Fred (name)

Fred can be a given name or a surname.

Given name

Fred can be an either a given name in its own right or the diminutive form of the given names Frederick, Alfred, Manfred, or Wilfred.

Mononym

Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of French comics creator Fred Othon Aristidès
Fred (footballer, born 1979) Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian footballer
Fred (footballer, born 1983) Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer
Fred (footballer, born 1986) Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian footballer
Fred (footballer, born 1993) Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian footballer
Fred la marmotte (Fred the groundhog), Canadian groundhog who predicts weather on Groundhog Day

A

Fred Aandahl (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Abbott (1874–1935), American baseball catcher
Fred Abel (1903–1980), American football player
Fred Abraham Jr. (1886–1918), British Guianese cricketer
Fred Abraham Sr. (1859–?), British Guianese cricketer
Fred Achelam (born 2001), Ugandan cricketer
Fred Acorn (born 1961), former American football defensive back
Fred Adams (born 1961), American astrophysicist
Fred Agabashian (1913–1989), American racer of midget cars and Indy cars
Fred Agbedi, educationist and politician from Nigeria
Fred Again, British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and remixer
Fred Agius (born 1984), Australian footballer
Fred Agnich (1913–2004), American geophysicist and politician
Fred Ah Kuoi (born 1956), New Zealand rugby league player
Fred Ahern (born 1952), American ice hockey player
Fred Ainsworth (1894–1981), English footballer
Fred Ajudua, Nigerian criminal accused of being an advance-fee fraud scammer
Fred Akers (born 1938), American football player and coach
Fred Åkerström (1937–1985), Swedish folk guitarist and singer
Fred Akshar, American Republican politician
Fred Akuffo (1937–1979), Ghanaian soldier and politician
Fred Albin (1902–1965), American sound engineer
Fred Alder (1889–1960), Australian rules footballer
Fred Alderman (1905–1998), American sprint runner and gold medalist
Fred Aldrich (1904–1979), American character actor of both film and television
Fred Alexander (1880–1969), American tennis player
Fred Alexander (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Allandale (1872–1921), British musical comedy actor, comedian, and producer
Fred Allen (1894–1956), American comedian
Fred Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Alley (1962–2001), American musical theatre lyricist and librettist
Fred Allison (1882–1974), American physicist
Fred Alsop (born 1938), British long jumper
Fred Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Andrade, Brazilian musician and composer
Fred Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Andrus (1850–1937), American baseball outfielder and pitcher
Fred Anhalt (1896–1996), American architect
Fred Anton (born 1934), American businessman from Pennsylvania
Fred Apostoli (1913–1973), American boxer
Fred Appleby (1879–1956), British long-distance runner
Fred Applegate (1879–1968), American baseball pitcher
Fred Applegate (actor) (born 1953), American actor, dancer, and singer
Fred Appleyard (1874–1963), British landscape artist
Fred Appleyard (footballer) (1909–1995), English footballer
Fred Arbanas (born 1939), American football player
Fred Arbinger (born 1957), German footballer
Fred Archer (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Armisen (born 1966), American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician
Fred Armstrong, American professional soccer goalkeeper
Fred Arthur (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
Fred Ascani (1917–2010), American Major General and Air Force test pilot
Fred Ashworth (fl.1907–?), English rugby league footballer
Fred Astaire (1899–1987), American film and Broadway stage dancer
Fred Atkinson (fl.1900–1902), American Director of Education in the Philippines
Fred Atkinson (footballer) (1919–1991), English footballer
Fred Auckenthaler (1899–1946), Swiss ice hockey player
Fred Avey (1909–1999), English footballer
Fred Ayers (1912–1986), Australian rules footballer
Fred C. Ainsworth (1852–1934), surgeon in the United States Army
Fred M. Ahern (1884–1950), American lawyer and politician

