Namesakes
Friedrich I Barbarossa
(m) 1122-1190 
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1152-1190
Friedrich I the Catholic
(m) 1175-1198
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1195-1198
Friedrich II
(m) 1194-1250
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1212-1250
Friedrich II the Quarrelsome
(m) 1211-1246
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1230-1246
Friedrich I the Fair
(m) 1289-1330
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1308-1330
Friedrich II
(m) 1327-1344
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1339-1344
Friedrich III
(m) 1415-1493
Austrian Dukes and Emperors 1457-1493
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1440-1493
Fredrik I
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1676-1751
Swedish Kings and Queens 1720-1751
Georg Friedrich Händel
(m) 1685-1759
Notable Musicians
Friedrich Wilhelm I
(m) 1688-1740
Other Royalty 1713-1740 Prussia (king)
Adolf Fredrik
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1710-1771
Swedish Kings and Queens 1751-1771
Friedrich II the Great
(m) 1712-1786
Notable Military Figures
Other Royalty 1740-1786 Prussia (king)
Otto Friedrich Müller
(m) 1730-1784
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Friedrich Schiller
(m) 1759-1805
Notable Writers
Friedrich Hölderlin
(m) 1770-1843
Notable Writers
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
(m) 1770-1831
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Friedrich Schlegel
(m) 1772-1829
Notable Writers
Georg Philipp Friedrich von Hardenberg "Novalis"
(m) 1772-1801
Notable Writers
Carl Friedrich Gauss
(m) 1777-1855
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Friedrich Bessel
(m) 1784-1846
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm I
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1797-1888
Other Royalty 1861-1888; 1871-1888 Prussia; German Empire (king/emperor)
Friedrich Wöhler
(m) 1800-1882
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
(m) 1801-1873
Swiss Presidents 1854; 1860
Friedrich von Amerling
(m) 1803-1887
Notable Artists
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
(m) 1815-1894
Notable Writers
Adolph von Menzel
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1815-1905
Notable Artists
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1817-1905
Other Royalty 1890-1905 Luxembourg (grand duke)
Friedrich Engels
(m) 1820-1895
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Adolph Strecker
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1822-1871
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Max Müller
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1823-1900
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Emil Welti
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1825-1899
Swiss Presidents 1869; 1872; 1876; 1880; 1884; 1891
Wilhelm Hertenstein
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1825-1888
Swiss Presidents 1888
Friedrich III
(m) 1831-1888
Other Royalty 1888 German Empire; Prussia (emperor/king)
Adolf von Baeyer
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1835-1917
Nobel Prize Winners 1905 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Georg von Hertling
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1843-1919
German Chancellors and Presidents 1917-1918 (chancellor)
Friedrich Nietzsche
(m) 1844-1900
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Carl Benz
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1844-1929
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm II
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1859-1941
Other Royalty 1888-1918 German Empire; Prussia (emperor/king)
Sigismund of Prussia
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1864-1866
Other Royalty 1864-1866 Prussia (prince)
Maximilian of Baden
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1867-1929
German Chancellors and Presidents 1918 (chancellor)
Waldemar of Prussia
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1868-1879
Other Royalty 1868-1879 Prussia (prince)
Friedrich Bhaer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1869 Little Women
Friedrich Ebert
(m) 1871-1925
German Chancellors and Presidents 1918-1919; 1919-1925 (chancellor/president)
Friedrich Akel
(m) 1871-1941
Estonian Presidents and Prime Ministers 1924 (state elder)
Wilhelm of Prussia
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1882-1951
Other Royalty 1882-1918; 1882-1951 German Empire; Prussia (prince)
Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
(m) 1883-1942
Other Royalty 1883-1942 Prussia (prince)
Friedrich Bergius
(m) 1884-1949
Nobel Prize Winners 1931 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Friedrich Paneth
(m) 1887-1958
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Frigyes Mezei
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1887-1938
Olympic Medalists 1908 medley relay (bronze)
F. W. Murnau
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1888-1931
Notable Filmmakers
Waldemar of Prussia
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1889-1945
Other Royalty 1889-1945 Prussia (prince)
Fritz Lang
(m) 1890-1976
Notable Filmmakers
Friedrich Traugott Wahlen
(m) 1899-1985
Swiss Presidents 1961
Friedrich Hayek
(m) 1899-1992
Nobel Prize Winners 1974 (economics)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Heinrich of Prussia
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1900-1904
Other Royalty 1900-1904 Prussia (prince)
Gustav Knuth
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1901-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Adolf Butenandt
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1903-1995
Nobel Prize Winners 1939 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Hans Asperger
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1906-1980
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Wilhelm of Prussia
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1906-1940
Other Royalty 1906-1940 Prussia (prince)
Marquardt Slevogt
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1909-1980
Olympic Medalists 1932 ice hockey (bronze)
Friedrich Hendrix
(m) 1911-1941
Olympic Medalists 1932 4x100 m relay (silver)
Gaius de Gaay Fortman
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1911-1997
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1911-2004
Other Royalty 1948-1980 Netherlands (prince consort)
Friedrich of Prussia
(m) 1911-1966
Other Royalty 1911-1966 Prussia (prince)
Friedrich von Stülpnagel
(m) 1913-1996
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Ad Reinhardt
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1913-1967
Notable Artists
Karl Franz of Prussia
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1916-1975
Other Royalty 1916-1975 Prussia (prince)
Fritz Walter
(m) 1920-2002
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
(m) 1921-1990
Notable Writers
Hoimar von Ditfurth
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1921-1989
Notable Writers
Claus of the Netherlands
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1926-2002
Other Royalty 1980-2002 Netherlands (prince consort)
Karl-Friedrich Haas
(m) 1931-2021
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 4x400 m relay; 400 m (bronze/silver)
Friedrich Wilhelm Braun
(m) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (bronze)
Reinhard Mey
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
Fritz Hilpert
(m) 1956-
Notable Musicians
Patrick Lindner
(a.k.a. Friedrich) (m) 1960-
Notable Musicians