# 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:** 26 April 1940 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62543#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Heidelberg ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62543#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62543#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; patron of the arts; financier; chairperson of the executive board ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62543#P106))
- **Education:** TH Karlsruhe ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62543#P69))
- **Awards:** Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg; Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille; Deutscher Stifterpreis; Global Economy Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62543#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dietmar Hopp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietmar_Hopp) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q62543](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62543) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [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)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dietmar_Hopp_-_2019102190136_2019-04-12_Radio_Regenbogen_Award_2019_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_0332_-_AK8I9501.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Dietmar Hopp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dietmar Hopp - 2019102190136 2019-04-12 Radio Regenbogen Award 2019 - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0332 - AK8I9501.jpg — Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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