# Fred (name)

Fred can be a given name or a surname.
* Given name
* Surname
* Characters
* See also

## 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.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* P
* R
* S
* T
* V
* W

### 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 (fl.1907–?), English rugby league footballer
* Fred Astaire (1899–1987), American film and Broadway stage dancer
* Fred Atkinson (educator) (fl.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 [Wikidata] (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 (fl. 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 Hoyle (1915–2001), English astronomer
* 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 Moseley (1913–1989), American ice hockey player
* Fred (Baker) Moseley (1946), American economist
* 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 (baseball) (born 1942), American baseball player
* Fred Norman (musician) (1910–1993), American jazz composer, music arranger, trombonist, and singer
* Fred B. Norman (1882–1947), American politician
* 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
* Fred Popovici (born 1948), Romanian composer

### 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 (1922–1993), Canadian politician
* Fred Stafford (1926–2009), Australian Rules footballer
* Fred Stoller (born 1958), American actor, stand-up comedian and author
* Fred Stringer (fl.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

## Variations
### 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 the Octopus, in Pocoyo
* 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