Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

with

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

origins. The name is a compound derived from the

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 ...

''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and ''

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

''. The name is

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language. Because language change can have radical effects on both the s ...

to the

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

name '' Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or

Eadwulf Eadwulf (sometimes Eadulf) is an Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Sco ...

). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to its extremely negative associations with the

Nazi Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During H ...

leader

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

, the name has greatly declined in popularity since the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. Similar names include Lithuanian

Adolfas Adolfas is a masculine Lithuanian given name, derived from the German Adolf. Notable people with the name include: * Adolfas Akelaitis (1910–2007), Lithuanian high jumper * Adolfas Aleksejūnas (born 1937), Lithuanian middle-distance runner * A ...

and Latvian

Ādolfs Ādolfs is a Latvian masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person f ...

. The female forms Adolphine and

Adolpha Adolphine is a female name. It is the female equivalent of the male name Adolf. It is far more rare than the male one. Prominent people with this name * Adolphine Fletcher Terry (1882–1976), American political and social activist * Adolphine Kok ...

are far more rare than the male names. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in

John Adolphus John Adolphus (1768–1845) was an English barrister and historian. Life Born 7 August 1768, he was of German background. His grandfather had been domestic physician to Frederick the Great, and wrote a French romance, ''Histoire des Diables ...

, the English historian.

Popularity and usage

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Adolf was a popular name for baby boys in German-speaking countries and to a lesser extent also in French-speaking countries (spelled there as ''Adolphe''). After

came to power in

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...

, the name Adolf became popular again, especially in 1933–1934 and 1937. Due to negative associations with Hitler, the name has declined in popularity as a given name for males since the 1940s.

Adolf Dassler Adolf "Adi" Dassler (3 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a German Shoemaking, cobbler, inventor and businessman who founded sportswear giant Adidas. He was also the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma (brand), Puma. Dassler ...

(born 1900), the founder of

Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the ...

, used his nickname, 'Adi', in his professional life and for the name of his company. After 1945, a few German people have been named Adolf due to family traditions. Similarly, the French version, ''Adolphe''—previously a fairly common name in France and the name of a classic French novel—has virtually disappeared, along with the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

version ''Adolfo''. However, the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

and Portuguese version, ''Adolfo'', has not become stigmatised in the same way and is still in common use in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.

Monarchs and nobles

Ealdwulf of East Anglia Ealdwulf (), also known as Aldulf or Adulf, was king of East Anglia from 664 to 713. He was the son of Hereswitha, a Northumbrian princess, and of Æthilric (d. before 664), whose brothers all ruled East Anglia during the 7th century. Ealdwu ...

(c. 634–713), King of East Anglia *

Adulf mcEtulfe Adulf mcEtulfe (died 934) may have been King of Bamburgh (northern Northumbria). The ''Annals of Clonmacnoise'' note the death of Adulf mcEtulfe in 934. The historian Alex Woolf suggests that the entry records the death of Ealdred I, a ruler o ...

(died 934), King of Bamburgh *

Eadwulf Evil-child Eadwulf II (fl. AD 968–970), nicknamed Evil-child (), was ruler of Bamburgh in the latter half of the tenth century. Although Eadwulf is sometimes described as the Earl of Northumbria, he ruled only a northern portion of Northumbria, a polity ...

(fl. 968–970), ruler of Bamburgh *

Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden Adolf (or Adolph) Frederick (; ; 14 May 171012 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death in 1771. He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. He was an ...

(1710–1771) *

Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (''Adolf Georg''; 1 August 1817 – 8 May 1893) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe. Biography He was born in Bückeburg to Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Princes ...

(1817–1893) *

Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Adolf II (23 February 1883 – 26 March 1936) was the last ruler of the small Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe in northwestern Germany from 29 April 1911 until his abdication on 15 November 1918. Adolf was the eldest son of Georg, Prince of Scha ...

(1883–1936) * Adolf of Altena (1157–1220), Archbishop of Cologne *

Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568) Adolf of Nassau (Dillenburg, 11 July 1540 – Heiligerlee, 23 May 1568) was a count of Nassau, also known as Adolphus of Nassau. He was the fourth son and sixth child of William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen and Juliana of Stolberg. He was the second ...

, Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent * Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1300–1327) * Adolf, Duke of Bavaria (1434–1441) *

Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 –1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg. He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and ...

(1526–1586) * Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg (1370–1437) *

Adolf, King of the Romans Adolf (c. 1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298. He was never crowned by the pope, which would have secured him the Holy Roman ...

(1255–1298), King of Germany *

Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (died Zerbst, 28 August 1473), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. He was the eldest son of Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, by his first wife Elisab ...

(d. 1473) *

Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, also Anhalt-Zerbst (16 October 1458 – 24 March 1526) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. A Roman Catholic Bishop of Merseburg, he remained until h ...

(1458–1526) *

Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Adolphe (Adolf Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich; 24 July 1817 – 17 November 1905) was Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 23 November 1890 to his death on 17 November 1905. The first grand duke from the House of Nassau-Weilburg, he succeeded King Willia ...

(1817–1905) * Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868–1927) * Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708) * Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (1401–1459), Duke of southern Jutland * Adulf Evil-child (fl. AD 973), more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child, Earl of Bamburgh *

Audulf Audulf () was a Frisian active , just after the Great Migration Period. He is not mentioned by any historians of the era but several gold coins have been found inscribed with his name, leading to debate as to whether he was a petty king in Frisi ...

