Gender:
Origin:
German
2743 famous people named Ludwig found on Wikipedia.
2635 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
7377-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
493-th in year 1893
Used in: German
A male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “famous warrior.”.
Ludwig is an Old High German given name. Etymologically, the name can be traced back to the Germanic name Hludwig, composed of Hlud or Hluth meaning "famous", and Wig meaning "war". Nicknames are Ludva, Ludia, Luděk, Viky.
Ludwig may refer to several notable persons:
In art:
Ludwig Mestler, an Austrian artist noted for his watercolor painting
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a German painter and printmaker
Ludwig Merwart, an Austrian painter and graphic artist
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a German American architect
In botany:
Ludwig Reichenbach, a German botanist
Carl Ludwig Blume, a German-Dutch botanist
Carl Ludwig Willdenow, a German botanist
In economics:
Ludwig von Mises, an Austrian economist
Ludwig Roselius, a German coffee baron
In German nobility:
Ludwig I, count of Württemberg (1143–1158)
Ludwig II, count of Württemberg (1158–1181)
Ludwig I, count of Württemberg-Urach (1419–1450)
Ludwig II, count of Württemberg-Urach (1450–1457)
Ludwig IV, landgrave of Thuringia (1200–1227)
Ludwig I of Bavaria, king of Bavaria (1825–1848)
Ludwig II of Bavaria, king of Bavaria (1864–1886)
Ludwig III of Bavaria, last king of Bavaria (1913–1918)
Ludwig V, many a prince
Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf (1700–1760)
Friedrich Ludwig, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1688–1750)
Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1877–1892) (also known in English as Louis IV)
In literature:
Emil Ludwig, a German writer
Ludwig Bemelmans, an American author and children's book writer and illustrator
Ludwig Thoma, a German author
Ludwig Tieck, a German poet
Ludwig Uhland, a German poet
In medicine:
Ludwig Aschoff, a German physician and pathologist
In music:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composer and pianist
Ludwig-Musser, manufacturer of drums and percussion instruments
Ludwig Minkus, an Austrian composer and violin virtuoso
Ludwig Spohr (1784–1859), German composer, violinist and conductor.
In philosophy:
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking works to contemporary philosophy
Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach, a German philosopher
In physics and chemistry:
Ludwig Boltzmann, an Austrian physicist
Ludwig Prandtl, a German physicist
Ludwig Mond, a German chemist
In politics:
Ludwig Erhard, a West German chancellor
Ludwig Scotty, president of Nauru
Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, an Austrian diplomat and politician
In Modeling
Ludwig Hällström Sander, a Swedish model
In other fields:
Ludwig Beck, a German general in Nazi Germany, who was involved in an assassination plot against Hitler
Ludwig Plenty, a Polish treasure hunter, who mysteriously went missing in Gdańsk in 1969
Carl Ludwig Koch, a German entomologist
Ludwig Müller, leader of the Protestant Reich Church
Ludwig Leichhardt, a Prussian explorer
Ludwig Ortiz, a Venezuelan judoka
Ludwig Rödl, a German chess master
Ludwig von Benedek, an Austrian general
Ludwig von Erlichshausen, grand master of the Teutonic Knights
Ludwig Gehre, a German resistance fighter during World War II
Ludwig Binswanger, a Swiss psychiatrist
Ludwig Schläfli, a Swiss geometer who made important contributions to higher-dimensional spaces
Ludwig von Bertalanffy, an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory.
Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen, a German Lutheran missionary to Sumatra who also translated the New Testament into the native Batak language.
Ludwig, Elephant at the Munich Zoo
Ludwig Beilschmidt, or Germany in an anime serie Axis Powers Hetalia
Masc. proper name, from Old High German hlud(o)wig, literally "famous in war," from Proto-Germanic *hluda- "heard of, famous" (see loud) + *wiga "war" (see victory). Compare Louis.
Combine of hlud (famous) and wig (war, battle).
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludwig Wittgenstein | 1889 | Austrian-British philosopher |
| 2 | Ludwig II of Bavaria | 1845 | King of Bavaria |
| 3 | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | 1886 | German architect (1886-1969), the last director of the Bauhaus |
| 4 | Ludwig Hofmaier | 1941 | German business man, sportsman and actor |
| 5 | Ludwig von Mises | 1881 | Austrian economist |
| 6 | Duane Ludwig | 1978 | American martial artist |
| 7 | Ludwig Göransson | 1984 | Swedish composer |
| 8 | Ludwig Boltzmann | 1844 | Austrian physicist |
| 9 | Daniel K. Ludwig | 1897 | American businessman |
| 10 | Ludwig Beck | 1880 | German general |
| 11 | Ludwig III of Bavaria | 1845 | King of Bavaria |
| 12 | Ludwig Erhard | 1897 | German politician (1897-1977) |
| 13 | Ludwig Feuerbach | 1804 | German philosopher and anthropologist |
| 14 | Ludwig I of Bavaria | 1786 | King of Bavaria |
| 15 | Ludwig Von Drake | ||
| 16 | Bob Ludwig | 1945 | American audio engineer |
| 17 | Ludwig von Bertalanffy | 1901 | Austrian biologist and philosopher |
| 18 | Ludwig Stumpfegger | 1910 | SS physician |
| 19 | Laura Ludwig | 1986 | Professional German beach volleyball player |
| 20 | Ludwig Trepte | 1988 | German actor |
| 21 | Ludwig Augustinsson | 1994 | Swedish footballer |
| 22 | Ludwig Bemelmans | 1898 | Austria-Hungary-born American writer and illustrator of children's books |
| 23 | Ludwig Leichhardt | 1813 | German explorer of Australia |
| 24 | Ludwig Prandtl | 1875 | German physicist |
| 25 | Ludwig Guttmann | 1899 | British neurologist who created the Paralympic Games |
| 26 | Ludwig Fainberg | 1958 | Israeli mobster |
| 27 | Ludwig Minkus | 1826 | Austrian composer and violinist |
| 28 | Stefanie Ludwig | 1967 | German actor, television presenter and radio host |
| 29 | Ludwig Tieck | 1773 | German poet, translator, editor, novelist, and critic |
| 30 | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1712 | Grandfather of composer Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 31 | Ludwig von Reuter | 1869 | German admiral |
| 32 | Ludwig Kasner | 1896 | German police officer |
| 33 | Spencer Ludwig | ||
| 34 | Ludwig Binswanger | 1881 | Swiss psychiatrist |
| 35 | Ludwig Fischer | 1905 | SA officer |
| 36 | Ludwig Spaenle | 1961 | German politician |
| 37 | Ludwig Crüwell | 1892 | German general |
| 38 | Wiebo Ludwig | 1941 | Canadian activist |
| 39 | Ludwig Kaas | 1881 | German politician |
| 40 | Christa Ludwig | 1928 | Singer |
| 41 | Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg | 1759 | Prussian Field Marshal |
| 42 | Ken Ludwig | 1950 | American theatre director and playwright |
| 43 | Ludwig Uhland | 1787 | German poet |
| 44 | Ludwig Achim von Arnim | 1781 | German poet and novelist |
| 45 | Peter Ludwig | 1925 | German industrialist and patron |
| 46 | Ludwig Scotty | 1948 | Nauruan politician, president |
| 47 | Craig Ludwig | 1961 | American ice hockey player |
| 48 | Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow | 1782 | Prussian lieutenant-general |
| 49 | Ludwig Hahn | 1908 | SS officer |
| 50 | Ludwig Ritter von Köchel | 1800 | Austrian musicologist |
| 51 | Ludwig Quidde | 1858 | German politician |
| 52 | Ludwig von Falkenhausen | 1844 | German general |
| 53 | Emil Ludwig | 1881 | German writer |
| 54 | Sabine Ludwig | 1954 | German author and translator |
| 55 | Ludwig Klages | 1872 | German psychologist and philosopher |
| 56 | Klaus Ludwig | 1949 | German racecar driver |
| 57 | Carl Ludwig | 1816 | German physiologist |
| 58 | Ludwig Stössel | 1883 | Actor |
| 59 | Ludwig Schläfli | 1814 | Swiss geometer |
| 60 | Ludwig Donath | 1900 | Actor |
| 61 | Robi Ludwig | American psychotherapist | |
| 62 | Ludwig Hilberseimer | 1885 | German architect (1885–1967) |
| 63 | Ludwig Mond | 1839 | British chemist and businessman |
| 64 | Ludwig von Benedek | 1804 | Austrian marshall |
