Adolf

Another famous bearers:

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Adolf Noreen (1854–1925), Swedish linguist
Adolf Oberländer (1845–1923), German caricaturist
Adolf Ogi (born 1942), Swiss politician
Adolf Opálka (1915–1942), Czech anti-Nazi fighter
Adolf Overweg (1822–1852), German scientist
Adolf Petrovsky (1887–?), Soviet diplomat
Adolf Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Baltic German politician
Adolf Pilch (1914–2000), Polish resistance fighter
Adolf Pinner (1842-1909), German chemist
Adolf Reinach (1883–1917), German phenomenologist
Adolf Rudnicki (1912–1990), Polish-Jewish author
Adolf Rzepko (1825–1892), Polish composer
Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–1894), German poet
Adolf Schallamach (1905–1997), German-born British scientist working on rubber friction
Adolf Schärf (1890–1965), President of Austria
Adolf Scherer (1938–2023), Slovak footballer of German descent
Adolf Schlagintweit (1829–1857), German explorer
Adolf Schmal (1872–1919), Austrian fencer
Adolf Schreyer (1828–1899), German painter
Adolf Shayevich (born 1937), Rabbi of the Moscow Choral Synagogue and one of two Chief Rabbis of Russia
Adolf Smekal (1895–1959), Austrian physicist
Adolf Stelzer (1908–1977), Swiss footballer
Adolf Stieler (1775–1836), German cartographer
Adolf Stoecker (1835–1909), German theologian
Adolf Strauss (composer) (1902–1944), Czech pianist, violinist, composer, and kapellmeister
Adolf Strauss (general) (1879–1973), general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany
Adolf Theuer (1920–1947), German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp
Adolf Tolkachev (1927–1986), Soviet engineer and CIA spy
Adolf von Sonnenthal (1834–1909), Austrian actor
Adolf "Dado" Topić (born 1949), Croatian singer
Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe (1868-1944), Lithuanian nobleman, lawyer and politician
Adolf Walbrook (1896–1967), Austrian actor
Adolf Wahrmund (1827–1913), Austrian-German orientalist
Adolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911), German novelist
Adolf Windaus (1876–1959), German chemist
Adolf Wölfli (1864–1930), Swiss artist
Adolf Zeising (1810–1876), German psychologist
Adolf Ziegler (1892–1959), German painter and politician
Adolf Zutter (1889–1947), German SS concentration camp officer
Adolf Zytogorski (c. 1811/1812–1882), Polish-British chess master and translator
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914-1997, European-American first name Adolf man with the longest name.

Famous bearers:
Monarchs and nobles:

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Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710–1771)
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817–1893)
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883–1936)
Adolf of Altena (1157–1220), Archbishop of Cologne
Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568), Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1300–1327)
Adolf, Duke of Bavaria (1434–1441)
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586)
Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg (1370–1437)
Adolf, King of the Romans (1255–1298), King of Germany
Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1473)
Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1458–1526)
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905)
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868–1927)
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708)
Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (1401–1459), Duke of southern Jutland
Adulf Evil-child (fl. AD 973), more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child, Earl of Bamburgh
Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923)
Gustaf IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973), King of Sweden
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594–1632), King of Sweden
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859–1917), regent of Lippe
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), son of George III of the United Kingdom
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947), Prince of Sweden

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Adolf Albin (1848–1920), Romanian chess player
Adolf Althoff (1913–1998), German circus owner
Adolf Anderssen (1818–1879), German chess player
Adolf Appellöf (1857–1921), Swedish zoologist
Gustav Badin (1747/1750 – 1822), Swedish court servant
Adolf von Baeyer (1835–1917), German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds
Adolf Bastian (1826–1905), German anthropologist
Adolf Beck (1863-1942), Polish physician and pioneer of electroencephalography
Adolf van den Berg (born 1978), South African cricketer
Adolf A. Berle (1895–1971), European-American lawyer, educator, author, and diplomat
Ādolfs Bļodnieks (1889–1962), 9th Prime Minister of Latvia
Adolf Bniński (1884–1942), Polish agricultural, conservative, and royalist activist
Adolf Born (1930–2016), Czech artist and filmmaker
Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German journalist
Adolf Brudes (1899–1986), German racing driver
Adolf Busch (1891–1952), German violinist and composer
Adolf Butenandt (1903–1995), German biochemist
Adolf Čech (1841–1903), Czech conductor
Adolf Charlemagne or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901)
Adolf Cluss (1825–1905), German-American architect
Adolf Daens (1839–1907), Belgian theologian
Adolf "Adi" Dassler (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas
Adolf Deucher (1831–1912), Swiss politician
Adolf Dymsza (1900–1975), Polish comic actor
Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905–2004), Finnish general
Adolf Eichler (1869–1911), German civil architect.