(fl. ), a Frisian lord or moneyer known for his golden tremisses * Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) * Gustaf IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden *

Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf ...

(1882–1973), King of Sweden *

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus (9 December ld Style and New Style dates, N.S 19 December15946 November ld Style and New Style dates, N.S 16 November1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 t ...

(1594–1632), King of Sweden *

Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (; 20 July 1859 – 9 July 1916) was a German prince of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Prussian General of the Cavalry. He was regent of the Principality of Lippe from 1895 to 1897 due to the incapacit ...

(1859–1917), regent of Lippe *

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (Adolphus Frederick; 24 February 1774 – 8 July 1850) was the tenth child and seventh son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until ...

(1774–1850), son of George III of the United Kingdom *

Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund; 22 April 1906 – 26 January 1947) was a Swedish prince who for most of his life was second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. He was the eldest ...

(1906–1947), Prince of Sweden

Saints

* Saint Adulf, early medieval Anglo-Saxon saint * St. Adolphus, 9th-century Spanish martyr * St. Adolf of Osnabrück, 13th-century German martyr *

St. Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa, also known as Adolofu Mukasa Ludigo (c. 1861 – June 3, 1886), Adolf Mukasa Ludigo was a Ugandan Catholic Church, Catholic martyr killed for his faith. Life Ludigo-Mkasa was a Bunyoro, Munyoro from Misenyi Village in ...

, 19th-century Ugandan martyr

People with the given name in any variant

Adolf

A–G

Adolf Albin Adolf Albin (14 September 1848 – 22 March 1920) was a Romanian chess player. He is best known for the countergambit that bears his name and for authoring the first chess book written in Romanian. Life He was born in Bucharest, Romania t ...

(1848–1920), Romanian chess player * Adolf Althoff (1913–1998), German circus owner *

Adolf Anderssen Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (6 July 1818 – 13 March 1879)"Anderssen, Adolf" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385. was a German chess master. ...

(1818–1879), German chess player * Adolf Appellöf (1857–1921), Swedish zoologist * Gustav Badin né Adolf Ludvig Gustav Fredrik Albert Couchi (1747/1750 – 1822), Swedish court servant *

Adolf von Baeyer Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (; 31 October 1835 – 20 August 1917) was a German chemist who synthesised indigo dye, indigo and developed a Von Baeyer nomenclature, nomenclature for cyclic compounds (that was subsequently extended a ...

(1835–1917), German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds *

Adolf Bastian Adolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian (26 June 18262 February 1905) was a 19th-century polymath remembered best for his contributions to the development of ethnography and the development of anthropology as a discipline. His theory of the ''Elementargedan ...

(1826–1905), German anthropologist *

Adolf Beck The Adolf Beck case was a notorious incident of wrongful conviction by mistaken identity, brought about by unreliable methods of identification, erroneous eyewitness testimony, and a rush to convict the accused. As one of the best known cause ...

(1863–1942), Polish physician and pioneer of electroencephalography *

Adolf Beck case The Adolf Beck case was a notorious incident of wrongful conviction by mistaken identity, brought about by unreliable methods of identification, erroneous eyewitness testimony, and a rush to convict the accused. As one of the best known causes ...

(1841–1909), Norwegian whose mistaken identity led to court of criminal appeal * Adolf van den Berg (1978–2023), South African cricketer * Adolf A. Berle (1895–1971), American lawyer, educator, author, and diplomat *

Ādolfs Bļodnieks Ādolfs Bļodnieks (24 July 1889 – 21 March 1962) held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia from 24 March 1933 – 16 March 1934, for the New Farmers-Small Landowners Party, New Farmers' Party. Published ...

(1889–1962), 9th Prime Minister of Latvia * Adolf Bniński (1884–1942), Polish agricultural, conservative, and royalist activist *

Adolf Born Adolf Born (12 June 1930 – 22 May 2016) was a Czech painter, illustrator, filmmaker and caricaturist, "known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, and Victorian gentlemen in top hats and top coats". Schmadel, L. D., ''Dictionary of ...

(1930–2016), Czech artist and filmmaker *

Adolf Brand Gustav Adolf Franz Brand (1874–1945) was a German writer, egoist anarchist, and pioneering campaigner for the acceptance of male bisexuality and homosexuality. Early life Adolf Brand was born on 14 November 1874 in Berlin, which was then par ...

(1874–1945), German journalist * Adolf Brudes (1899–1986), German racing driver *

Adolf Busch Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (8 August 1891 – 9 June 1952) was a German-Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer. Life and career Busch was born in Siegen in Westphalia. He studied at the Cologne Conservatory with Willy Hess and Bram Eldering. ...

(1891–1952), German violinist and composer *

Adolf Butenandt Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (; 24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government pol ...

(1903–1995), German biochemist *

Adolf Čech Adolf Čech (born Adolf Jan Antonin Tausik; 11 December 184127 December 1903) was a Czech conductor, who premiered a number of significant works by Antonín Dvořák (the 2nd, 5th and 6th symphonies, more than any other conductor; other importan ...

(1841–1903), Czech conductor * Adolf Charlemagne or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901) *

Adolf Cluss Adolf Ludwig Cluss (July 14, 1825 – July 24, 1905) also known as Adolph Cluss was a Germany, German-born United States, American immigrant who became one of the most important, influential and prolific architects in Washington, D.C., in the lat ...

