Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), also known as
L'Avvocato ("The Lawyer"), was an influential Italian
industrialist and principal shareholder of
Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's
GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research. He was the richest man in modern Italian history.