Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a

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used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in various Central European and East European countries with non-Germanic languages, such as

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

Adolfas and Latvian

Ādolfs Ādolfs is a Latvian masculine given name, a variant of Adolf, and may refer to: *Ādolfs Alunāns (1848–1912), Latvian playwright, director and actor *Ādolfs Bļodnieks (1889–1962), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia *� ...

. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in

John Adolphus John Adolphus (1768–1845) was an England, English barrister and historian. Life Born 7 August 1768, he was of German background. His grandfather had been domestic physician to Frederick the Great, and wrote a French romance, ''Histoire des D ...

, the English historian. The female forms Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and '' wolf''. The name is

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to the

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

name '' Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or Eadwulf). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to negative associations with Adolf Hitler, it has declined in popularity since the end of World War II.

Popularity and usage

During the 19th and early 20th century, ''Adolf'' was a popular name for baby boys in German-speaking countries and to a lesser extent also in French-speaking countries (spelled there as ''Adolphe''). Due to negative associations with Adolf Hitler, it has declined in popularity as a given name for males since the end of World War II. After Hitler came to power, ''Adolf'' became popular again, especially in 1933-1934 and 1937. From 1942, when more and more Germans began to suspect that the war Hitler had started could end in disaster, Adolf's share of all boys' first names plummeted steadily. It remains common among men born before 1945. Adolf Dassler, the founder of

Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized as adidas since 1949) is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufactur ...

, used his nickname, 'Adi', in his professional life and for the name of his company. After 1945, a few German people have been named ''Adolf'' due to family traditions. Similarly, the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

version, ''Adolphe''—previously a fairly common name in France and the name of a classic French novel—has virtually disappeared, along with Italian ''Adolfo''. However, the Spanish and Portuguese version, ''Adolfo'', has not become stigmatised in the same way. It is still in common use in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries across the world.

Monarchs and nobles

Adulf Evil-child Eadwulf II (alternatively Eadulf, or occasionally Adulf), nicknamed Evil-child ( ang, Yfelcild), (floruit, fl. AD 968–970) was Rulers of Bamburgh, ruler of Bamburgh in the late tenth century. Although Eadwulf is sometimes described as the Earl ...

(fl. AD 973), more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child, Earl of Bamburgh *

Adolf of Altena Adolf of Altena, Adolf of Berg or Adolf of Cologne, (c. 1157 – 15 April 1220 in Neuss) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1193 to 1205. Biography Adolf was born about 1157 as the second son of Count Eberhard of Berg-Altena and his wife Adelheid ...

(1157–1220), Archbishop of Cologne * Adolf, King of the Romans (1255–1298), King of Germany *

Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine Adolf of the Rhine (german: Adolf der Redliche von der Pfalz) (27 September 1300, Wolfratshausen – 29 January 1327, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Neustadt) from the house of Wittelsbach was formally Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1319 to 1327 ...

(1300–1327) * Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg (1370–1437) *

Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein Adolphus XI of Schauenburg ( nds, Alef or Alv, german: Adolf von Schauenburg, da, Adolf 8. af Holsten-Rendsborg) (1401 – 4 December 1459), as Adolph I Duke of Schleswig ( da, Sønderjylland, formerly ), and as Adolph VIII Count of Holstein ...

(1401–1459), Duke of southern Jutland * Adolf, Duke of Bavaria (1434–1441) * Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1473) *

Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (16 October 1458 – 24 March 1526, in Merseburg), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. A Roman Catholic Bishop of Merseburg, he remained until his d ...

(1458–1526) *

Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 –1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg. He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and hi ...

(1526–1586) *

Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568) Adolf of Nassau (Dillenburg, 11 July 1540 – Heiligerlee, 23 May 1568) was a count of Nassau, also known as Adolphus of Nassau. He was the fourth son and sixth child of William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen and Juliana of Stolberg. He was the second ...

, Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent *

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(1594–1632), King of Sweden * Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708) * Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710–1771) * Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), son of George III of the United Kingdom * Gustaf IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden * Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817–1893) * Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905) * Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) * Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859–1917), regent of Lippe *

Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, (Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus; 13 August 1868 – 24 October 1927), born Prince Adolphus of Teck and later the Duke of Teck, was a relative of the Britis ...