(1825–1905), German-American architect * Adolf Daens (1839–1907), Belgian theologian * Adolf "Adi" Dassler (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas *

Adolf Dehn Adolf Dehn (November 22, 1895 – May 19, 1968) was an American artist known mainly as a lithographer. Throughout his artistic career, he participated in and helped define some important movements in American art, including Regionalism (art), re ...

(1895–1968), American lithographer * Adolf Deucher (1831–1912), Swiss politician * Adolph Diesterweg (1790–1866), German educator * Adolph Dubs (1920–1979), Assassinated American ambassador *

Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza (born Adolf Bagiński; 7 April 1900 – 20 August 1975) was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War II. He and Kazimierz Krukowski ...

(1900–1975), Polish comic actor *

Adolf Ehrnrooth Adolf Erik Ehrnrooth (9 February 1905 – 26 February 2004) was a Finnish general who served during the Winter War, Winter and Continuation War, Continuation wars. He also competed in Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics, two equestrian events ...

(1905–2004), Finnish general * Adolf Eichler (1869–1911), German civil architect *

Adolf Eichmann Otto Adolf Eichmann ( ;"Eichmann"
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. ; 19 March 1906 – 1 Ju ...

(1906–1962), German/Austrian Nazi SS officer * (1815–1872), German politician * Adolf Etolin (1799–1876), Finnish explorer * Adolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901), German inventor * Adolf Fischer (officer) (1893–1947), German Nazi general * Adolf Froelich (1887–1943), Polish inventor * Adolf Furrer (1873–1958), Swiss inventor *

Adolf Galland Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions and fought on the Western Front and in the Defenc ...

(1912–1996), German fighter pilot * Adolf Glassbrenner (1810–1876), German humourist * Eddy Goldfarb (born 1921), birth name Adolf, American inventor of Yakity Yak Talking Teeth *

Adolf Grünbaum Adolf Grünbaum (; ; May 15, 1923 – November 15, 2018) was a German-American philosopher of science and a critic of both psychoanalysis and Karl Popper's philosophy of science. He was the first Andrew Mellon Professor of Philosophy at the Unive ...

(1923–2018), German-American philosopher of science * Adolf Guttmacher (1861–1915), German-American rabbi * Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1839–1899), Swiss entrepreneur

H–M

Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel Abraham Fraenkel (; 17 February, 1891 – 15 October, 1965) was a German-born Israeli mathematician. He was an early Zionist and the first Dean of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is known for his contributions to axiomatic s ...

(1891–1965), German-Israeli mathematician * Adolf Hamann (1885–1945), German Nazi general * (1888–1941), German mathematician *

Adolf von Harnack Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (born Harnack; 7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and prominent Church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873 to 1912 (in which he is sometimes credited ...

(1851–1930), German theologian *

Johann Adolph Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a co ...

(1699–1783), German composer * Adolf Hedin (1834–1905), Swedish newspaper publisher and politician * Adolf Hempt (1874–1943), Serbian biologist, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad * Adolf von Henselt (1814–1889), German composer * Adolf Eduard Herstein (1869–1932), Polish-born painter and engraver *

Adolf Heusinger Adolf Bruno Heinrich Ernst Heusinger (a.k.a. Adolf Horn while in Gehlen Org.; 4 August 1897 – 30 November 1982) was a German military officer whose career spanned the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, West Germany and NATO. ...

(1897–1982), German military officer *

Adolf von Hildebrand Adolf von Hildebrand (6 October 1847 – 18 January 1921) was a German sculptor. Life Hildebrand was born at Marburg, the son of Marburg economics professor Bruno Hildebrand. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg, with Kaspar von ...

(1847–1921), German sculptor *

Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld (2 June 182312 January 1907) was a German Protestant theologian. Biography He was born at Stappenbeck near Salzwedel in the Province of Saxony. He studied at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin and ...

(1823–1907), German theologian *

(1889–1945), German dictator and leader of the

Nazi Party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party ( or NSDAP), was a far-right politics, far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor ...

Adolf Hurwitz Adolf Hurwitz (; 26 March 1859 – 18 November 1919) was a German mathematician who worked on algebra, mathematical analysis, analysis, geometry and number theory. Early life He was born in Hildesheim, then part of the Kingdom of Hanover, to a ...

(1859–1919), German mathematician *

Adolf Holtzmann Adolf Holtzmann (2 May 1810 in Karlsruhe – 3 July 1870 in Heidelberg) was a German professor and philologist. His name is associated with a Proto-Germanic sound law known as Holtzmann's Law. He studied theology at the universities of Halle and ...

(1810–1870), German philologist *

Adolf Hütter Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...

(born 1970), Austrian footballer * Adolf Jensen (1837–1879), German pianist, composer, and teacher *

Adolph Joffe Adolph Abramovich Joffe (; alternatively transliterated as Adolf Ioffe or Yoffe; 10 October 1883 – 16 November 1927) was a Russian revolutionary, Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat of Karaite descent. Biography Revolutionary career ...

(1883–1927), Bolshevik politician *

Adolf Just Adolf Just (born 8 August 1859, Lüthorst near Dassel, Kingdom of Hanover; died 20 January 1936, Blankenburg (Harz) was a German naturopath. He was the founder of the sanatorium Jungborn in Eckertal (resin). Life He began an apprenticeship ...

(1859–1936), German naturalist and founder of Luvos * Adolf Kaufmann (1848–1916), Austrian landscape painter * Adolf Kertész (1892–1920), Hungarian footballer * Adolf Kneser (1862–1930), German mathematician *

Adolph Freiherr Knigge Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge (16 October 17526 May 1796) was a Germans, German writer, Freemasonry, Freemason, and a leading member of the Order of the Illuminati. Biography Adolph Freiherr von Knigge was born in Bredenbec ...

