranks 81 out of 3,355Before him are Luis Enrique (1970), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Francisco Gento (1933), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), and Maria Anna of Spain (1606). After him are Avempace (1080), Ibn Tufail (1110), Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), and Abbas ibn Firnas (810).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Spain

Among businesspeople born in Spain, Amancio Ortega ranks 2Before him are Florentino Pérez (1947). After him are Joan Laporta (1962), Eusebi Güell (1846), Lorenzo Sanz (1943), Josep Maria Bartomeu (1963), Rosalía Mera (1944), Ramón Calderón (1951), Josep Lluís Núñez (1931), Joseph Oller (1839), Ana Botín (1960), and Josep Bonaplata i Corriol (1795).