(1868–1927) * Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973), King of Sweden * Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883–1936) * Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947), Prince of Sweden

Saints

Saint Adulf Saint Adulf (also Adolph, Adolf, Athwulf, Æthelwulf or Æðelwulf) (died 680 AD) was an Anglo-Saxon saint. Life Adulf is said to have been the brother of Botolph, but virtually nothing is known about his life. The story, which originated ...

, early medieval Anglo-Saxon saint *

St. Adolphus Saint Adolph may refer to: * Adolph, ninth-century Spanish martyr, brother of one of the Martyrs of Córdoba * Adolf of Osnabrück Adolf of Osnabrück, O.Cist (also known as Adolphus, Adolph, Adolf of Tecklenburg), was born in Tecklenburg about ...

, 9th-century Spanish martyr *

St. Adolf of Osnabrück ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

, 13th-century German martyr *

St. Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa, also known as Adolofu Mukasa Ludigo (c. 1861 – June 3, 1886), was a Ugandan Catholic martyr killed for his faith. Life Ludigo-Mkasa was a Munyoro from Mwenge in the western part of the country. At a young age, he w ...

, 19th-century Ugandan martyr

People with the given name in any variant

Adolf

A–G

Adolf Albin Adolf Albin (14 September 1848 – 22 March 1920) was a Romanian chess player. He is best known for the countergambit that bears his name and for authoring the first chess book written in Romanian. Life He was born in Bucharest, Romania t ...

(1848–1920), Romanian chess player * Adolf Althoff (1913–1998), German circus owner * Adolf Anderssen (1818–1879), German chess player *

Adolf Appellöf Jakob Johan Adolf Appellöf ( Garda on Gotland 2 November 1857 – Uppsala 5 January 1921) was a Swedish marine zoologist. Appellöf matriculated at Uppsala University in 1877, earned his PhD in 1886 and became a docent of zoology in 1887. In 1 ...

(1857–1921), Swedish zoologist * Adolf von Baeyer (1835–1917), German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds * Adolf Bastian (1826–1905), German anthropologist *

Adolf van den Berg Adolf Matthys "Aldo" van den Berg (born 9 March 1978) is a former South African cricketer whose domestic career spanned from 1997 to 2007. A right-handed all-rounder, he played matches for Gauteng, Easterns (which he briefly captained), and Mpu ...

(born 1978), South African cricketer *

Adolf A. Berle Adolf Augustus Berle Jr. (; January 29, 1895 – February 17, 1971) was an American lawyer, educator, writer, and diplomat. He was the author of ''The Modern Corporation and Private Property'', a groundbreaking work on corporate governance, a prof ...

(1895–1971), American lawyer, educator, author, and diplomat *

Ādolfs Bļodnieks Ādolfs Bļodnieks (24 July 1889 – 21 March 1962) held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia from 24 March 1933 – 16 March 1934, for the New Farmers' Party. Blodnieks was born in Tukums Tukums (; german: Tuckum; liv, Tukāmō) is a t ...

(1889–1962), 9th Prime Minister of Latvia *

Adolf Bniński Adolf Bniński (21 August 1884 – 8 July 1942) was a Polish agricultural, conservative and royalist activist. He was Voivode of Poznań from 1923 to 1928 and a member of the Senate of Poland in the Second Polish Republic. In the aftermath of the G ...

(1884–1942), Polish agricultural, conservative, and royalist activist * Adolf Born (1930–2016), Czech artist and filmmaker *

Adolf Brand Gustav Adolf Franz Brand (14 November 1874 – 2 February 1945) was a German writer, egoist anarchist, and pioneering campaigner for the acceptance of male bisexuality and homosexuality. Early life Adolf Brand was born on 14 November 1874 in Be ...

(1874–1945), German journalist *

Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes von Breslau (15 October 1899 – 5 November 1986) was a Formula One driver from Germany and a member of German nobility. He started racing motorcycles in 1919. As an owner of a BMW and Auto Union dealership in Breslau, he had the ...

(1899–1986), German racing driver * Adolf Busch (1891–1952), German violinist and composer * Adolf Butenandt (1903–1995), German biochemist *

Adolf Čech Adolf Čech (born Adolf Jan Antonin Tausik; 11 December 184127 December 1903) was a Czech conductor, who premiered a number of significant works by Antonín Dvořák (the 2nd, 5th and 6th symphonies, more than any other conductor; other importan ...