(1752–1796), German writer, Freemason * Adolf Köster (1883–1930), German politician *

Adolf Kussmaul Adolf Kussmaul (; 22 February 1822 – 28 May 1902) was a German physician and a leading clinician of his time. Biography Adolf Kussmaul was born as the son and grandson of physicians in Graben near Karlsruhe and studied at Heidelberg. He ente ...

(1822–1902), German physician and the first to describe dyslexia * Adolf Lande (1905–), German drug-control official *

Adolf Lindenbaum Adolf Lindenbaum (12 June 1904 – August 1941) was a Polish-Jewish logician and mathematician best known for Lindenbaum's lemma and Lindenbaum–Tarski algebras. Life He was born and brought up in Warsaw. He earned a Ph.D. in 1928 un ...

(1904–1941), Polish mathematician *

Adolf Loos Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos (; 10 December 1870 – 23 August 1933) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, and a polemicist of modern architecture. He was inspired by modernism and a widely-known c ...

(1870–1933), Austrian architect *

Adolf Lorenz Adolf Lorenz (21 April 1854, Vidnava – 12 February 1946, Sankt Andrä-Wördern) was an Austrian orthopedic surgeon. Career He studied medicine at the University of Vienna and subsequently worked as an assistant to surgeon Eduard Albert (1841� ...

(1854–1946), Austrian orthopedic surgeon * Adolf Lundin (1932–2006), Swedish oil magnate * Adolf Malan (born 1961), South African rugby union footballer * Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (born ), Indian politician * Adolf Mayer (1843–1942), German agricultural chemist who worked on tobacco mosaic disease * Adolph Menzel (1815–1905), German painter * Adolf Merckle (1934–2009), German entrepreneur and billionaire * Adolf Meyer (architect) (1881–1929), German architect *

Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist) Adolf Meyer (September 13, 1866 – March 17, 1950) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist who rose to prominence as the first psychiatrist-in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital (1910–1941). He was president of the American Psychiatric Association in ...

(1866–1950), Swiss-American psychiatrist

N–Z

* Adolf van Nieuwenaar (–1589), Dutch statesman and soldier, stadtholder of Overijssel, Guelders and Utrecht *

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (; 18 November 183212 August 1901) was a Finland-Swedish aristocrat, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer. He was a member of the noble Nordenskiöld family of scientists and held the title of a friherre (ba ...

(1832–1901), Finnish-Swedish explorer *

Adolf Noreen Adolf Gotthard Noreen (13 March 1854 in Östra Ämtervik, Sunne Municipality – 13 June 1925 in Uppsala) was a Sweden, Swedish Linguistics, linguist who served as a member of the Swedish Academy from 1919 until his death. Noreen studied at Upps ...

(1854–1925), Swedish linguist * Adolf Oberländer (1845–1923), German caricaturist *

Adolf Ogi Adolf Ogi (; born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician who most recently served as Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Sport for Development and Peace from 2001 to 2008. He previously served as member of the Federal Council (Switzerlan ...

(born 1942), Swiss politician *

Adolf Opálka First Lieutenant Adolf Opálka (4 January 1915 – 18 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak soldier, member of the Czech sabotage group Out Distance, a World War II anti-Nazi resistance group, and a participant in Operation Anthropoid, the successfu ...

(1915–1942), Czech anti-Nazi fighter * Adolf Overweg (1822–1852), German scientist * Adolf Petrovsky (1887–?), Soviet diplomat * Adolf Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Baltic German politician * Adolf Pilch (1914–2000), Polish resistance fighter *

Adolf Pinner Adolf Pinner (August 31, 1842 – May 21, 1909) was a German chemist. Early life and education He was educated at the Jewish Theological Seminary at Breslau and at the University of Berlin (Phd in Chemistry (Doctor der Chemie), 1867). In 1871 ...

(1842–1909), German chemist *

Adolf Reichwein Adolf Reichwein (3 October 1898 – 20 October 1944) was a German educator, economist, and cultural policymaker for the SPD, who resisted the policies of Nazi Germany. Biography Reichwein was born in Bad Ems. He took part in the First World W ...

(1898–1944), German educator and economist who resisted the policies of Nazi Germany *

Adolf Reinach Adolf Bernhard Philipp Reinach (; ; 23 December 1883 – 16 November 1917) was a German philosopher, phenomenologist from the Munich phenomenology school and law theorist. Life and work Adolf Reinach was born into a prominent Jewish family in ...

(1883–1917), German phenomenologist *

Adolf Rosenberger Adolf Rosenberger (Born: 8 April 1900 in Pforzheim, Germany. Died: 6 December 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was a successful Jewish businessman and co-founder of the Porsche company. A race driver, he raced Mercedes and Benz cars in t ...

(1900–1967), German-Jewish businessman, founder of the Porsche company *

Adolf Rudnicki Adolf Rudnicki, born Aron Hirschhorn (February 19, 1912, Żabno − November 14, 1990, Warsaw) was a Polish author and essayist, best known for his works about The Holocaust and the Jewish resistance in Poland during World War II. Biography He ...

(1912–1990), Polish-Jewish author * Adolf Rzepko (1825–1892), Polish composer *

Adolf Friedrich von Schack Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (2 August 181514 April 1894) was a German poet, historian of literature, and art collector. Background Schack was born at Brüsewitz near Schwerin. Having studied jurisprudence (1834–1838) at the universities ...

