Who Founded Porsche?

Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951) founded Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH in Stuttgart in 1931 as a design consultancy. The office designed the Auto Union Grand Prix cars and the Volkswagen Beetle. His wartime work for the Nazi regime, including use of forced labor, remains a documented part of the company's history.

Porsche was born on September 3, 1875 and died on January 30, 1951. His other work included the Mercedes-Benz SS and SSK. During the Second World War he worked on German tanks, including the Elefant and the Maus, and he was a member of the Nazi Party. Ferdinand Porsche was born in 1875.

Ferry Porsche (1909-1998) built the 356, the first car sold under the Porsche name, in 1948 and led the company as it became a sports-car manufacturer, overseeing the launch of the 911 in 1963. He later served as chairman of the supervisory board.

Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche was born on September 19, 1909 and died on March 27, 1998. With his father he opened an automobile design bureau in Stuttgart in 1931. His nephew Ferdinand Piech was the longtime chairman of Volkswagen Group, and his son Ferdinand Alexander Porsche worked on the design of the Porsche 911. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).