(1841–1903), Czech conductor * Adolf Charlemagne or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901) * Adolf Cluss (1825–1905), German-American architect * Adolf Daens (1839–1907), Belgian theologian * Adolf "Adi" Dassler (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas * Adolf Deucher (1831–1912), Swiss politician * Adolf Dymsza (1900–1975), Polish comic actor * Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905–2004), Finnish general *

Adolf Eichler Adolf Eichler (November 8, 1869 – February 5, 1911) was a German civil architect, best known for building the Saviour's Church (at the age of 24) and participating in boulevard development, both in Baku. He committed suicide in 1911. Early ...

(1869–1911), German civil architect *

Adolf Eichmann Otto Adolf Eichmann ( ,"Eichmann"
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Adolf Etolin (1799–1876), Finnish explorer * Adolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901), German inventor * Adolf Fischer (officer) (1893–1947), German Nazi general *

Adolf Froelich Adolf Froelich (December 24, 1887 – November 1943) was a Polish inventor, dentist and participant in the Polish-Soviet War. Curriculum vitae Adolf Froelich was born in Łaziska, Opole Lubelskie County, Poland, to parents Reinhold Froelich ...

(1887–1943), Polish inventor *

Adolf Galland Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western Front and in the Defen ...

(1912–1996), German fighter pilot * Adolf Glassbrenner (1810–1876), German humourist *

Adolf Grünbaum Adolf Grünbaum (; May 15, 1923 – November 15, 2018) was a German-American philosopher of science and a critic of psychoanalysis, as well as Karl Popper's philosophy of science. He was the first Andrew Mellon Professor of Philosophy at the Unive ...

(1923–2018), German-American philosopher of science *

Adolf Guyer-Zeller Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1 May 1839 – 3 April 1899) was a Swiss entrepreneur. Born in Bäretswil, Switzerland on 1 May 1839, Guyer-Zeller was the son of an owner of spinning mill and creator of a textile export trade in Zürich. After the death of ...

(1839–1899), Swiss entrepreneur

H–M

Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel Abraham Fraenkel ( he, אברהם הלוי (אדולף) פרנקל; February 17, 1891 – October 15, 1965) was a German-born Israeli mathematician. He was an early Zionist and the first Dean of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ...

(1891–1965), German-Israeli mathematician *

Adolf Hamann Adolf Hamann (3 September 1885 – 30 December 1945) was a German general. He was executed for war crimes. Early life and inter-war years Hamann joined the Schwerin 89th Grenadier Regiment on 16 July 1901. In 1914, during the first year of World ...

(1885–1945), German Nazi general *

Adolf von Harnack Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (born Harnack; 7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and prominent Church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873 to 1912 (in which he is sometimes credited ...

(1851–1930), German theologian *

Adolf Hedin Sven Adolf Hedin (23 April 1834 – 20 September 1905) was a Swedish newspaper publisher, writer and politician. He was known for his advocacy for democratic and social reforms. Biography Hedin was born in Bo Parish (now part of Hallsberg Muni ...

(1834–1905), Swedish newspaper publisher and politician *

Adolf Hempt Adolf Hempt (1874–1943) was a Serbian biologist and the founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad, Serbia. He stabilized Pasteur's vaccine against rabies so that it could be distributed to distant places. His method of producing vaccines were ...

(1874–1943), Serbian biologist, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad * Adolf von Henselt (1814–1889), German composer * Adolf Eduard Herstein (1869–1932), Polish-born painter and engraver * Adolf von Hildebrand (1847–1921), German sculptor * Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld (1823–1907), German theologian * Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), German dictator and leader of the Nazi party *

Adolf Hurwitz Adolf Hurwitz (; 26 March 1859 – 18 November 1919) was a German mathematician who worked on algebra, analysis, geometry and number theory. Early life He was born in Hildesheim, then part of the Kingdom of Hanover, to a Jewish family and died ...

(1859–1919), German mathematician * Adolf Holtzmann (1810–1870), German philologist * Adolf Hütter (born 1970), Austrian footballer * Adolf Just (1859–1936), German naturalist and founder of Luvos * Adolf Kaufmann (1848–1916), Austrian landscape painter * Adolf Kertész (1892–1920), Hungarian footballer * Adolf Kneser (1862–1930), German mathematician *

Adolf Köster Adolf Köster (8 March 1883 – 18 February 1930) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister (1920) and Interior Minister (1921–1922). Background Adolf Köster was bor ...

