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Dietmar Hopp

German businessman

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Dietmar Hopp (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtmaʁ ˈhɔp]; born 26 April 1940) is a German software engineer and billionaire businessman. He was one of the founders of SAP SE in 1972 with other former IBM employees Hans Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther and Hasso Plattner. Hopp is the owner of German Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and Portuguese Primeira Liga club Académico de Viseu.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Heidelberg wd
Citizenship
Germany wd
Occupation
entrepreneur, patron of the arts, financier, chairperson of the executive board wd
Education
TH Karlsruhe wd

Awards wd

  • Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2010)
  • Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (1999)
  • Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille
  • Deutscher Stifterpreis (2014)
  • Global Economy Prize (2008)

About

In September 2021, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$8.3 billion.

Questions

When was Dietmar Hopp born?
Dietmar Hopp was born on 26 April 1940 in Heidelberg.
Where did Dietmar Hopp study?
Dietmar Hopp was educated at TH Karlsruhe.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Dietmar Hopp · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q62543 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Dietmar Hopp - 2019102190136 2019-04-12 Radio Regenbogen Award 2019 - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0332 - AK8I9501.jpg by Sven Mandel (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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