(1815–1894), German poet *

Adolph Salomonsohn Adolph Salomonsohn (19 March 1831 – 4 January 1919) was a German lawyer and banker. He was a proprietor of the Disconto-Gesellschaft and influenced the establishment of the stock market in Germany. Biography Salomonsohn was born in Inowrocław, ...

(1831–1919), German banker influenced the establishment of the German stock market * Adolf Schallamach (1905–1997), German-born British scientist that worked on rubber friction * Adolf Schaller (1956–2024), American visual artist *

Adolf Schärf Adolf Schärf (; 20 April 1890 – 28 February 1965) was an Austrian politician of the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ). He served as the vice-chancellor from 1945 to 1957 and as the president of Austria from 1957 until his death. Life Schärf ...

(1890–1965), President of Austria * Adolf Scherer (1938–2023), Slovak footballer of German descent *

Adolf Schlagintweit Adolf von Schlagintweit (9 January 1829 – 26 August 1857) was a German botanist and List of explorers, explorer of Central Asia. Brothers Hermann Schlagintweit, Hermann, Adolf and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East Indi ...

(1829–1857), German explorer *

Adolf Schmal Felix Adolf Schmal (18 September 1872 – 28 August 1919) was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He was born in Dortmund and died in Salzburg. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. 1896 Olympics With a fencing mask, sabre ...

(1872–1919), Austrian fencer * Adolf Schreyer (1828–1899), German painter * Adolf Schwarz (1836–1910), Austro-Hungarian chess master * Adolf Seefeldt (1870–1936), known as The Sandman, German serial killer * Adolf Shayevich (born 1937), Rabbi of the Moscow Choral Synagogue and one of two Chief Rabbis of Russia *

Adolf Smekal Adolf Gustav Stephan Smekal (12 September 1895 – 7 March 1959) was an Austrian theoretical physicist, with interests in solid state physics,"The historical development of quantum theory", by Jagdish Mehra, Helmut Rechenbergp. 327, biographical ...

(1895–1959), Austrian physicist * Adolf Stelzer (1908–1977), Swiss footballer * Adolf Stieler (1775–1836), German cartographer * Adolf Stoecker (1835–1909), German theologian * Adolf Strauss (composer) (1902–1944), Czech pianist, violinist, composer, and kapellmeister *

Adolf Strauss (general) Adolf Kurt Ernst Strauß (6 September 1879 – 20 March 1973) was a German officer who served in the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, and later as a general in the Heer of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. A ...

(1879–1973), general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany * Adolf Theuer (1920–1947), German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp * Adolf Tolkachev (1927–1986), Soviet engineer and CIA spy * Adolf von Sonnenthal (1834–1909), Austrian actor * Adolf "Dado" Topić (born 1949), Croatian singer *

Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe Max Johann Otto Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe, usually known as Adolf von Batocki-Friebe (31 July 1868 – 22 May 1944), was a German noble, lawyer and politician, and belonged to a noble Lithuanian family. Batocki-Friebe was born at G ...

(1868–1944), Lithuanian nobleman, lawyer and politician * Adolf Walbrook (1896–1967), Austrian actor * Adolf Wahrmund (1827–1913), Austrian-German orientalist * Adolf Ferdinand Weinhold (1841–1917), German chemist, physician and inventor * Adolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911), German novelist *

Adolf Windaus Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus (; 25 December 1876 – 9 June 1959) was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins. He was the doctoral advisor of Adolf Butenandt who also won ...

(1876–1959), German chemist * Adolf Wölfli (1864–1930), Swiss artist * Adolf Zábranský (1909–1981), Czech illustrator and painter * Adolf Zeising (1810–1876), German psychologist * Adolf Ziegler (1892–1959), German painter and politician * Adolf Zutter (1889–1947), German SS concentration camp officer *

Adolf Zytogorski Adolf Żytogórski (or Adolph Zytogorski, , later known as John Hanstein) ( – 28 February 1882) was a Polish-British chess master and translator. Biography Details of Zytogorski's early life are sparse. He is usually said to have been born ...

(–1882), Polish-British chess master and translator

Adolfas

Adolfas Ramanauskas Adolfas Ramanauskas (March 6, 1918 – November 29, 1957), code name Vanagas (), was a one of the leaders of the Lithuanian partisans and the anti-Soviet Resistance in Lithuania during World War II, resistance. In 2018, the Seimas of Lithuania po ...

(1918–1957), American born Lithuanian partisan * Adolfas Valeška (1905–1994), Lithuanian-American artist

Adolfo

* Adolfo Aldana (born 1966), Spanish footballer * Adolfo Baines (born 1972), Spanish footballer * Adolfo Battaglia (born 1930), Italian journalist and politician * Adolfo Bautista (born 1979), Mexican footballer * Adolfo Bruno (1945–2003), a.k.a. "Big Al", Italian-American mobster * Adolfo Camarillo (1864–1958), American businessman, ranchero, philanthropist, co-founder of the city of Camarillo, California * Adolfo Carrión Jr. (born 1961), served for seven years as borough president of the Bronx *

Adolfo Celi Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...

(1922–1986), Italian actor and director * Adolfo Constanzo (1962–1989), American serial killer, drug trafficker, and cult leader * Adolfo Correia da Rocha (1907–1995), Portuguese writer and otolaryngologist * Adolfo Schwelm Cruz (1923–2012), Argentine racing driver *

Adolfo de la Huerta Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor (; 26 May 1881 – 9 July 1955) was a Mexican politician, the 45th President of Mexico from 1 June to 30 November 1920, following the overthrow of Mexican president Venustiano Carranza, with Sonoran generals ...