(1883–1930), German politician * Adolf Kussmaul (1822–1902), German physician and the first to describe dyslexia *

Adolf Lande Adolf Lande (1905–197?) served for many years as secretary of the Permanent Central Narcotics Board and the Drug Supervisory Body (two international drug organs) and was the primary drafter of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. He also ...

(1905–), German drug-control official * Adolf Lindenbaum (1904–1941), Polish mathematician * Adolf Loos (1870–1933), Austrian architect * Adolf Lundin (1932–2006), Swedish oil magnate *

Adolf Malan Adolf Weich Malan (born 6 September 1961) is a former South African rugby union player. He played 159 matches for Northern Transvaal. His usual position was as lock, where he also played for the national team, the Springboks. Playing career Ma ...

(born 1961), South African rugby union footballer *

Adolf Lu Hitler Marak Adolf Lu Hitler Rangsa Marak (born ) is an Indian politician of the Nationalist Congress Party who served as an environment and later cooperation minister until 2003 in the Government of Meghalaya. Biography A member of the Nationalist Congress ...

(born ), Indian politician * Adolf Merckle (1934–2009), German entrepreneur and billionaire * Adolf Meyer (architect) (1881–1929), German architect * Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist) (1866–1950), Swiss-American psychiatrist

N–Z

* Adolf van Nieuwenaar (c. 1545–1589), Dutch statesman and soldier, stadtholder of Overijssel, Guelders and Utrecht * Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901), Finnish-Swedish explorer * Adolf Noreen (1854–1925), Swedish linguist *

Adolf Oberländer Adam Adolf Oberländer (1 October 1845, Regensburg29 May 1923, Munich) was a German caricaturist, illustrator, cartoonist and early comics artist. Biography He was born at Regensburg, but after 1847 lived in Munich. He studied painting at the ...

(1845–1923), German caricaturist * Adolf Ogi (born 1942), Swiss politician * Adolf Opálka (1915–1942), Czech anti-Nazi fighter *

Adolf Overweg Adolf Overweg (24 July 1822 – 27 September 1852) was a German astronomer, geologist, and explorer of Africa. As a member of a mission to fix trade routes in Central Africa he became the first person of European origin to circumnavigate Lake ...

(1822–1852), German scientist * Adolf Petrovsky (1887–?), Soviet diplomat * Adolf Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Baltic German politician * Adolf Pilch (1914–2000), Polish resistance fighter * Adolf Reinach (1883–1917), German phenomenologist *

Adolf Rudnicki Adolf Rudnicki, born Aron Hirschhorn (February 19, 1912, Żabno − November 14, 1990, Warsaw) was a Polish author and essayist, best known for his works about The Holocaust and the Jewish resistance in Poland during World War II. Biography He w ...

(1912–1990), Polish-Jewish author * Adolf Rzepko (1825–1892), Polish composer * Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–1894), German poet *

Adolf Schallamach Adolf Schallamach (1905–1997) was a scientist at the British Rubber Producers' Research Association noted for pioneering understanding of the mechanisms of rubber friction. He was one of only two electrical engineers ever to win the Charles Good ...

(1905–1997), German-born British scientist working on rubber friction * Adolf Schärf (1890–1965), President of Austria *

Adolf Scherer Adolf Scherer (born 5 May 1938) is a Slovak footballer who played as a striker. He is of Carpathian German descent. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team. Scherer represented Czechoslovakia at the 1960 Eu ...

(born 1938), Slovak footballer of German descent *

Adolf Schlagintweit Adolf von Schlagintweit (9 January 1829 – 26 August 1857) was a German botanist and explorer of Central Asia. Brothers Hermann, Adolf and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East India Company to study the earth's magnetic fi ...

(1829–1857), German explorer * Adolf Schmal (1872–1919), Austrian fencer *

Adolf Schreyer Adolf Schreyer (9 July 1828, Frankfurt-am-Main29 July 1899, Kronberg im Taunus) was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Biography He studied art first at the Städel Institute in his native town, and then at ...

(1828–1899), German painter * Adolf Shayevich (born 1937), Rabbi of the Moscow Choral Synagogue and one of two Chief Rabbis of Russia * Adolf Smekal (1895–1959), Austrian physicist *

Adolf Stelzer Adolf Stelzer (1 September 1908 – 30 April 1977) was a Swiss footballer who played for Switzerland in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.Adolf Stieler (1775–1836), German cartographer *

Adolf Stoecker Adolf Stoecker (December 11, 1835 – February 2, 1909) was a German court chaplain to Kaiser Wilhelm I, a politician, leading antisemite, and a Lutheran theologian who founded the Christian Social Party to lure members away from the ...

