Dietmar Hopp
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Dietmar Hopp (born April 26, 1940 in Heidelberg, Germany) is an entrepreneur. He was one of the founders of SAP AG in 1972 with other former IBM employees Hans Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther and Hasso Plattner. He was the 698th richest person in the world according to Forbes Magazine.
In June of 2005 the street on which the SAP AG headquarters are located was renamed from Neurottstraße to Dietmar-Hopp-Allee, in honor of Mr. Hopp.
Hopp is also notable as the chief financial backer of the German football club 1899 Hoffenheim. When Hopp, who had played in the club's youth setup, acquired control in 1990, Hoffenheim were playing in the eighth level of German football. Today, Hoffenheim are in the First Bundesliga. Hopp is also spending €40 million to build a new 30,000-seat stadium for the club.
