List of Famous people named Ferdinand

Name Ferdinand is among the most common names in Austria. Similar names: Ferdinando, Ferdynand. Here are some famous Ferdinands:

Ferdinand Marcos

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Marcos
Born on September 11, 1917
Died on September 28, 1989 (aged 72)

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino politician and kleptocrat who served as the 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Espousing an ideology of "constitutional authoritarianism" under the New Society Movement, he ruled as a dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981, and kept most of his martial law powers until he was deposed in 1986. One of the most controversial leaders of the 20th century, Marcos' rule was infamous for its corruption, extravagance, and brutality.

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Ferdinand VII of Spain

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Spain
Died on September 29, 1833

Ferdinand VII was the King of Spain during the early- to mid-19th century. He reigned over the Spanish Kingdom in 1808 and again from 1813 to his death in 1833. He was known to his supporters as el Deseado and to his detractors as el Rey Felón.

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Ferdinand von Schirach

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Schirach
Born on January 1, 1964 (age 60)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Ferdinand von Schirach is a German lawyer and writer. He published his first short stories at the age of forty-five. Shortly thereafter he became one of Germany's most successful authors. His books, which have been translated into more than 35 languages, have sold millions of copies worldwide and have made him "an internationally celebrated star of German literature."

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Ferdinand Sauerbruch

Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch
First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Sauerbruch
Born on July 3, 1875
Died on July 2, 1951 (aged 75)

Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch was a German surgeon.

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Ferdinand Magellan

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Magellan
Born on November 30, 1479
Died on April 27, 1521 (aged 41)

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, which was completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano.

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Ferdinand Monoyer

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Monoyer
Born on May 9, 1836
Died on July 11, 1912 (aged 76)

Ferdinand Monoyer was a French ophthalmologist, known for introducing the dioptre in 1872.

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Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Esterhazy
Born on December 16, 1847
Died on May 21, 1923 (aged 75)
Spy

Charles Marie Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy was an officer in the French Army from 1870 to 1898. He gained notoriety as a spy for the German Empire and the actual perpetrator of the act of treason of which Captain Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully accused and convicted in 1894.

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Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Jean Marie Foch
First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Foch
Born on October 2, 1851
Died on March 20, 1929 (aged 77)
Born in France, Occitania

Ferdinand Foch was a French general and military theorist who served as the Supreme Allied Commander during the First World War. An aggressive, even reckless commander at the First Marne, Flanders and Artois campaigns of 1914–1916, Foch became the Allied Commander-in-Chief in late March 1918 in the face of the all-out German spring offensive, which pushed the Allies back using fresh soldiers and new tactics that trenches could not contain. He successfully coordinated the French, British and American efforts into a coherent whole, deftly handling his strategic reserves. He stopped the German offensive and launched a war-winning counterattack. In November 1918, Marshal Foch accepted the German cessation of hostilities and was present at the Armistice of 11 November 1918.

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Ferdinand Cheval

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Cheval
Born on April 19, 1836
Died on August 19, 1924 (aged 88)

Ferdinand Cheval was a French postman who spent thirty-three years of his life building Le Palais idéal in Hauterives. The Palace is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.

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Ferdinand Feldhofer

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Feldhofer
Born on October 23, 1979 (age 44)
Born in Austria, Styria
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Ferdinand Feldhofer is an Austrian football coach and a former player. His last managerial position was at Wolfsberger AC.

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