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Dietrich Mateschitz

1944 - 2022

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Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz (German: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈmaːtəʃɪts], Thai: ดีทริช เมเทสซิทซ์; 20 May 1944 – 22 October 2022) was an Austrian billionaire businessman. He was the co-founder and 49% owner of Red Bull GmbH. In April 2022, Mateschitz's net worth was estimated at US$27.4 billion. Mateschitz worked in marketing for Unilever and Blendax. While travelling in Thailand, he discovered the drink Krating Daeng, which he adapted into Red Bull. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich Mateschitz is the 69th most popular businessperson (down from 50th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 111th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Businessperson.

Dietrich Mateschitz is most famous for being the founder of Red Bull.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Dietrich Mateschitz ranks 69 out of 847. Before him are Rudolf Dassler, Boris Berezovsky, Soichiro Honda, Giovanni Agnelli, Otto Frank, and Robert Bosch. After him are J. Paul Getty, Martin Cooper, Jakob Fugger, Sergei Diaghilev, Rupert Murdoch, and Henri Nestlé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Dietrich Mateschitz ranks 47. Before him are Tony Scott, Yoweri Museveni, Alan Parker, Ulrich Beck, Ibrahim Rugova, and O Yeong-su. After him are Diana Ross, Helmut Berger, G. W. Bailey, Ronnie Peterson, Makoto Kobayashi, and Robert Kardashian. Among people deceased in 2022, Dietrich Mateschitz ranks 36. Before him are Antonio Inoki, Robbie Coltrane, Uwe Seeler, Angela Lansbury, James Caan, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. After him are Peter Brook, Ray Liotta, Wolfgang Petersen, Bruno Latour, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, and Robert Curl.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Dietrich Mateschitz ranks 142 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791), Maria Josepha of Austria (1699), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745), Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928), Klaus Ebner (1964), and Walther von der Vogelweide (1170). After him are Roland Ratzenberger (1960), Ernest, Duke of Austria (1377), Gustav Meyrink (1868), Helmut Berger (1944), Karl Böhm (1894), and Maria Mandl (1912).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Austria

Among businesspeople born in Austria, Dietrich Mateschitz ranks 1. After him are Mercédès Jellinek (1889), Ferdinand Piëch (1937), Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909), Giovanni Battista Caproni (1886), Franz Josef Popp (1886), and Toto Wolff (1972).

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