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Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the German name
Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names * Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' * Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other * Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...
. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements ''frid'', or peace, and ''ric'', meaning " ruler" or " power". Frederick ranked among the top 100 names in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
between 1880 and 1957 and has declined thereafter. It was ranked as the 536th most popular name for boys in 2009 in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
. It ranked as the 99th most popular name for boys in
England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is ...
in 2007. Freddy, a short form, ranked as the 60th most popular name for boys in
England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is ...
in 2008. Short form Fred was among the most popular names for boys in
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
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Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
in 2010. Frederica is a feminine variant of the name Frederick.


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Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans g ...
: Frederik * Breton: Frederig *
Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...
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Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...
: Fridrik, Miroslav * Czech: Bedřich, Bedříšek, Béda * Danish: Frederik, Frede * Dutch: Frederick, Frederik, Fred, Frits, Freek, Rik, Fedde * Emiliano-Romagnolo: Fedrîgh * English: Frederick, Fredrick, Fred, Freddy, Freddie, Frederic, Fredric *
Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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Priidu Priidu is an Estonian 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 ...
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Priit Priit is an Estonian masculine given name, cognate to English Fred or Frederick and to German Friedrich. People named Priit include: * Priit Aavik (born 1994), swimmer *Priit Aimla (born 1941), writer, poet, humorist and politician * Priit H ...
, Priidik, Preedik, Reedik * Faroese: Fríðrikur * Finnish:
Fredrik Fredrik is a masculine Germanic given name derived from the German name ''Friedrich'' or Friederich, from the Old High German ''fridu'' meaning "peace" and ''rîhhi'' meaning "ruler" or "power". It is the common form of Frederick in Norway, Finland ...
, Veeti, Rieti, Sparksy *
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
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Frédéric Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impress ...
( Frédérique is the feminine variant) * German:
Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names * Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' * Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other * Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...
, Fritz, Fredi, Fredy, Feick * Greek: Φρειδερίκος (Freideríkos) * Hungarian: Frigyes, Frici * Icelandic: Friðrik * Irish: Feardorcha * Italian:
Federico Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Artists * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ. * Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, r ...
, Fredo, Federigo (obsolete) *
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...
: Fridericus * Latvian:
Frīdrihs Frīdrihs, or Fridrihs, is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the names Friedrich and Frederick. A diminutive form of Frīdrihs is Fricis.Fricis, Frīdis, Freds, Fredijs, Frederiks *
Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
: Frederikas * Norwegian:
Fredrik Fredrik is a masculine Germanic given name derived from the German name ''Friedrich'' or Friederich, from the Old High German ''fridu'' meaning "peace" and ''rîhhi'' meaning "ruler" or "power". It is the common form of Frederick in Norway, Finland ...
* Old Frisian: Frethirik *
Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
: Friðríkr * Polish: Fryderyk, Fredek, Fryc * Portuguese: Fradique,
Frederico Frederico is a given name. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Portuguese. Literature * Frederico Barbosa, Brazilian poet * Frederico Ghisliero, Italian fencer and soldier who wrote his text Regole di molte cavagliereschi essercitii ...
* Russian: Фридрих (Fridrih), Фредерик (Frederik) * Scottish Gaelic: Freadaraig *
Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
: Fridrih, Miroslav * Slovene: Friderik * Spanish:
Federico Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Artists * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ. * Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, r ...
, Fico, Feche, Fede, Fadrique (obsolete) *
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
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Fredrik Fredrik is a masculine Germanic given name derived from the German name ''Friedrich'' or Friederich, from the Old High German ''fridu'' meaning "peace" and ''rîhhi'' meaning "ruler" or "power". It is the common form of Frederick in Norway, Finland ...
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Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
: Ffredrig, Ffred


People with the name

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Frederick II of Denmark Frederick II (1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death. A member of the House of Oldenburg, Frederick began his personal rule of Denmark-Norway at the age of ...
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Frederick III of Denmark Frederick III ( da, Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He also governed under the name Frederick II as diocesan administrator (colloquially referred to as prince ...
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Frederick IV of Denmark Frederick IV (Danish: ''Frederik''; 11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of Christian V of Denmark-Norway and his wife Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel. Early lif ...
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Frederick V of Denmark Frederick V (Danish and Norwegian: ''Frederik V''; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. He was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Ma ...
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Frederick VI of Denmark Frederick VI (Danish and no, Frederik; 28 January 17683 December 1839) was King of Denmark The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional political system, institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes ...
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Frederick VII of Denmark Frederick VII (Frederik Carl Christian; 6 October 1808 – 15 November 1863) was King of Denmark from 1848 to 1863. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and the last king of Denmark to rule as an ...
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Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII ( da, Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. The eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederic ...