| 65 | Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein | 1937 | |
| 66 | Ludwig Leinhos | 1956 | |
| 67 | Ludwig Roselius | 1874 | German businessman |
| 68 | Ludwig von Ficker | 1880 | Austrian publisher and writer |
| 69 | Ludwig Börne | 1786 | German writer |
| 70 | Ludwig von Pastor | 1854 | German historian and Austrian diplomat |
| 71 | Barbara Ludwig | 1962 | German politician and mayor of Chemnitz |
| 72 | Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen | 1834 | German Lutheran missionary |
| 73 | Ludwig Kübler | 1889 | German general |
| 74 | Michael Ludwig | 1961 | Austrian politician |
| 75 | Andy Ludwig | 1964 | American football player and coach |
| 76 | Ludwig Lachmann | 1906 | German economist |
| 77 | Ludwig Meidner | 1884 | German artist, painter and printmaker |
| 78 | Ludwig Tessnow | 1872 | |
| 79 | Ludwig Emil Grimm | 1790 | German artist |
| 80 | Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen | 1815 | German general |
| 81 | Ludwig Hollburg | 1954 | German actor |
| 82 | Ludwig Woltmann | 1871 | German anthropologist, zoologist, philosopher |
| 83 | Saskia Ludwig | 1968 | German politician |
| 84 | Ludwig Georg Braun | 1943 | German entrepreneur |
| 85 | Ursula Ludwig | 1923 | German actress |
| 86 | Ludwig Bieberbach | 1886 | German mathematician |
| 87 | Ludwig Gutmann | 1869 | Austrian photographer |
| 88 | Eugene Ludwig | 1946 | Businessman |
| 89 | Ludwig Hohlwein | 1874 | German graphic designer |
| 90 | Olaf Ludwig | 1960 | German racing cyclist |
| 91 | Ludwig Büchner | 1824 | German philosopher |
| 92 | Ludwig Renn | 1889 | German writer |
| 93 | Ludwig Heilmann | 1903 | Recipient of the Knight's Cross |
| 94 | Ludwig Geyer | 1779 | German artist |
| 95 | Ludwig Zimmeck | 1994 | German film actor |
| 96 | Ludwig von Westphalen | 1770 | Prussian aristocrat |
| 97 | Ludwig Minelli | 1932 | Swiss lawyer and activist |
| 98 | Ludwig Thoma | 1867 | German author, publisher and editor |
| 99 | Andreas Ludwig | 1990 | German footballer |
| 100 | Ludwig Flocken | 1961 | German politician |
| 101 | Ludwig Dahlberg | 1978 | |
| 102 | Ludwig Deutsch | 1855 | Painter |
| 103 | Ludwig Purtscheller | 1849 | Austrian mountain climber |
| 104 | Ludwig Bamberger | 1823 | German politician |
| 105 | Joe Ludwig | 1959 | Australian politician |
| 106 | Ludwig Plagge | 1910 | SS officer |
| 107 | Ludwig Finckh | 1876 | German author |
| 108 | Ludwig Prokop | 1920 | |
| 109 | Ludwig Senfl | 1486 | Swiss composer |
| 110 | Marlise Ludwig | 1886 | German actress |
| 111 | Ludwig Harig | 1927 | German translator and writer |
| 112 | Ludwig Gehre | 1895 | German resistance member |
| 113 | Ludwig Frege | 1884 | German judge |
| 114 | Ludwig Stollwerck | 1857 | German entrepreneur |
| 115 | Jens Ludwig | 1977 | German musician |
| 116 | Ludwig Andreas Olsen | 1845 | United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient |
| 117 | Ludwig Rellstab | 1799 | German poet and music critic |
| 118 | Alexandra Ludwig | 1965 | German voice actor |
| 119 | Ludwig Sebus | 1925 | German musician |
| 120 | Ludwig Bölkow | 1912 | German aerospace engineer |
| 121 | Ludwig Borchardt | 1863 | German egyptologist |
| 122 | Ludwig Gumplowicz | 1838 | Austrian sociologist |
| 123 | Ludwig Noiré | 1829 | German philosopher |
| 124 | Irene Ludwig | 1927 | German art historian, patron and art collector |
| 125 | Bernhard Ludwig | 1948 | Austrian psychotherapist and psychologist |
| 126 | Ludwig Loewe | 1837 | German merchant, manufacturer, philanthropist |
| 127 | Ludwig Wolff | 1893 | German General and Knight's Cross recipients |
| 128 | Kurt E. Ludwig | 1924 | German actor and voice actor |
| 129 | Ludwig Dornauer | 1953 | Austrian actor and voice actor |
| 130 | Volker Ludwig | 1937 | German screenwriter and writer |
| 131 | Ludwig Frank | 1874 | German politician |
| 132 | Ludwig Bechstein | 1801 | German writer and fairy tale collector |
