Levi Strauss
German-Jewish-born American businessman (1829-1902)
- Fame59.4
- Momentum4.5
- Founders rank#157
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- Fame59.4
- Momentum4.5
- Founders rank#157
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Lived 1829–1902, aged 73United States
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Updated 2026-06-21
He turned heavy canvas into the world's most ubiquitous garment. Before Levi Strauss, work pants tore. After him, blue jeans became the uniform of miners, rebels, and eventually everyone.
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Löb Strauß was born in Bavaria on February 26, 1829, and crossed into America with a new name and no product yet in mind. In 1853 he opened Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco, a dry goods business that supplied the Gold Rush. Somewhere in those years he began manufacturing blue jeans—the first company to do so—stitching durable denim for men whose work shredded ordinary cloth. The firm grew quietly, stitching its way into permanence. Strauss died September 26, 1902, seventy-three years old, having founded an empire on rivets and seams.
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