Frits is a masculine given name and also a diminutive form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of Frederik (or Frederick, Fredericus, Frederikus). Quite common in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, it also occurs in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. It may refer to: * Frits Agterberg (born 1936), Dutch-born Canadian geologist * Frederik Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931), Dutch politician and former Minister of Justice *

Frits Bernard Frits Bernard (28 August 1920, Rotterdam – 23 May 2006, Rotterdam) was a clinical psychologist, sexologist and gay and pedophile activist in the Netherlands. He was also a leading member and author for the Dutch Society for Sexual Reform ...

(1920–2006), Dutch clinical psychologist and sexologist * Frits Beukers (born 1953), Dutch mathematician *

Frits van Bindsbergen Frits van Bindsbergen (born 18 August 1960 in Babberich) is a road cyclist from Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom o ...

(born 1960), Dutch road cyclist *

Frits Bolkestein Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein (; born 4 April 1933) is a retired Dutch politician and businessman who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1990 to 1998 and European Commissioner for Internal Market from 199 ...

(born 1933), Dutch politician * Frits Bülow (1872–1955), Danish politician and Justice Minister * Frits Castricum (1947–2011), Dutch journalist and Labour Party politician *

Frits Clausen Frits Clausen (12 November 1893 – 5 December 1947) was leader of the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (DNSAP) prior to and during World War II. Life Born in Aabenraa, since 1864 a part of Prussia, Clausen served in the German Ar ...

(1893–1947), Danish collaborator with Nazi Germany * Frits Dantuma (born 1992), Dutch footballer * Frits van Dongen (born 1946), Dutch architect * Frits Dragstra (1927–2015), Dutch politician * Frits Eijken (1893–1978), Dutch rower * Frits Fentener van Vlissingen (1882–1962), Dutch businessman and entrepreneur *

Frits Goedgedrag Frits M. de los Santos Goedgedrag (born 1 November 1951 in Aruba) is a Dutch Antillean politician who was the first governor of Curaçao following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. During his tenure, he oversaw the dissolution of the Ne ...

(born 1951), first Governor of Curaçao and former Governor of the Netherlands Antilles * Frits Goldschmeding (born 1933), Dutch businessman * Frits Hansen (1841–1911), Norwegian educator, newspaper editor, biographer and politician * Frits Hartvigson (1841–1919), Danish pianist and teacher * Frits Heide (1883–1957), Danish botanist and science writer *

Frits Helmuth Frits Helmuth (3 July 1931 – 12 December 2004) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Osvald Helmuth and is the father of Mikael Helmuth and Pu ...

(1931–2004), Danish film actor * Frits Henningsen (1889–1965), Danish furniture designer and cabinet maker *

Frederik David Holleman Frederik 'Frits' David Holleman (11 May 1887 – 22 January 1958) was a Dutch and South African academic, ethnologist, and jurist, best known for his research into the indigenous legal systems of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and South Afr ...

(1887–1958), Dutch and South African ethnologist and jurist *

Frits Holm Frits Vilhelm Holm (c. 1881
, ''The New York Times'', Ju ...

(1881–1930), Danish scholar and adventurer * Frits Hoogerheide (born 1944), Dutch racing cyclist * Frits Janssens (1898–?), Belgian wrestler who competed in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics * Frits Kemp (born 1954) is a Dutch attorney, receiver and activist * Frits Kiggen (born 1955), Dutch sidecarcross passenger * Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931), Dutch Minister of Justice *

Frederik Kortlandt Frederik Herman Henri (Frits) Kortlandt (born 19 June 1946) is a Dutch former professor of descriptive and comparative linguistics at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He writes on Baltic and Slavic languages, the Indo-European languages in g ...

(born 1946), Dutch linguistics professor *

Frits Kuipers Frederik "Frits" Carel Kuipers (11 July 1899 in Lent, Gelderland, Lent, Gelderland – 10 October 1943 in Heemstede) was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who was included in the Netherlands national football team for the Football ...

(1899–1943), Dutch footballer, rower and physician * Frederik Lamp (1905–1945), Dutch sprinter * Frits Landesbergen (born 1961), Dutch jazz drummer and vibraphonist * Frits von der Lippe (1901–1988), Norwegian journalist and theatre director *

Frits Lugt Frederik Johannes "Frits" Lugt (Amsterdam 4 May 1884 – 15 July 1970 Paris), was a self-taught collector and connoisseur of Dutch drawings and prints and a selfless and tireless compiler of essential reference tools documenting Northern Europe ...

