Namesakes
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 president
(president) Adolf Schärf 1957-1965 
German Chancellors and Presidents:
2 chancellors
(chancellor) Gustav Bauer (middle name Adolf) 1919-1920
(chancellor) Adolf Hitler 1933-1945
King Adolf of Nassau 1292-1298
Nobel Prize Winners:
4 chemistry, 2 medicine
(medicine) Emil von Behring (middle name Adolf) 1901
(chemistry) Adolf von Baeyer 1905
(chemistry) Richard Adolf Zsigmondy 1925
(chemistry) Adolf Windaus 1928
(chemistry) Adolf Butenandt 1939
(medicine) Hans Adolf Krebs 1953
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 revolutionary, 1 social activist
(social activist) Adolf Brand 1874-1945
(revolutionary) Adolph Joffe (a.k.a. Adolf) 1883-1927
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
6 actors, 1 actor/comedian
Adolf von Sonnenthal 1834-1909
Gustav Adolf Semler 1885-1968
Gustav von Wangenheim (middle name Adolf) 1895-1975
Anton Walbrook (a.k.a. Adolf) 1896-1967
Adolf Dymsza 1900-1975
Gustav Knuth (middle name Adolf) 1901-1987
Max von Sydow (middle name Adolf) 1929-2020
Notable Artists:
3 painters, 2 architects, 2 drawer/painters, 2 sculptors, 1 artist, 1 cartoonist/drawer, 1 drawer
Adolf von Hildebrand 1847-1921
Adolf Hölzel 1853-1934
Adolfo Hohenstein (a.k.a. Adolf) 1854-1928
Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl 1860-1933
Adolf Wölfli 1864-1930
Gustaf Fjæstad (middle name Adolf) 1868-1948
Gustav Vigeland (a.k.a. Adolf) 1869-1943
Adolf Loos 1870-1933
Walter Gropius (middle name Adolf) 1883-1969
Gustaf Tenggren (middle name Adolf) 1896-1970
Adolf Hoffmeister 1902-1973
Adolf Born 1930-2016
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 3 chess, 1 cycling
(chess) Adolf Anderssen 1818-1879
(chess) Adolf Schwarz 1836-1910
(chess) Adolf Albin 1848-1920
(soccer) Adolf Šimperský 1909-1964
(soccer) Adolf Urban 1914-1943
(cycling) Adolf Christian 1934-1999
(soccer) Adolf Scherer 1938-2023
(soccer) Adi Hütter 1970-
Notable Businesspeople:
5 businesspersons
Adolf Lüderitz 1834-1886
Ferdinand von Zeppelin (middle name Adolf) 1838-1917
Adolph Zukor (a.k.a. Adolf) 1873-1976
Adolf Dassler 1900-1978
Adolf Merckle 1934-2009
Notable Evildoers:
2 persecutors
Adolf Hitler 1889-1945
Adolf Eichmann 1906-1962
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
6 explorers
Arvid Adolf Etholén 1799-1876
Adolf Overweg 1822-1852
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld 1832-1901
Gustav Adolf Fischer 1848-1886
Gustav Adolf von Götzen 1866-1910
Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm 1866-1939
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 director/producer, 1 producer
Adolph Zukor (a.k.a. Adolf) 1873-1976
Gustav von Wangenheim (middle name Adolf) 1895-1975
Adolf Winkelmann 1946-
Notable Military Figures:
2 generals, 1 commander
Gustav II Adolf 1594-1632
Rüdiger von der Goltz (middle name Adolf) 1865-1946
Adolf Ehrnrooth 1905-2004
Notable Musicians:
5 composers, 2 musicians, 1 composer/musician, 1 musician/singer, 1 singer
Johann Adolf Scheibe 1708-1776
Franz Berwald (middle name Adolf) 1796-1868
Adolf Fredrik Lindblad 1801-1878
Adolf von Henselt 1814-1889
Adolf Jensen 1837-1879
Adolph Brodsky (a.k.a. Adolf) 1851-1929
Adolf Wiklund 1879-1950
Adolf Busch 1891-1952
Dado Topić 1949-
Andy Borg (a.k.a. Adolf) 1960-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
3 mathematicians, 2 linguists, 2 philosophers, 1 economist, 1 theologian
Ferdinand Minding (middle name Adolf) 1806-1885
