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

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

used in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...

, 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 Adolfas is a masculine Lithuanian given name, derived from the German Adolf. Notable people with the name include: * Adolfas Akelaitis (1910–2007), Lithuanian high jumper * Adolfas Aleksejūnas (born 1937), Lithuanian middle-distance runner *Ad ...

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 Adolphine is a female name. It is the female equivalent of the male name Adolf. It is far more rare than the male one Prominent people with this name *Adolphine Fletcher Terry (1882–1976), American political and social activist *Adolphine Kok (18 ...

are far more rare than the male names. The name is a compound derived from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and ''

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

''. The name is

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...

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 Eadwulf (sometimes Eadulf) is an Anglo-Saxon male name. Notable people with the name include: * Eadwulf of Elmham, a 10th-century Bishop of Elmham * Eadwulf of Hereford (died 830s), Bishop of Hereford * Eadwulf I of Northumbria, king of Northumb ...

). 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 Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

, it has declined in popularity since the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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

, it has declined in popularity as a given name for males since the end of

. 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 France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

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 Adolf (7 January 1434, Munich - 24 October 1441, Munich) was a German nobleman. He was a Duke of Bavaria-Munich in the House of Wittelsbach. He was the eldest son of William III, Duke of Bavaria and Margaret of Cleves. His younger brother Will ...

(1434–1441) *

Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (died Zerbst, 28 August 1473), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. He was the eldest son of Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, by his first wife Elisa ...

(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 dea ...

(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 Adolphe (Adolf Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich; 24 July 1817 – 17 November 1905) was Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 23 November 1890 to his death on 17 November 1905. The first grand duke from the House of Nassau-Weilburg, he succeeded King Willia ...

(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 Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...

(1882–1973), King of Sweden * Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883–1936) *

Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund; 22 April 1906 – 26 January 1947) was a Swedish prince, who for most of his life was second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. He was the eldest ...

(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 Adolf Althoff (, 25 June 1913 in Sonsbeck – 14 October 1998 in Stolberg (Rhineland) was a German circus owner, animal tamer and performer who saved several people from the Holocaust by having them work and travel in his circus. A member of a 30 ...

(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 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (; 31 October 1835 – 20 August 1917) was a German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds (that was subsequently extended and adopted as part of the IUPAC org ...

(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 (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 Adolf Born (12 June 1930 – 22 May 2016) was a Czech painter, illustrator, filmmaker and caricaturist, "known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, and Victorian gentlemen in top hats and top coats". Schmadel, L. D., ''Dictionary of M ...

(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 Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (8 August 1891 – 9 June 1952) was a German–Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer. Life and career Busch was born in Siegen in Westphalia. He studied at the Cologne Conservatory with Willy Hess and Bram Elderin ...

(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 Adolf Iosifovich Charlemagne, or Sharleman (Russian: Адольф Иосифович Шарлемань; 8 December 1826, Saint Petersburg - 31 January 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter of historical, genre and battle scenes. He was a ...

or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901) * Adolf Cluss (1825–1905), German-American architect *

Adolf Daens Adolf Daens (18 December 1839 – 14 June 1907) was a Flemish priest from Aalst. Daens was a Jesuit from 1859 to 1871, but is especially known for his socio-political involvement after he joined the diocesan clergy. He created the Daensist movem ...

(1839–1907), Belgian theologian * Adolf "Adi" Dassler (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas *

Adolf Deucher Adolf Deucher (15 February 1831, in Wipkingen – 10 July 1912, in Bern) was a Swiss politician. Early career He studied medicine at Heidelberg, Zurich, Prague, and Vienna. In 1855 he became a member of the council of his canton (Thurgau), ...

(1831–1912), Swiss politician *

Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza (born Adolf Bagiński; 7 April 1900 – 20 August 1975) was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War II. He and Kazimierz Krukowski ...

(1900–1975), Polish comic actor *

Adolf Ehrnrooth Adolf Erik Ehrnrooth (9 February 1905 – 26 February 2004) was a Finnish general who served during the Winter and Continuation wars. He also competed in two equestrian events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Early life Born in Helsinki, 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 Adolf Eugen Fick (3 September 1829 – 21 August 1901) was a German-born physician and physiologist. Early life and education Fick began his work in the formal study of mathematics and physics before realising an aptitude for medicine. He th ...

(1829–1901), German inventor *

Adolf Fischer (officer) Adolf Fischer (23 July 1893 – 23 October 1947) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Fischer surrendered to the Yugoslavian troops in May 1945. He was ch ...

