Ludwig
Ludwig is a male given name and a family name . Modifications include Ludewig, Ludvig, Ludovico, Louis and the old Franconian king name Chlodwig , in and of itself also Alois .
Female counterparts are Ludovica , Ludowika , Ludwica , Ludwika and Luise .
Origin and meaning
The name was derived from Old High German hlût, lût "loud, audible, known, famous" and wig "fight, argument, war, battle, battle". The first part of the name not only produced New High German aloud , but is also originally related to the Greek κλέος ( kléos "fame"), which was also used in names such as Herakles or Cleopatra .
The earliest known bearer of the name was the Merovingian Clovis I (around 466-511), who is considered the founder of the Franconian Empire and its first Christian king.
Name days
- April 28 : Ludwig Maria Grignion de Montfort , canonized in 1947
- June 21 : Aloisius von Gonzaga , canonization in 1605 (the main form of the name is Alois )
- August 19 : Louis of Toulouse , canonization in 1317
- August 25 : Louis IX. , Canonization 1297
variants
- Liudvikas , Lithuanian
- Ludovicus Scriptor (Ludovicus von Wedinghausen; † after 1236), Premonstratensian, scribe and probably also an author
- Lirschen, Wick, Wickerl / Wiggerl, Lugge, Luggi (Bavarian)
- Lutz , Ludewig , Luis , Lovis (German)
- Louis (English / French), Lewis (English), Loudovikos (Greek), Ludoviko , Lodewijk (Dutch), Ludwik (Polish), Ljudevit, Lujo (Croatian), Ludvig (Scandinavian), Love, Lowe (Swedish), Ludovic ( French), Ludovicus, Ludovici, Ludovico, Luigi , Ludovisi , Luisi (Italian), Luis (Spanish), Luiz (Portuguese), Lluís (Catalan), Gino , Lajos (Hungarian), Lyonel , Luise , Louise, Luisa, Louisa, Loïc (Breton), Koldo (Basque), Ludvík (Czech), Alvise (Venetian)
- Viggo, Wiggo , Scandinavian
- Ludwiger , Ludowici , Ludovici
- Ludwick
- Ludwiga
- Ludwika
Name bearer
Ludwig is the name of several rulers, see list of rulers named Ludwig .
Ludwig as a first name
- Ludwig Anschütz (chemist) (1889–1954), German chemist
- Ludwig Anschütz (actor) (1902–1985), German actor
- Ludwig Bechstein (1801–1860), German writer, librarian, archivist and pharmacist
- Ludwig Beck (1880–1944), German general and resistance fighter
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven (singer) (1712–1773), grandfather of Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ludwig Böck (1902–1960), German skier
- Ludwig Bohnstedt (1822–1885), German architect
- Ludwig Bölkow (1912–2003), German engineer and entrepreneur
- Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906), important Austrian physicist
- Ludwig Ernst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1718–1788), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Austrian and Dutch field marshal
- Ludwig Briand (* 1981), French actor
- Ludwig Brüel (zoologist) (1871-1949), German zoologist
- Ludwig von Bruges (* probably 1427, † 1492; also Ludwig von Gruuthuse, Lodewijk van Gruuthuse), Lord von Gruuthuse, courtier and bibliophile
- Ludwig Deppe (born November 7, 1828 in Alverdissen, † September 5, 1890 in Bad Pyrmont) German composer, conductor and piano teacher
- Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977), German Chancellor
- Ludwig Erk (1807–1883), German composer
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804–1872), German philosopher and anthropologist
- Ludwig Ganghofer (1855–1920), German writer
- Ludwig Güttler (* 1943), German trumpeter
- Ludwig Haas (actor) (* 1933), German actor
- Ludwig von Hanau (Canon) (* around 1320; † 1387), Canon in the dioceses of Speyer and Würzburg
- Ludwig Harig (1927–2018), German writer
- Ludwig Haymann (doctor) (1877–1962), German ENT doctor and university professor
