Fred (name)

Fred is a given name and a surname.

Given name

Fred is a given name. It is often short for Frederick, Manfred, Alfred, 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), 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Ainsworth (1894–1981), English footballer
Fred Ajudua, Nigerian criminal accused of being an advance-fee fraud scammer
Fred Akers (1938–2020), 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 Rufus Angevine (1889–1956), American attorney and politician
Fred Anhalt (1896–1996), American architect
Fred C. Anson (1933–2024), American electrochemist and academic
Fred Anton (1934–2017), American businessman from Pennsylvania
Fred Apostoli (1913–1973), American boxer
Fred Appleby (1879–1956), British long-distance runner
Fred Applegate (baseball) (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 (1939–2021), 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 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 (educator) (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 (baseball) (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 (1948–2016), American 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 Beyeler (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
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), Nigerian 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 Cheng (born 1983), Canadian-born Hong Kong musician and actor
Fred Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Clarke (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Coby (1916–1970), American character actor
Fred Cone (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Curatolo (born 1958), Canadian freelance editorial cartoonist
Fred Couples, American professional golfer

D

Fred Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred De Bruyne (1930–1994), Belgian champion cyclist
Fred De Palma (born 1989), Italian rapper
Fred Dibnah (1938–2004), British steeplejack, industrial archaeologist and broadcaster
Fred Dinenage (born 1942), English newsreader and broadcaster
Fred Durst, vocalist of Limp Bizkit

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), American politician from Wisconsin
Fred Funk, American professional golfer

G

Fred Gallagher (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Gause (1879–1944) Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
Fred Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Glover (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Goetz (1897–1934), Chicago Outfit mobster
Fred Goldsmith (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Green (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Guttenberg (born 1965), 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), American 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 J. Homeyer (1913–1990), justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Fred W. Hooper (1897–2000), American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder
Fred A. Howland (1864–1953), Vermont attorney, businessman, and Republican politician
Fred Hoyle (1915–2001), English astronomer
Fred Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

J

Fred Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
Frederick 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
Fred Krone (1930–2010), American actor and stuntman

L

Fred Lane (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Lawless, British playwright
Fred Luddy (born 1954/1955), American billionaire founder of ServiceNow
Fred Luter (born 1956), African-American president of the Southern Baptist Convention
Fred Lyon (1924–2022), American photographer

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 (Alfred Momotenko Levitsky, born 1970), Dutch composer
Fred Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Morrison (born 1963), Scottish musician
Fred Moseley (1913–1989), American ice hockey player
Fred (Baker) Moseley (1946), American economist
Fred "Curly" Morrison (1926–2020), 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 (1887–1967), American footballer
Fred Neufeld (1869–1945), Polish physician
Fred Neulander (born 1941–2024), American rabbi
Fred Newhouse (born 1948), American 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 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 wide receiver
Fred Nøddelund (1947–2016), Norwegian jazz musician, music arranger, record producer, and bandleader
Fred Nolting (1932–2016), 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 (baseball) (born 1942), American baseball player
Fred Norman (musician) (1910–1993), American jazz composer, music arranger, trombonist, and singer
Fred B. Norman (1882–1947), American politician
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 (politician) (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
Fred Popovici (born 1948), Romanian composer

R

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

S

Fred Sanford (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Savage (born 1976), American actor and director
Fred A. Seaton (1909–1974), American Secretary of the Interior
Fred Jay Seaver (1877–1970), American mycologist
Fred R. Shapiro (born 1954), 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 E. Soucy (1922–1993), Canadian politician
Fred van der Spek (1923-2017), Dutch politician
Fred Stafford (1926–2009), Australian Rules footballer
Fred Stoller (born 1958), American actor, stand-up comedian and author
Fred Stringer (fl.1914–1916), English football manager

T

Fred Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred Tatasciore (born 1967), American voice actor
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 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 (singer), vocalist for the new wave band Devo
Fred Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
Fred West (1941–1995), British serial killer
Fred White (1955–2023), American drummer and a member of the Earth, Wind & Fire
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

Z

Fred Zarr, American musician
Fred Zinneman, Austrian-American film director

Variations

Ffred

Ffred Ffransis (born 1948), Welsh activist and linguist
Alun Ffred Jones (born 1949), Welsh politician

Fredd

Fredd Atkins (born 1952), American politician
Fredd Wayne (1924–2018), American actor
Fredd Young (born 1961), American football player

Surname

Fred is also found as a surname.

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

Fictional characters

Coconut Fred, title character from the animated series Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island
Drop Dead Fred, title character of the '91 black comedy cult film Drop Dead Fred
Freaky Fred, a character from the animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog
Fred, eponymous character of Ferry Boat Fred
Fred, a character in the 2021 Canadian-American movie Mister Sister
Fred, a character in the American sitcom television series Roseanne
Fred, a character in the films Cars and Cars 2
Fred, a character from the indie game Them's Fightin' Herds
Fred, a character in The Muppet Christmas Carol
Fred the Admin, a deceased character from season 2 of the video game Minecraft: Story Mode
Fred Andrews, one of the main characters from the film No Love for Johnnie, portrayed by Stanley Holloway
Fred Bailey, a character from the Leave it to Charlie episode: "Won't You Come Home Fred Bailey?", portrayed by Arthur Kelly
Fred Basset, a comic book dog
Fred Claus, title character in the film Fred Claus
Fred Elliott, a character from the soap opera Coronation Street
Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created and portrayed by Lucas Cruikshank
Fred Finely, a character in Ninjago
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 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 Lloyd, the cleaner of the Lamb family from the television film Who Killed Lamb?, portrayed by Peter Sallis
Fred Mertz, a character from the sitcom I Love Lucy
Fred the Octopus, in Pocoyo
Fred Peterson, a character from the American TV sitcom Get a Life (1990–1992)
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
Fredzilla, a character from the comic book series Big Hero 6, as well as the Disney film of the same name
Fred, a squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar

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See also