(1881–1955), President of Mexico in 1920 *

Adolfo Domínguez Adolfo Domínguez Fernández (, born on 14 May 1950) is a Spanish fashion designer. In 2014, he won the National Designer Prize. Dominguez studied Philosophy and Arts, specialising in Art at Santiago University. As of 2023, the group operates ...

(born 1950), Spanish fashion designer * Adolfo Domínguez Gerardo (born 1991), Mexican footballer * Adolfo Gaich (born 1999), Argentine footballer * Adolfo Gregorio (born 1982), American footballer * Adolfo Guzman (soccer) (born 1995), American footballer *

Adolfo Guzmán Adolfo Guzmán (May 13, 1920 – July 30, 1976) was a Cuban pianist, music director, arranger and composer. During his 40-year-long career he directed several important Cuban ensembles, including Orquesta Riverside and Los Modernistas, as well as ...

(1920–1976), Cuban pianist * Adolfo Hernández (born 1997), Mexican footballer * Adolfo Hirsch (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Adolfo Kaminsky (1925–2023), Argentinian member of the French Resistance, document forger * Adolfo Lima (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer *

Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Previously, he served as Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, Secretary of Labor and Social ...

(1909–1969), President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964 * Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (born 1959), Portuguese musician and lawyer * Adolfo Machado (born 1985), Panamanian footballer *

Adolfo Miranda Adolfo Miranda Araujo (born 14 October 1989), commonly known as Fito, is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. External links

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(born 1989), Spanish footballer * Adolfo Muñoz (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer * Adolfo Ovalle (born 1970), Chilean footballer * Adolfo Ovalle (born 1997), Chilean footballer *

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1 ...

(born 1931), Argentine activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner * Adolfo Ríos (born 1966), Mexican footballer *

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines ( 30 December 1889 – 3 December 1973) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he previously served as Governor of Vera ...

(1889–1973), President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958 * Adolfo Sardiña (1933–2021), Cuban-American fashion designer, known by his first name alone * Adolfo Sarti (1928–1992), Italian politician *

Adolfo Scilingo Adolfo Scilingo (born 28 July 1946 in Bahía Blanca) is a former Argentine Navy officer who is serving 30 years (the legally applied limit, although he was sentenced to 640 years) in a Spanish prison after being convicted on 19 April 2005 for crim ...

(born 1946), Argentinian Navy officer, criminal *

Adolfo Suárez Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez (; 25 September 1932 – 23 March 2014) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain, prime minister since the Second Spanish Republi ...

(1932–2014), Spanish politician, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain during the Spanish transition to democracy * Adolfo Valencia (born 1968), Colombian footballer * Adolfo Veber Tkalčević (1825–1889), Croatian philologist, writer, and politician * Adolfo Vigorelli (1921–1944), Italian resistance fighter during World War II * Adolfo Zumelzú (1902–1973), Argentine footballer

Adolph

* Adolph Achille Gereau (1893–1994), Virgin Islands civil servant and founder of V.I. Republicans * Adolph Baller (1909–1994), Austrian-American pianist * Adolph Bieberstein (1902–1981), American football player *

Adolph Caesar Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous ...

(1933–1986), American actor, voice-over artist, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer * Adolph von Carlowitz (1858–1928), German general *

Adolph Coors Adolph Herman Joseph Coors Sr. (February 4, 1847 – June 5, 1929) was a German-American brewer who founded the Adolph Coors Company in Golden, Colorado, in 1873. Early life Adolph Hermann Joseph Kuhrs was born in Barmen in Rhenish Prus ...

(1847–1929), American businessman and founder of Coors Brewery * Adolph "A.J." DeLaGarza (born 1987), American footballer * Adolph Deutsch (1897–1980), British-American composer, conductor, and arranger *

Adolf Douai Karl Daniel Adolf Douai (1819 – 1888), known to his peers as "Adolf", was a German Texan teacher as well as a socialist and abolitionist newspaper editor. Douai was driven from Texas in 1856 due to his published opposition of slavery, living out ...

(1819–1888), German-Texan pioneer of the Kindergarten movement in America * Adolph Monroe Edwards Jr. (1905–1987), American lawyer and statesman who served as Secretary of Guam from 1960 to 1961 * Adolph Fischer (1858–1887), German labor union activist * Adolph Frank (1834–1916), German chemist * Adolph Goldschmidt (1863–1944), German-Jewish art historian *

Adolph Gottlieb Adolph Gottlieb (March 14, 1903 – March 4, 1974) was an American abstract expressionist painterChilvers, Ian & Claves-Smith, John eds., ''Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art'', Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. pp. 282-283 who also m ...

(1903–1974), American abstract expressionist painter, sculptor and printmaker *

Adolph Green Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 – October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for musicals on Broadway (theatre), Broadway and in Cinema of the Unite ...

(1914–2002), American lyricist and playwright * Adolph Hallis (1896–1987), South African pianist, composer, and teacher * Adolph Herseth (1921–2013), American orchestral trumpet player *

Adolph Sutro Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (April 29, 1830 – August 8, 1898) was a German-American engineer, politician and philanthropist who served as the 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897. Born a German Jew, he moved to Virginia City ...

