Founder Profile
Ferry Porsche
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Ferry Porsche?
Ferry Porsche is a founder of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, which was founded in 1931 with Ferdinand Porsche.
- Company founded
- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
- Founded
- 1931
- Co-founders
- Ferdinand Porsche
Background
Son of Ferdinand Porsche, trained in his father's design office and worked on racing and production car projects in the 1930s.
Founding Story
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).