(1835–1909), German theologian *

Adolf Strauss (composer) Adolf Strauss (16 August 1902 – 28 September 1944) was a Czech pianist, violinist, accordion and harmonica player, composer and kapellmeister. Strauss was born to Jewish parents, Josef and Rosa Strauss, in Žatec, a historic town in Louny Distri ...

(1902–1944), Czech pianist, violinist, composer, and kapellmeister *

Adolf Strauss (general) __NOTOC__ Adolf Strauß (6 September 1879 – 20 March 1973) was a German officer who served in the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, and later as a general in the Heer of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. As commander of the I ...

(1879–1973), general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany *

Adolf Theuer Adolf Theuer (sometimes given as Teuer) (20 September 1920 in Henneberg-Bolatitz – 23 April 1947 in Opava) was an SS-''Unterscharführer'' at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was executed after the war as a war criminal. Life Previously a ...

(1920–1947), German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp * Adolf Tolkachev (1927–1986), Soviet engineer and CIA spy *

Adolf von Sonnenthal Adolf von Sonnenthal (21 December 18344 April 1909), Austrian actor, was born of Jewish parentage in Budapest. Though brought up in penury and apprenticed to a working tailor, he cultivated his talent for drama, and was fortunate in receiving th ...

(1834–1909), Austrian actor * Adolf Tolkachev (1927–1986), Soviet electronics engineer * Adolf "Dado" Topić (born 1949), Croatian singer *

Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe Max Johann Otto Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe, usually known as Adolf von Batocki-Friebe (31 July 1868 – 22 May 1944), was a German noble, lawyer and politician, and belonged to a noble Lithuanian family. Batocki-Friebe was born at G ...

, Lithuanian nobleman, lawyer and politician * Adolf Walbrook (1896–1967), Austrian actor * Adolf Wahrmund (1827–1913), Austrian-German orientalist * Adolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911), German novelist * Adolf Windaus (1876–1959), German chemist *

Adolf Wölfli Adolf Wölfli (February 29, 1864 – November 6, 1930) (occasionally spelled Adolf Woelfli or Adolf Wolfli) was a Swiss artist who was one of the first artists to be associated with the Art Brut or outsider art label. Early life Wölfli was born ...

(1864–1930), Swiss artist *

Adolf Zeising Adolf Zeising (24 September 181027 April 1876) was a German psychologist, whose main interests were mathematics and philosophy. Among his theories, Zeising claimed to have found the golden ratio expressed in the arrangement of branches along th ...

(1810–1876), German psychologist *

Adolf Ziegler Adolf Ziegler (16 October 1892 – 11 September 1959) was a German painter and politician. He was tasked by the Nazi Party to oversee the purging of what the Party described as "degenerate art", by most of the German modern artists. He was Hi ...

(1892–1959), German painter and politician *

Adolf Zutter Adolf Zutter (10 February 1889 – 27 May 1947) was a German SS-Hauptsturmführer at Mauthausen concentration camp, who was tried and executed for war crimes. Zutter, a member of the NSDAP (membership number 3,543,330) and the SS (membership numb ...

(1889–1947), German SS concentration camp officer *

Adolf Zytogorski Adolf Żytogórski (or Adolph Zytogorski, , later known as John Hanstein) ( – 28 February 1882) was a Polish-British chess master and translator. Biography Details of Zytogorski's early life are sparse. He is usually said to have been born i ...

(–1882), Polish-British chess master and translator

Adolfas

Adolfas Valeška Adolfas Valeška (15 March 1905, in Kybartai – 11 May 1994, in Kaunas, Lithuania) was a Lithuanian stained glass artist, painter, stage designer, and museum director who worked in Lithuania and in Chicago, Illinois. Valeška graduated fr ...

(1905–1994), Lithuanian-American artist

Adolfo

* Adolfo Aldana (born 1966), Spanish footballer * Adolfo Baines (born 1972), Spanish footballer * Adolfo Battaglia (born 1930), Italian journalist and politician * Adolfo Bautista (born 1979), Mexican footballer * Adolfo Bruno (1945–2003), a.k.a. "Big Al", Italian-American mobster * Adolfo Camarillo (1864–1958), Ranchero, philanthropist, co-founder of the city of Camarillo, California *

Adolfo Carrión Jr. Adolfo Carrión Jr. (born March 6, 1961) is an American businessman and former elected official from City Island, New York, City Island. He has three sisters Elizabeth Carrión-Stevens, Damaris Carrión-Harris and Lizette Carrión. He served one ...

