Hartwig is a Germanic-language surname, literally meaning hard in battle (wikt:hart + wikt:wig).
Finnish variants of the name, derived from the North German form Harteke, include Hartik (archaic), Hartikka, Harto, Hartto, Harttu, Hartus, Harttula, Hartikkala, Hartoinen, Hartuinen and most often, Hartikainen, a Savonian noble variant.
Notable people with the surname include: Carter Hartwig (born 1956), American professional football player Clayton Hartwig (1964–1989), American sailor accused of causing the 1989 explosion of the 16" gun turret on the USS Iowa Edward Hartwig (1909–2003), Polish photographer Ernst Hartwig (1851–1923), German astronomer Eva Brigitta Hartwig, later Vera Zorina, German prima ballerina active in America Gay Hartwig (contemporary), American voice actress Grant Hartwig (born 1997), American professional baseball player Gus Hartwig (born 2002), American football player Ina Hartwig (born 1963), German author, journalist, culture politician Heike Hartwig (born 1962), German Olympic shot putter Jeff Hartwig (born 1967), American Olympic polevaulter Jens Hartwig (born 1980), German actor Jimmy Hartwig (born 1954), German professional football player John F. Hartwig (born 1964), Henry Rapoport Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley Josef Hartwig (1880–1956), German sculptor, Bauhaus teacher, and designer of an iconic chess set Julia Hartwig (1921–2017), Polish poet and translator Justin Hartwig (born 1978), American professional football player Marie Hartwig (1906–2001), American professor of physical education and advocate of women's sports Nicholas Hartwig (1857–1914), Russian diplomat; ambassador to Persia 1906–08 and to Serbia 1904–14 Rex Hartwig (1929–2022), Australian professional tennis player Ingmar Hartwig (born 1988), German designer Peter Hartwig (born 1963), Dutch painter Peter Hartwig (missionary), 19th century German missionary to Africa Roland Hartwig (born 1954), German politician Wolf C. Hartwig (1921–2017), German film producer
See also
Hartwich
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