Ludwig von Strümpell (middle name Adolf) 1812-1899
Karl Knies (middle name Adolf) 1821-1898
Karl Verner (middle name Adolf) 1846-1896
Adolf von Harnack 1851-1930
Adolf Noreen 1854-1925
Adolf Hurwitz 1859-1919
Adolf Reinach 1883-1917
Abraham Fraenkel (a.k.a. Adolf) 1891-1965
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
4 politicians, 2 statespersons, 1 politician/diplomat
Carl Adolph von Plessen (middle name Adolf) 1678-1758
Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm 1756-1813
Alexander von Schleinitz (middle name Adolf) 1807-1885
Gustav Adolf von Götzen 1866-1910
Adolf Köster 1883-1930
Adolph Joffe (a.k.a. Adolf) 1883-1927
Adolf Grimme 1889-1963
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
6 chemists, 5 physicians, 2 anthropologists, 2 inventors, 1 biologist, 1 paleontologist, 1 physicist
Adolf Kussmaul 1822-1902
Adolph Strecker (a.k.a. Adolf) 1822-1871
Adolf Bastian 1826-1905
Adolf von Baeyer 1835-1917
Ferdinand von Zeppelin (middle name Adolf) 1838-1917
Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick 1852-1937
Adolf von Strümpell 1853-1925
Emil von Behring (middle name Adolf) 1854-1917
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy 1865-1929
Adolf Meyer 1866-1950
Gustav Mie (middle name Adolf) 1868-1957
Erik Adolf von Willebrand 1870-1949
Adolf Windaus 1876-1959
Friedrich Paneth (middle name Adolf) 1887-1958
Hugo Bernatzik (middle name Adolf) 1897-1953
Hans Adolf Krebs 1900-1981
Adolf Butenandt 1903-1995
Adolf Seilacher 1925-2014
Notable Writers:
2 poets, 1 author, 1 author/poet, 1 playwright/author, 1 playwright/poet
Adolf Friedrich von Schack 1815-1894
Adolf Heyduk 1835-1923
Adolf Paul 1863-1943
Adolf Brand 1874-1945
A. de Herz (a.k.a. Adolf) 1887-1936
Adolf Hoffmeister 1902-1973
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 3 silver, 2 bronze/gold, 2 gold
(bronze/gold) Adolf Schmal 1896 cycling
(bronze/gold) Adolf Spinnler 1904 artistic gymnastics: individual all-around; artistic gymnastics: men's triathlon
(silver) John Zander (middle name Adolf) 1912 3000 m team
(silver) Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Sr. 1912 equestrian
(bronze) Erik Abrahamsson (middle name Adolf) 1920 long jump
(gold) Adolf Lindfors 1920 Greco-Roman wrestling
(gold) Adolf van der Voort van Zijp 1924 equestrian
(silver) Adolf Rieger 1928 Greco-Roman wrestling
(bronze) Adolf Wagner 1936 weightlifting
(bronze) Adolf Müller 1948 freestyle featherweight wrestling
(bronze) Adolf Seger 1972; 1976 freestyle wrestling
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Johan Adolf Pengel 1963-1969 Suriname
Other Notables:
1 person
Hans Gross (middle name Adolf) 1847-1915 criminology
Other Royalty:
4 princes, 1 grand duke, 1 king
Fredrik Adolf of Sweden 1750-1803 Sweden
Georgios I (middle name Adolf) 1863-1913 Greece
Oskar of Prussia (middle name Adolf) 1888-1958 Prussia
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (a.k.a. Adolf) 1890-1905 Luxembourg
Viggo of Denmark (middle name Adolf) 1893-1924 Denmark
Gustaf Adolf of Sweden 1906-1947 Sweden
Saints:
1 blessed, 1 saint
Saint Adolf of Osnabrück c. 1185-1224
Blessed Adolph Kolping (a.k.a. Adolf) 1813-1865
Swedish Kings and Queens:
5 kings
King Gustav II Adolf 1611-1632
King Adolf Fredrik 1751-1771
King Gustav IV Adolf 1792-1809
King Gustav V (middle name Adolf) 1907-1950
King Gustaf VI Adolf 1950-1973
Swiss Presidents:
2 presidents
Adolf Deucher 1886; 1897; 1903; 1909
Adolf Ogi 1993; 2000