Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese-Spanish sea captain, leader of first expedition to sail around the world

Ferdinand Marcos, tenth president of the Philippines

Franz Ferdinand (band), from Scotland

Fernando Alonso, Spanish racing driver

Ferdinand de Saussure, French linguist

Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer

Ferdinand VII of Spain — 1784–1833; became king 1808

Ferdinand IV of Naples — 1751–1825; first became king 1759

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies — see Ferdinand IV of Naples

Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, assassinated in Sarajevo 1914

Ferdinand Foch, French, Allied Supreme Commander in World War I

Ferdinand "Jelly Roll Morton" Lamothe, American self-styled inventor of jazz

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria — 1861–1948; knyaz (prince) 1887–1908, tsar (emperor) 1908–1918

Ferdinand III of Naples — see Ferdinand II of Aragon

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor — 1578–1637; became emperor 1619

Fernando Torres, Spanish football player

Fernand Braudel, French historian

Fernando González, Chilean tennis player

Fernando, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor — 1503–1564; became emperor 1556

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies — 1810–1859; became king 1830

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German airship mogul

Fernando Wood, New York City mayor

Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of Spain — 1618–1641

Ferdinand I of Romania, — 1865–1927; became king 1914

Ferdinand VI of Spain — 1712–1759; became king 1746

Ferdinand I of Austria — 1793–1875; became emperor 1835

Elefant (originally named Ferdinand), WWII German self-propelled antitank gun

Ferdinand II of Portugal — 1816–1885; became titular king 1837

Ferdinand I of Naples — ca.1424–1494; became king 1458

Ferdinand I of Portugal — the Handsome; 1345–1383; became king 1367

Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand), the largest city in Malta by area

Ferdinand III, Archduke of Austria — see Ferdinand III, grand duke of Tuscany

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany — 1769–1824; became grand duke 1790

Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon — the Saint; ca.1217, 1199–1252; became king of Castile 1217, of Leon 1230

Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick — 1721–1792

Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria, Regent of Tyrol and Further Austria

Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian Hockey Player

Ferdinand I of Aragon — the Just; 1379–1416; became king 1412

Fernando Lamas, Argentine American actor

Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon — the Great; ca.1000–1065, became king 1037

Ferran Adrià, Catalan chef

Ferdinand II of Naples — 1469–1496; became king 1495

Ferdinand Bol, Dutch Golden Age painter

Ferdinand (moon), a moon of Uranus

Ferdinand, Vermont, a small town in the United States

Ferd'nand, a comic-strip character syndicated by United Media

Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer

Ferdinand, Idaho, a small town in the United States

Ferdinand (horse) (1983–2002), racehorse

The Story of Ferdinand, a children's book

Ferdinand IV of Castile and Leon — 1285–1312; became king 1295

Ferdinand de Bourbon of Parma — 1751–1802; became duke 1765

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany — b.1835; grand duke 1859–1860

Ferdinand II of Leon — d. 1188; became king 1157

Fernando Guidicelli, Brazilian footballer

Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva, Portuguese footballer

Ferdinando may refer to: Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English parliamentary general; Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian...

Ferdinand is a Germanic given name composed of the words for prepared/protection/safety (frithu) and journey/boldness/recklessness (nantha). It is particularly common in nations and regions that were settled by the Visigoths: Fernando, Hernando, and Hernán in Spanish, Ferran in Catalan, and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese. The Visigoths originally pronounced it as Frithnanth, later its Latinized form Frithunantus was pronounced that way by the Romans. According to Visigothic tradition it means "ardent for peace." The French forms are Ferrand and Fernandel, and it is Ferdinando in Italian. In the United States the name has been Americanized into Fernie.

Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand and Anton Ferdinand, English footballers