Fred (name)

Fred can be a given name or a surname.

Given name
Fred can be an either a given name in its own right or the diminutive form of the given names Frederick, Alfred, Manfred, 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 la marmotte (Fred the groundhog), Canadian groundhog who predicts weather on Groundhog Day

A

 * Fred Aandahl (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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 Again, British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and remixer
 * 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), multiple people
 * 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 sprint runner and gold medalist
 * Fred Aldrich (1904–1979), American character actor of both film and television
 * Fred Alexander (1880–1969), American tennis player
 * Fred Alexander (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Allandale (1872–1921), British musical comedy actor, comedian, and producer
 * Fred Allen (1894–1956), American comedian
 * Fred Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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), multiple people
 * Fred Andrade, Brazilian musician and composer
 * Fred Andrews (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Andrus (1850–1937), American baseball outfielder and pitcher
 * Fred Anhalt (1896–1996), American architect
 * Fred Anton (1934–2017), American businessman from Pennsylvania
 * 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), multiple people
 * Fred Armisen (born 1966), American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician
 * Fred Armstrong, American professional soccer goalkeeper
 * Fred Arthur (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Fred Ascani (1917–2010), American major general and Air Force test pilot
 * Fred Ashworth (1907–?), English rugby league footballer
 * Fred Astaire (1899–1987), American film and Broadway stage dancer
 * 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), surgeon in the United States Army
 * 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 (fl. 1890s), British runner
 * Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), American baseball player
 * Fred Baden (1934–2009), American mayor of Pineville, Louisiana
 * Fred Baer (1932–2007), American football player
 * Fred Bailey (1895–1972), American baseball player
 * Fred Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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 air 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), multiple people
 * Fred Barnett (born 1966), American football player
 * Fred Barnett (born 1966), English professional footballer
 * Fred Baron (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Barr (1882–1922), American trailblazer
 * Fred Barratt (1894–1947), English cricketer
 * Fred Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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 Bosman (born 1944), Dutch pathologist
 * Fred Bradshaw (born 1951), Canadian politician
 * Fred C. Brannon (1901–1954), American film director
 * Fred Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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), multiple people
 * Fred Clarke (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Coby (1916–1970), American character actor
 * Fred Cone (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Curatolo (born 1958), Canadian freelance editorial cartoonist
 * Fred Couples, American professional golfer

D

 * Fred Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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), multiple people
 * Fred Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people

F

 * Fred Fisher (1875–1942), American songwriter
 * Fred Fisher (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Ford (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred A. Fredrich (1870–1954), American politician from Wisconsin
 * Fred Funk, American professional golfer

G

 * Fred Gallagher (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Gause (1879–1944) Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
 * Fred Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Glover (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Goetz (1897–1934), Chicago Outfit mobster
 * Fred Goldsmith (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Green (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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), multiple people
 * Fred Harrison (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Hartley (1905–1980), Scottish pianist, conductor and composer
 * Fred A. Hartley Jr. (1902–1969), American politician from New Jersey
 * Fred Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred A. Henderich (1879–1941), American architect
 * Fred Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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), multiple people
 * 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 Republican politician
 * Fred Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people

J

 * Fred Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Frederick Jones (disambiguation), multiple people

K

 * Fred Karno (1866–1941), English theatre impresario of the British music hall
 * Fred Kaplan (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Keller (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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), multiple people
 * 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 from New Jersey
 * Fred Matiang'i, Kenyan academic and secretary
 * Fred Mavin (1884–1957), English footballer and manager
 * Fred Meyer (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Momotenko (Alfred Momotenko Levitsky, born 1970), Dutch composer
 * Fred Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Morrison (born 1963), Scottish musician
 * Fred "Curly" Morrison (1926–2020), American football player
 * Fred A. Mueller (1868–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Fred Mundee (1913–1990), American football player
 * Fred Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people

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 (1897–1967), American footballer
 * Fred Neufeld (1869–1945), Polish physician
 * Fred Neulander (born 1941–2024), American rabbi
 * Fred Newhouse (born 1948), American sprinter
 * Fred Newman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Newton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * 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
 * Fred Nomens (1869–1953), Australian rules footballer
 * Fred Noonan (1893–1937), American flight navigator, sea captain, and aviation pioneer
 * Fred Norcross (1884–1965), American footballer, coach, and mining engineer
 * Fred Norman (born 1942), American baseball player
 * Fred B. Norman (1882–1947), American representative
 * Fred Norris (born 1955), American radio personality
 * Fred Norton (1928–2000), American politician, speaker, and judge
 * Fred Noseworthy (1871–1942), Canadian track and field athlete

P

 * Fred Penner (born 1946), Canadian children's music performer
 * Fred Peters (politician) (1867–1935), Dutch-American politician and mayor of Murray, Utah
 * Fred Peters (artist) (1923–2018), American comic book artist
 * Fred Phelps (1929–2014), head of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church

