Arts and Music

• Ludwig van Beethoven (born 1770, died 1827)

  German composer who created some of his greatest works after he grew deaf.

  • Composer of nine symphonies and the Moonlight and Kruetzer sonatas (see list of Classical Composers)
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born 1886, died 1969)

  German-born American architect associated with the International Style.

  • 1960 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)

Leadership

• Ludwig Quidde (born 1858, died 1941)

  German historian, politician, and peace activist.

  • 1927 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)

Miscellaneous

• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born 1886, died 1969)

  German-born American architect associated with the International Style.

  • 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Ludwig Wittgenstein (born 1889, died 1951)

  Austrian-born English philosopher.

  • Wrote Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (see list of Philosophers)