INVENTOR
Didi Senft
1952 - Today

Didi Senft
Dieter "Didi" Senft (born 7 February 1952) is a German cycling fan who is known as Didi the Devil or El Diablo at the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. Since 1993, he has been seen in the Tour and Giro's many stages wearing his red devil costume and painting trident symbols on the road some miles before he appears. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Didi Senft is the 320th most popular inventor (up from 345th in 2019), the 4,474th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,790th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Didi Senft ranks 320 out of 426. Before him are Rostislav Alexeyev, Kenjiro Takayanagi, Almon Brown Strowger, Walter Bruch, John Shepherd-Barron, and Nils Bohlin. After him are Alexander P. de Seversky, George Devol, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Jacob Ellehammer, Jozef Murgaš, and Georges Beuchat.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRostislav Alexeyev
1916 - 1980
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 314
Kenjiro Takayanagi
1899 - 1990
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 315
Almon Brown Strowger
1839 - 1902
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 316
Walter Bruch
1908 - 1990
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 317
John Shepherd-Barron
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 318
Nils Bohlin
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 319
Didi Senft
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 320
Alexander P. de Seversky
1894 - 1974
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 321
George Devol
1912 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 322
Ottmar Mergenthaler
1854 - 1899
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 323
Jacob Ellehammer
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 324
Jozef Murgaš
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 325
Georges Beuchat
1910 - 1992
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 326
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Didi Senft ranks 355. Before him are Shelley McNamara, Karen Shakhnazarov, John Finn, Siegfried Stohr, Jiří Paroubek, and Alexis Argüello. After him are Sylvie Kinigi, Jose Advincula, Norbert Haug, Karin Büttner-Janz, Vladimir Gusinsky, and Abel Braga.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsShelley McNamara
ARCHITECT
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 349
Karen Shakhnazarov
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 350
John Finn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 351
Siegfried Stohr
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 352
Jiří Paroubek
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 353
Alexis Argüello
BOXER
1952 - 2009
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 354
Didi Senft
INVENTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 355
Sylvie Kinigi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 356
Jose Advincula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 357
Norbert Haug
JOURNALIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 358
Karin Büttner-Janz
PHYSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 359
Vladimir Gusinsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 360
Abel Braga
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 361
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Didi Senft ranks 4,477 out of 7,253. Before him are Alfred Keller (1882), Wolf Kahler (1940), Wilhelm Camphausen (1818), Albert Ladenburg (1842), Louise Otto-Peters (1819), and Heinrich Schomburgk (1885). After him are Angela Gossow (1974), Bruno Frank (1887), Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (1788), Helmut Käutner (1908), Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss (1951), and Jean Gilbert (1879).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAlfred Keller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1974
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 4,471
Wolf Kahler
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 4,472
Wilhelm Camphausen
PAINTER
1818 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4,473
Albert Ladenburg
CHEMIST
1842 - 1911
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4,474
Louise Otto-Peters
WRITER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4,475
Heinrich Schomburgk
TENNIS PLAYER
1885 - 1965
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,476
Didi Senft
INVENTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,477
Angela Gossow
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,478
Bruno Frank
WRITER
1887 - 1945
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 4,479
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
ASTRONOMER
1788 - 1862
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4,480
Helmut Käutner
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4,481
Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss
EXTREMIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4,482
Jean Gilbert
COMPOSER
1879 - 1942
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 4,483
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Didi Senft ranks 40. Before him are Ricardo Wolf (1887), Eugen Langen (1833), Adolf Martens (1850), Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (1789), Wilhelm Bauer (1822), and Walter Bruch (1908). After him are Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854), Heinrich Gerber (1832), Albrecht Berblinger (1770), Andy Bechtolsheim (1955), and Karl Jatho (1873).
Ricardo Wolf
1887 - 1981
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 34
Eugen Langen
1833 - 1895
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 35
Adolf Martens
1850 - 1914
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 36
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
1789 - 1849
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 37
Wilhelm Bauer
1822 - 1875
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 38
Walter Bruch
1908 - 1990
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 39
Didi Senft
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 40
Ottmar Mergenthaler
1854 - 1899
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 41
Heinrich Gerber
1832 - 1912
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 42
Albrecht Berblinger
1770 - 1829
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 43
Andy Bechtolsheim
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 44
Karl Jatho
1873 - 1933
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 45