R

 * Fred Rice (1918–2005), American football coach
 * Fred Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Rogers (1928–2003), American host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
 * Fred Rose (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Frederico Rodrigues Santos (born 1993), Brazilian footballer

S

 * Fred Sanford (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Savage (born 1976), American actor and director
 * Fred A. Seaton (1909–1974), American Secretary of the Interior
 * Fred Jay Seaver (1877–1970), American mycologist
 * Fred R. Shapiro (born 1954), American editor
 * Fred Sherman (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Shields (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Sinowatz (1929–2008), Austrian politician
 * Fred Slaughter (1942–2016), American basketball player and sports agent
 * Fred Albert Shannon (1893–1963), American historian
 * Fred Shook (1919–1992), American football player
 * Fred Small (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred E. Soucy (born 1922), Canadian politician
 * Fred Stafford (1926–2009), Australian Rules footballer
 * Fred Stoller (born 1958), American actor, stand-up comedian and author
 * Fred Stringer (1914–1916), English football manager

T

 * Fred Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Thompson (1942–2015), American politician
 * Fred Toones (1906–1962), African-American film actor
 * Fred Tuttle (1919–2003), American farmer from Vermont who ran for the U.S. Senate, largely under the name Fred

V

 * Fred Vail, American football, basketball, and baseball coach
 * Fred Valentine (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred VanVleet (born 1994), American basketball player
 * Fred Vargas (born 1957), French historian, archaeologist, and novelist
 * Fred Vaughan (1904–1986), American football player
 * Fred Vaughn (1918–1964), American baseball player
 * Fred Venturelli (1917–1990), American football player
 * Fred Vinson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Vulliamy (1913–1968), Canadian chartered accountant and politician

W

 * Fred Waring (1900–1984), American popular musician, bandleader and radio-television personality
 * Fred M. Warner (1865–1923), Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan
 * Fred Warner (baseball) (1855–1886), American baseball player
 * Fred Warner (American football) (born 1996), American football player
 * Fred Waters (1927–1989), American baseball player
 * Fred Waters (American football) (1878–1943), American football player
 * Fred Weber, vocalist for the new wave band Devo
 * Fred Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred West (1941–1995), British serial killer
 * Fred White (1955–2023), American drummer and a member of the Earth, Wind & Fire
 * Fred Wilcox (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Williams (1927–1982), Australian painter
 * Fred Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Wise (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Wolf (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Wright (disambiguation), multiple people

Z

 * Fred Zinneman, Austrian-American film director

Ffred

 * Ffred Ffransis (born 1948), Welsh activist and linguist
 * Alun Ffred Jones (born 1949), Welsh politician

Fredd

 * Fredd Atkins (born 1952), American politician
 * Fredd Wayne (1924–2018), American actor
 * Fredd Young (born 1961), American football player

Surname
Fred is also found as a surname.


 * Edwin Broun Fred (1887–1981), American bacteriologist
 * Jalo Aatos Fred (1917–2003), Finnish chess player
 * John Fred (1941–2005), American musician

Fictional characters

 * Coconut Fred, title character from the animated series Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island
 * Drop Dead Fred, title character of the '91 black comedy cult film Drop Dead Fred
 * Freaky Fred, a character from the animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog
 * Fred, eponymous character of Ferry Boat Fred
 * Fred, a character in the 2021 Canadian-American movie Mister Sister
 * Fred, a character in the American sitcom television series Roseanne
 * Fred, a character in the films Cars and Cars 2
 * Fred, a character from the indie game Them's Fightin' Herds
 * Fred, a character in The Muppet Christmas Carol
 * Fred the Admin, a deceased character from season 2 of the video game Minecraft: Story Mode
 * Fred Basset, a comic book dog
 * Fred Claus, title character in the film Fred Claus
 * Fred Elliott, a character from the soap opera Coronation Street
 * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created and portrayed by Lucas Cruikshank
 * Fred Finely, a character in Ninjago
 * Fred Flintstone, the main character from the animated sitcom The Flintstones
 * Fred Fonseca, a character from the soap opera EastEnders
 * Fred Fredburger, a character from the animated TV series Billy and Mandy
 * Fred VII, a character from the comic book G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
 * Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo), a supporting character from the animated series Scooby-Doo
 * Fred Kwon, highest paid member of the Surprise Party
 * Fred Leblanc, a main character from the animated series Fred's Head
 * Fred Mertz, a character from the sitcom I Love Lucy
 * Fred Peterson, a character from the American TV sitcom Get a Life (1990–1992)
 * Fred G. Sanford, a character from the sitcoms Sanford and Son and Sanford
 * Fred Weasley, a character from the Harry Potter series
 * Fred, the Undercover Kitten
 * Fredzilla, a character from the comic book series Big Hero 6, as well as the Disney film of the same name
 * Fred, a squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar