30 May Famous Ferdinands

Today is the name day for people called Ferdinand. Ferdinand is a Germanic name which means traveller or adventurer. Here’s a list of 10 famous Ferdinands.

Ferdinand Magellan

1. Ferdinand Magellan: one Ferdinand who certainly lived up to his name as he was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world.
2. Ferdinand II of Aragon: famous for being the first king of a unified Spain. He ruled jointly with his wife, Queen Isabella, famous for sponsoring Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage in 1492.
3. Ferdinand de Lesseps: French diplomat known for developing the Suez Canal.
4. Ferdinand Marcos: Tenth president of the Philippines. He was married to Imelda, who is famous for having over a thousand pairs of shoes.
5. Ferdinand von Zeppelin: German aircraft mogul, inventor of the Zeppelin airship.
6. Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe: Better known by his stage name, Jelly Roll Morton, an early, influential jazz musician who went as far as to claim he invented the genre.
7. St Ferdinand III of Castile: Warrior king who conquered most of Spain and turned the mosques into churches. Patron saint of engineers, rulers, magistrates, governors, prisoners and the poor.
8. Ferdinand Porsche: Founder of the Porsche car company and the first person to create a hybrid car, the Lohner-Porsche. He’s also responsible for creating the Volkswagen Beetle and the Mercedes Benz.
9. Rio Ferdinand: Former England footballer, now TV pundit, one of the most decorated English footballers of all time.
10. Ferdinand, Prince of Naples: Fictional character in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, who falls in love with Miranda. A moon of Uranus is named after him.

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