Namesakes
Austrian Dukes and Emperors:
4 dukes, 1 archduke
Duke Friedrich I the Catholic (a.k.a. Frederick) 1195-1198 
Duke Friedrich II the Quarrelsome (a.k.a. Frederick) 1230-1246
Duke Friedrich I the Fair (a.k.a. Frederick) 1308-1330
Duke Friedrich II (a.k.a. Frederick) 1339-1344
Archduke Friedrich III (a.k.a. Frederick) 1457-1493
Bohemian Kings:
1 king
King Fridrich V (a.k.a. Frederick) 1619-1620
British Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers
Frederick North 1770-1782
F. J. Robinson (a.k.a. Frederick) 1827-1828
Alec Douglas-Home (a.k.a. Frederick) 1963-1964
Danish Kings and Queens:
9 kings
King Frederik I (a.k.a. Frederick) 1523-1533
King Frederik II (a.k.a. Frederick) 1559-1588
King Frederik III (a.k.a. Frederick) 1648-1670
King Frederik IV (a.k.a. Frederick) 1699-1730
King Frederik V (a.k.a. Frederick) 1746-1766
King Frederik VI (a.k.a. Frederick) 1808-1839
King Frederik VII (a.k.a. Frederick) 1848-1863
King Frederik VIII (a.k.a. Frederick) 1906-1912
King Frederik IX (a.k.a. Frederick) 1947-1972
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero
Frederick Tilney 1817 Northanger Abbey
Frederick Wentworth 1818 Persuasion
Lord Frederick Verisopht 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors:
3 king-emperors
King-Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa (a.k.a. Frederick) 1152-1190
King-Emperor Friedrich II (a.k.a. Frederick) 1212-1250
King-Emperor Friedrich III (a.k.a. Frederick) 1440-1493
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist/record of the year/song of the year
(best new artist/record of the year/song of the year) Sam Smith (a.k.a. Frederick) 2015 ; Stay with Me
Hall-of-Famers:
6 ice hockey, 4 football, 2 baseball
(ice hockey) Fred "Cyclone" Taylor 1947
(ice hockey) Hughie Lehman (a.k.a. Frederick) 1958
(ice hockey) Fred Whitcroft 1962
(ice hockey) Frederick George "Steamer" Maxwell 1962
(ice hockey) Fred Scanlan 1965
(baseball) Freddie Lindstrom 1976
(football) Fred Biletnikoff 1988
(ice hockey) Fred "Bun" Cook 1995
(football) Fritz Pollard 2005
(football) Fred Dean 2008
(football) Duke Slater (a.k.a. Frederick) 2020
(baseball) Fred McGriff 2023
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Freddie Freeman 2020 baseball
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Frederick Weld 1864-1865
Frederick Whitaker 1863-1864; 1882-1883
Nobel Prize Winners:
4 medicine, 2 chemistry, 1 physics
(chemistry) Frederick Soddy 1921
(medicine) Frederick Banting 1923
(medicine) Frederick Gowland Hopkins 1929
(medicine) Frederick Chapman Robbins 1954
(medicine) Maurice Wilkins (a.k.a. Frederick) 1962
(chemistry) Frederick Sanger 1958; 1980
(physics) Frederick Reines 1995
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
6 kings
King Fredrik I (a.k.a. Frederick) 1523-1533
King Fredrik II (a.k.a. Frederick) 1559-1588
King Fredrik III (a.k.a. Frederick) 1648-1670
King Fredrik IV (a.k.a. Frederick) 1699-1730
King Fredrik V (a.k.a. Frederick) 1746-1766
King Fredrik VI (a.k.a. Frederick) 1808-1814
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Frederick Douglass 1818-1895
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 presenter
Fred Astaire (a.k.a. Frederick) 1899-1987
Lew Ayres (a.k.a. Frederick) 1908-1996
David Attenborough (a.k.a. Frederick) 1926-
Orson Bean (a.k.a. Frederick) 1928-2020
Michael Ironside (a.k.a. Frederick) 1950-
Rick Moranis 1953-
Freddie Prinze 1954-1977
Jon Tenney (a.k.a. Frederick) 1961-
Freddie Prinze, Jr. 1976-
Fred Savage 1976-
Jonathan Togo (a.k.a. Frederick) 1977-
Chris Klein (a.k.a. Frederick) 1979-
Freddie Fox 1989-
Notable Artists:
1 cartoonist, 1 painter
Childe Hassam (a.k.a. Frederick) 1859-1935
Tex Avery (a.k.a. Frederick) 1908-1980
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 cricket, 1 soccer, 1 tennis, 1 track, 1 volleyball
(tennis) Fred Perry 1909-1995
(cricket) Dav Whatmore (a.k.a. Frederick) 1954-
(volleyball) Karch Kiraly (a.k.a. Frederick) 1960-
(track) Carl Lewis (a.k.a. Frederick) 1961-
(baseball) Freddie Freeman 1989-
(soccer) Cyrus Christie (a.k.a. Frederick) 1992-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Frederick Cook 1865-1940
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
Tex Avery (a.k.a. Frederick) 1908-1980
Norman Jewison (a.k.a. Frederick) 1926-2024
Terrence Malick (a.k.a. Frederick) 1943-
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander
Friedrich II the Great (a.k.a. Frederick) 1712-1786
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians, 2 singers, 1 composer
Frederick Delius 1862-1934
Billy Gibbons (a.k.a. Frederick) 1949-
Rick Rubin 1963-
Fred Durst 1970-
Sam Smith (a.k.a. Frederick) 1992-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Friedrich Engels (a.k.a. Frederick) 1820-1895
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Walter Mondale (a.k.a. Frederick) 1928-2021
Seamus Mallon (a.k.a. Frederick) 1936-2020
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
3 chemists, 2 physicists, 1 naturalist, 1 physician
Frederick Gowland Hopkins 1861-1947
Frederick Soddy 1877-1956
Frederick Banting 1891-1941
Maurice Wilkins (a.k.a. Frederick) 1916-2004
Frederick Reines 1918-1998
Frederick Sanger 1918-2013
David Attenborough (a.k.a. Frederick) 1926-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Frederick Forsyth 1938-
Olympic Medalists:
13 gold, 8 bronze, 7 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(silver) John McLean (a.k.a. Frederick) 1900 110 m hurdles
(gold) Frederick Lane 1900 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m obstacle
(bronze) Frederick Moloney 1900 110 m hurdles
(silver) Fred Englehardt 1904 triple jump
(gold) Frederick Schule 1904 110 m hurdles
(gold) Frederick Holman 1908 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(bronze) Frederick Humphreys 1912 cross country team
(bronze) Frederick Hibbins 1912 cross country team
(gold) Fred Kelly 1912 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Richard Remer (a.k.a. Frederick) 1920 3000 m walk
(bronze) Fred Lauer 1924 water polo
(gold) Fred Tootell 1924 hammer throw
(gold) Fred Alderman 1928 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Munroe Bourne (a.k.a. Frederick) 1928 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold/bronze) Morgan Taylor (a.k.a. Frederick) 1924; 1928; 1932 400 m hurdles
(silver) Jerry Cornes (a.k.a. Frederick) 1932 1500 m
(gold) Freddie Wolff 1936 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Fritz Pollard Jr. 1936 110 m hurdles
(gold) Cliff Bourland (a.k.a. Frederick) 1948 4x400 m relay
(gold) John Keller (a.k.a. Frederick) 1952 basketball
(silver) Noel Freeman (a.k.a. Frederick) 1960 20 km walk
(silver) Bill Crothers (a.k.a. Frederick) 1964 800 m
(gold) Fred Hansen 1964 pole vault
(bronze/gold) Fred Schmidt 1964 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Bill Hoskett (a.k.a. Frederick) 1968 basketball
(gold) Fred Tyler 1972 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Fred Newhouse 1976 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver/gold) John Frederick Hencken 1972; 1976 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold/silver) Carl Lewis (a.k.a. Frederick) 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay; long jump
(gold) Karch Kiraly (a.k.a. Frederick) 1984; 1988; 1996 volleyball; beach volleyball
(bronze) Fred Onyancha 1996 800 m
(silver) Frédérick Bousquet 2008 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Fred Kerley 2020 100 m
Other Royalty:
5 princes, 2 kings, 1 emperor/king
Friedrich Wilhelm I (a.k.a. Frederick) 1713-1740 Prussia
Friedrich II the Great (a.k.a. Frederick) 1740-1786 Prussia
Fredrik Adolf of Sweden (a.k.a. Frederick) 1750-1803 Sweden
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (a.k.a. Frederick) 1774-1850 United Kingdom
Frederik of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Frederick) 1797-1881 Netherlands
Friedrich III (a.k.a. Frederick) 1888 German Empire; Prussia
Heinrich of Prussia (a.k.a. Frederick) 1900-1904 Prussia
Friedrich of Prussia (a.k.a. Frederick) 1911-1966 Prussia
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Freddie Stone 1993 Sly and the Family Stone
Fred White (a.k.a. Frederick) 2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
Billy Gibbons (a.k.a. Frederick) 2004 ZZ Top
Denny Laine (a.k.a. Frederick) 2018 The Moody Blues
Saints:
2 blessed, 2 saints
Saint Frederick ?-838
Saint Frederick of Liege ?-1121
Blessed Frederick of Regensburg ?-1329
Blessed Federico Albert (a.k.a. Frederick) 1820-1876
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Duke Frederick As You Like It
Swedish Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King Fredrik I (a.k.a. Frederick) 1720-1751
King Adolf Fredrik (a.k.a. Frederick) 1751-1771