(born 1961), served for seven years as borough president of the Bronx * Adolfo Celi (1922–1986), Italian actor and director * Adolfo Constanzo (1962–1989), American serial killer, drug trafficker, and cult leader * Adolfo Correia da Rocha (1907–1995), Portuguese writer and otolaryngologist *

Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Adolfo Carlos Julio Schwelm-Cruz (28 June 1923 – 10 February 2012) was a racing driver from Argentina. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 18 January 1953. He scored no championship points. Complete Formula ...

(1923–2012), Argentine racing driver * Adolfo Domínguez (born 1950), Spanish fashion designer * Adolfo Domínguez Gerardo (born 1991), Mexican footballer *

Adolfo Gaich Adolfo Julián Gaich (born 26 February 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Russian club PFC CSKA Moscow, and the Argentina national team. Club career San Lorenzo Gaich had youth spells with Unión Be ...

(born 1999), Argentine footballer * Adolfo Gregorio (born 1982), American footballer * Adolfo Guzman (soccer) (born 1995), American footballer *

Adolfo Guzmán Adolfo Guzmán (May 13, 1920 – July 30, 1976) was a Cuban pianist, music director, arranger and composer. During his 40-year-long career he directed several important Cuban ensembles, including Orquesta Riverside and Los Modernistas, as well as ...

(1920–1976), Cuban pianist * Adolfo Hernández (born 1997), Mexican footballer * Adolfo Hirsch (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Adolfo Lima (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer * Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (born 1959), Portuguese musician and lawyer *

Adolfo Machado Adolfo Abdiel Machado (born 14 February 1985) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga FPD club San Carlos. Club career Around July 2008 Machado travelled to Colombia to play with Copa Mustang side Envigado al ...

(born 1985), Panamanian footballer *

Adolfo Miranda Adolfo Miranda Araujo (born 14 October 1989), commonly known as Fito, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer * Adolfo Muñoz (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer * Adolfo Ovalle (born 1970), Chilean footballer * Adolfo Ovalle (born 1997), Chilean footballer *

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1 ...

(born 1931), Argentine activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner * Adolfo Ríos (born 1966), Mexican footballer * Adolfo Sardiña (1933–2021), Cuban-American fashion designer, known by his first name alone * Adolfo Sarti (1928–1992), Italian politician * Adolfo Suárez (1932–2014), Spanish politician, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain during the Spanish transition to democracy * Adolfo Valencia (born 1968), Colombian footballer *

Adolfo Veber Tkalčević Adolfo Veber Tkalčević (11 May 1825 − 6 August 1889) was a Croatian philologist, writer, literary critic, aestheticist and politician. Veber is regarded as one of the most prominent Croatian intellectuals of the 19th century and as the founder ...

(1825–1889), Croatian philologist, writer, and politician *

Adolfo Vigorelli Adolfo Vigorelli (Milan, 26 October 1921 – Val Grande, 22 June 1944) was an Italian Resistance fighter during World War II. Biography The second son of Ezio Vigorelli, a well-known Socialist lawyer, he studied law at the Università Cattol ...

(1921–1944), Italian resistance fighter during World War II * Adolfo Zumelzú (1902–1973), Argentine footballer

Adolph

Adolph Achille Gereau Adolph Achille Gereau, or Adolph Gereau, (December 20, 1893 – May 24, 1994) was a United States Virgin Islands civil servant who was the principal founder of the Republican Club and one of the committee of founders of the Republican Party of t ...

(1893–1994), Virgin Islands civil servant and founder of V.I. Republicans *

Adolph Baller Adolph Baller (July 30, 1909 – January 23, 1994) was an Austrian-American pianist who played classical and romantic music. He performed with Yehudi Menuhin for several years and was a teacher of Terry Riley and Jerome Rose. Early years Baller wa ...

(1909–1994), Austrian-American pianist *

Adolph Bieberstein Adolph Joseph Bieberstein (December 17, 1902 – December 1981) was an American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and the Racine Tornadoes. Bieberstein played college football at the U ...

