List of Famous people named Fred

Name Fred is among the most common names in USA, Canada. Often it's a shorthand for Frederick. Similar names: Frederick, Freddie, Freddy, Frida, Frieda, Freda, Fredy, Fredi, Fredo, Freida, Frido, Friede. Here are some famous Freds:

Fred Dryer

John Frederick Dryer is an American actor, radio host, screenwriter and former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).

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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.

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Fred Vargas

First Name Fred
Born on June 7, 1957 (age 68)

Fred Vargas is the pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau, a French historian, archaeologist and novelist.

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Fred Haise

Fred Wallace Haise, Jr.
First Name Fred
Born on November 14, 1933 (age 92)

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.

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Fred Ridley

First Name Fred
Born on August 16, 1952 (age 73)

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.

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Fred Stillkrauth

First Name Fred
Died on August 7, 2020 (aged 50)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Fred Stillkrauth was a German actor, perhaps best known for his work in Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron.

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Fred C. Koch

First Name Fred
Born on September 23, 1900
Died on November 17, 1967 (aged 67)

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.

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Fred Kerley

First Name Fred
Born on May 7, 1995 (age 30)
Height 191 cm | 6'3

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

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Fred Dean

First Name Fred
Born on February 24, 1952 (age 74)
Height 191 cm | 6'3

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.

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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.

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