Namesakes
Gustav II Adolf
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1594-1632 
Notable Military Figures
Swedish Kings and Queens 1611-1632
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
(m) 1857-1919
Nobel Prize Winners 1917 (literature)
Notable Writers
Walter Gropius
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1883-1969
Notable Artists
Gustav IV Adolf
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1778-1837
Swedish Kings and Queens 1792-1809
Adolf Fredrik
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1710-1771
Swedish Kings and Queens 1751-1771
Adolf of Nassau
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1255-1298
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors 1292-1298
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1817-1905
Other Royalty 1890-1905 Luxembourg (grand duke)
Johann Adolph Hasse
(m) 1699-1783
Notable Musicians
Adolph von Menzel
(m) 1815-1905
Notable Artists
Hermann Kolbe
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1818-1884
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Al Oerter
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1936-2007
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968 discus throw (gold)
Adolph Joffe
(m) 1883-1927
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Adolph Zukor
(m) 1873-1976
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Filmmakers
Dolph Schayes
(m) 1928-2015
Hall-of-Famers 1972 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Adolph Tidemand
(m) 1814-1876
Notable Artists
Karl Verner
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1846-1896
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Robert Morley
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1908-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Adolf von Henselt
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1814-1889
Notable Musicians
Adolph Kolping
(m) 1813-1865
Saints
Adolph Strecker
(m) 1822-1871
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Adolph Kiefer
(m) 1918-2017
Olympic Medalists 1936 swimming - 100 m backstroke (gold)
Johann Adolf Scheibe
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1708-1776
Notable Musicians
Adolf Kussmaul
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1822-1902
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Adolf of Osnabrück
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) c. 1185-1224
Saints
Adolf Brand
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1874-1945
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Writers
Adolph Caesar
(m) 1933-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Adolph Brodsky
(m) 1851-1929
Notable Musicians
Ad Reinhardt
(m) 1913-1967
Notable Artists
Adolph Green
(m) 1914-2002
Notable Musicians
Notable Writers
Dick Blick
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1940-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Carl Adolph von Plessen
(m) 1678-1758
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1756-1813
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Sonny Jurgensen
(a.k.a. Adolph) (m) 1934-
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (football)
Dolph Camilli
(m) 1907-1997
Most Valuable Players 1941 baseball