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Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega Gaona OMC is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chains of Zara and Bershka clothing and accessories shops. He is considered a pioneer in fast fashion. As of 2026, Ortega had a net worth of US$147 billion, making him the second-wealthiest person in Europe after Bernard Arnault and the 10th-wealthiest i…
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business · Spanish business tycoon · entrepreneur · businessperson · philanthropist · also Amancio Ortega, Amancio Ortega Gaona, Amancio Ortega y Gaona, Ortega
Born 28 March 1936 · Q29279
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 1 entry
Forbes listed Ortega's net worth at $103 billion
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2021· 1 entry
Reported net worth: $77B (as of 2021).
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2017· 2 entries
Despite owning a huge real estate portfolio he mostly lives with his wife in his apartment in A Coruña, Spain
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In July 2017, the Spanish Association of Foundations (AEF) honored Amancio Ortega with the 2017 Philanthropic Initiative Award during the second edition of its AEF Awards.
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2015· 1 entry
Was the richest man in the world, surpassing Bill Gates when his net worth peaked at $80 billion as Zara's parent company, Inditex's, stock peaked
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2012· 3 entries
Ortega donated about €20 million to Caritas Internationalis, a Roman Catholic relief organisation
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Ortega is very private about his personal life, and has only given three interviews to journalists as of 2012.
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Was the largest shareholder of Inditex, with almost 60-65%
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2011· 1 entry
Ortega announced his imminent retirement from Inditex, parent company of the Zara chain, stating that he would ask Inditex vice-president and CEO Pablo Isla to take his place as head
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2009· 3 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2009).
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Was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
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Zara was part of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima), of which Ortega owned 59
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2001· 5 entries
Won Gold Medal of Work Merit (2001).
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In 2001, he established the Amancio Ortega Foundation, a private non-profit institution headquartered in Arteixo (A Coruña), aimed at promoting various types of activities, primarily in the fields of education and social welfare.
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Established the Amancio Ortega Foundation, a private non-profit institution headquartered in Arteixo (A Coruña), aimed at promoting various types of activities, primarily in the fields of education and social welfare
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With whom he had a daughter, Marta Ortega Pérez, in 1984
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He married his second wife Flora Pérez Marcote in 2001, with whom he had a daughter, Marta Ortega Pérez, in 1984.
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2000· 1 entry
As part of the warm-up prior to his company's initial public offering on the stock market in 2001, made headlines in the Spanish financial press
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1999· 1 entry
Until 1999, no photograph of Ortega had ever been published.
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1992· 1 entry
Won Castelao Medal (1992).
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1975· 1 entry
Opened his first Zara store with his wife Rosalía Mera
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1966· 2 entries
He married Rosalía Mera Goyenechea in 1966, with whom he had two children, Marcos and Sandra Ortega Mera.
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With whom he had two children, Marcos and Sandra Ortega Mera
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1963· 1 entry
Founded Confecciones Goa to sell quilted bathrobes
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1936· 1 entry
Born 1936-03-28.
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