- Ludwig Haymann (athlete) (1901–1959), German boxer, shot putter and sports journalist
- Ludwig Hirsch (1946–2011), Austrian singer and songwriter
- Ludwig Hohl (1904–1980), Swiss writer
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), Danish-Norwegian poet
- Ludwig Hollburg (* 1954), German actor
- Ludwig Kießling (1875–1942), German crop scientist and plant breeder
- Ludwig Kneiss (1830–1900), German singer and actor
- Ludwig Kögl (* 1966), German soccer player
- Ludwig Kraus (painter) (1829–1910), German painter
- Ludwig Kraus (composer) (1897–1968), German composer and music director
- Ludwig Kraus (racing driver) (1907–1987), German motorcycle racing driver
- Ludwig Kraus (engineer) (1911–1997), German engineer
- Ludwig Kraus von Krausdorf (1857–1930), Austrian major general
- Ludvig Lorenz (1829-1891), Danish physicist
- Ludwig Ludwig (1640–1696), German Cistercian abbot from Ebrach
- Ludwig Karl Ludwig (1773–1860), German judge and politician, MdL Hessen, see Carl Ludwig (politician)
- Johann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887–1977), leading minister of the last German government
- Ludwig Marum (1882–1934), SPD politician and victim of the Nazi regime
- Ludwig Meyer (knight) (1587–1663), Swiss governor, governor and knight
- Ludwig Merwart (1913–1979), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Ludwig Meybert (1893–1961), German actor, theater director and radio play speaker
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969), German architect and director of the Bauhaus in Dessau and Berlin
- Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973), Austrian economist
- Ludvig Nobel (1831–1888), brother of Alfred Nobel
- Ludvig Norman (1831–1885), Swedish composer, conductor, pianist and music teacher
- Ludwig von Pfuel (1718–1789), Royal Prussian Major General
- Ludwig Ratzel (1915–1996), German politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Mannheim
- Ludwig Schmid-Wildy (1896–1982), German folk actor, director, author and inventor
- Ludwig Schneider (clergyman) (1806–1864), German pastor, church musician and genealogist
- Ludwig Schneider (architect) (1854–1943), German architect
- Ludwig Schneider (local history researcher) (1875–1945), Austrian-Galician teacher, local history researcher and association official
- Ludwig Schneider (politician, 1893) (1893–1977), German politician (DVP, NSDAP, FDP), MdL Hessen
- Ludwig Schneider (politician, 1898) (1898–1978), German politician (FDP, FVP, DP, CDU), Member of the Bundestag
- Ludwig Schneider (politician, 1902) (1902–1944), German politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Ludwig Schneider (chess player) (1907–1975), German chess player and official
- Ludwig Schneider (journalist) (1941–2018), German-speaking journalist
- Ludwig Schneider (wrestler) (* 1968), German wrestler
- Ludwig Karl Eduard Schneider (1809–1889), German politician and botanist
- Ludwig Wilhelm Schneider (1805–1878), German actor and military writer, see Louis Schneider
- Ludvig Schytte (1848–1909), Danish pianist, composer, music teacher and music writer
- Ludwig Stiegler (* 1944), German politician (SPD)
- Ludwig Suthaus (1906–1971), German hero tenor
- Ludwig Thoma (1867–1921), German narrator
- Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862), German poet
- Ludwig Vörg (1911–1941), German alpinist
- Ludwig Weber (theologian) (1846–1922), German theologian and social reformer
- Ludwig Weber (pilot) (1895–1991), German pilot
- Ludwig Weber (singer) (1899–1974), Austrian bass player
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), Austrian philosopher
- Ludwig Zimmermann (Provost) (1852–1906), German-Baltic martyr
Ludwig as a family name
A.