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Frederick IX of Denmark Frederick IX ( da, Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was List of Danish monarchs, King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederick was the elder son of Ch ...
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Frederick I of Sweden Frederick I ( sv, Fredrik I; 28 April 1676 – 5 April 1751) was prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and (as ''Frederick I'') also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730. He ascended the throne f ...
* Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710–1771) ;Kings of Prussia * Frederick I of Prussia, previously Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg *
Frederick II of Prussia Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...
, Frederick the Great *
Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888), or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors. Known informa ...
, also King Frederick III of Prussia *
Frederick William I of Prussia Frederick William I (german: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the "Soldier King" (german: Soldatenkönig), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuch ...
(1688–1740) * Frederick William II of Prussia (1744–1797) *
Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, wh ...
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Frederick William IV of Prussia Frederick William IV (german: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 17952 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 7 June 1840 to his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to ...
(1795–1861) ;King of Württemberg * Frederick I of Württemberg (1754–1816) ;King of Bohemia *
Frederick V of the Palatinate Frederick V (german: link=no, Friedrich; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both r ...
;Holy Roman Emperors *
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (german: link=no, Friedrich I, it, Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt on ...
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (German language, German: ''Friedrich''; Italian language, Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Em ...
(1194–1250) *
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III (German: ''Friedrich III,'' 21 September 1415 – 19 August 1493) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death. He was the fourth king and first emperor of the House of Habsburg. He was the penultimate emperor to be crown ...
(1415–1493) ;Other royalty * Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584–1647), Stadtholder of Holland, one of the principal commanders of
Dutch Revolt The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the R ...
* Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814) * Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753–1805) * Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751) *
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, (Frederik André Henrik Christian; born 26 May 1968) is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. He is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. Early life Crown Prince Freder ...
(born 1968) * Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827) * Prince Frederick of Great Britain (1750–1765) *
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine Prince Friedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine (7 October 1870 – 29 May 1873) was the haemophiliac second son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, one of the daughters of Quee ...
(1870–1873) * Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1720–1785) * Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747–1837) * Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern (1891–1965) * Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1843–1904) * Prince Frederick of Homburg (1585–1638) * Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach *
Prince Frederick of Orange-Nassau Prince Frederik of Orange-Nassau ( en, William George Frederick, nl, Willem George Frederik; 15 February 1774 6 January 1799) was the youngest son of William V, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic and Princess Wilhelmin ...
(1774–1799) * Prince Frederick of Prussia (1794–1863) * Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen (1861–1914) *
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (german: Prinz Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Bruno zu Schaumburg-Lippe; 30 January 186812 December 1945) was a German prince and head of the Náchod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe. He was a son o ...
(1868–1945) * Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst * Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen * Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1800–1865) * Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1797–1881) *
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(1808–1870) * Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (1750–1803) * Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (1799–1864) * Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868–1940) *
Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
(1801–1883) * Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg * Prince Frederick Ferdinand Constantin of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach * Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1757–1844) * Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828–1885) * Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1893–1917) * Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865–1931) * Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia (1891–1927) * Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern (1924–2010) * Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Lippe (born 1947) * Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia (1880–1925) *
Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel Frederick William George Adolphus, Landgrave of Hesse (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf von Hessen-Kassel; 25 November 1820 – 14 October 1884) was the only son of Wilhelm I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim and Princess Louise Charlotte ...
(1820–1884) * Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1668–1714) * Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels (1770–1814) * Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708) * Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882–1918) *
Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick ...
* Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt * Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein * Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp * Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp * Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp *
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic League. Early years John Frederick was the eldest son of Elector John by his firs ...
* George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach * Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia * Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg ;People * Fred Akuffo (1937-1979), Ghanaian army officer, Head of State of Ghana from July 1978-June 1979 *
Frederick Benteen Frederick William Benteen (August 24, 1834 – June 22, 1898) was a military officer who first fought during the American Civil War. He was appointed to commanding ranks during the Indian Campaigns and Great Sioux War against the Lakota an ...
, American military officer * Frederick Cronyn Betts, Canadian politician and solicitor * Freddie Blassie, American professional wrestling villain and manager *
Frederick C. Bock Frederick Carl Bock Jr (January 18, 1918 – August 25, 2000) was a World War II pilot who took part in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Bock attended the University of Chicago and went on to enroll in a graduate course in philosoph ...
, World War II pilot *
Fred Bodsworth Charles Frederick (Fred) Bodsworth (October 11, 1918 – September 15, 2012) was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist. Born in Port Burwell, Ontario, Bodsworth worked as a journalist for the '' St. Thomas Times-Journal'', ''The ...
, Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist * Frederick Russell Burnham, American scout and world-traveling adventurer known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, helped inspire the founding of the international Scouting Movement * Frederick Carrington, British military leader *
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...