| 133 | Ludwig Hermann Plate | 1862 | Zoologist from Germany |
| 134 | Ludwig Reiners | 1896 | German writer |
| 135 | Ludwig Vorgrimler | 1912 | German firearm designer |
| 136 | Ludwig Bauer | 1912 | |
| 137 | Ludwig Schneider | 1941 | German journalist |
| 138 | Ludwig der Bärtige | ||
| 139 | Edward Ludwig | 1899 | Film director, screenwriter |
| 140 | Ludwig Thuille | 1861 | Austrian composer |
| 141 | Ludwig August Lebrun | 1752 | German oboist and composer |
| 142 | Ludwig Lichtheim | 1845 | German physician |
| 143 | Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack | 1893 | Australian artist |
| 144 | Ludwig Rehn | 1849 | German physician |
| 145 | William Ludwig | 1912 | American screenwriter |
| 146 | Ludwig Apfelbeck | 1903 | Austrian engineer |
| 147 | Ludwig Becker | 1911 | German flying ace |
| 148 | Ludwig Windthorst | 1812 | German politician |
| 149 | Daniela Ludwig | 1975 | German politician (CSU) |
| 150 | Ludwig von Hammerstein-Equord | 1919 | German journalist |
| 151 | Ludwig Merckle | 1965 | German businessman |
| 152 | Ludwig von Schröder | 1854 | German admiral |
| 153 | Lodewijk Willem van Baden | 1865 | |
| 154 | Ludwig Bindervoet | 1986 | Dutch film actor |
| 155 | Ludwig Poullain | 1919 | German bank teller |
| 156 | Stefan Ludwig | 1967 | German politician |
| 157 | Ludwig Scharinger | 1942 | |
| 158 | Ludwig von Siegen | 1609 | German engraver |
| 159 | Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld | 1836 | German opera singer |
| 160 | Ludwig Seuss | 1964 | German pianist |
| 161 | Ludwig Aschoff | 1866 | German physician/pathologist |
| 162 | Kurt Frederick Ludwig | 1903 | American spy for Germany |
| 163 | Ludwig Ganghofer | 1855 | German writer |
| 164 | Ludwig Baumgartner | 1909 | |
| 165 | Ludwig Franzisket | 1917 | German flying ace |
| 166 | Ludwig Ott | 1906 | German theologian and historian |
| 167 | Ludwig von Vincke | 1774 | Politician, writer and jurist (1774-1844) |
| 168 | Ludwig Landmann | 1868 | German politician |
| 169 | Ludwig von Friedeburg | 1924 | German politician |
| 170 | Ludwig Knaus | 1829 | German artist |
| 171 | Ludwig Frankenstein | ||
| 172 | Ludwig Steiner | 1922 | Austrian politician (1922-2015) |
| 173 | Ludwig Reichenbach | 1793 | German botanist |
| 174 | Gabi Ludwig | 1962 | German journalist |
| 175 | Ludwig Knoop | 1821 | German entrepreneur and merchant |
| 176 | David Ludwig | 1974 | American composer |
| 177 | Ludwig N. Hantson | 1962 | |
| 178 | Ludwig Hirsch | 1946 | Austrian singer |
| 179 | Ludwig Roth | 1909 | German rocket scientist |
| 180 | Ludwig Karlsson | 1991 | Swedish ice hockey winger |
| 181 | Karen Ludwig | 1942 | Actress and director |
| 182 | Erich Ludwig | 1939 | German voice actor |
| 183 | Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | 1799 | Russian aristocrat |
| 184 | Ludwig Förster | 1797 | Austrian architect |
| 185 | Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller | 1683 | Austrian marshall and warrior |
| 186 | Ludwig Vörg | 1911 | German mountaineer |
| 187 | Ludwig A. Colding | 1815 | Danish engineer and physicist |
| 188 | Ludwig Dürr | 1878 | Airship designer |
| 189 | Ludwig Pankraz Zind | 1907 | German university teacher (1907-1973) |
| 190 | Luca Ludwig | 1988 | |
| 191 | Ludwig Nohl | 1831 | German musicologist |
| 192 | Ludwig Adam | 1949 | |
| 193 | Ludwig Berger | 1892 | German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer |
| 194 | Ludwig Preis | 1971 | German association football manager |
| 195 | Ludwig Martens | 1874 | Soviet diplomat |
| 196 | Ludwig Knorr | 1859 | German chemist |
| 197 | Ludwig Heilmeyer | 1899 | German university professor and internist |
| 198 | Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten | 1885 | Austrian tennis player |
| 199 | Ludwig Valentin Angerer | 1938 | German architect , painter , sculptor and author |
| 200 | Ludwig Blattner | 1881 | German inventor, film producer and studio owner |