Fridolin is a German masculine given name, derived from

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

. Notable people with this name include: *

Fridolin of Säckingen Saint Fridolin of Säckingen, also known as Fridold or Fredelinus, is a legendary Irish missionary, apostle of the Alamanni and founder of Säckingen Abbey on the Upper Rhine. He is also the patron saint of the Swiss canton of Glarus. His oldes ...

, Irish missionary, apostle of the Alamanni and founder of Säckingen Abbey *

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (born 24 January 1960) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Kinshasa since 2018. He was previously Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela from 2004 to 2016, Apostolic Administrator of Kole from 2008 to 20 ...

(born 1960), Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church * Fridolin Anderwert (1828–1880), Swiss politician *

Fridolin Dietsche Fridolin Dietsche (31 October 1861 - 25 June 1908) was a German sculptor from Baden. Context Following unification in 1871 Germany underwent several decades of rapid economic modernisation and growth, which was coupled with government encouragemen ...

(1861–1908) was a German sculptor *

Fridolin Friedmann Fridolin Moritz Max Friedmann (June 2, 1897 – October 15, 1976) was a progressive German-Jewish educator. He taught at the Odenwald School and was later headmaster at the Landschulheim Caputh, both in Germany. He accompanied several Kindertranspo ...

(1897–1976), German-Jewish educator *

Fridolin Glass Fridolin Glass, also Glaß (14 December 1910, in Lemberg – 21 February 1943, in the Soviet Union) was an Austrian Nazi activist and Schutzstaffel (SS) officer. Glass came to prominence in 1934 when he became the effective leader of the July Putsc ...

(1910–1943), Austrian Nazi activist and Schutzstaffel (SS) officer *

Fridolin Hamma Fridolin Hamma (17 September 1881 – 9 October 1969) was an influential German luthier from Stuttgart who authored two seminal reference books on violins: He was the father of Walter Hamma Walter Hamma (22 September 1916 – 11 August 1988) ...

(1881–1969), German

luthier A luthier ( ; ) is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments. Etymology The word ' is originally French and comes from ''luth'', the French word for "lute". The term was originally used for makers of lutes, but it came to be ...

Fridolin Heer Fridolin Heer (July 30, 1834 – September 19, 1910) was a Switzerland, Swiss-born and trained architecture, architect who immigrated to the United States in 1864 and set up a practice in Dubuque, Iowa shortly thereafter. He was joined in his prac ...

(1834–1910), Swiss architect * Fridolin Marinus Knobel (1857–1933), Dutch diplomat and politician * Fridolin Kurmann, Swiss field hockey player *

Fridolin Leiber This is a list of German painters. A > second column was into info box --> * Hans von Aachen (1552–1615) * Aatifi (born 1965) * Karl Abt (1899–1985) * Tomma Abts (born 1967) * Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910) * Oswald Achenbach (182 ...

(1853–1912), German painter *

Fridolin Schley Fridolin Schley (born 29 October 1976) is a German writer. In 2007 he won the Toucan Prize for his novel ''Wildes schönes Tier'', and in 2021 again for ''Die Verteidigung''. Life Fridolin Schley was born in Munich on 29 October 1976. He wen ...

(born 1976), German writer *

Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (4 September 1891 – 9 January 1963) was a general in the army of Nazi Germany during World War II. Biography Fridolin Rudolph von Senger und Etterlin was born on 4 September 1891, in Waldshut near the Swiss bo ...

, German Nazi general *

Fridolin Sicher Fridolin Sicher (March 6, 1490 – June 13, 1546) was a Swiss composer and organist of the Renaissance. He was born in Bischofszell and began his study of the organ at the age of 13 with Martin Vogelmaier, the organist of Konstanz Cathedral. He t ...

(1490–1546), Swiss composer and organist *

Fridolin Sulser Fridolin Sulser (2 December 1926 – 3 January 2016) was a Swiss-American pharmacologist who specialized in the treatment of mental disorders. Life and work He was born in Grabs, Switzerland and grew up in the town of Maienfeld. He graduated f ...

(1926–2016), Swiss-American pharmacologist *

Fridolin Wagner Fridolin Wagner (born 23 September 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club VfL Osnabrück. He has been a youth international for Germany on multiple levels. Career In January 2017, Wagner joined 3. Liga sid ...

(born 1997), German footballer *

Fridolin Wenger Fridolin Wenger (date of birth unknown; d.1931) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel. Between the years 1907 and 1914 Wenger played a total of 65 games for Basel. He played mainly in the position as goalkeeper, but he also played out i ...

, Swiss footballer *

Fridolin Yoku Fridolin Kristof Yoku (born 10 February 1997) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura. Club career Semen Padang In 2017, Yoku signed a year contract with Liga 1 club Semen Padang. H ...

(born 1997), Indonesian footballer *Fridolin Žolna, pen name of Slovene lawyer and writer

Fran Milčinski Fran Milčinski (3 December 1867 – 24 October 1932), also known by the pen name Fridolin Žolna, was a Slovene lawyer, writer and playwright. Life Fran Milčinski was born in Lož, a town in Inner Carniola, which was then part of Austria-Hun ...

(1867–1932)

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Volkswagen Type 147 Kleinlieferwagen The Volkswagen Type 147 (informally Fridolin) was a panel van produced by the German automaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles from 1964 until 1974. The van was mainly built for the purposes of the state-owned '' Deutsche Bundespost''.

, informally nicknamed the Fridolin *

Fridolin Arnault House The Fridolin Arnault House is located in Wood-Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 2009. The Wood-Ridge Historical Society is headquartered in this hou ...

, located in Wood-Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States *

Gustav Fridolin Per Gustav Edvard Fridolin (born 10 May 1983) is a Swedish journalist, author, teacher and former politician who served as Minister for Education from 2014 to 2019 and as one of two spokespersons of the Green Party from 2011 to 2019. He was a M ...

(born 1983), Swedish writer, teacher and politician {{Given name, Fridolin German masculine given names Masculine given names