Herwig
Herwig is a male first and last name and comes from Old High German (composed of the terms “heri” = army and “wig” = battle). Herwig is particularly common in Austria as a first name .
Herwig is the name of
- Herwig von Meißen († around 1118), Bishop of Meißen
Herwig's first name is as follows:
- Herwig Ahrendsen (* 1948), former German handball player
- Herwig Barthes (* 1971), German jazz musician (trumpet and flugelhorn)
- Herwig Bartels (1934–2003), German diplomat
- Herwig Birg (* 1939), German population scientist
- Herwig Blankertz (1927–1983), German educator
- Herwig Büchele (* 1935), Austrian theologian and author
- Herwig Ebner (1928–2010), Austrian historian
- Herwig Friedag (1921–2012), German journalist and association official
- Herwig Friesinger (* 1942), Austrian prehistorian
- Herwig Görgemanns (* 1931) is a German classical philologist
- Herwig Gössl (* 1967), German theologian and Roman Catholic bishop
- Herwig Gradischnig (* 1968), Austrian jazz saxophonist
- Herwig Gückelhorn (* 1930), German economist, journalist and publicist
- Herwig Guratzsch (* 1944), German art historian
- Herwig Haase (* 1945), German scientist and CDU politician
- Herwig Haidinger (* 1954), high-ranking Austrian police officer, from 2002 to 2008 director of the Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office
- Herwig Hamperl (1899–1976), German pathologist and university professor
- Herwig Hauser (* 1956), Austrian mathematician
- Herwig Hösele (* 1953), Austrian publicist and former politician (ÖVP)
- Herwig Karl (* 1972), Austrian soccer player and police officer
- Herwig Karzel (1925–2001), Austrian Evangelical Lutheran theologian
- Herwig Kipping (* 1948), German film director and screenwriter
- Herwig Knaus (1929–2020), Austrian musicologist and journalist
- Herwig Kogelnik (* 1932), Austrian-American physicist
- Herwig Lenau (1926–2010), Austrian theater director
- Herwig Maehler (* 1935), German classical philologist and papyrologist
- Herwig Mitteregger (* 1953), Austrian musician
- Herwig Nachtmann (* 1940), Austrian publisher and right-wing extremist
- Herwig van Nieuwland (* 1952), German judge
- Herwig Paretzke (* 1944), German radiation physicist
- Herwig Reiter (* 1941), Austrian conductor and composer
- Herwig Schirmer (* 1938), German lawyer and public health officer
- Herwig Schopper (* 1924), German physicist
- Herwig Seeböck (1939–2011), Austrian actor, director and cabaret artist
- Herwig van Staa (* 1942), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Herwig Strobl (1940–2019), Austrian composer, writer and street musician
- Herwig Sturm (* 1942), Evangelical Lutheran theologian
- Herwig Walter (1911–1986), German actor
- Herwig Winkler (* 1973), Austrian university professor
- Herwig Wolfram (* 1934), Austrian Medieval Studies Professor
- Herwig Zamernik (* 1973), Austrian musician, mixer, sound engineer and producer
- Herwig Zens (1943–2019), Austrian painter and art teacher
Herwig is the family name of the following people:
- Adalbert Herwig (1901–1961), German Reichstag member of the NSDAP
- Carl Herwig (1802–1863), district administrator in the Pyrmont district
- Christian Philipp Herwig (1738–1781), German physician
- Conrad Herwig (* 1959), American jazz trombonist
- Franz Herwig (1880–1931), German writer and critic
- Friedrich Herwig (1856–1920), high school professor and member of the German Reichstag
- Friedrich Christian Herwig (1797–1871), politician of the Free City of Frankfurt
- Hedda Herwig (1944–2015), German political scientist and political philosopher
- Holger Heinrich Herwig (* 1941), Canadian military historian of German descent
- Johannes Herwig-Lempp (* 1957), German university professor, book author, family therapist, supervisor and trainer
- Karl Herwig (1895–1967), Nazi war criminal and SS Oberführer
- Malte Herwig (* 1972), German journalist, author and literary critic
- Malte Herwig (basketball player) (* 1992), German basketball player
- Paul Herwig (* 1970), German actor
- Siegfried Herwig (1871–1933), German officer, estate manager and member of parliament
- Susanne Herwig (* 1969), German television presenter, journalist, filmmaker and author, see Susanne Wieseler
- Ulrike Herwig (* 1968), German author, see Ulrike Rylance
- Ursula Herwig (1935–1977), German actress and voice actress
- Walther Herwig (1838–1912), Prussian administrative lawyer and oceanographer
See also:
- List of ships with the name Walther Herwig
- Walther Herwig III , German fisheries research ship
