Fricke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Fricke Aaron Fricke (born January 25, 1962) is an American gay rights activist and author. He was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He is best known for '' Fricke v. Lynch'', a legal case in which he won his first amendment legal right to attend prom and ...

(born 1961), American gay rights activist *

Anna Fricke Anna Fricke is an American television writer and producer best known for her work on shows like ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Everwood'', '' Men in Trees'' and '' Privileged'' and as the co-creator of the North American version of '' Being Human.'' C ...

, American television writer and producer * Ben Fricke (1975–2011), American football player * Brian Fricke (born 1981), Iraq War veteran, gay rights activist * Cosima Fricke (born 2000), Argentinian model, musician and cinematographer. *

David Fricke David Fricke (born ) is an American music journalist who serves as the senior editor at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, where he writes predominantly about rock music. One of the best known names in rock journalism, his career has spanned over 40 ye ...

, senior editor of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine * Ernst-August Fricke (1911–1943), Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II *

Ferdinand-Wilhelm Fricke Ferdinand Wilhelm Fricke (October 11, 1863 – January 17, 1927) was a German teacher and, at the age of 15, founder of the Deutscher FV 1878 Hannover, the oldest rugby union club in Germany. Fricke was also the first chairman of the German ...

(1863–1927), founder of the oldest rugby union club in Germany *

Florian Fricke Florian Fricke (23 February 1944 – 29 December 2001) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music, using the Moog synthesizer, and was a founding member of the Krautrock band Popol Vuh. Early life Born on 23 ...

(1944–2001), German musician *

Heinz Fricke Heinz Fricke (11 February 1927 – 7 December 2015) was a German conductor. From 1961 to 1992 he held the position of Generalmusikdirektor of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. He also worked at Den Norske Opera. In 2010 Fricke announced h ...

, German conductor, Music Director of the Washington National Opera *

Janie Fricke Jane Marie Fricke ( ; born December 19, 1947), known professionally as Janie Fricke, is an American country music singer, record producer, and clothing designer. She has placed seventeen Single (music), singles in the top ten of the US ''Billboa ...

(born 1947), American country music singer * Jimmy Fricke (born 1987), American poker player *

John Fricke John Fricke (born November 30, 1950) is a historian and author focusing on '' The Wizard of Oz'' and Judy Garland. Fricke was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended John Marshall High School and worked in advertising at the M ...

, American film historian * Justin Fricke, (born 1989) North American Hobby horse riding champion and creator of the "rainbow double mctwist" hobby horse riding maneuver * Kathrin Fricke, the German web-artist Coldmirror * Kevin Fricke (born 1976), American entrepreneur and fitness explorer *

Kurt Fricke Kurt Fricke (8 November 1889 – 2 May 1945) was an Admiral with the Kriegsmarine (navy) of Nazi Germany during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Biography Fricke entered the '' Kaiserliche Marine'' as a cadet ...

(1889–1945), Admiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II *

Olaf Fricke Olaf Fricke (born 1 January 1951 in Zeitz) is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 team event at the 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Muotathal. Fricke also finished sevent ...

(born 1951), West German slalom canoeist * Otto Fricke (born 1965), German politician *

Peter Fricke Peter Fricke (born 26 August 1939, in Berlin, Germany) is a German television actor. Filmography (incomplete) * ''Die rote Kapelle'' (1972, TV miniseries) * ''Alexander Zwo'' (1972, TV miniseries) * ' (1973) * ''Das Blaue Palais'' (1974-1976, TV ...

(born 1939), German television actor *

Robert Fricke Karl Emanuel Robert Fricke (24 September 1861 – 18 July 1930) was a German mathematician, known for his work in complex analysis, especially on elliptic, modular and automorphic functions. He was one of the main collaborators of Felix Kl ...

(1861–1930), German mathematician * Roman Fricke (born 1977), German high jumper *

Ron Fricke Ron Fricke (born February 24, 1953) is an American film director and cinematographer specializing in time-lapse and large-format cinematography, known for his non-narrative feature films. Career After serving as director of photography for '' ...

, American film director and cinematographer *

Ronald Fricke Ronald Fricke is a German ichthyologist and researcher of biodiversity at the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart. As of 2022, Fricke authored 8 families, 10 genera and 186 species within the families of Callionymidae, Gobiesocidae, Ophi ...

German ichthyologist * Rusty Fricke (born 1964), American football player * Siegfried Fricke (born 1954), German rower, later became a politician * Tyler Fricke (born 1994), United States Army Officer * Walburga Fricke (born 1936), German politician * Walter Fricke (1915 – 1988), German professor of

theoretical astronomy Theoretical astronomy is the use of analytical and computational models based on principles from physics and chemistry to describe and explain astronomical objects and astronomical phenomena. Theorists in astronomy endeavor to create theoretical ...

and cryptanalyst in Wehrmacht during World War II * Willi Fricke (1913–1963), German international footballer

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