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Relating to public figures or personalities, celebrities or otherwise, who have made significant progress in their particular professional field, or who have helped or influenced wider society to an outstanding degree.

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Karl Benz

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Karl Friedrich Benz (November 25, 1844 – April 4, 1929) was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile, and ...

Bertha Benz

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Bertha Benz (help·info) (née Ringer) was born on 3 May 1849 in Pforzheim, Germany. She married inventor Karl Benz on 20 July 1872, and died 5 May 1944 in Ladenburg. She invested ...

Dieter Zetsche

People; Entrepreneurs

Dieter Zetsche (born on May 5, 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a German businessman and the Chairman of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2006 as well as member of the ...

Jürgen Erich Schrempp

People; Entrepreneurs

Jürgen Erich Schrempp (born September 15, 1944 in Freiburg) was until December 31, 2005, the CEO of DaimlerChrysler, a German-American car and truck manufacturer. Following a ...

Norbert Reithofer

People; Entrepreneurs

Dr.-Ing. Norbert Reithofer (born 29 May 1956 in Penzberg, Germany) is a businessman and current CEO of BMW AG as well as Chairman of the Board of Management.

Joachim Milberg

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Joachim Milberg (born 10 April 1943 in Verl (Westfalen)) is a German Professor of Production Engineering and past CEO of BMW AG. He is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW ...

Adrian van Hooydonk

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Adrian van Hooydonk (born June 21, 1964 in Echt, Limburg), is a Dutch automobile designer, best known for several modern BMW concept cars and production vehicles. He is based in ...