Origin: Old German
Meaning: peaceful ruler.
Frederick is also a common male forename. It has been the name of several monarchs, often shared by different members from the same dynasty. Frederick is Friedrich in German , Fredrik in Swedish and Norwegian , Frederik in Danish , Dutch and Finnish , Fryderyk in Polish , Federico in Italian and Spanish , and Frédéric in French .
- Frederick I Of Austria (Babenberg) , Duke of Austria from 1195-1198
- Frederick II Of Austria , ''the Quarrelsome'', (1219-1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty
- Frederick I Of Austria (Habsburg) , ''the Handsome'', (1286-1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans as Frederick (III).
- Frederick III Of Saxony , (1463-1525), Saxon elector
- Frederick I Of Denmark , (1471-1533), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick II Of Denmark , (1534-1588), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick III Of Denmark , (1609-1670), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick IV Of Denmark , (1671-1730), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick V Of Denmark , (1723-1766), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick VI Of Denmark , (1768-1839), King of Denmark and Norway
- Frederick VII Of Denmark , (d. 1863), King of Denmark (1848-1863)
- Frederick VIII Of Denmark , (d. 1912), King of Denmark (1906-1912)
- Frederick IX Of Denmark , (1899-1972), King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor , (1125-1190), king & emperor
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor , (1196-1250), king & emperor
- Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor , (1415-1493), German ruler (=Archduke Frederick V of Austria)
- Frederick IV, Elector Palatine , (1574-1610), ''the righteous'', German aristocrat
- Frederick V, Elector Palatine , (1619-1620), Bohemian aristocrat
- Frederick V Of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg , (before 1333-1398)
- Frederick II, Margrave Of Brandenburg , (1413-1470)
- Friedrich Wilhelm I Of Brandenburg , (1620-1688), called "Great Elector" of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia
- Frederick I Of Prussia , (1657-1713), Elector of Brandenburg (1688-1713), King in Prussia (1701-1713)
- Friedrich Wilhelm I Of Prussia , (1688-1740), King of Prussia (1713-1740)
- Frederick II Of Prussia (the Great), (1712-1786), King of Prussia (1740-1786)
- Frederick William II Of Prussia , (1744-1797), King of Prussia (1786-1797)
- Frederick William III Of Prussia , (1770-1840), King of Prussia (1797-1840)
- Frederick William IV Of Prussia , (1795-1861), King of Prussia (1840-1861)
- Frederick III Of Germany , (1831-1888), German Emperor
- Frederick, Prince Of Wales , (1707-1751)
- Frederick Augustus I Of Saxony , (1750-1827), Elector (1763-1806) and King (1806-1827) of Saxony
- Frederick Augustus II Of Saxony , (1797-1854), King of Saxony (1836-1854)
- Frederick Augustus III Of Saxony , (1865-1932), King of Saxony (1904-1918)
- Frederick I Of Sweden , (1676-1751), King of Sweden (1720-1751)
- Frederick I Of Württemberg , (1754-1816), Duke (1797-1803), Elector (1803-1806), and King (1806-1816) of Württemberg
- Frederick, Archbishop Of Tyre (died 1173)
- Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz), American dancer of Austrian origin
- Fred Biletnikoff (Frederick S. Biletnikoff), retired American football player
- Frederico Chaves Guedes , Brazilian football plater
- Frédéric Chopin , Polish-French composer
- Frederick Coutts , the 8th General of The Salvation Army
- Frederick Douglass , American abolitionist
- Fred Durst (William Frederick Durst), lead singer of Limp Bizkit
- Frederik Van Eeden , Dutch writer and psychiatrist
- Friedrich Engels , German political philosopher, co-author of ''The Communist Manifesto''
- Federico Fellini , Italian film-maker and director
- Frederick Forsyth , British novelist
- Carl Friedrich Gauss , German mathematician
- George Frideric Handel , German composer
- Friedrich Hayek , Austrian economist and political philosopher
- Jan Frederik Helmers , Dutch poet
- Willem Frederik Hermans , Dutch writer
- Fred Jones (Frederick Terrell Jones), American basketball player
- Freddie Laker (Sir Frederick Alfred Laker), founder of Laker Airways
- Fred MacMurray (Frederick Martin MacMurray), American actor
- Fred McGriff (Frederick Stanley McGriff), Major League Baseball player
- Freddie Mercury , singer of the band Queen
- Henri Moissan (Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan), French chemist
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche , German existentialist philosopher
- Blessed Frédéric Ozanam , French scholar
- Fred Rogers (Frederick McFeely Rogers), American TV personality
- Frédéric Rossif , French television director
- Fred Spofforth (Frederick Spofforth), Australian cricket player
- Fredro Starr , rapper
- Freddie Stone (Frederick Stewart), American musician, co-founder of Sly & The Family Stone
- Fred Stolle (Frederick Sydney Stolle), Australian tennis player
- Frederick Jackson Turner , American historian.
- Saint Friedrich I Of Utrecht , Catholic Bishop Of Utrecht in 825
- Frederik, an artist name of Finnish singer Ilkka Sysimetsä , who did the Finnish version of Moskau
Frederick is a popular place-name as well.
Many characters are named Frederick/Fred.
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