Adolf Uunona; a Namibian civil rights activist and politician born in 1966.

It's a shame that this name got ruined by a certain Vienna Academy of Fine Arts reject, and I like the sound of it too, but naming your child Adolf is just cruel.

Personally, I'm not very fond of this name purely by association, but if a couple were to name their child Adolf, I would leave them alone about it, and get to know the child for who he is as opposed to who he was supposedly named after.

Adolf von Henslet was a composer from Germany. His music is pretty good from what other commenters have said.

Adolf Hütter is the head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt. He goes by Adi and I don't blame him. I would still call him Coach Hütter though.

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, one of the greatest explorers of all time. He was the first European explorer who sailed through the Northeast Passage. He was a scientist, geologist and mineralogist too. He was a super cool man!

Adolphe Adam, sometimes also spelled Adolf Adam, one of the greatest composers of all time. Author of many beautiful works, including "Giselle", "Le Corsaire", "Le Toréador", "O Holy Night" and others.

Adolf Hitler was a famous bearer of this name, and, as the namesake page says, he was an evildoer. He ruined the name, which is sad, as it is a nice name.

In modern Russia probably the most famous bearer is Adolf Solomonovich Shayevich which was Soviet Union's Chief Rabbi and stayed one of the Chief Rabbi (the other one is Berel Lazar) till today.

Adolf Eichmann, but he was born Otto Adolf Eichmann.

Adolf Ziegler was a German painter and politician. He was tasked by the Nazi Party to oversee the purging of what the Nazi Party described as "degenerate art", by most of the German modern artists. He was Hitler's favourite painter.

Adolf H. Lundin was an independent oil and mining Swedish entrepreneur.

Adolf Dassler was the founder of the German sportswear company Adidas, and the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma.

Too bad that Hitler ruined this name.

A famous bearer of this name is French president (Third Republic) Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877) [president in 1871-1873]. There is also a famous French Jewish politician: Adolphe Crémieux (1796-1880). The French write this name "Adolphe" but it's pronounced exactly the same way in German or Swedish. The French never pronounce the "e" they put at the end of words.

Adolf K. Weismann, nicknamed Adi and also known as Yashiro Isana, is the protagonist of the anime/manga series K.

Adolf Topić is a famous Croatian musician. Named after Adolf Hitler. Seriously! :o

Adolf (1571-1572) was the son of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and his wife Anna of Denmark.

Adolf (1292-1294) was the son of the German King Adolf of Nassau and his wife Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg.

Adolf was the son of King Frederik I of Denmark and his wife Sophie.

Adolf Eichmann was a German Nazi, known as the "architect of the Holocaust". He was in charge of the deportation of Jews during the war.

Famous Wehrmacht Luftwaffe flying ace General Adolf Galland bore this name.

Adolf Hitler Campbell is a child from New Jersey. He hasn't done anything to make himself particularly famous, except for having a singularly unfortunate name and having a father (a Holocaust denier, naturally) who requested his name be iced onto a birthday cake at the supermarket. That news has been reported the world over. Hopefully little Adolf will distinguish himself in better ways than his namesake.

The middle name of Homer Aldoph Plessy, from the US historical case Plessy vs. Ferugson. Also the first name of the person who invented Adidas.

Adolf Sax - the man who invented the saxophone. Too someone ruined it because it was also the name of an inventor whose instrument I play!

Famous bearers of the name Adolf are:
Painter and graphic artist Adolf Born, born 12th June 1930, České Velenice, Czechoslovakia.
Writer Adolf Branald, born 4th October 1910, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary.

I have noticed an error under the name of Adolf Hitler being a facist dictator, he indeed was NOT facist. Mussolini was facist. Between 1933-1945 the Third Reich was a NATIONAL SOCIALIST government.

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In no way did Adolf Hitler perverse the historical rememberance of the name. I still believe it is a beautiful name as is the world famous bearer of the man who brought Germany out of ruins after WWI. Even America had him in TIMES magazine for Man of the Year. I plan to name my first born boy Adolf.

I am deeply shocked. For the sake of your first born boy I hope you will either change your mind or never have a boy.

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No sane parents in Germany would name their child Adolf. However there is no law against it in Germany. Many people don't understand that but there is an explanation: In Germany you are allowed to name your baby any name if you find one person who already bears the name. Decades ago, men have been named Adolf after their godfathers, so finding an old man named Adolf wouldn't be so difficult in Germany. Still I have never met any Adolfs younger than 50.

Hey. I bet you guys didn't know this one, Adolf Hitler? Hmm. Haha.

There was a Swedish king named Adolf Fredrik (he went by both names). He lived 1710-1771 and became king of Sweden in 1751, due to the influence of the Russian empress Elisabet.