(1830–1898), mayor of San Francisco * Adolph Jacobs (1939–2014), American guitar player *

(1883–1927), Russian-Jewish diplomat * Adolph Johannes Brand (born 1934), South African pianist and composer known as Abdullah Ibrahim * Adolph Kissell (1920–1983), American football player * Adolph Kliebhan (1897–1963), American football player * Adolph Koldofsky (1905–1951), Canadian violinist * Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), German priest * Adolph Kukulowicz (1933–2008), Canadian ice hockey player *

Adolph Malan Adolph Gysbert Malan, (3 October 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who led No. 74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain. He finishe ...

(1910–1963), South African flying ace in World War II *Adolph Marx, birth name of American comic actor

Harpo Marx Arthur "Harpo" Marx (born Adolph Marx; November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was an American comedian and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho and Chico, Harp ...

(1888–1961) *

Adolph Marix Adolph Marix (April 24, 1848 – June 11, 1919), was a German-born American officer in the United States Navy, who served in the Spanish–American War. The former executive officer of the battleship ''USS Maine'', he served as recorder on the 18 ...

(1848–1919), American military officer and general * Adolph Mongo (born 1954), American political strategist and commentator * Adolph S. Moses (1840–1902), German-American rabbi *

Adolph Ochs Adolph Simon Ochs (March 12, 1858 – April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of ''The New York Times'' and ''The Chattanooga Times'', which is now the ''Chattanooga Times Free Press''. Through his only child, Iphigene ...

(1858–1935), American newspaper publisher * Adolph L. Reed Jr. (born 1947), American professor of political science and writer * Adolph Rickenbacker (1887–1976), Swiss-American co-created the first electric string instrument, and co-founded the Rickenbacker *

Adolph G. Rosengarten Adolph G. Rosengarten (February 22, 1870 – April 22, 1946) was an American chemist from Philadelphia. He served with the U.S. Volunteers in the Spanish–American War and was chief of the miscellaneous section of the chemical division of the W ...

(1870–1946), American chemist from Pennsylvania *

Adolph Rupp Adolph Frederick Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was an American college basketball coach. Nicknamed the "Baron of the Bluegrass", he coached the University of Kentucky Wildcats to four NCAA Division I men's basketball tournam ...

(1901–1977), American college basketball coach * Adolph Sabath (1866–1952), American politician * Adolph "Dolph" Schayes (1928–2015), American basketball player * Adolph G. Schwenk (1922–2004), American Marine general * Adolph "Young Dolph" Thornton (1985–2021), American independent rap artist * Adolph Tidemand (1814–1876), Norwegian classical romantic painter *

Adolph Treidler Adolph Treidler (1886–1981) was an American artist known for his illustrations, posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters. His magazine covers and advertisement work appeared in McClure's, Harper's, the Saturday Evening Post, Coll ...

(1886–1981), American artist known for his illustrations, posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters * Adolph von Carlowitz (1858–1928), German army commander during the First World War * Adolph P. Yushkevich (1906–1993), Russian mathematician *

Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor (; ; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'' (June 16, 1976), p. 76. He produced one of Ameri ...

(1873–1976), Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures * Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914–1997), American typesetter whose actual name starts with "Adolph"

Adolphe

Adolphe Adam Adolphe Charles Adam (; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets ''Giselle'' (1841) and ''Le corsaire'' (1856), his operas ''Le post ...

(1803–1856), French composer and music critic * Adolphe Alexandre Chaillet (1867–1914), French inventor of the Centennial Light *

Adolphe Crémieux Isaac-Jacob Adolphe Crémieux (; 30 April 1796 – 10 February 1880) was a French lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice under the Second Republic (1848) and Government of National Defense (1870–1871). Raised Jewish, he ...

(1796–1880), French-Jewish lawyer and statesman * Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), German-Jewish co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank *

Adolphe Guillaumat Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat (4 January 1863 – 18 May 1940) was a French Army general during World War I. Early years Adolphe Guillaumat was born in Bourgneuf, Charente-Maritime. He graduated first from his class of 1884 at the Saint-Cyr ...

(1863–1940), French general during World War I * Adolphe Hug (1923–2006), Swiss footballer * Adolphe Marbot (1781–1844), French general *

Adolphe Max Adolphe Eugène Jean Henri Max (30 December 1869 – 6 November 1939) was a Belgian liberal politician and mayor of the City of Brussels from 1909 until his death. He was also an irregular freemason, an honorary Minister of State and a membe ...

(1869–1939), Belgian politician and mayor of Brussels *

Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor whose career spanned both silent films and talkies. He became a leading man during the 1920s, known for his debonair and sophisticated screen presence. He was no ...

(1890–1963), American actor and anti-Communist activist * Adolphe Monod (1802–1856), French Protestant churchman *

Adolphe Monticelli Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (October 14, 1824 – June 29, 1886) was a French painter of the generation preceding the Impressionists. Biography Monticelli was born in Marseille in humble circumstances. He attended the École Municipale de ...

(1824–1886), French painter preceding the Impressionists *

Adolphe Muzito Adolphe Muzito (born 12 February 1957"DR Congo preside ...

(born 1957), Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic *

Adolphe Nourrit Adolphe Nourrit (3 March 1802 – 8 March 1839) was a French operatic tenor, librettist, and composer. One of the most esteemed opera singers of the 1820s and 1830s, he was particularly associated with the works of Gioachino Rossini and Giacomo ...

