Namesakes
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Fred Sinowatz 1983-1986 
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
2 characters
(character) Fred 1962 Right, Said Fred
(character) Fred 2011 Fred and Rose
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Fred Mertz 1951 I Love Lucy
Fred Flintstone 1960 The Flintstones
Fred Madden 1965 The Big Valley
Fred Jones 1969 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Fred Burkle 1999 Angel
Hall-of-Famers:
4 ice hockey, 2 baseball, 2 football, 1 basketball
(baseball) Fred Clarke 1945
(ice hockey) Fred "Cyclone" Taylor 1947
(ice hockey) Fred Whitcroft 1962
(ice hockey) Fred Scanlan 1965
(football) Fred Biletnikoff 1988
(ice hockey) Fred "Bun" Cook 1995
(basketball) Fred Zollner 1999
(football) Fred Dean 2008
(baseball) Fred McGriff 2023
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Fred Weasley
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 hurricanes, 1 storm
Hurricane Fred 2009
Hurricane Fred 2015
Storm Fred 2021
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Fred Lynn 1975 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Richard F. Heck (middle name Fred) 2010
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Fred Hampton 1948-1969
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
10 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 presenter
Fred Astaire 1899-1987
Fred MacMurray 1908-1991
Gary Merrill (middle name Fred) 1915-1990
Shecky Greene (a.k.a. Fred) 1926-2023
Fred Gwynne 1926-1993
Fred Rogers 1928-2003
Fred Willard 1933-2020
Fred Thompson 1942-2015
Fred Ward 1942-2022
Fred Armisen 1966-
Fred Savage 1976-
Fred Hechinger 1999-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(tennis) Fred Perry 1909-1995
(baseball) Fred Lynn 1952-
(soccer) Fred 1983-
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors
Fred Niblo 1874-1948
Fred Zinnemann 1907-1997
Notable Musicians:
1 musician, 1 singer
Boy Edgar (middle name Fred) 1915-1980
Fred Durst 1970-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Fred Thompson 1942-2015
Olympic Medalists:
5 gold, 3 bronze, 3 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Fred Englehardt 1904 triple jump
(gold) Fred Kelly 1912 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Fred Lauer 1924 water polo
(gold) Fred Tootell 1924 hammer throw
(gold) Fred Alderman 1928 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Fred Warngård 1936 hammer throw
(gold) Fred Hansen 1964 pole vault
(bronze/gold) Fred Schmidt 1964 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Fred Tyler 1972 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Fred Newhouse 1976 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Fred Onyancha 1996 800 m
(silver) Fred Evans 2012 boxing
(silver) Fred Kerley 2020 100 m
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Fred Zinnemann 1954; 1967 From Here to Eternity; A Man for All Seasons
Other Leaders:
1 president
President Fred Ramdat Misier 1982-1988 Suriname
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Fred Cash 1991 The Impressions
Fred White 2000 Earth, Wind & Fire