Outstanding figures in the city's history
Fürth personalities
People who wrote history
Henry Kissinger
Ludwig Erhard
* 1897 † 1977
He is regarded as the father of the Social Market Economy and as being responsible for the German "Wirtschaftswunder" (economic miracle). He was Federal Minsiter of Economics between 1949 and 1963 and Federal Chancellor from 1963 to 1966.
Max Grundig
* 1908 † 1989
He is considered one of the greatest German business pioneers of the post-war period. His electrics enterprise Grundig AG became the largest radio manufacturer in Europe.