Ferdinand Laub (January 19, 1832 – March 17, 1875) was a Czech violinist and composer.

Friedrich Ferdinand Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (29 March 1771 – 31 March 1831) was a Prussian politician.

Hans Louis Ferdinand von Löwenstein zu Löwenstein (born 9 January 1874 in Hanover – died 14 February 1959 in Zurich ) was a German mining official, politician and Reichstag delegate.

Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, O.S.I. (9 November 1744 – 12 May 1805) was the 71st Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, formally the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, by then better known as the Knights of Malta. He was the first German elected to the office. It was under his rule that the Order lost the island of Malta to France, after ruling there since 1530. This effectively marked the end of their sovereignty over an independent state, dating from the time of the Crusades.