- Adolf Ludwig (1892–1962), German trade unionist and politician (SPD)
- Adolf Theodor Julius Ludwig (1808–1876), Polish Lutheran theologian and superintendent
- Albert Ludwig (theologian) (1868–1957), German theologian
- Albert Ludwig (politician) (* 1919), Canadian politician
- Alexander Ludwig (Mayor) (* 1963), German politician, alderman in Leinfelden-Echterdingen
- Alexander Ludwig (economist) (* 1975), German economist
- Alexander Ludwig (soccer player) (* 1984), German soccer player
- Alexander Ludwig (actor) (* 1992), Canadian actor
- Alexandra Ludwig (voice actress) (* 1965), German voice actress
- Alexandra Ludwig (volleyball player) (* 1968), German volleyball player
- Alfred Ludwig (Indologist) (1832–1912), Austrian linguist and Indologist
- Alfred Ludwig (botanist) (1879–1964), German botanist
- Alfred Ludwig (* 1950), Austrian sports official
- Alice Ludwig-Rasch (1910–1973), German film editor
- Alois Ludwig (1872–1969), Austrian architect
- Aloys Ludwig (1910–2002), Catholic theologian and leading member of the National Committee Free Germany (NKFD)
- Andreas Ludwig (historian) (* 1954), German historian and museum director
- Andreas Ludwig (physicist) (* 1957), German physicist
- Andreas Ludwig (politician) (* 1961), German politician (CDU)
- Andreas Ludwig (ice hockey player) (* 1963), German ice hockey player
- Andreas Ludwig (artist) (1964–2008), German graphic artist and painter
- Andreas Ludwig (soccer player) (* 1990), German soccer player
- Anne Ludwig (* 1946), German painter
- Annette Ludwig (* 1963), German art historian, museum director and university professor
- Annemarie Kleinert-Ludwig (* 1947), German cultural historian
- Anton Ludwig (1798–1869) Grand Dean in the County of Glatz
- Arnd Ludwig (* 1967), German volleyball player and coach
- August Ludwig (1867–1951), Protestant pastor, German beekeeper and dialect poet
- Auguste Ludwig (1834–1909), German genre and portrait painter from the Düsseldorf School
B.
- Barbara Ludwig (* 1962), German politician (SPD)
- Bernd Ludwig (* 1955), German philosopher and university professor
- Bernhard Ludwig (furniture manufacturer) (1866–1939), Austrian furniture manufacturer
- Bernhard Ludwig (cabaret artist) (* 1948), Austrian cabaret artist
- Bernhard Hieronymus Ludwig (1834–1897), Austrian furniture manufacturer
- Björn Ludwig (* 1968), German author
C.
- Carl Ludwig (politician) ( Ludwig Carl Ludwig ; 1773–1860), German judge and politician, MdL Hessen
- Carl Ludwig (physician) (1816–1895), German physiologist
- Carl Ludwig (lawyer) (1889–1967), Swiss lawyer
- Carl Ferdinand Heinrich von Ludwig (1784–1847), German entrepreneur and botanist in Cape Town
- Carl Friedrich Ernst Ludwig (1773–1846), German publicist and journalist
- Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (* 1995), Danish racing cyclist
- Christa Ludwig (* 1928), German singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Christa Ludwig (author) (* 1949), German writer
- Christian Ludwig (physician) (also Christianus Ludwig ; 1749–1784), German physician and pharmacist
- Christian Ludwig (politician) (1824–1893 / 1894), German bricklayer and politician
- Christian Ludwig (architect) (1901–1967), Bratislava architect and builder
- Christian Ludwig , maiden name of Christian Ludwig Attersee (* 1940), Austrian painter, musician, writer and sailing enthusiast
- Christian Ludwig (presenter) (* 1959), Austrian journalist and radio presenter
- Christian Ludwig (conductor) (* 1978), German violinist and conductor
- Christian Friedrich Ludwig (1757–1823), German botanist and physician
- Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709–1773), German doctor and botanist
- Christiane Ludwig-Körner (* 1944), German psychologist, psychoanalyst and educator
- Christiane Sophie Ludwig (1764–1815), German writer
- Christine Ludwig (* 1972), Austrian costume designer
- Claudia Ludwig (* 1960), German presenter and journalist
- Craig Ludwig (* 1961), American ice hockey player and coach
- Curt Ludwig (1902–1989), German politician (NSDAP), police president and SS leader
D.
- Damian Ludwig (1804–1871), Baden officer and politician
- Daniel Ludwig (actor) (* 1956), Swiss actor and playwright
- Daniel Ludwig (painter) (* 1959), American painter
- Daniel Ludwig (chess player) (* 1990), American chess player
- Daniel K. Ludwig (1897–1992), US shipowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Daniela Ludwig (* 1975), German politician (CSU)
- David Ludwig (medical doctor) (* 1957), American pediatrician and nutritionist
- David Ludwig (* 1988), German skeleton pilot
- Dieter Ludwig (1939–2020), German engineer
- Donald Ludwig (1933–2018), American mathematician and biologist
E.
- Eberhard Ludwig (chemist) (* 1931), German chemist and university professor
- Eduard Ludwig , pseudonym of Eduard Ludwig Alexander (1881–1945), German lawyer and member of the Reichstag
- Eduard Ludwig (politician) (1883–1967), Austrian politician (ÖVP) and diplomat
- Eduard Ludwig (architect) (1906–1960), German architect
- Edward Ludwig (1899–1982), Russian-born American film director
- Egon Ludwig (* 1929), German major general and sports official
- Else Ludwig (* 1937), German-Austrian actress
- Emil Ludwig (1881–1948), German writer
- Erhard Ludwig (1938–2019), German mycologist
- Erich Ludwig (rugby player) , German rugby player
- Erich Ludwig (actor) (* 1939), German actor
- Ernst Ludwig (chemist) (1842–1915), Austrian chemist
- Ernst Ludwig (philologist) (1845–1912), German classical philologist and high school teacher
- Ernst Ludwig (actor) († after 1922), German actor and director
- Ernst Ludwig (politician) (1927-2017), German lawyer and politician (CDU)
- Eugen Ludwig (1887–1971), Swiss anatomist and university professor
- Eva Ludwig (politician, 1907) (1907–1995), German politician (NDPD), MdV
- Eva Ludwig (politician, 1939) (* 1939), German politician (CDU), MdL Hessen
F.
- Ferdinand Ludwig , German architect and university professor
- Frank Ludwig (* 1980), German ski jumper
- Franz Ludwig (actor) (1876–1927), German actor, theater director and director
- Franz Ludwig (lawyer) (1899–1970), German lawyer
- Franz Ludwig (soccer player) (* 1952), German soccer player
- Franz Josef Ludwig (1878–1937), Austrian painter and art teacher
- Franz Xaver Ludwig (1868–1927), Austrian writer and journalist
- Fred Ludwig (actually Alfred Hoffmann ; 1921–1984), German actor
- Friedrich Ludwig (politician) (1808–1869), Swiss politician
- Friedrich Ludwig (botanist) (1851–1918), German botanist
- Friedrich Ludwig (musicologist) (1872–1930), German music historian
- Friedrich Ludwig (engineer) (1872–1945), German engineer and industrialist
- Friedrich Ludwig (painter) (1895–1970), German painter
- Fritz von Ludwig (1755–1811), Prussian councilor, poet and librettist
- Fritz Ludwig (* 1951), German architect
G
- Gabi Ludwig (* 1962), German television journalist
- Gene Ludwig (1937-2010), American jazz organist
- Georg Ludwig (physician, 1826) (1826–1910), German psychiatrist
- Georg Ludwig (medic, 1842) (1842–1903), Austrian medic
- Georg Ludwig (politician) (* 1967), German politician (CDU)
- Georg Ludwig (mayor) former mayor of Meckesheim from 1948 to 1962
- Gerd Ludwig (* 1947), German-American documentary photographer and photojournalist
- Gerhard Ludwig (1909–1994), German entrepreneur
- Grischa Ludwig (* 1974), German western rider
- Günter Ludwig (politician) (1924–1974), German politician (CDU), MdL Lower Saxony
- Günter Ludwig (pedagogue) (1925–1977), German pedagogue
- Günter Ludwig (pianist) (* 1931), German pianist
- Günter Ludwig (painter) (* 1950), German painter and graphic artist
- Günther Ludwig (politician) (1899–1971), German politician (NDPD)
- Günther Ludwig (physicist) (1918–2007), German theoretical physicist
- Gustav Ludwig (1876–1952), Austrian architect
H
- Hanna Ludwig (1918–2014), German singer
- Hannah Ludwig (* 2000), German road cyclist
- Hannelore Ludwig (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Hans Ludwig (cyclist) (1885–1964), German racing cyclist
- Hans Ludwig (politician, 1894) (1894–1943), German politician (NSDAP)
- Hans Ludwig (physician) (* 1929), German gynecologist
- Hans Ludwig (politician, 1932) (1932–2000), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Hans Günther Ludwig , German basketball player
- Hans-Werner Ludwig (* 1934), German English and literary scholar
- Harald Ludwig (1930–2018), Lieutenant General of the NVA
- Harald Ludwig (educational scientist) (* 1940), German educational scientist
- Heiner Ludwig (* 1942), German Roman Catholic theologian
- Heinrich Ludwig (painter) (1829–1897), German painter and art historian
- Heinrich Ludwig (local history researcher) (1865–1952), German local history researcher
- Heinrich Philipp Ludwig (1777–1864), Hessian pastor and liberal politician
- Heinz Ludwig (1906–1970), German painter, graphic artist and comic artist
- Heinz Förster-Ludwig (1900–1953), German actor and singer (tenorbuffo)
- Helmut Ludwig (1930–1999), German Protestant clergyman and writer
- Herbert Ludwig (1903–1971), Swiss internist and university professor
- Herbert W. Ludwig (1924–2002), German biologist and university professor
- Hermann Ludwig (politician) (1858–1931), German politician, mayor of Neunkirchen (Saar)
- Hermann Ludwig (film editor) , German film editor
- Horst Ludwig (director) (1930–2003), German actor and director
- Horst Ludwig (* 1942), German art historian
- Hubert Ludwig (1852–1913), German zoologist
- Hubert Jakob Walter Ludwig , German district administrator
I.
- Irene Ludwig (1927–2010), German art patron
J
- Jil Ludwig (* 1992), German soccer player
- Joachim Ludwig (1931–1994), German composer
- Joelle Ludwig (* 1991), German actress
- Johann Ludwig (prisoner) (1919–1948), Austrian concentration camp prisoner
- Johann Ludwig (cellist) (* 1980), German cellist
- Johann Christoph Ludwig (1750–1826), German mayor and politician
- Johann Emanuel Ludwig (1758–1823), German lieutenant colonel
- Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1673–1752), German goldsmith and architect
- Johanna Ludwig (1937–2013), German journalist and publisher's editor
- Johannes Ludwig (Mayor) , German politician, Mayor of Karlsruhe
- Johannes Ludwig (architect, 1815) (1815–1888), Swiss architect
- Johannes Ludwig (soccer player) (1903–1985), German soccer player
- Johannes Ludwig (architect, 1904) (1904–1996), German architect
- Johannes Ludwig (publicist) (* 1949), German publicist and university professor
- Johannes Ludwig (luge rider) (* 1986), German luge rider
- Johannes Ludwig (musician) (* 1988), German saxophonist and composer
- Josef Ludwig (1871–1933), Austrian architect
- Josef Ludwig , pseudonym of Josef Haubrich (1889–1961), German lawyer and art collector
- Jürgen Ludwig (* 1970), German local politician
- Julia Alice Ludwig (* 1989), German actress
- Juliane Ludwig-Braun (1903–1957), Austrian writer
K
- Karin Tietze-Ludwig (* 1941), German presenter and TV announcer for ARD
- Karl Ludwig (1816–1895), see Carl Ludwig (physician)
- Karl von Ludwig (General) (1836–1906), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Karl Ludwig (painter) (1839–1901), German painter
- Karl Ludwig (soccer player) (1886–1948), German soccer player
- Karl Ludwig (entomologist) (1912–1982), Austrian entomologist
- Karl Ludwig (politician) (1923–1999), German politician (FDP / DVP), MdL Baden-Württemberg
- Karl-Heinz Ludwig (lawyer) (1921–2017), German lawyer
- Karl-Heinz Ludwig (historian) (* 1931), German social scientist and technology historian
- Ken Ludwig (* 1950), American dramaturge
- Klaus Ludwig (* 1949), German racing driver
- Klaus-Dieter Ludwig (1943–2016), German rower
- Klaus Uwe Ludwig (1943–2019), German church musician
- Klemens Ludwig (* 1955), German publicist and Tibetan scholar
- Konrad Ludwig (politician) (1880–1935), German politician, MdR
- Konrad Ludwig (mathematician) (1898–1951), German mathematician and geodesist
- Kurt E. Ludwig (1924–1995), German actor and voice actor
- Kurt Frederick Ludwig (1903 – after 1953), German spy in the USA
L.
- Laura Ludwig (* 1986), German beach volleyball player
- Leopold Ludwig (1908–1979), German conductor
- Lori Ludwig (1924–1986), German writer
- Luca Ludwig (* 1988), German automobile racing driver
- Lutz Ludwig (1957–2014), German techno DJ and musician
M.