B

Fred Bachrach (1914–2009), Dutch literary and art historian
Fred Backway (1913–1995), Australian rules footballer
Fred Bacon (fl.1890s), British runner
Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), American baseball player
Fred Baden [Wikidata] (1934–2009), American mayor of Pineville, Louisiana
Fred Baer (1932–2007), American football player
Fred Bailey (1895–1972), American baseball player
Fred Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Bakewell (1908–1983), English cricketer
Fred Ball (1915–2007), American movie studio executive and actor
Fred Ball (footballer) (1868–1902), Australian rules footballer
Fred J. Balshofer (1877–1969), American silent film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer
Fred B. Balzar (1880–1934), American politician and Governor of Nevada
Fred Bamford (1849–1934), Australian politician
Fred Bamford (footballer) (1887–1955), Australian rules football player
Fred Bankhead (1912–1972), American baseball player
Fred Banks (born 1962), American football wide receiver
Fred A. Bantz (1895–1982), American Department of Navy official
Fred Barakat (1939–2010), American basketball coach
Fred Barber (born 1963), English footballer
Fred Bardshar (1915–1993), American World War II air ace
Fred Baring (1890–1961), Australian rules footballer
Fred Barker (1901–1935), American bank robber
Fred Barker (footballer) (1903–1974), Australian rules footballer
Fred Barnard (1846–1896), English illustrator, caricaturist and genre painter
Fred Barnes (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Barnett (born 1966), American football player
Fred Barnett (born 1966), English professional footballer
Fred Baron (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Barr (1882–1922), American trailblazer
Fred Barratt (1894–1947), English cricketer
Fred Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Barry (born 1948), American former football player
Fred Bartram (1869–1948), New Zealand Member of Parliament
Fred Basolo (1920–2007), American inorganic chemist
Fred Bassetti (1917–2013), American architect
Fred Bateman (1937–2012), economic historian
Fred Baur (1918–2008), American chemist and food storage technician
Fred Baxter (born 1971), American football player
Fred Beckey (1923–2017), American mountaineer and rock climber
Fred Berry (1951–2003), American actor
Fred Bosman (born 1944), Dutch pathologist
Fred Bradshaw (born 1951), Canadian politician
Fred C. Brannon (1901–1954), American film director
Fred Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Aghogho Brume (1942–2011), politician
Fred Brumm (1887–1946), American football player

C

Fred Carr (1946–2018), American football linebacker
Fred Carreiro (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
Fred Campos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
Fred Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Clarke (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Cone (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Curatolo (born 1958), Canadian freelance editorial cartoonist

D

Fred Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred De Bruyne (1930–1994), Belgian champion cyclist
Fred Dibnah (1938–2004), industrial archaeologist and broadcaster
Fred Dinenage (born 1942), English newsreader and broadcaster

E

Fred Elder (fl. 1968–1976), race car owner
Fred Elliott (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people

F

Fred Fisher (1875–1942), American songwriter
Fred Fisher (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Ford (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred A. Fredrich (1870–1954)

G

Fred Gallagher (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Glover (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Goldsmith (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Green (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Guttenberg (born 1960s), American activist against gun violence

H

Fred Haise (born 1933), American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut
Fred Harvey Harrington (1912–1995), American educator and University President
Fred Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Harrison (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Hartley (1905–1980), Scottish pianist, conductor and composer
Fred A. Hartley Jr. (1902–1969), American politician from New Jersey
Fred Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred A. Henderich (1879–1941), architect
Fred Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Hilton (born 1948), American basketball player
Fred Hoey (1885–1949), American baseball broadcaster
Fred Hoey (baseball manager) (1865–1933), American baseball manager
Fred Holliday (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Nall Hollis (born 1948), American artist
Fred Hollows (1929–1993), Australian Ophthalmologist and philanthropist
Fred W. Hooper (1897–2000), American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder
Fred A. Howland (1864–1953), Vermont attorney, businessman, and Republican politician
Fred Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

J

Fred Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Jones (disambiguation), multiple people

K

Fred Karno (1866–1941), English theatre impresario of the British music hall
Fred Kaplan (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Keller (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Kelsey (1884–1961), American actor, film director, and screenwriter
Fred Kiprop (born 1974), Kenyan long-distance runner
Fred J. Koenekamp (1922–2017), American cinematographer
Fred Kohler (1888–1938), American actor

L

Fred Lane (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Luddy (born 1954/1955), American billionaire founder of ServiceNow
Fred Luter (born 1956), African-American president of the Southern Baptist Convention

M

Fred MacAulay (born 1956), Scottish comedian
Fred H. Madden (born 1954), American politician from New Jersey
Fred Matiang'i, Kenyan academic and secretary
Fred Mavin (1884–1957), English footballer and manager
Fred Meyer (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Momotenko (born 1970), composer
Fred Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Morrison (born 1963), Scottish musician
Fred "Curly" Morrison (born 1926), American football player
Fred A. Mueller (1868–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Fred Mundee (1913–1990), American football player
Fred Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people

