Ludvig is a
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...
n given name, the equivalent of English ''Lewis'' or ''Louis''. People with the name include:
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Ludvig Almqvist
Ludvig Teodor Almqvist (4 January 1818 in Gränna, Sweden – August 26, 1884, on the island of Selaön), a Sweden, Swedish politician, was the son of Sven Johan Almqvist, vicar and priest.
He served as the Minister for Civil Service Affairs ...
, Swedish politician
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Ludvig Aubert
Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert (22 November 1838 – 5 February 1896) was a Norwegian professor, jurist and government official.
Biography
Aubert was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of professor Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aube ...
, Norwegian Minister of Justice
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Ludvig Bødtcher
Ludvig Adolph Bødtcher (22 April 17931 October 1874) was a Danish lyric poet.
He was born and died in Copenhagen. Thanks to an inheritance, he lived in Italy from 1824 for about ten years, where he acted as confidant and guide to the Danish writ ...
, Danish lyric poet
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Ludvig G. Braathen
Ludvig Gustav Braathen (17 March 1891 – 27 December 1976) was a Norwegian entrepreneur that founded the shipping company Ludvig G. Braathens Rederi and the airline Braathens SAFE. He was CEO of both companies until his death.
Biography
Braath ...
, Norwegian shipping magnate and founder of the Braathens airline
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Ludvig Daae (disambiguation) Ludvig Daae may refer to:
* Ludvig Daae (priest) (1723–1786), Norwegian priest and landowner
*Ludvig Kristensen Daa (1809–1877), Norwegian historian and politician
*Ludvig Daae (politician) (1829–1893), Norwegian politician
*Ludvig Ludvigsen ...
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Ludvig Engsund (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey goaltender
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Ludvig Faddeev, Russian theoretical physicist and mathematician
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Ludvig Gade
Ludvig Gade born in (16 April 1823 in Copenhagen–7 April 1897 in Copenhagen) was a Danish dancer and mime. Ludvig Gade was Director of Royal Danish Ballet 1877–1890 .
Gade came early into the Royal Danish Theater school . He stood as a balle ...
, Director of
Royal Danish Ballet 1877–1890
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Ludvig Hammarskiöld, Swedish officer and military historian
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Ludvig Hektoen, American pathologist
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Ludvig Holberg, Danish-Norwegian writer and playwright
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Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg, Danish politician
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Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish politician
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Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (15 January 1872 – 25 November 1907) was a Danish author, ethnologist, and explorer, from Ringkøbing. He was most notably an explorer of Greenland.
Literary expedition
With Count Harald Moltke and Knud Rasmussen Mylius-E ...
, Danish explorer
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Ludvig Nobel
Ludvig Immanuel Nobel ( ; russian: Лю́двиг Эммануи́лович Нобе́ль, Ljúdvig Emmanuílovich Nobél’; sv, Ludvig Emmanuel Nobel ; 27 July 1831 – 12 April 1888) was a Swedish-Russian engineer, a noted businessman and a ...
, Swedish engineer, businessman and humanitarian
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Ludvig Schytte, Danish composer, pianist, and teacher
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Ludvig Strigeus, Swedish programmer
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