- Manfred Ludwig (* 1936), German game designer
- Manfred Ludwig (mathematician) (* 1940), German mathematician and computer scientist
- Marco Ludwig (* 1982), German ice hockey player
- Mareike Ludwig (* 1993), German actress
- Mario Ludwig (* 1957), German biologist
- Markus Porsche-Ludwig (* 1968), German political scientist and lawyer
- Marlies Ludwig (* 1957), German actress
- Marlise Ludwig (1886–1982), German actress and acting teacher
- Martha L. Ludwig (1931–2006), American biochemist and crystallographer
- Martin Ludwig (* 1998), German soccer player
- Martina Ludwig-Faymann (* 1967), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Matthias Ludwig (historian, 1964) (* 1964), German historian
- Matthias Ludwig (historian, 1977) (* 1977), German historian
- Matthias Ludwig (actor) (* 1983), German actor
- Max Ludwig (General) (1871–1961), German general of the artillery
- Max Ludwig (writer) (1873–1940), German writer, painter and graphic artist
- Max Ludwig (musician) (1882–1945), German musician
- Max Ludwig (bobsleigh driver) (1896 – around 1957), German bobsleigh driver
- Max Ludwig (soccer player) (1925–1983), German soccer player
- Michael Ludwig (Manager) (* 1957), German industrial manager
- Michael Ludwig (politician, 1961) (* 1961), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Michael Ludwig (politician, 1965) (* 1965), German politician (CDU)
- Michael Ludwig (fencer) (* 1972), Austrian fencer
- Milly Ludwig (1927–2011), Luxembourgish long jumper, high jumper and hurdler
- Mirko Ludwig (* 1961), German tenor
- Monika Ludwig (* 1966), Austrian mathematician and university professor
- Myrta Ludwig (1928–2003), Swiss chess player
N
- Nicole Ludwig (* 1971), German politician
O
- Olaf Ludwig (* 1960), German racing cyclist
- Otmar Ludwig (* 1951), German soccer player
- Ottilia Ludwig (1813–1900), German writer
- Otto Ludwig (1813–1865), German writer
- Otto Ludwig (harmonica maker ) (1880 – after 1959), German instrument maker and musician
- Otto Ludwig (film editor) (1903–1983), American film editor
- Otto Ludwig (pianist) (1909–1992), German pianist
- Otto Ludwig (Linguist) (1931–2019), German Germanist, linguist and university professor
- Otto Ludwig (soccer player) (1934-2014), German soccer player
P
- Paul Ludwig (actor) (1885 – after 1925), German singer (tenor) and actor
- Paul Ludwig (philologist) , German teacher and philologist
- Paul Ludwig (resistance fighter) (1910–1992), German resistance fighter
- Paula Ludwig (1900–1974), Austrian writer and painter
- Peter Ludwig (1925–1996), German industrialist and art patron
- Pit Ludwig (1916–1997), German photographer, commercial artist and cultural worker
R.
- Rainer Ludwig (* 1961), Member of the Bavarian State Parliament
- Ralf Ludwig (philosopher) (* 1944), German philosopher, theologian and author
- Ralf Ludwig (physical chemist) (* 1961), German physical chemist and politician
- Ralf Ludwig (geographer) (* 1967), German geographer and university professor
- Ralph Ludwig (actor) , German actor
- Ralph Ludwig (theologian) (1943–2017), German theologian and writer
- Ralph Ludwig (Romance studies) (* 1956), German Romance studies scholar, linguist and university professor
- Richard Ludwig (politician) (1822–1909), German lawyer and politician (DFP)
- Richard Ludwig (rugby player) (1877-1946), German rugby player
- Richard Ludwig (actor) (1881 – after 1960), German actor
- Robert von Ludwig (1821–1884), German lawyer and politician
- Robert Ludwig (1847–1909), pianist and musicologist
- Rolf Ludwig (1925–1999), German actor
- Rolf Ludwig (statistician) (* 1937), German mathematician and statistician
- Rudolf Ludwig (1910–1969), German mathematician
- Rudolph Ludwig (1812–1888), German geologist
S.
