List of Famous people named Fred
Fred Hampton
Fredrick Allen Hampton was an American activist and revolutionary socialist. He came to prominence in Chicago as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and deputy chairman of the national BPP. In this capacity, he founded the Rainbow Coalition, a prominent multicultural political organization that initially included the Black Panthers, Young Patriots, and the Young Lords, and an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help them end infighting and work for social change.
Fred Hiatt
Frederick Samuel Hiatt was an American journalist and editor. He was the editorial page editor of The Washington Post. He also wrote editorials for the page, as well as a biweekly column which appeared on Mondays.
Fred Willard
Frederick Charles Willard Jr. was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap; the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots; and the Anchorman films.
Fred Sirieix
Fred Sirieix is a French maître d'hôtel best known for appearing on Channel 4's First Dates, and BBC Two's Million Pound Menu. Sirieix grew up in Limoges, France and trained to work in front of house in a Michelin-starred restaurant in France before working at La Tante Claire in London. Until 2019 he was the general manager of Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows at the London Hilton. Sirieix is the founder of National Waiters Day, the training tool the Art of Service, and the Galvin Cup and Galvin's Chance charities. He helped to launch the Right Course, which teaches prisoners about the service industry, and has also released a book called First Dates: The Art of Love and a music track, "La Vie Continue". He has been featured in an ITV show, with Gordon Ramsay and Gino D'Acampo, entitled Gino, Gordon and Fred: Road Trip (2019), and Remarkable Places to Eat on BBC Two (2019).
Fred Armisen
Fereydun Robert "Fred" Armisen is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002 until 2013. Armisen has portrayed characters in comedy films, including EuroTrip, Anchorman, and Cop Out. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen was the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. Armisen founded ThunderAnt.com, a website that features the comedy sketches created with Brownstein, and is the bandleader and frequent drummer for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, The 8G Band.
Fred VanVleet
Fredderick Edmund VanVleet Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Fred Savage
Frederick Aaron Savage is an American actor and television director, known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years. He has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards. He is also known for playing the Grandson in The Princess Bride, and voiced Oswald the blue octopus in Oswald.
Fred Dinenage
Frederick Edgar Dinenage MBE is an English television presenter, broadcaster and author. His television career has spanned more than 50 years. On October 11th 2021 he announced his retirement from Meridian news at Christmas following a career spanning nearly 60 years.
Fred Couples
Frederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992, and the Players Championship in 1984 and 1996.
Fred Hampton, Jr.
Fred Hampton Jr. is an American political activist who is the only child of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton. He is the president and chairman of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee and the Black Panther Party Cubs.
Fred Dryer
John Frederick Dryer is an American actor, radio host, screenwriter and former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).
Fred Hoiberg
Fredrick Kristian Hoiberg is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach for the University of Nebraska men's basketball program. He previously served as the head coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2015 to 2018 and for the Iowa State University men's basketball team from 2010 to 2015. Hoiberg grew up in Ames, and played college basketball at Iowa State. He then played professional basketball for ten years and served as vice president for basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves before beginning his coaching career.
Fred Vargas
Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau, a French historian, archaeologist and novelist.
Fred Haise
Fred Wallace Haise Jr. is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, and a test pilot. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, having flown as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 13. He was to have been the sixth person to land and walk on the Moon, but the Apollo 13 mission was aborted before lunar landing.
Fred Ridley
Fred Scobie Ridley is an American amateur golfer and golf administrator who won the U.S. Amateur in 1975 and became chairman of Augusta National Golf Club in 2017.
Fred Stillkrauth
Fred Stillkrauth was a German actor, perhaps best known for his work in Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron.
Fred C. Koch
Fred Chase Koch was an American chemical engineer and entrepreneur who founded the oil refinery firm that later became Koch Industries, a privately held company which, under the principal ownership and leadership of Koch's sons Charles and David, was listed by Forbes in 2015 as the second-largest privately held company in the United States.
Fred Kerley
Fredrick Lee Kerley is an American track and field sprinter known primarily for competing in the 400 meters distance. He has earned several medals at the World Championships in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay including an individual bronze and a relay gold at the 2019 edition. Kerley's personal best time of 43.64 seconds makes him the eighth fastest man in history over 400 m. He won the Silver medal in the 100m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Fred Dean
Frederick Rudolph Dean was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). A two-time first-team All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowler, he won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
Fred Jackson
Frederick George Jackson is a former American football running back. He played college football at Coe College. After going undrafted in 2003 and playing three seasons in NFL Europe, Jackson spent nine seasons with the Buffalo Bills, becoming their third all-time leading rusher. In the 2015 season, he was the oldest active running back in the NFL.