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 paintingErnst Ludwig Kirchner, a German painter and printmakerLudwig Merwart, an Austrian painter and graphic artistLudwig Mies van der Rohe, a German American architectIn botany:
Ludwig Reichenbach, a German botanistCarl Ludwig Blume, a German-Dutch botanistCarl Ludwig Willdenow, a German botanistIn economics:
Ludwig von Mises, an Austrian economistLudwig Roselius, a German coffee baronIn 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 (disambiguation), many a princeNicolaus 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 writerLudwig Bemelmans, an American author and children's book writer and illustratorLudwig Thoma, a German authorLudwig Tieck, a German poetLudwig Uhland, a German poetIn medicine:
Ludwig Aschoff, a German physician and pathologistIn music:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composer and pianistLudwig-Musser, manufacturer of drums and percussion instrumentsLudwig Minkus, an Austrian composer and violin virtuosoLudwig Spohr (1784–1859), German composer, violinist and conductor.In philosophy:
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking works to contemporary philosophyLudwig Andreas Feuerbach, a German philosopherIn physics and chemistry:
Ludwig Boltzmann, an Austrian physicistLudwig Prandtl, a German physicistLudwig Mond, a German chemistIn politics:
Ludwig Erhard, a West German chancellorLudwig Scotty, president of NauruCount Ludwig von Cobenzl, an Austrian diplomat and politicianIn Modeling
Ludwig Hällström Sander, a Swedish modelIn other fields:
Ludwig Beck, a German general in Nazi Germany, who was involved in an assassination plot against HitlerCarl Ludwig Koch, a German entomologistLudwig Müller, leader of the Protestant Reich ChurchLudwig Leichhardt, a Prussian explorerLudwig Ortiz, a Venezuelan judokaLudwig Rödl, a German chess masterLudwig von Benedek, an Austrian generalLudwig von Erlichshausen, grand master of the Teutonic KnightsLudwig Gehre, a German resistance fighter during World War IILudwig Binswanger, a Swiss psychiatristLudwig Schläfli, a Swiss geometer who made important contributions to higher-dimensional spacesLudwig 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