List of Famous people named Ernst

Name Ernst is among the most common names in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Shortened forms: Ernest. Here are some famous Ernsts:

Ernst von Siemens

First Name Ernst
Last Name Siemens
Born on April 9, 1903
Died on December 31, 1990 (aged 87)

Ernst Albrecht von Siemens was a German industrialist.

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Ernst von Schiller

First Name Ernst
Last Name Schiller
Born on July 11, 1796
Died on May 19, 1841 (aged 44)
Born in Germany, Thuringia
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Ernst Florian Winter

First Name Ernst
Last Name Winter
Born on December 16, 1923
Died on April 16, 2014 (aged 90)
Born in Austria

Ernst Florian Winter was an Austrian-American historian and political scientist, the first director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna after World War II, and chairman of the International Council of the Austrian Service Abroad.

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Ernst Baier

First Name Ernst
Last Name Baier
Born on September 27, 1905
Died on July 8, 2001 (aged 95)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.

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Ernst Zinsser

First Name Ernst
Last Name Zinsser
Born on June 26, 1904
Died on December 16, 1985 (aged 81)
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Ernst Wladislaus von Dönhoff

First Name Ernst
Last Name Dönhoff
Born on November 26, 1672
Died on June 10, 1724 (aged 51)
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Ernst Jacobsthal

First Name Ernst
Last Name Jacobsthal
Born on October 16, 1882
Died on February 6, 1965 (aged 82)
Born in Germany

Ernst Erich Jacobsthal was a German mathematician, and brother to the archaeologist Paul Jacobsthal.

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Ernst Kähler

First Name Ernst
Last Name Kähler
Born on June 7, 1914
Died on November 17, 1991 (aged 77)

Ernst Kähler (1914–1991) was a German Protestant theologian and Church historian. He was the grandson of theologian Martin Kähler (1835–1912).

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Ernst Molden

First Name Ernst
Last Name Molden
Born on May 30, 1886
Died on August 11, 1953 (aged 67)
Born in Austria

Ernst Hermann Wilhelm Molden was an Austrian journalist and historian. An editor-in-chief of the Neue Freie Presse before WW2, he founded the Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse in 1946.

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Ernst Graf zu Reventlow

First Name Ernst
Last Name Reventlow
Born on August 18, 1869
Died on November 21, 1943 (aged 74)

Ernst Christian Einar Ludvig Detlev, Graf zu Reventlow was a German naval officer, journalist and Nazi politician.

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