Fred may refer to:

People

Fred (name) Fred can be a given name or a surname. Given name Fred can be an either a given name in its own right or the diminutive form of the given names Frederick, Alfred, Manfred, or Wilfred. Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name o ...

, including a list of people and characters with the name

Mononym

Fred (cartoonist) Frédéric Othon Théodore Aristidès (5 March 1931 – 2 April 2013), known by his pseudonym Fred, was a French cartoonist in the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. He is best known for his series '' Philémon''. Biography Born in Paris, France, ...

(1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French *

Fred (footballer, born 1949) Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira (4 April 1949 – 29 May 2022), known as just Fred, was a Brazilian association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. He competed in the Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, men's tournament at the 1 ...

(1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian *

Fred (footballer, born 1979) Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva (born 18 August 1979), known as Fred, is a Brazilian former footballer who currently is the Assistant Coach of Philadelphia Union II. Carreiro played for the Harrisburg Heat of the Major Arena Soccer Leagu ...

, Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian *

Fred (footballer, born 1983) Frederico Chaves Guedes (born 3 October 1983), also known as Fred (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Fred began his career at América Mineiro before transferring to local rivals Cruzeiro in 2004. Aft ...

, Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian *

Fred (footballer, born 1986) Frederico Burgel Xavier (born 15 January 1986), commonly known as Fred, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Botafogo PB. Career On 12 December 2018, he joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série D side Novo Hamburgo after a ...

, Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian *

Fred (footballer, born 1993) Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos (born 5 March 1993), known as Fred (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester United and the Brazil national team. Fred started his career at Brazilian club I ...

, Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian *

Fred Again Fred John Philip Gibson, (born 19 July 1993) known professionally as Fred Again (stylised as Fred again..) or simply Fred (stylised as FRED), is a British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. Early life and educa ...

(born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED

Television and movies

* ''

Fred Claus ''Fred Claus'' is a 2007 American Christmas comedy film directed by David Dobkin, screenplay by Dan Fogelman and a story by Dan Fogelman and Jessie Nelson, and starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, John Michael Higgins, Eliz ...

'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film *

Fred Figglehorn Fred Figglehorn (stylized as FЯED) was the central character in an Internet video series created by then-teenager Lucas Cruikshank in 2006. It yielded other spin-off series and a relationship with Nickelodeon, including three movies and a telev ...

, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * '' Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 *

Fred Flintstone Fred Flintstone is the main character of the animated sitcom '' The Flintstones'', which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966. Fred is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintsto ...

, of the 1966 TV cartoon ''The Flintstones''

Animals

Fred (baboon) Fred (died 25 March 2011) was a chacma baboon from Cape Town, South Africa. He came to international attention as the leader of a baboon "gang" which developed a reputation for raiding homes and cars, as well as attacking local residents and touri ...

, a notorious car raider from Cape Town, South Africa *

Fred the Undercover Kitty Fred the Undercover Kitty (May 2005 – August 9, 2006) was a domestic shorthaired cat who gained attention for his undercover work with the New York Police Department and the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in the arrest of a suspect posin ...

, an undercover cat working for the New York Police Department *

Fred la marmotte Fred la marmotte is a Canadian groundhog located in near Percé, Quebec who predicts weather on Groundhog Day. According to the tradition of Groundhog Day, if the groundhog sees his shadow then spring will be delayed; if he does not see his sha ...

, official groundhog of Quebec, Canada * Fred, also known as

Monster Pig Monster Pig was the subject of a controversial 2007 story that initially ran in the news media as a report (and a series of accompanying photographs) of an 11-year-old boy shooting a massive feral pig. The pig was claimed to have been shot during ...

, a giant pig that was shot in 2007 by an 11-year-old boy

Music

Fred (band) Fred were a five-piece Irish Indie band from Cork. They released four albums, the last of which, ''Leaving My Empire'', was released in 2011. Career The ''Fred EP'' was released in 2000. A debut album, ''Can't Stop, I'm Being Timed'', was rel ...

, an Irish alternative band *

Fred Records Fred Records is a British independent record label created in 2002 by the English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith to re-release his own back catalogue of recordings and previously unreleased material. It is an independent company ...

, a record label

Songs

* "Fred", by James Gang from ''

Yer' Album ''Yer' Album'' is the debut studio album by American rock band James Gang. The album was released in early 1969 on the Bluesway label. This is the James Gang's only album to feature their bassist Tom Kriss. He was replaced by Dale Peters for their ...

'' * "Fred", by Zager & Evans from ''

2525 (Exordium & Terminus) ''2525 (Exordium & Terminus)'' is the debut studio album by Zager and Evans and was released in 1969. It reached #30 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart. The album featured the single " In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" which reached #1 o ...

Companies

Fred (restaurant) __NOTOC__ ''Fred'' is a restaurant in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star for the period 2010–2013, and two stars since 2014. GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 16 out of 20 points. Head ch ...

, Rotterdam, Netherlands *

Fred's Fred's Inc. (stylized ''FRED'S'') was a retail store chain headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, operating in 15 states in the southeastern United States. As of June, 2019 Fred's operated 396 locations, of which 155 are pharmacies, and the remain ...

, a chain of American retail stores *

Fred's Frozen Foods Fred's Frozen Foods and Fred's for Starters are frozen food brands that traces their origin to Fred Luker who first started manufacturing frozen meat and vegetable products in Noblesville, Indiana in 1947. As of 2002, both brands are operated by W ...

, US *

Fred Joaillier Fred Joaillier, more commonly known as ''Fred'', is a French jewellery and watch brand founded in 1936 by Fred Samuel in Paris and operated by the company "Fred Paris". The company has more than fifty of its own shops worldwide and various retail ...

, French-based jewelry and watch company * Fred. Olsen & Co., a Norwegian shipping company

Places

Fred, Louisiana Fred was an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is now part of Zachary. History The community was founded on December 7, 1894 by Eunice Rodriguez Wicker, and is named after a man named Fred ...

, US *

Fred, Texas Fred is an unincorporated community in southeastern Tyler County, Texas, United States. Fred is approximately 40 miles north of Beaumont and is located in the Big Thicket The Big Thicket is the name given to a somewhat imprecise region of a ...

, US

Other uses

Fred (XM) This is a list of former channels on XM Satellite Radio, in addition to information on format changes of existing channels. Also included is information on temporary channels and seasonal channels. Before the Sirius and XM channel lineup merger Th ...

, channel 44 on XM Satellite Radio prior to 2008 *

Fred (chatterbot) Fred, or FRED, was an early chatterbot written by Robby Garner. History The name Fred was initially suggested by Karen Lindsey, and then Robby jokingly came up with an acronym, "Functional Response Emulation Device."Robitron Software Research, Inc ...

, an acronym for ''Functional Response Emulation Device'' *

Fred Defence The King's Pawn Game is any chess opening starting with the move: :1. e4 It is the most popular opening move in chess, followed by the Queen's Pawn Game. Details about the move and the game plan White opens with the most popular of the twenty ...

, a chess gambit *

Fred the Computer Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...

, at the ''Middlesex News'', a U.S. newspaper on the Internet *

Fred the Red Manchester United F.C. is a football club based in Stretford, England. Founded as Newton Heath F.C. in 1878, the club has had several mascots; the most recent is "Fred the Red", an anthropomorphic "Red Devil", after the club's nickname, the Re ...

, the Manchester United F.C. mascot since 1994 *

Tropical Storm Fred (disambiguation) The name Fred has been used for a total of six tropical cyclones worldwide, three in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Western Pacific Ocean, and one in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean. In the Atlantic: * Hurricane Fred (2009) – Category& ...