Fred (given name)

Fred, sometimes spelled Fredd, is a masculine given name. It is often short for Frederick, Manfred, Alfred, or Wilfred.

Mononym Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of French comics creator Fred Othon Aristidès Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian footballer Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian footballer Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian footballer Fred and Fred Again, stage names of British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and remixer Frederick Gibson (born 1993)

A Fred Aandahl (disambiguation) Fred Abbott (1874–1935), American baseball catcher Fred Abel (1903–1980), American football player Fred Abraham Jr. (1886–1918), British Guianese cricketer Fred Abraham Sr. (1859–?), British Guianese cricketer Fred Achelam (born 2001), Ugandan cricketer Fred Acorn (born 1961), American football defensive back Fred Adams (born 1961), American astrophysicist Fred Agabashian (1913–1989), American racer of midget cars and Indy cars Fred Agbedi, educationist and politician from Nigeria Fred Agius (born 1984), Australian footballer Fred Agnich (1913–2004), American geophysicist and politician Fred Ah Kuoi (born 1956), New Zealand rugby league player Fred Ahern (disambiguation) Fred Ainsworth (1894–1981), English footballer Fred Ajudua, Nigerian criminal accused of being an advance-fee fraud scammer Fred Akers (1938–2020), American football player and coach Fred Åkerström (1937–1985), Swedish folk guitarist and singer Fred Akshar, American Republican politician Fred Akuffo (1937–1979), Ghanaian soldier and politician Fred Albin (1902–1965), American sound engineer Fred Alder (1889–1960), Australian rules footballer Fred Alderman (1905–1998), American sprinter Fred Aldrich (1904–1979), American actor Fred Alexander (1880–1969), American tennis player Fred Alexander (disambiguation) Fred Allandale (1872–1921), British musical comedy actor, comedian, and producer Fred Allen (1894–1956), American comedian Fred Allen (disambiguation) Fred Alley (1962–2001), American musical theatre lyricist and librettist Fred Allison (1882–1974), American physicist Fred Alsop (born 1938), British long jumper Fred Anderson (disambiguation) Fred Andrade, Brazilian musician and composer Fred Andrews (disambiguation) Fred Andrus (1850–1937), American baseball outfielder and pitcher Fred Rufus Angevine (1889–1956), American attorney and politician Fred Anhalt (1896–1996), American architect Fred C. Anson (1933–2024), American electrochemist and academic Fred Anton (1934–2017), American businessman Fred Apostoli (1913–1973), American boxer Fred Appleby (1879–1956), British long-distance runner Fred Applegate (baseball) (1879–1968), American baseball pitcher Fred Applegate (actor) (born 1953), American actor, dancer, and singer Fred Appleyard (1874–1963), British landscape artist Fred Appleyard (footballer) (1909–1995), English footballer Fred Arbanas (1939–2021), American football player Fred Arbinger (born 1957), German footballer Fred Archer (disambiguation) Fred Armisen (born 1966), American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician Fred Arthur (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player Fred Ascani (1917–2010), United States Air Force major general and test pilot Fred Ashworth (1907–?), English rugby league footballer Fred Astaire (1899–1987), American film and Broadway stage dancer Fredd Atkins (born 1952), American politician Fred Atkinson (educator) (1900–1902), American Director of Education in the Philippines Fred Atkinson (footballer) (1919–1991), English footballer Fred Auckenthaler (1899–1946), Swiss ice hockey player Fred Avey (1909–1999), English footballer Fred Ayers (1912–1986), Australian rules footballer Fred C. Ainsworth (1852–1934), United States Army surgeon Fred M. Ahern (1884–1950), American lawyer and politician

B Fred Bachrach (1914–2009), Dutch literary and art historian Fred Backway (1913–1995), Australian rules footballer Fred Bacon (1890s), British runner Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), American baseball player Fred Baer (1932–2007), American football player Fred Bailey (baseball) (1895–1972), American baseball player Fred Baker (disambiguation) Fred Bakewell (1908–1983), English cricketer Fred Ball (1915–2007), American movie studio executive and actor Fred Ball (footballer) (1868–1902), Australian rules footballer Fred J. Balshofer (1877–1969), American silent film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer Fred B. Balzar (1880–1934), American politician and Governor of Nevada Fred Bamford (1849–1934), Australian politician Fred Bamford (footballer) (1887–1955), Australian rules football player Fred Bankhead (1912–1972), American baseball player Fred Banks (born 1962), American football wide receiver Fred A. Bantz (1895–1982), American Department of Navy official Fred Barakat (1939–2010), American basketball coach Fred Barber (born 1963), English footballer Fred Bardshar (1915–1993), American World War II flying ace Fred Baring (1890–1961), Australian rules footballer Fred Barker (1901–1935), American bank robber Fred Barker (footballer) (1903–1974), Australian rules footballer Fred Barnard (1846–1896), English illustrator, caricaturist and genre painter Fred Barnes (disambiguation) Fred Barnett (born 1966), American football player Fred Barnett (born 1966), English professional footballer Fred Baron (disambiguation) Fred Barr (1882–1922), American trailblazer Fred Barratt (1894–1947), English cricketer Fred Barrett (disambiguation) Fred Barry (1948–2016), American football player Fred Bartram (1869–1948), New Zealand Member of Parliament Fred Basolo (1920–2007), American inorganic chemist Fred Bassetti (1917–2013), American architect Fred Bateman (1937–2012), economic historian Fred Baur (1918–2008), American chemist and food storage technician Fred Baxter (born 1971), American football player Fred Beckey (1923–2017), American mountaineer and rock climber Fred Berry (1951–2003), American actor Fred Beyeler (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer Fred Bosman (born 1944), Dutch pathologist Fred Bradshaw (born 1951), Canadian politician Fred C. Brannon (1901–1954), American film director Fred Brown (disambiguation) Fred Aghogho Brume (1942–2011), Nigerian politician Fred Brumm (1887–1946), American football player

