Did
you know...? |
Karl
Albrecht
fiercely private ... raises orchids and plays golf
... over
4,500 Aldi stores
|
Berthold
& Theo Jr. Albrecht & family
brothers inherited leading discount supermarket chain
Aldi Nord when their father, Theo Albrecht, died in July
2010 at age 88 |
Michael
Otto & family
practices tai chi ... collects modern art ... world's
largest mail-order company ... now world's second biggest
internet retailer after Amazon |
Susanne
Klatten
sister of Stefan Quandt ... inherited stake in automaker
BMW from late father Herbert Quandt ... won a civil case
against Helg Sgarbi, the ex-lover who tried to blackmail
her for millions. Sgarbi is now in jail serving 6 years
for fraud and attempted extortion |
Stefan
Quandt
brother of Susanne Klatten |
Johanna
Quandt
former secretary and 3rd wife of Herbert
Quandt (BMW) ... mother of billionaires, Susanne Klatten
and Stefan Quandt |
Klaus-Michael
Kuhne
has built an
extravagant house said to look like the main command deck
of an ocean liner |
| August
von Finck ... |
Hasso
Plattner
Germany's largest philanthropist ... sports enthusiast
sails his Morning Glory yacht competitively; skis, snowboards,
plays golf and tennis |
Curt
Engelhorn
his
mother is American |
Previous
Top 10 Billionaires |
Maria-Elisabeth
& Georg Schaeffler
mother and son |
Deceased
Top 10 Billionaires |
Adolf
Merckle
74, committed suicide 6 January 2009.
He was 5th richest in Germany (valued at $9.2 billion)
in 2008 |
Theo
Albrecht
88,
died of unreleased causes on 24 July 2010. He was 3rd
richest in Germany (valued at $16.7 billion) in
2010 |