BUSINESSPERSON

Rudolf Dassler

1898 - 1974

Rudolf Dassler

Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (29 April 1898 – 27 October 1974) was a German cobbler, inventor, member of the Nazi Party, businessman and founder of the 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'). Rudolf joined in 1924. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Dassler is the 63rd most popular businessperson (down from 54th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from Germany (down from 461st in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Businessperson.

Rudolf Dassler is most famous for being the founder of Adidas.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Rudolf Dassler ranks 63 out of 847. Before him are Ettore Bugatti, Larry Ellison, Donald Trump Jr., King C. Gillette, Bill Hewlett, and Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. After him are Boris Berezovsky, Soichiro Honda, Giovanni Agnelli, Otto Frank, Robert Bosch, and Dietrich Mateschitz.

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Ettore Bugatti
1881 - 1947
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 57
Larry Ellison
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 58
Donald Trump Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 59
King C. Gillette
1855 - 1932
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 60
Bill Hewlett
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 61
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
1908 - 1967
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 62
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 63
Boris Berezovsky
1946 - 2013
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 64
Soichiro Honda
1906 - 1991
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 65
Giovanni Agnelli
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 66
Otto Frank
1889 - 1980
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 67
Robert Bosch
1861 - 1942
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 68
Dietrich Mateschitz
1944 - 2022
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 69

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Rudolf Dassler ranks 27. Before him are Trofim Lysenko, Gunnar Myrdal, Julius Evola, Hans Krebs, Tamara de Lempicka, and Karl Hermann Frank. After him are Isidor Isaac Rabi, Rodion Malinovsky, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Vicente Aleixandre, and René Clair. Among people deceased in 1974, Rudolf Dassler ranks 21. Before him are Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Baldur von Schirach, Nick Drake, Julius Evola, David Oistrakh, and Erich Kästner. After him are Imre Lakatos, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Darius Milhaud, Duke Ellington, Jacob L. Moreno, and Peng Dehuai.

Others Born in 1898

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Trofim Lysenko
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1976
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 21
Gunnar Myrdal
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1987
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 22
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 23
Hans Krebs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1945
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 24
Tamara de Lempicka
PAINTER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 25
Karl Hermann Frank
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1946
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 26
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 27
Isidor Isaac Rabi
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1988
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 28
Rodion Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 29
Henry Moore
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1986
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 30
Alexander Calder
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1976
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 31
Vicente Aleixandre
WRITER
1898 - 1984
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 32
René Clair
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 33

Others Deceased in 1974

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Lyudmila Pavlichenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1974
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 15
Baldur von Schirach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 16
Nick Drake
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1974
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 17
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 18
David Oistrakh
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 19
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 20
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 21
Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 22
Miguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 23
Darius Milhaud
COMPOSER
1892 - 1974
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 24
Duke Ellington
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1974
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 25
Jacob L. Moreno
WRITER
1889 - 1974
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 26
Peng Dehuai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1974
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 27

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Dassler ranks 499 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), Roman Herzog (1934), Paul Hausser (1880), Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886), Oliver Kahn (1969), and John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687). After him are Gerhard Richter (1932), Dieter Bohlen (1954), Georg von Küchler (1881), Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria (1843), Erwin Panofsky (1892), and Heinrich Brüning (1885).

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Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1463 - 1525
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 493
Roman Herzog
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 494
Paul Hausser
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 495
Wilhelm Furtwängler
CONDUCTOR
1886 - 1954
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 496
Oliver Kahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 497
John William Friso, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1687 - 1711
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 498
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 499
Gerhard Richter
PAINTER
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 500
Dieter Bohlen
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 501
Georg von Küchler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1968
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 502
Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1925
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 503
Erwin Panofsky
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 504
Heinrich Brüning
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 505