N

Fred Naumetz (1922–1998), American footballer
Fred Negro (born 1959), Australian satirist, musician, songwriter, and cartoonist
Fred Negus (1923–2005), American footballer
Fred Neher (1903–2001), American cartoonist
Fred Neil (1936–2001), American singer-songwriter
Fred Nesser (1897–1967), American footballer
Fred Neufeld (1869–1945), Polish physician
Fred Neulander (born 1941), Reform rabbi
Fred Newhouse (born 1948), American former sprinter
Fred Newman (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Niblo (1874–1948), American film actor, director, and producer
Fred Niblo Jr. (1903–1973), American screenwriter
Fred Nicholas (1893–1962), English cricketer
Fred Nicholson (rugby union) (1885–?), Australian rugby union player
Fred Nicholson (1894–1972), American baseball player
Fred Nickson (1919–?), English former footballer
Fred Nicole (born 1970), Swiss rock climber
Fred Nidd (1869–1956), English footballer
Fred Nile (born 1934), Australian politician
Fred Nixon (Australian footballer) (1874–1933), Australian rules footballer
Fred Nixon (born 1958), American former wide receiver
Fred Nøddelund (1947–2016), Norwegian jazz musician, music arranger, record producer, and bandleader
Fred Nolting (born 1932), American politician
Fred Nomens (1869–1953), Australian rules footballer
Fred Noonan (1893–1937), American flight navigator, sea captain, and aviation pioneer
Fred Norcross (1884–1965), American footballer, coach, and mining engineer
Fred Norman (born 1942), American former baseball player
Fred B. Norman (1882–1947), American representative
Fred Norris (born 1955), American radio personality
Fred Norton (1928–2000), American politician, speaker, and judge
Fred Noseworthy (1871–1942), Canadian track and field athlete

P

Fred Penner (born 1946), Canadian children's music performer
Fred Peters (1867–1935), Dutch-American politician and mayor of Murray, Utah
Fred Peters (artist) (1923–2018), American comic book artist
Fred Phelps (1929–2014), head of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church

R

Fred Rice (1918–2005), American football coach
Fred Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Rogers (1928–2003), host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Fred Rose (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people
Frederico Rodrigues Santos (born 1993)

S

Fred Sanford (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred A. Seaton (1909–1974), American Secretary of the Interior
Fred Jay Seaver (1877–1970), American mycologist
Fred R. Shapiro, American editor
Fred Sherman (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Shields (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Sinowatz (1929–2008), Austrian politician
Fred Slaughter (1942–2016), American basketball player and sports agent
Fred Albert Shannon (1893–1963), American historian

Fred Shook (1919–1992), American football player
Fred Small (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Stringer (fl.1914–1916), English football manager

T

Fred Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Thompson (1942–2015), American politician
Fred Toones (1906–1962), African-American film actor
Fred Tuttle (1919–2003), American farmer from Vermont who ran for the U.S. Senate, largely under the name Fred

V

Fred Vail, American football, basketball, and baseball coach
Fred Valentine (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred VanVleet (born 1994), American basketball player
Fred Vargas (born 1957), French historian, archaeologist, and novelist
Fred Vaughan (1904–1986), American football player
Fred Vaughn (1918–1964), American baseball player
Fred Venturelli (1917–1990), American football player
Fred Vinson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Vogel (born 1976), American filmmaker
Fred Vulliamy (1913–1968), Canadian chartered accountant and politician

W

Fred Waring (1900–1984), American popular musician, bandleader and radio-television personality
Fred M. Warner (1865–1923), Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan
Fred Warner (baseball) (1855–1886), American baseball player
Fred Warner (American football) (born 1996), American football player
Fred Waters (1927–1989), American baseball player
Fred Waters (American football) (1878–1943), American football player
Fred Weber, vocalist for the new wave band Devo
Fred Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred West (1941–1995), British serial killer
Fritz Wetherbee (Fred M. Wetherbee II, "Fritz" is a nickname, born 1936), TV storyteller and author
Fred Wilcox (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Williams (1927–1982), Australian painter
Fred Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Wise (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Wolf (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Wright (disambiguation), multiple people

Surname

Fred is also found as a surname.

Dominique Fred (born 1992), Vanuatuan footballer
Edwin Broun Fred (1887–1981), American bacteriologist
Jalo Aatos Fred (1917–2003), Finnish chess player
John Fred (1941–2005), American musician

Characters

Fred, a character in the films Cars and Cars 2
Fred, a character in the comics Fledermaus Fürst Frederick fon Flatter by Bastian Melnyk
Fred the Admin, a deceased character from the season 2 of the video game Minecraft: Story Mode
Fred Basset, a comic book dog
Fred Elliott, a character from the soap opera Coronation Street
Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created and portrayed by Lucas Cruikshank
Fred Flintstone, the main character from the animated sitcom The Flintstones
Fred Fonseca, a character from the soap opera EastEnders
Fred Fredburger, a character from the animated TV series Billy and Mandy
Fred VII, a character from the comic book G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo), a supporting character from the animated series Scooby-Doo
Fred Kwon, highest paid member of the Surprise Party
Fred Leblanc, a main character from the animated series Fred's Head
Fred Mertz, a character from the sitcom I Love Lucy
Fred G. Sanford, a character from the sitcoms Sanford and Son and Sanford
Fred Weasley, a character from the Harry Potter series
Fred, the Undercover Kitten
Fred, eponymous character of Ferry Boat Fred

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