(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 Adolf Glassbrenner (27 March 1810, in Berlin25 September 1876) was a German humorist and satirist, considered part of the Young Germany Movement. Glassbrenner was born in Berlin. After working for a short time in a merchant's office, he turned to ...

(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 (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 Georg Martin Adolf von Henselt (9 or 12 May 181410 October 1889) was a German composer and virtuoso pianist. Life Henselt was born at Schwabach, in Bavaria. At the age of three he began to learn the violin, and at five the piano under Josephe vo ...

(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 *

(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 Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...

(born 1970), Austrian footballer *

Adolf Just Adolf Just (born 8 August 1859, Lüthorst near Dassel, Kingdom of Hanover; died 20 January 1936, Blankenburg (Harz)) was a German naturopath. He was the founder of the sanatorium Jungborn in Eckertal (resin). Life He began an apprenticeship as ...

(1859–1936), German naturalist and founder of Luvos *

Adolf Kaufmann Adolf Kaufmann (15 May 1848, in Troppau – 25 November 1916, in Vienna) was an Austrian landscape and marine artist. Biography He was initially self-taught, but completed his studies with the animal painter, Émile van Marcke, in Paris and un ...

(1848–1916), Austrian landscape painter *

Adolf Kertész Adolf Kertész (15 March 1892 – November 1920; nicknamed "Kertész III") was a Hungarian footballer who played as a half back at both the professional level for MTK Budapest (winning the Hungarian League championship four times and the Hungar ...

(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 Adolph Kußmaul (german: Carl Philipp Adolf Konrad Kußmaul; 22 February 1822 – 28 May 1902) was a German physician and a leading clinician of his time. He was born as the son and grandson of physicians at Graben near Karlsruhe and studied at He ...

(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 Adolf Lindenbaum (12 June 1904 – August 1941) was a Polish-Jewish logician and mathematician best known for Lindenbaum's lemma and Lindenbaum–Tarski algebras. He was born and brought up in Warsaw. He earned a Ph.D. in 1928 under Wacław ...

(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) Adolf Meyer (17 June, 1881, 14 July, 1929, the Island of ) was a German architect. A student and employee of both Bruno Paul and Peter Behrens, Meyer became the office boss of the firm of Walter Gropius around 1915 and a full partner afterwar ...

(1881–1929), German architect * Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist) (1866–1950), Swiss-American psychiatrist

N–Z

Adolf van Nieuwenaar Adolf van Nieuwenaar, Count of Limburg and Moers (also: Adolf von Neuenahr) (c. 1545 – 18 October 1589) was a statesman and soldier, who was stadtholder of Overijssel, Guelders and Utrecht for the States-General of the Netherlands during the ...

(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 Adolf Ogi (born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987, as member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Berne. He handed over ...

(born 1942), Swiss politician *

Adolf Opálka First Lieutenant Adolf Opálka (4 January 1915 – 18 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak soldier, member of the Czech sabotage group Out Distance, a World War II anti-Nazi resistance group, and a participant in Operation Anthropoid, the successful ...

(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 Adolf "Ulf" Konstantin Jakob Freiherr Pilar von Pilchau (23 May 1851 – 17 June 1925) was a Baltic German politician, regent of the United Baltic Duchy (1918). Pilar von Pilchau became the owner of the Audru, Audern Manorialism, manor, his bir ...

(1851–1925), Baltic German politician *

Adolf Pilch Adolf Pilch (22 May 1914 – 26 January 2000) was a Polish resistance fighter during World War II (codenames ''Góra'' and ''Dolina''). He became part of the Polish special forces (''cichociemni'') trained in the United Kingdom, and was parachu ...

(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 Adolf Rzepko (1825 – 1892) was a Polish composer, oboist, choral and orchestral conductor, and pianist. He was a disciple of Václav Tomášek. He was mainly active as a performer (he served for many years as the Wielki Theatre orchestra's pri ...

(1825–1892), Polish composer *

Adolf Friedrich von Schack Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (2 August 181514 April 1894) was a German poet, historian of literature and art collector. Background Schack was born at Brüsewitz near Schwerin. Having studied jurisprudence (1834–1838) at the universities o ...

(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 Adolf Gustav Stephan Smekal (12 September 1895 – 7 March 1959) was an Austrian theoretical physicist, with interests in solid state physics,"The historical development of quantum theory", by Jagdish Mehra, Helmut Rechenbergp. 327, biographical n ...

(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 Adolf Stieler (26 February 177513 March 1836) was a German cartographer and lawyer who worked most of his life in the Justus Perthes Geographical Institute in Gotha. Although he studied law and would serve in government for his entire career, h ...

(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 S ...