(1902–1981), American football player * Adolph Caesar (1933–1986), American actor, voice-over artist, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer *

Adolph von Carlowitz Hans Carl Adolph von Carlowitz (25 March 1858 – 9 July 1928) served as a German army commander during the First World War. Early life Coming from an ancient noble family, Carlowitz studied rights at the Leipzig University. In 1879, he entered t ...

, German army General * Adolph Coors (1847–1929), American businessman and founder of Coors Brewery * Adolph "A.J." DeLaGarza (Adolfo Guzmán1987), American footballer * Adolph Deutsch (1897–1980), British-American composer, conductor, and arranger *

Adolph Fischer Adolph Fischer (1858 – November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot. Early life Adolph Fischer immigrated to the United States in 1873 at the age of 15. He became an apprentic ...

(1858–1887), German labor union activist * Adolph Goldschmidt (1863–1944), German-Jewish art historian * Adolph Green (1914–2002), American lyricist and playwright * Adolph Hallis (1896–1987), South African pianist, composer, and teacher * Adolph Sutro (1830–1898), mayor of San Francisco *

Adolph Jacobs Adolph Jacobs, later known as Al Jacobs (April 15, 1939 – July 23, 2014), was an American guitar player, best known as an original member of The Coasters. Biography Born Adolf Jacobs in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas, he played guitar with Vern ...

(1939–2014), American guitar player * Adolph Joffe (1883–1927), Russian-Jewish diplomat * Adolph Johannes Brand (born 1934), South African pianist and composer known as Abdullah Ibrahim * Adolph Kissell (1920–1983), American football player *

Adolph Kliebhan Adolph E. Kliebhan (August 14, 1897 – March 13, 1963), sometimes listed as Kliebhahn, was a quarterback in the National Football League who played one game for the Green Bay Packers in 1921. Early life Kliebhan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ...

(1897–1963), American football player *

Adolph Koldofsky Adolph Koldofsky (13 September 1905 – 8 April 1951) was a London-born violinist, living for most of his career in Canada and later in America. He was an orchestral player and member of chamber music ensembles; he commissioned and gave the premiere ...

(1905–1951), Canadian violinist * Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), German priest * Adolph Kukulowicz (1933–2008), Canadian ice hockey player * Adolph Malan (1910–1963), South African flying ace in World War II *Adolph Marx, birth name of American comic actor Harpo Marx (1888–1961) * Adolph Marix (1848–1919), American military officer and general *

Adolph Mongo Adolph Mongo (born January 15, 1954) is an American political advisor and radio host. He currently resides in Detroit, Michigan, where he is an on-air radio personality for 910 AM Superstation/WFDF, as the host of ''Detroit in Black & White''. ...

(born 1954), American political strategist and commentator *

Adolph Ochs Adolph Simon Ochs (March 12, 1858 – April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of ''The New York Times'' and ''The Chattanooga Times'' (now the ''Chattanooga Times Free Press''). Early life and career Ochs was born t ...

(1858–1935), American newspaper publisher * Adolph L. Reed Jr. (born 1947), American professor of political science and writer * Adolph Rupp (1901–1977), American college basketball coach * Adolph "Dolph" Schayes (1928–2015), American basketball player *

Adolph G. Schwenk Adolph Glaser Schwenk (March 26, 1922 – March 24, 2004) was a United States Marine with the rank of Lieutenant General. Early life and World War II Adolph G. Schwenk was born on March 26, 1922, in New York City. He enlisted in the Marine Cor ...

(1922–2004), American Marine general * Adolph "Young Dolph" Thornton (1985–2021), American independent rap artist * Adolph Tidemand (1814–1876), Norwegian classical romantic painter * Adolph Treidler (1886–1981), American artist known for his illustrations, posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters *

(1858–1928), German army commander during the First World War * Adolph P. Yushkevich (1906–1993), Russian mathematician *

Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor (; hu, Zukor Adolf; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'' (June 16, 1976), p. 76. He produ ...

(1873–1976), Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures *

Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. Hubert Blaine Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., among others) is the abbreviated name of a German-born American typesetter who has held the record for the longes ...

