1897 - 1977
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (German: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈʔeːɐ̯haʁt]; 4 February 1897 – 5 May 1977) was a German politician affiliated with the CDU, and the second Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1963 until 1966. He is known for leading the West German postwar economic reforms and economic recovery (Wirtschaftswunder, German for "economic miracle") in his role as Minister of Economic Affairs under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer from 1949 to 1963. During that period he promoted the concept of the social market economy (soziale Marktwirtschaft), on which Germany's economic policy in the 21st century continues to be based. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig Erhard has received more than 546,888 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Ludwig Erhard is the 22nd most popular businessperson (up from 26th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Businessperson.
Ludwig Erhard was the West German Minister of Economics from 1949 to 1963. He is most famous for his economic policies, which were known as the "social market economy."
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Among businesspeople, Ludwig Erhard ranks 22 out of 604. Before him are Carlos Slim, Levi Strauss, Muhammad Yunus, Adolf Dassler, Cosimo de' Medici, and Amancio Ortega. After him are Colonel Sanders, Andrew Carnegie, Hugh Hefner, Tim Cook, Jules Rimet, and J. P. Morgan.
1940 - Present
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 16
1829 - 1902
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 17
1940 - Present
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 18
1900 - 1978
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 19
1389 - 1464
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 20
1936 - Present
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 21
1897 - 1977
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 22
1890 - 1980
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 23
1835 - 1919
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 24
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 25
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 26
1873 - 1956
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 27
1837 - 1913
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 28
Among people born in 1897, Ludwig Erhard ranks 11. Before him are Irène Joliot-Curie, Anthony Eden, Ivan Konev, Lucky Luciano, Wilhelm Reich, and Paavo Nurmi. After him are Subhas Chandra Bose, Norbert Elias, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Georges Bataille, Gordon Allport, and Enid Blyton. Among people deceased in 1977, Ludwig Erhard ranks 9. Before him are Maria Callas, Vladimir Nabokov, Wernher von Braun, Anthony Eden, Roberto Rossellini, and René Goscinny. After him are Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Jacques Prévert, Alexey Stakhanov, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Makarios III, and Kurt Schuschnigg.
1897 - 1956
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 5
1897 - 1977
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 6
1897 - 1973
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 7
1897 - 1962
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 8
1897 - 1957
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 9
1897 - 1973
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 10
1897 - 1977
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 11
1897 - 1945
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 12
1897 - 1990
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 13
1897 - 1918
HPI: 75.94
Rank: 14
1897 - 1962
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 15
1897 - 1967
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 16
1897 - 1968
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 17
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.45
Rank: 3
1899 - 1977
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 4
1912 - 1977
HPI: 79.67
Rank: 5
1897 - 1977
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 6
1906 - 1977
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 7
1926 - 1977
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 8
1897 - 1977
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 9
1887 - 1977
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 10
1900 - 1977
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 11
1906 - 1977
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 12
1895 - 1977
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 13
1913 - 1977
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 14
1897 - 1977
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 15
Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Erhard ranks 232 out of 5,289. Before him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Albert Kesselring (1885), Irma Grese (1923), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), and Leopold von Ranke (1795). After him are Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Eduard Bernstein (1850), Pina Bausch (1940), Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714), and Valentinian II (371).
1887 - 1975
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 226
1737 - 1772
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 227
1885 - 1960
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 228
1923 - 1945
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 229
1086 - 1125
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 230
1795 - 1886
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 231
1897 - 1977
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 232
1620 - 1688
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 233
1850 - 1932
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 234
1940 - 2009
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 235
1868 - 1914
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 236
1714 - 1762
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 237
371 - 392
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 238
Among businesspeople born in Germany, Ludwig Erhard ranks 4. Before him are Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), Levi Strauss (1829), and Adolf Dassler (1900). After him are Robert Bosch (1861), Rudolf Dassler (1898), Henri Nestlé (1814), Otto Frank (1889), Bertha Benz (1849), Jakob Fugger (1459), Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777), and Dietmar Hopp (1940).
1838 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 1
1829 - 1902
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 2
1900 - 1978
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 3
1897 - 1977
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 4
1861 - 1942
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 5
1898 - 1974
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 6
1814 - 1890
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 7
1889 - 1980
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 8
1849 - 1944
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 9
1459 - 1525
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 10
1777 - 1836
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 11
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 12