He founded the Harlem Globetrotters in 1927. (Melkor)
He was the founder of Columbia University. (turgy22)
He was the second person to reach the top of K2. (Limited)
He was the first German to win an Olympic gold medal after WWII. (Mooseman)
He was a German scientist who invented the first ball point pen. (sageridder)
He was a publisher for both Victor Hugo and Jules Vern. (Oversoul)
He opened the first bicycle factory in America. (CORRECT!)
He was the inventor of the permanent wave machine. (TomB)
He was the founder of the Catholic hierarchy. (DarthFerret)
He was the first pope for the Roman Catholic Church. (train)
DarthFerret and TomB chose turgy22's turgy22 and Mooseman chose Limited's Limited chose Oversoul Oversoul and sageridder got it right!
And train picked his own
I didn't think it had to be said, but if you pick your own, that's counted as not answering for the round.