(1914–1997), American typesetter whose actual name starts with "Adolph"

Adolphe

* Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), French composer and music critic * Adolphe Alexandre Chaillet (1867–1914), French inventor of the Centennial Light * Adolphe Crémieux (1796–1880), French-Jewish lawyer and statesman * Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), German-Jewish co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank * Adolphe Guillaumat (1863–1940), French Army general during World War I * Adolphe Hug (1923–2006), Swiss footballer * Adolphe Max (1869–1939), Belgian politician and mayor of Brussels * Adolphe Menjou (1890–1963), American actor and anti-Communist activist *

Adolphe Muzito Adolphe Muzito (born 12 February 1957"DR Congo presiden ...

, Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic * Adolphe Nourrit (1802–1839), French opera singer * Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophone *

Adolphe Teikeu Adolphe Teikeu Kamgang (born 23 June 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the French club Caen and the Cameroon national team. Career Club career Born in Bandjoun, Adolphe Teikeu began his career in Ca ...

(born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *

Adolphe Thiers Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers ( , ; 15 April 17973 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian. He was the second elected President of France and first President of the French Third Republic. Thiers was a key figure in the July Rev ...

(1797–1877), French Prime Minister, President, and historian *

Adolphe Tohoua Adolphe Tohoua (born December 9, 1983) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for UCE de Liège. He previously played in the Belgian Jupiler League. Career Tohoua started his career at homeland club Rio Sport d'Anyama, playing alon ...

(born 1983), Ivorian footballer * Adolphe Willette (1857–1926), French painter and architect of the Moulin Rouge

Adolphus

* Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham (1905–1997), American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader * Adolphus Busch (1839–1913), American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-Busch * Adolphus Jean Sweet (1920–1985), American actor * Adolphus L. Fitzgerald (1840–1921), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada *

Adolphus W. Green Adolphus Williamson Green (January 14, 1843 – March 8, 1917) was an American attorney and businessman. He was the co-founder of the National Biscuit Company (now known as Nabisco, owned by Mondelēz International) in 1898. A year later, in 189 ...

(1844–1917), American businessman and founder of Nabisco *

Adolphus Grimes Adolphus Grimes (July 6, 1913 – February 6, 1998) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s. A native of Greensboro, Georgia, Grimes played for the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1943, and played for Atlanta ag ...

(1913–1998), American baseball player * Adolphus Jones (born 1984), Kittian and Nevisian track and field athlete and footballer * Adolphus Warburton Moore (A. W. Moore), British civil servant and mountaineer (1841–1887) *

Adolphus Ofodile Adolphus Ofodile (born December 15, 1979) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career After beginning his career with Udoji United, Ofodile first came to Europe with the Belgian club Eendracht Aalst. After spen ...

(born 1979), Nigerian footballer *

Adolphus Busch Orthwein Adolphus Busch Orthwein, also known as Dolph Orthwein, (September 2, 1917 - November 25, 2013) was an American heir and business executive. Biography Adolphus Busch Orthwein was born on September 2, 1917, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was P ...

(1917–2013), American heir and business executive and formerly missing person * Adolphus Washington (born 1994), American football player

People with the surname Adolf or Adolphus

* Helen Adolf (1895–1998), Austrian–American linguist and literature scholar *

(1768–1845), English historian *

John Leycester Adolphus John Leycester Adolphus (1795–1862) was an English lawyer, jurist and author. Life He was the son of Martha Elizabeth née Leycester (1765-1842) and John Adolphus (1768–1845), a well-known London barrister who wrote ''A History of England ...

(1795–1862), English lawyer, jurist and author

Fictional characters

*Adolphus, a character in '' The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' *Adolphus, a character in ''

The Adventures of Huck Finn ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' or as it is known in more recent editions, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United St ...

'' *Adolphus Cusins, a character in '' Major Barbara'' by George Bernard Shaw *Adolphus Tips, the eponymous cat of ''The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips'' by Michael Morpurgo *Dolph Starbeam, a character in the animated sitcom '' The Simpsons'' *Dolph, an antagonist on the animated series '' Alfred Jodocus Kwak'' *Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga '' Adolf'' by Osamu Tezuka *Saint Adolphus, a character in Ken Follett's '' The Pillars of the Earth'' *Adolf Verloc, a character in

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in t ...

's '' The Secret Agent'' *Adolf K. Weismann, also known as Yashiro Isana, is the main protagonist in the anime series ''K'' *Adolf Wolf, a character in '' Blitz Wolf'' *Adolphe Pescarolo, principal of Shuchiin Academy in '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' *Adolf, one of the main villains in Armour of God II: Operation Condor * Adolfo Pirelli a minor antagonist in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)

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