Ludvig
| Ludvig | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Scandinavian |
| Meaning | "Famous warrior" |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ludwig |
| Nickname(s) | Ludde |
| Related names | Clovis, Lewis, Louis, Love, Lovisa, Lova, Ludvic, Ludvik, Ludovic, Ludovico, Luigi, Luis, and many more... |
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Ludvig is a Scandinavian given name, the equivalent of English Lewis or Louis, and may refer to:
In politics:
- Anton Ludvig Alvestad, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
- Christian Ludvig Diriks, Norwegian Minister of Auditing and Minister of Postal Affairs
- Christofer Rutger Ludvig Manderström, Swedish - Norwegian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
- Fredrik Ludvig Konow, Norwegian Minister of Finance
- Johan Ludvig, Danish Minister of state
- Ludvig Almqvist, Swedish politician
- Ludvig Aubert, Norwegian Minister of Justice
- Ludvig Daae (politician), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
- Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg, Danish politician
- Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish politician
- Ole Ludvig Bærøe, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
In literature:
- Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Danish poet and critic
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland-Swedish poet
- Ludvig Bødtcher, Danish lyric poet
- Ludvig Holberg, Danish-Norwegian writer and playwright
- Peder Ludvig Møller, Danish literary critic
In other fields:
- Ludvig G. Braathen, Norwegian shipping magnate and founder of the Braathens airline
- Ludvig Engsund (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
- Ludvig Faddeev, Russian theoretical physicist and mathematician
- Ludvig Gade, Director of Royal Danish Ballet 1877–1890
- Ludvig Hektoen, American pathologist
- Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Danish explorer
- Ludvig Nobel, Swedish engineer, businessman and humanitarian
- Ludvig Schytte, Danish composer, pianist, and teacher
- Ludvig Strigeus, Swedish programmer
- Carl Ludvig Engel, German architect
- Ernst Ludvig Ipsen, American portrait painter
- Harald Ludvig Westergaard, Danish statistician and economist
- Nada Ludvig-Pečar, Croatian composer