List of Famous people named Friedrich

Name Friedrich is among the most common names in Germany, Austria. Shortened forms: Frederick, Fritz. Similar names: Frederick, Fritz, Fredrik, Fredrika, Fredrick, Freidrich. Here are some famous Friedrichs:

Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Friedrich Adolf Hermann zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
First Name Friedrich,
Last Name Pyrmont
Born on January 20, 1865
Died on May 26, 1946 (aged 81)
Born in Germany, Hesse

Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 12 May 1893 to 13 November 1918.

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Friedrich Ruge

First Name Friedrich
Last Name Ruge
Born on December 24, 1894
Died on July 3, 1985 (aged 90)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Friedrich Oskar Ruge was an officer in the German Navy and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He served as the first commander of the post-war German Navy.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

First Name Friedrich
Last Name Kritzinger
Born on April 14, 1890
Died on April 25, 1947 (aged 57)

Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger was a German official and state secretary in the Reich Chancellery during the period of Nazi Germany. He was the deputy head of the Reich Chancellery under Hans Lammers, and was present at the Wannsee Conference as Lammers' representative.

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Friedrich von Brandenburg-Ansbach

First Name Friedrich
Born on January 17, 1497
Died on August 20, 1536 (aged 39)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern

Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
First Name Friedrich
Last Name Hohenzollern
Born on February 3, 1924
Died on September 16, 2010 (aged 86)

Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern was the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern for over 45 years.

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Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

First Name Friedrich
Last Name Schleswig-Holstein
Born on October 12, 1855
Died on January 21, 1934 (aged 78)

Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fourth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and became Duke of Schleswig-Holstein in 1931.

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Friedrich Wolf

First Name Friedrich
Last Name Wolf
Born on December 23, 1888
Died on October 5, 1953 (aged 64)

Friedrich Wolf was a German doctor and politically engaged writer. From 1949 to 1951, he served as East Germany's first ambassador to Poland.

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Friedrich Katz

First Name Friedrich
Last Name Katz
Born on June 13, 1927
Died on October 16, 2010 (aged 83)
Born in Austria

Friedrich Katz was an Austrian-born anthropologist and historian who specialized in 19th and 20th century history of Latin America, particularly, in the Mexican Revolution. "He was arguably Mexico's most widely regarded historian... The whole of the Mexican press, left, right and center, noted and lamented his passing." He served as co-director of the Mexican Studies Program at the University of Chicago, co-received the 1999 Bolton Prize for the best English-language book on Latin American History by The Conference on Latin American History and was honored with the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Government of Mexico. He also won the 2000 Bryce Wood Book Award presented by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) for outstanding English-language book in the humanities and social sciences for his book The Life and Times of Pancho Villa. The American Historical Association has created a book prize in honor of Friedrich Katz.

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Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia

Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen
First Name Prince
Last Name Prussia
Born on February 10, 1939
Died on September 29, 2015 (aged 76)
Born in Germany
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Friedrich Schey von Koromla

First Name Friedrich
Last Name Koromla
Born on March 5, 1815
Died on July 15, 1881 (aged 66)
Born in Hungary, Vas County

Friedrich Schey Freiherr von Koromla was an Austrian banker. Around 1863, he built Palais Schey von Koromla in Vienna, Austria.

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