(1802–1839), French opera singer *

Adolphe Quetelet Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet FRSF or FRSE (; 22 February 1796 – 17 February 1874) was a Belgian- French astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist who founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential ...

(1796–1874), Belgian astronomer, polymath *

Adolphe Pinard Adolphe Pinard (4 February 1844 – 1 March 1934) was a French obstetrician who was a native of Méry-sur-Seine. He practiced medicine in Paris, where he was an assistant to Étienne Stéphane Tarnier (1828–1897) and a professor of obstetrics, ...

(1844–1934), French obstetrician and member of parliament *

Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (; 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesigne ...

(1814–1894), Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophone * Adolphe Teikeu (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *

Adolphe Thiers Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers ( ; ; 15 April 17973 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian who served as President of France from 1871 to 1873. He was the second elected president and the first of the Third French Republic. Thi ...

(1797–1877), French Prime Minister, President, and historian * Adolphe Tohoua (born 1983), Ivorian footballer * Adolphe Vorderman (1844–1902), Dutch scientist who helped toward the discovery of vitamins *

Adolphe Willette Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857 – 4 February 1926) was a French Painting, painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and lithographer, as well as an architect of the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret. Willette ran as an "antisemitism, anti-semitic" c ...

(1857–1926), French painter and architect of the Moulin Rouge

Adolphus

* Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham (1905–1997), American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader *

Adolphus Busch Adolphus Busch (10 July 1839 – 10 October 1913) was the German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch with his father-in-law, Eberhard Anheuser. He introduced numerous innovations, building the success of the company in the late 19th and early 2 ...

(1839–1913), American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-Busch *

Adolphus Ealey Adolphus Ealey (1941–1992) was an American artist, curator, educator, writer, and entrepreneur. He was African-American and a noted Black Arts Movement, Black art authority, and he was the longtime curator of the Barnett-Aden Gallery, Barnett� ...

(1941–1992), American curator and educator * Adolphus L. Fitzgerald (1840–1921), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada * Adolphus W. Green (1844–1917), American businessman and founder of Nabisco * Adolphus Washington Greely (1844–1935), American polar explorer * Adolphus Grimes (1913–1998), American baseball player *

Adolphus F. Hitchcock Adolphus F. Hitchcock (April 25, 1803 – October 17, 1888) was an American farmer and politician from Kingsbury, New York. Life Hitchcock was born on April 25, 1803, in Kingsbury, New York, the son of Collins Hitchcock and Eunice Porter. He was ...

(1803–1888), American farmer and politician * Adolphus Jones (born 1984), Kittian and Nevisian track and field athlete and footballer *

Adolphus Warburton Moore Adolphus Warburton Moore (1841–1887) (known generally as A. W. Moore) was a British civil servant and mountaineer. Life The son of Major John Arthur Moore and Sophia Stewart Yates, Moore was an India Office official from 1858 to 1887, holding ...

(1841–1887), British civil servant and mountaineer * Adolphus Ofodile (born 1979), Nigerian footballer * Adolphus Busch Orthwein (1917–2013), American heir and business executive and formerly missing person * Adolphus Jean Sweet (1920–1985), American actor * Adolphus Washington (born 1994), American football player

People with the surname Adolf or Adolphus

* Helen Adolf (1895–1998), Austrian–American linguist and literature scholar *

(1768–1845), English historian * John Leycester Adolphus (1795–1862), English lawyer, jurist and author

Fictional characters

*Adolphus, a character in ''

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' is a 1988 fantasy adventure film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Jonathan Pryce and Valentina Cortese. An international ...

'' *Adolphus, a character in '' The Adventures of Huck Finn'' *Adolphus Cusins, a character in ''

Major Barbara ''Major Barbara'' is a three-act English play by George Bernard Shaw, written and premiered in 1905 and first published in 1907. The story concerns an idealistic young woman, Barbara Undershaft, who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in ...

'' by George Bernard Shaw *Adolphus Tips, the eponymous cat of '' The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips'' by

Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as '' War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelli ...

*Dolf, an antagonist in the animated series ''

Alfred J. Kwak ''Alfred J. Kwak'' is a children's animated comedy-drama television series based on a Dutch theatre show by Herman van Veen, produced by Telescreen (company), Telecable Benelux B.V. in co-production with Omroepvereniging VARA, VARA, Zweites Deu ...

'' *Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga ''

Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...

'' by Osamu Tezuka *Saint Adolphus, a character in Ken Follett's '' The Pillars of the Earth'' *Adolf Verloc, a character in Joseph Conrad's ''

The Secret Agent ''The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale'' is an anarchist spy fiction novel by Polish-British author Joseph Conrad, first published on 12 September 1907.. The story is set in Soho, London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a sp ...

'' *Adolf K. Weismann, also known as Yashiro Isana, is the main protagonist in the anime series ''K'' *Adolf Wolf, a character in ''

Blitz Wolf ''Blitz Wolf'' is a 1942 American animated propaganda short film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A parody of the Three Little Pigs told via a World War II perspective, the short was directed by Tex Avery (in his first cartoon ...

'' *Adolphe Pescarolo, principal of Shuchiin Academy in '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' *Adolf, one of the main villains in Armour of God II: Operation Condor * Adolfo Pirelli, a minor antagonist in ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' *Adolf Stroud, a character in ''

The Ancient Magus' Bride is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist born in Hokkaido, Japan. She is best known for her manga series ''The Ancient Magus' Bride'', which was adapted into an anime tele ...

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