C Fred Carr (1946–2018), American football linebacker Fred Carreiro (born 1979), Brazilian footballer Fred Campos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer Fred Cheng (born 1983), Canadian-born Hong Kong musician and actor Fred Clark (disambiguation) Fred Clarke (disambiguation) Fred Coby (1916–1970), American actor Fred Cone (disambiguation) Fred Cook (disambiguation) Fred Curatolo (born 1958), Canadian freelance editorial cartoonist Fred Couples (born 1959), American golfer

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

E Fred Elder ( 1968–1976), race car owner Fred Elliott (disambiguation) Fred Ellis (disambiguation)

F Fred Fisher (1875–1942), American songwriter Fred Fisher (disambiguation) Fred Ford (disambiguation) Fred A. Fredrich (1870–1954), American politician Fred Funk (born 1956), American golfer

G Fred Gallagher (disambiguation) Fred Gause (1879–1944), justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Fred Gibson (disambiguation) Fred Glover (disambiguation) Fred Goetz (1897–1934), American mobster Fred Goldsmith (disambiguation) Fred Graham (disambiguation) Fred Gray (disambiguation) Fred Green (disambiguation) Fred Guttenberg (born 1965), American activist against gun violence

H Fred Haise (born 1933), American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut Fred Harvey Harrington (1912–1995), American educator and university president Fred Harris (disambiguation) Fred Harrison (disambiguation) Fred Hartley (1905–1980), Scottish pianist, conductor, and composer Fred A. Hartley Jr. (1902–1969), American politician Fred Harvey (disambiguation) Fred A. Henderich (1879–1941), American architect Fred Hill (disambiguation) Fred Hilton (born 1948), American basketball player Fred Hoey (1885–1949), American baseball broadcaster Fred Hoey (baseball manager) (1865–1933), American baseball manager Fred Holliday (disambiguation) Fred Nall Hollis (born 1948), American artist Fred Hollows (1929–1993), Australian ophthalmologist and philanthropist Fred J. Homeyer (1913–1990), justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court Fred W. Hooper (1897–2000), American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder Fred A. Howland (1864–1953), Vermont attorney, businessman, and politician Fred Hoyle (1915–2001), English astronomer Fred Hunt (disambiguation)

J Fred Jackson (disambiguation) Fred Johnson (disambiguation) Frederick Jones (disambiguation)

K Fred Karno (1866–1941), English theatre impresario of the British music hall Fred Kaplan (disambiguation) Fred Keller (disambiguation) Fred Kelly (disambiguation) Fred Kelsey (1884–1961), American actor, film director, and screenwriter Fred Kiprop (born 1974), Kenyan long-distance runner Fred J. Koenekamp (1922–2017), American cinematographer Fred Kohler (1888–1938), American actor Fred Krone (1930–2010), American actor and stuntman

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

M Fred MacAulay (born 1956), Scottish comedian Fred H. Madden (born 1954), American politician Fred Matiang'i, Kenyan academic and secretary Fred Mavin (1884–1957), English footballer and manager Fred Meyer (disambiguation) Fred Miller (disambiguation) Fred Momotenko, Dutch composer Alfred Momotenko Levitsky (born 1970) Fred Moore (disambiguation) Fred Morris (disambiguation) Fred Morrison (born 1963), Scottish musician Fred Moseley (1913–1989), American ice hockey player Fred Moseley (economist) (1946), American economist Fred "Curly" Morrison (1926–2020), American football player Fred A. Mueller (1868–?), American politician Fred Mundee (1913–1990), American football player Fred Murphy (disambiguation)

N Fred Naumetz (1922–1998), American footballer Fred Negro (born 1959), Australian satirist, musician, songwriter, and cartoonist Fred Negus (1923–2005), American footballer Fred Neher (1903–2001), American cartoonist Fred Neil (1936–2001), American singer-songwriter Fred Nesser (1887–1967), American football player Fred Neufeld (1869–1945), Polish physician Fred Neulander (born 1941–2024), American rabbi Fred Newhouse (born 1948), American sprinter Fred Newman (disambiguation) Fred Newton (disambiguation) Fred Niblo (1874–1948), American film actor, director, and producer Fred Niblo Jr. (1903–1973), American screenwriter Fred Nicholas (1893–1962), English cricketer Fred Nicholson (rugby union) (1885–?), Australian rugby union player Fred Nicholson (1894–1972), American baseball player Fred Nickson (1919–?), English footballer Fred Nicole (born 1970), Swiss rock climber Fred Nidd (1869–1956), English footballer Fred Nile (born 1934), Australian politician Fred Nixon (Australian footballer) (1874–1933), Australian rules footballer Fred Nixon (born 1958), American wide receiver Fred Nøddelund (1947–2016), Norwegian jazz musician, music arranger, record producer, and bandleader Fred Nolting (1932–2016), American politician