, Polish composer, one of the greatest composers of the Romantic Era *
Fredrick de Silva Edmund Fredrick Lorenz de Silva, (1912 – 1993) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician. He was the Mayor of Kandy, Member of Parliament and Sri Lanka's Ambassador to France. Early life and legal career Born to George E. de Silva a prominent p ...
, Sri Lankan Ambassador to France and UNESCO *
Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...
, Italian filmmaker * William Frederick Fisher, American physician and former NASA astronaut * Frederick Graff (1775-1847), American hydraulic engineer * Frederick D. Gregory, former United States Air Force pilot, military engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut as well as former NASA Deputy Administrator *
Frederick Gutekunst Frederick Gutekunst (September 25, 1831 - April 27, 1917) was an American photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He opened his first photographic portrait studio with his brother in 1854 and successfully ran his business for sixty years. ...
(1831-1917), American photographer *
Frederick Halterman Frederick Halterman (October 22, 1831March 22, 1907) was a German-American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1895 to 1897. Biography Halterman was ...
(1831-1907), U.S. Congressman *
Frederick Hauck Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck (pronounced "Howk"; born April 11, 1941) is a retired captain in the United States Navy, a former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26. P ...
, retired captain in the United States Navy, former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut *
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, (1851 – 6 August 1925) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of the Gold Coast (1898–1900), Barbados (1900–04) and British Guiana (1904–11). Early years Hodgson was the son of the Reverend ...
, British colonial administrator who was Governor of the Gold Coast (1898–1900), Barbados (1900–04) and British Guiana (1904–11) * Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, British peer, statesman, diplomat, and author *
Frederic Lang Sir Frederic William Lang (1852 – 5 March 1937) was a New Zealand politician, initially an independent conservative, then from 1914 a member of the Reform Party. He was the eighth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1913 to 1922. ...
, New Zealand politician, initially an independent conservative, then from 1914 a member of the Reform Party, the eighth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1913 to 1922 *
Frederick W. Leslie Fred Weldon Leslie is an American scientist who flew on the NASA STS-73 Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. Background Leslie was born on December 19, 1951, in Ancón, Panama. He is an instrument rated commercial pilot with more tha ...
, American scientist who flew on the NASA STS-73 Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist * Federico da Montefeltro, one of the most successful mercenary captains of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino * Frederick North, Lord North, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782 who led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence * Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator, popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture * Frederick Alfred Pile, British army officer * Frederick Poole, English army officer and general * Frederick Sandys, British painter, illustrator, and draughtsman * Frederick Roberts, British Army officer * Frederick Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, British politician during the Regency, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between August 1827 and January 1828 *
Fred G. Sanford Fred G. Sanford is a fictional character portrayed by actor/comedian Redd Foxx on the 1972–1977 NBC sitcom '' Sanford and Son'' and the 1980–1981 NBC sitcom '' Sanford''. Foxx, whose real name was John Elroy Sanford, modeled the character ...
(fictional), elderly, widowed, sarcastic, and cantankerous junk dealer *
Frederick Sanger Frederick Sanger (; 13 August 1918 – 19 November 2013) was an English biochemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice. He won the 1958 Chemistry Prize for determining the amino acid sequence of insulin and numerous other p ...
, British Biochemist that twice won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, one for his work on the structure of
Insulin Insulin (, from Latin ''insula'', 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the ''INS'' gene. It is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabolism o ...
and another for his contribution to the possibilities of
DNA sequencing DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine ...
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Fredrick de Saram Colonel Frederick Cecil "Derek" de Saram, OBE, ED (5 September 1912 – 11 April 1983) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, a Ceylon cricket captain, and an officer of the Ceylon Army. He led the attempted military coup of 1962. Early life and educa ...
(1912-1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala army colonel, lawyer, and cricket captain * Federico Spinola, Italian naval commander in Spanish Habsburg service, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Sesimbra Bay, Battle of the Narrow Seas and Battle of Sluys * Frederick Scherger, British Air Chief Marshal * Frederick W. Sturckow, engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot * Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, British statesman who served as Governor of Queensland from 1905 to 1909,
Governor of New South Wales The governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governors of the ...
from 1909 to 1913, and Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, where he was responsible for the creation of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms * Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford, British jurist and Conservative politician, twice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain * Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, British imperial general who came to prominence during the Anglo-Zulu War


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* Frederica (given name) * Georgii Frederiks *
Fredro Fredro is a surname or given name. It may refer to: * Aleksander Fredro (1793–1876), Polish poet, playwright, and writer * Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro (1620–1679), Polish nobleman * Fredro Starr, rapper See also * Fredro (Bończa), Polish no ...
* Fredericks (surname) {{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick (Given Name) Masculine given names English masculine given names