Mercedes-Benz

==Noted employees <!-- (selection) -->==
* [[Paul Bracq]] – major designer of automobiles in the 20th century
* [[Adolf Daimler]] – chief engineer, COO and member of the board of directors 1899–1913. Son of Gottlieb Daimler and developer of the brand logo.<ref>{{cite web | author=Daimler | title=The Mercedes star is born | website=Daimler AG | date=2018 | location=Stuttgart, Germany | language=en | url=https://www.daimler.com/company/tradition/mercedes-benz/birth.html | access-date=9 September 2018 | archive-date=1 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501121251/https://www.daimler.com/company/tradition/mercedes-benz/birth.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Béla Barényi]] – car safety pioneer (rigid passenger safety shell), joined Daimler-Benz in 1937<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-657486-1-862061-1-0-0-0-0-0-11702-614318-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html |title=Daimler press release 8 June 2009 |publisher=Media.daimler.com |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708221557/http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-657486-1-862061-1-0-0-0-0-0-11702-614318-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Wilhelm Maybach]] – automotive pioneer, first met Gottlieb Daimler in 1865<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercedes-benz-classic.com/content/classic/mpc/mpc_classic_website/en/mpc_home/mbc/home/knowledge/overview/wilhelm_maybach.html |title=Mercedes-Benz Classic website |publisher=Mercedes-benz-classic.com |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-date=30 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130181009/http://www.mercedes-benz-classic.com/content/classic/mpc/mpc_classic_website/en/mpc_home/mbc/home/knowledge/overview/wilhelm_maybach.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ferdinand Porsche]] – founder of Porsche, joined Mercedes in 1923 and developed the [[Kompressor (Mercedes-Benz)|Kompressor]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.porsche.com/middle-east/_uae_/accessoriesandservice/classic/philosophyandclassicworld/world/tradition/ferdinand/ |title=Porsche website |publisher=Porsche.com |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228034518/http://www.porsche.com/middle-east/_uae_/accessoriesandservice/classic/philosophyandclassicworld/world/tradition/ferdinand/ |archive-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Bruno Sacco]] – joined Daimler-Benz as a designer in 1958. Head of Design in 1975, retired in 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=http://automotivehalloffame.org/honors/index.php?cmd=view&id=728&type=inductees |title=Automotive Hall of Fame |publisher=Automotive Hall of Fame |access-date=12 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720172358/http://automotivehalloffame.org/honors/index.php?cmd=view&id=728&type=inductees |archive-date=20 July 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Rudolf Uhlenhaut]] – joined Daimler-Benz in 1931, his designs included the [[Silver Arrows]], the [[Mercedes-Benz 300SL|300 SL]] and [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR|300SLR]]<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-614822-1-874810-1-0-0-0-0-0-11702-614318-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html  |title=A Nazi War Criminal's Life in Argentina  |publisher=Spiegel Online International.  |access-date=1 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125130652/http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-614822-1-874810-1-0-0-0-0-0-11702-614318-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html  |archive-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=dead    }}</ref>
* [[Adolf Eichmann]] –  Nazi leader and war criminal. Worked in Argentina's factory after WWII<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-long-road-to-eichmann-s-arrest-a-nazi-war-criminal-s-life-in-argentina-a-754486-2.html |title=A Nazi Criminal life in Argentina |newspaper=Der Spiegel |date=April 2011 |publisher=Spiegel.de |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502152917/https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-long-road-to-eichmann-s-arrest-a-nazi-war-criminal-s-life-in-argentina-a-754486-2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Rudolf Caracciola]] – one of the greatest GP drivers in history drove MB [[Silver Arrows]] in competition.
* [[Josef Ganz]] – Technical consultant and "Godfather" of the *[[Mercedes-Benz W136]], with the revolutionary Independent suspension, [[Swing axle]] layout.
* [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] – Five-time Formula 1 World Champion, honorary president of Mercedes-Benz Argentina from 1987 until his death in 1995.
* [[Michael Schumacher]] – Seven-time [[Formula 1]] World Champion, drove for Mercedes in the [[World Sportscar Championship|World Endurance Championship]] in the 80s and then in their [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Formula One Team]] from [[2010 Formula One Season|2010]] till [[2012 Formula One season|2012]].
* [[Lewis Hamilton]] – Seven-time [[Formula 1]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Champion]], current driver for their [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Formula One Team]] since [[2013 Formula One Season|2013]] who holds the all-time record for most pole positions ({{F1stat|HAM|poles}}) and race victories ({{F1stat|HAM|wins}}).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/lewis-hamilton.html |title=Lewis Hamilton – F1 Driver for Mercedes |access-date=24 November 2020 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126135957/https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/lewis-hamilton.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite being a Mercedes driver since 2013, Hamilton has competed his entire career using Mercedes engines since 2007 and has been affiliated with Mercedes since he was 13 years old.
* [[Nico Rosberg]] – 2016 [[Formula 1]] World Champion, drove for Mercedes in their [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Formula One Team]] from [[2010 Formula One Season|2010]] till [[2016 Formula One season|2016]]. Rosberg won all his races and achieved all his pole positions with Mercedes and is currently a brand ambassador for Mercedes.
* [[Toto Wolff]] – CEO and Team Principal of the [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team]]