Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 to 1966

Ludwig Feuerbach

b. 1804

German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)

Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen

19th-century Bavarian general

Ludwig G. Strauss

German physician (1949–2013)

Ludwig Ganghofer

b. 1855

German writer (1855–1920)

Ludwig Göransson

b. 1984

Swedish musician and composer (born 1984)

Ludwig Holborn

b. 1863

Ludwig I of Bavaria

b. 1786

King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848

Ludwig II of Bavaria

King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886

Ludwig III of Bavaria

King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918

Ludwig Lange (physicist)

b. 1863

German physicist

Ludwig Leichhardt

b. 1813

German explorer of Australia (1813–1848)

Ludwig Levy

b. 1854

Ludwig Merwart

Austrian painter and graphic artist (1913–1979)

Ludwig Müller (footballer)

b. 1941

German footballer (1941–2021)

Ludwig of Hanau-Lichtenberg

b. 1487

German nobleman

Ludwig Prandtl

German physicist (1875–1953)

Ludwig Ritter von Köchel

Austrian musicologist and writer (1800–1877)

Ludwig Schwarz

b. 1940

Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Linz, Austria

Ludwig Scotty

b. 1948

President of Nauru (2003; 2004–2007)

Ludwig Suthaus

German tenor

Ludwig Tieck

German poet, writer, and critic (1773–1853)

Ludwig Uhland

b. 1787

German poet and politician (1787–1862)

Ludwig von Mises

b. 1881

Austrian–American political economist (1881–1973)