- Sabine Ludwig (* 1954), German writer
- Saskia Ludwig (* 1968), German politician (CDU)
- Sebastian Ludwig (* 1988), German pool player
- Servatius Ludwig (1907–1946), German Benedictine priest and missionary
- Siegfried Ludwig (1926–2013), Austrian politician
- Stefan Ludwig (* 1967), German politician (Die Linke)
- Stefanie Ludwig (* 1967), German presenter
- Stephan Ludwig (* 1965), German crime writer
- Sven Ludwig (* 1981), German music producer, songwriter and mixer
T
- Theodor Ludwig (1868–1905), German historian
- Thomas Ludwig (soccer player, 1960) (* 1960), German soccer player (Jena)
- Thomas Ludwig (soccer player, 1961) (* 1961), German soccer player (Wattenscheid)
- Tom Ludwig (* 1944), American basketball coach
- Trevor Ludwig (* 1985), American ice hockey player
- Tyler Ludwig (* 1985), American ice hockey player
U
- Udo Ludwig (economist) (* 1943), German economist
- Udo Ludwig (* 1958), German journalist
- Ulrike Ludwig (* 1975), German historian
- Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (* 1965), Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council
- Ursula Ludwig (1923–1999), German actress
V
- Vera Ludwig (* 1978), German poet
- Vinzenz Oskar Ludwig (1875–1959), Austrian canon, librarian, priest and historian
- Volker Ludwig (* 1937), German playwright and theater director
W.
- Walter Ludwig (local history researcher) (1885–1946), German local history researcher
- Walter Ludwig (* 1953), German general
- Walther Ludwig (mathematician) (1876–1946), German mathematician
- Walther Ludwig (singer) (1902–1981), German singer (tenor)
- Walther Ludwig (classical philologist) (* 1929), German classical philologist
- Werner Ludwig (1926-2020), German politician (SPD)
- Werner Ludwig (physician) (1914–2001), German doctor and DRK functionary
- Wilhelm von Ludwig (1790–1865), German physician
- Wilhelm Ludwig (lawyer) (1901 – after 1954), German lawyer
- Wilhelm Ludwig (biologist) (1901–1959), German biologist and geneticist
- Wilhelmine Ludwig (1900 – after 1982), German teacher and reform pedagogue
- Willi Ludwig (* 1955), German pool player
- William Ludwig (singer) (born William Ledwidge ; 1847–1923), Irish opera singer (baritone)
- William Ludwig (Screenwriter) (1912–1999), American screenwriter
- Wolf-Dieter Ludwig (* 1952), German physician, pharmacologist, university professor and chairman of the drug commission
- Wolfgang Ludwig (artist) (1923–2009), German artist
- Wolfgang Ludwig (botanist) (1923–2013), German botanist
- Wolfgang Ludwig (microbiologist) (* 1950), German microbiologist
- Wolfgang Ludwig-Mayerhofer (* 1954), German sociologist
Ludvig as a family name
- Jan Ludvig (* 1961), Czech ice hockey player and scout
- Nada Ludvig-Pečar (1929–2008), Croatian composer and university teacher
Ludwik as a family name
- Paul Ludwik (1878–1934), Austrian scientist
See also
named after Peter Ludwig :
- Museum Ludwig in Cologne
- Suermondt Ludwig Museum in Aachen
- Ludwig Gallery Castle Oberhausen
- House Ludwig for art in Saarlouis
- Ludwig Museum in the Deutschherrenhaus Koblenz
- Ludwig Forum for International Art in Aachen (1991)
- Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation
- Ludwig (ship, 1837)
- Ludwig (ship, 1872)
- Ludwigsbahnhof
- Ludwig Monument
- Ludwig von Ravensberg
- Ludwigs
- Ludwigsturm
- Ludwigsplatz
- Ludwigstrasse
- Ludwigstrasse (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
- Ludwigstrasse (Mainz)
- Ludwig , a film by Luchino Visconti from 1972
- Gruppe Ludwig , a right-wing extremist terror group
- Ludwig-Musser , a manufacturer of drums and percussion instruments
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR), global medical research institution
- Luiz
- Ludwigsgymnasium
- Prince Ludwig
- Ludwig (software) , music arranging software from ChessBase GmbH (→ see also Band-in-a-Box ).
- Karl Ludwig
- Ludvig Glacier , glacier in Victoria Land , East Antarctica
- Publishing house Ludwig
- Ludwig mine