# Otto Beisheim

_Businessman (1924-2013)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Otto Beisheim was a German businessman and co-founder of Metro AG. In 2010, his net worth was estimated at US$3.6 billion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 January 1924 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Vossnacken ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P19))
- **Died:** 18 February 2013 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P570))
- **Place of death:** Rottach-Egern ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Germany; Switzerland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; patron of the arts; general manager; merchant; Agriculteur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P106))
- **Spouse:** Inge Beisheim ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P26))
- **Awards:** Bavarian Order of Merit; Order of Merit of Berlin; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Iron Cross, 2nd class; honorary doctor of the Dresden University of Technology; ring of honour; honorary citizenship; honorary doctorate; Ehrensenator ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794#P166))

## Questions

**When was Otto Beisheim born?**  
Otto Beisheim was born on 3 January 1924 in Vossnacken.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Otto Beisheim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Beisheim) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q72794](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72794) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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