Arts and Music

• Frederick Bulsara
  • Freddie Mercury (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• Frederick Loewe (born 1901, died 1988)

  Austrian-American composer and songwriter.

  • Wrote Brigadoon and My Fair Lady in collaboration with Alan Jay Lerner (see list of Songwriters)
• Frederick Burr Opper (born 1857, died 1937)

  American cartoonist.

  • Happy Hooligan (see list of Cartoonists)

Leadership

• Frederick Douglass (born 1817, died 1895)

  American abolitionist lecturer and author. First African-American candidate for U.S. vice president (1872).

  • Born a slave, he escaped, educated himself, and became a leader of the antislavery movement (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
• Frederick H. Gillett

  U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1919-25 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• Frederick the Great (born 1712, died 1786)

  King of Prussia, 1740-86. Highly skilled as an administrator and writer, as well as a military leader.

  • Provoked both the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years'' War (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Frederick J. Mancheski
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Echlin (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg

  U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-91, 1793-95 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• Frederick North (born 1732, died 1792)

  English statesman.

  • British prime minister whose policies helped bring on the American Revolution (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Frederick W. Smith
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Federal Express (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)

Miscellaneous

• Frederick G. Banting (born 1891, died 1941)

  Canadian research physician who co-discovered insulin.

  • Born in Alliston, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
• Frederick R. Kappel
  • 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Frederick Mellinger
  • American fashion designer (see list of Fashion Designers)
• Frederick Douglass Patterson (born 1901, died 1988)

  American educator who founded the United Negro College Fund.

  • 1988 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
  • 1987 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Frederick Horseman Varley (born 1881, died 1969)

  English-born Canadian landscape and portrait painter.

  • Died in Toronto, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)

Science and Philosophy

• Frederick G. Banting (born 1891, died 1941)

  Canadian research physician who co-discovered insulin.

  • 1923 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with John Macleod (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Frederick C. Crawford
  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Frederick D. Gregory

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Challenger (1985), Discovery (1989), Atlantis (1991) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Frederick H. Hauck

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Challenger (1983), Discovery (1984, 1988) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Frederick G. Hopkins (born 1861, died 1947)

  English biochemist who co-discovered the connection between lactic acid and muscular contraction.

  • 1929 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Christiaan Eijkman (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Frederick Reines (died 1998)

  American physicist who discovered the neutrino.

  • 1995 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Martin Perl (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
  • 1985 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Frederick B. Rentschler

  Airplane engine designer.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Frederick C. Robbins (born 1916)

  American physician known for his work on the poliomyelitis (polio) virus.

  • 1954 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with John Enders and Thomas Weller (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Frederick D. Rossini

  Chemist.

  • 1976 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Frederick Sanger

  British chemist known for his work on the structure of proteins.

  • 1958 and 1980 (with Paul Berg and Walter Gilbert) Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Frederick Seitz

  American university administrator.

  • 1973 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Frederick Soddy (born 1877, died 1956)

  British chemist known for predicting the existence of isotopes.

  • 1921 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Frederick E. Terman

  American university administrator.

  • 1975 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Frederick J. Turner (born 1861, died 1932)

  American historian.

  • Emphasized the significance of the frontier in American history (see list of Historians)

Sports

• Frederick Holman

  British athlete.

  • 1908 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 200m breaststroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
• Frederick H. Hovey
  • 1895 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
• Frederick R. Schroeder, Jr.
  • 1942 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
• Frederick Kelly

  American athlete.

  • 1912 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
• Frederick Schule

  American athlete.

  • 1904 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
• Frederick Morgan Taylor

  American athlete.

  • 1924 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
• Frederick Tootell

  American athlete.

  • 1924 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Hammer (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)

Stage and Screen

• Frederick

  Characters with this name appeared in films directed by Woody Allen.

  • Portrayed by Max Von Sydow (see list of Characters in the film Hannah and Her Sisters)
  • Portrayed by Richard Jordan (see list of Characters in the film Interiors)
• Frederick Loewe (born 1901, died 1988)

  Austrian-American composer and songwriter.

  • 1985 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• Frederick A. Stock (born 1872, died 1942)

  German-born American conductor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Frederick T. Birchall
  • 1934 Pulitzer Prize winner for Correspondence (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence)
• Frederick Cowan

  Fictional character.

  • Toddler who drowns in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
• Frederick
  • A usurping villain who finally sees the error of his ways in As You Like It (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
• Frederick A. Meyer
  • 1964 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
• Frederick L. Paxton
  • 1925 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for A History of the American Frontier (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• Frederick J. Turner (born 1861, died 1932)

  American historian.

  • 1933 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Significance of Sections in American History (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• Frederick Woltman
  • 1947 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)