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Karl Albrecht

1920 - 2014

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Karl Hans Albrecht (German: [ˈalbʁɛçt]; 20 February 1920 – 16 July 2014) was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was the richest person in Germany for many years. In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Albrecht is the 175th most popular businessperson (down from 161st in 2019), the 1,528th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,529th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Karl Albrecht ranks 175 out of 847. Before him are Johann Friedrich Böttger, Madam C. J. Walker, Basil Zaharoff, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Owen D. Young, and Phil Knight. After him are Bernard Baruch, Alisher Usmanov, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Sheldon Adelson, Walter Chrysler, and Ambroise Vollard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Karl Albrecht ranks 89. Before him are Albert Barillé, Jaan Kross, P. D. James, Gene Tierney, Dorothea Binz, and Abe Lenstra. After him are Maurice Bucaille, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ovadia Yosef, Mario Benedetti, Alexander Arutiunian, and Mehdi Ben Barka. Among people deceased in 2014, Karl Albrecht ranks 79. Before him are Étienne Mourrut, Věra Chytilová, David Easton, P. D. James, Mike Nichols, and Milan Galić. After him are Henry Hartsfield, Vladimir Beara, Hal Finney, Billy Milligan, B. K. S. Iyengar, and Siegfried Lenz.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Albrecht ranks 1,528 out of 7,253. Before him are George Müller (1805), Andreas Achenbach (1815), Otto V, Duke of Bavaria (1346), Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (1673), and Hugo Schmeisser (1884). After him are Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1954), Tarkan (1972), Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654), Sebastian Kneipp (1821), Fabian von Schlabrendorff (1907), and Karl Richter (1926).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany

Among businesspeople born in Germany, Karl Albrecht ranks 16. Before him are Henri Nestlé (1814), Paul Reuter (1816), Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777), Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880), Uli Hoeneß (1952), and Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682). After him are Amschel Mayer Rothschild (1773), James Mayer de Rothschild (1792), Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774), Peter Thiel (1967), Melitta Bentz (1873), and Maurice de Hirsch (1831).

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