(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 Adolf Georgiyevich Tolkachev (russian: Адольф Георгиевич Толкачёв; 6 January 1927 in Aktyubinsk (now Aktobe), Kazakh ASSR, Soviet Union – 24 September 1986) was a Soviet electronics engineer who provided key documents to ...

(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 *

(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 Adolf Wahrmund (; 10 June 1827 – 15 May 1913) was an Austrian-German orientalist. Biography He was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and died in Vienna. He studied at Göttingen and Vienna. From 1853 until 1861, he was at the Hofbibliothek in Vienna. ...

(1827–1913), Austrian-German orientalist *

Adolf Wilbrandt Adolf von Wilbrandt (24 August 183710 June 1911) was a German novelist and dramatist. History Wilbrandt was born in Rostock. His father was a professor at the University of Rostock. He received early education in his native town, and then enter ...

(1837–1911), German novelist *

Adolf Windaus Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus (; 25 December 1876 – 9 June 1959) was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins. He was the doctoral advisor of Adolf Butenandt who also won ...

(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 Adolfo Aldana Torres (born 5 January 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. Over 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 179 matches and 31 goals, mainly with Real Madrid and Deportivo with which ...

(born 1966), Spanish footballer *

Adolfo Baines Adolfo Baines Pilart (born 15 February 1972) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, who is currently in charge of CF Pobla de Mafumet. Club career Born in Isaba, Navarre, Baines was in CD Logroñés' roster fro ...

(born 1972), Spanish footballer *

Adolfo Battaglia Adolfo Battaglia (born 10 February 1930) is an Italian journalist who served as the minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship between 1987 and 1991 in three successive cabinets. He was a long-term member of the Chamber of Deputies. Biogr ...

(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. (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 (1923–2012), Argentine racing driver *Adolfo Domínguez (born 1950), Spanish fashion designer *Adolfo Domínguez Gerardo (born 1991), Mexican footballer *Adolfo Gaich (born 1999), Argentine footballer *Adolfo Gregorio (born 1982), American footballer *Adolfo Guzman (soccer) (born 1995), American footballer *Adolfo Guzmán (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 (born 1985), Panamanian footballer *Adolfo Miranda (born 1989), Spanish footballer *Adolfo Muñoz (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer *Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1970), Adolfo Ovalle (born 1970), Chilean footballer *Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1997), Adolfo Ovalle (born 1997), Chilean footballer *Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 1931), Argentine activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner *Adolfo Ríos (born 1966), Mexican footballer *Adolfo (designer), 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 (1825–1889), Croatian philologist, writer, and politician *Adolfo Vigorelli (1921–1944), Italian resistance fighter during World War II *Adolfo Zumelzú (1902–1973), Argentine footballer

Adolph

*Adolph Achille Gereau (1893–1994), Virgin Islands civil servant and founder of V.I. Republicans *Adolph Baller (1909–1994), Austrian-American pianist *Adolph Bieberstein (1902–1981), American football player *Adolph Caesar (1933–1986), American actor, voice-over artist, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer *Adolph von Carlowitz, German army General *Adolph Coors (1847–1929), American businessman and founder of Coors Brewery *A. J. DeLaGarza, Adolph "A.J." DeLaGarza (Adolfo Guzmán1987), American footballer *Adolph Deutsch (1897–1980), British-American composer, conductor, and arranger *Adolph Fischer (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 (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 (1897–1963), American football player *Adolph Koldofsky (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 (born 1954), American political strategist and commentator *Adolph Ochs (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 (1922–2004), American Marine general *Young Dolph, 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 *Adolph von Carlowitz (1858–1928), German army commander during the First World War *Adolph P. Yushkevich (1906–1993), Russian mathematician *Adolph Zukor (1873–1976), Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures *Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (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, 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 (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877), French Prime Minister, President, and historian *Adolphe Tohoua (born 1983), Ivorian footballer *Adolphe Willette (1857–1926), French painter and architect of the Moulin Rouge

Adolphus

*Doc Cheatham, Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham (1905–1997), American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader *Adolphus Busch (1839–1913), American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-Busch *Dolph Sweet, Adolphus Jean Sweet (1920–1985), American actor *Adolphus L. Fitzgerald (1840–1921), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada *Adolphus W. Green (1844–1917), American businessman and founder of Nabisco *Adolphus Grimes (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 (born 1979), Nigerian footballer *Adolphus Busch Orthwein (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 (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 (1993 film), The Adventures of Huck Finn'' *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 (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's ''The Secret Agent'' *Adolf K. Weismann, also known as List of K characters#Yashiro Isana, 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)

References

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