(1884–1970), Dutch collector of Dutch drawings and prints and authority on Rembrandt * Frits Meuring 1882–1973), Dutch swimmer *

Frits Mulder Frits Mulder was a sailor from Belgium, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , ...

, Belgian sailor at the 1928 Summer Olympics * Frederik Muller (1817–1881), Dutch bibliographer, book seller, and print collector * Frits Niessen (1936–2020), Dutch politician *

Frits van Oostrom Frits van Oostrom (born 15 May 1953 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is University Professor for the Humanities at Utrecht University. In 1999 he was a visiting Professor at Harvard for the Erasmus Chair. From September 2004 to June 2005, he was a fe ...

(born 1953), Dutch historic philologist *

Frits van Paasschen Frits D. van Paasschen (born 1961, The Netherlands) is the former chief executive officer of Starwood and formerly an executive with Coors Brewing Company. Education Van Paasschen holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Biology from Amhers ...

(born 1961), Dutch and American chief executive * Frits Pannekoek (born 1947), Canadian historian and university dean *

Frits Peutz F.P.J. Peutz (7 April 1896 – 24 October 1974) was a Dutch (Limburgian) architect. Biography Peutz was born in a Catholic family in Uithuizen in Groningen, a mostly Protestant province in the north of the Netherlands. In 1910 he was sent to the ...

(1896–1974), Dutch architect *

Frits Philips Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips (16 April 1905 – 5 December 2005) was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded. For his actions in saving 382 Jews during the Naz ...

(1905–2005), Dutch chairman of Philips electronics and Righteous Among the Nations *

Frits Pirard Frits Pirard ( Breda, 8 December 1954) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Pirard won stage 1 of the 1983 Tour de France. He also competed in the team time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1975 :Ster van Zwoll ...

(born 1954), Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer * Frits Poelman (born ca. 1930), Dutch-born New Zealand footballer * Frits Potgieter (born 1974), South African retired discus thrower and shot putter *

Frits Purperhart Frits Lambertus Purperhart (25 December 1944 – 29 September 2016) was a Surinamese football manager and player, a member of the Suriname Olympic Committee board of directors as well as being a board member for the National broadcasting network ...

(1944–2016), Surinamese football player and manager * Frits de Ruijter (1917–2012), Dutch middle-distance runner * Frits Ruimschotel (1922–1987), Dutch water polo player * Frits Schalij (born 1957), Dutch retired speed skater *

Frits Schlegel Frits Schlegel (4 May 1896 - 5 March 1965) was a Functionalist Danish architect active during the transition from traditional craftsmanship to industrialized construction methods in the building industry. He was among the first architects in Denm ...

(1896–1965), Danish architect *

Frederik Carl Gram Schrøder Frederik Carl Gram Schrøder (19 July 1866 – 13 August 1936), usually referred to as F.C.G. Schrøder and also known as Fritz Schrøder was a Danish civil servant, Governor of Danmarks Nationalbank from 1925 and until his death. In 1920 he se ...

(1866–1936), Danish civil servant * Frits Schuitema (born 1944), Dutch chief executive and football director * Frits Schutte (1897–1986), Dutch swimmer * Frits Schür (born 1954), Dutch retired cyclist * Frits Sins (born 1964), Dutch slalom canoer * Frits Smol (1924–2006), Dutch water polo player * Frits Soetekouw (born 1938), Dutch footballer *

Frits Staal Johan Frederik "Frits" Staal (3 November 1930 – 19 February 2012) was the department founder and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and South/Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Staal specialized in the study of V ...

(1930–2012), Dutch Indologist * Frits Tellegen (1919–2020), Dutch urban designer *

Frits Thaulow Frits Thaulow (20 October 1847 – 5 November 1906) was a Norwegian Impressionist painter, best known for his naturalistic depictions of landscape. Biography Johan Frederik Thaulow was born in Christiania, the son of a wealthy chemist, Haral ...

(1847–1906), Norwegian Impressionist painter * Frits Thors (1909–2014), Dutch journalist and news anchor * Frits van Turenhout (1913–2004), Dutch sports journalist *

Frits Van den Berghe Frits Van den Berghe (3 April 1883 – 23 September 1939) was a Belgian expressionist and surrealist painter and illustrator. Biography He was born in Ghent, where his father was the Librarian at the University of Ghent.Frits Vanen (born 1933), Dutch painter and sculptor *

Frederik Vermehren Johan Frederik (Frits) Nikolai Vermehren, also known as Frederik Vermehren (12 May 1823 – 10 January 1910), a genre and portrait painter in the realist style. His artistic career took place during the period of Danish art known as the Golden ...

(1823–1910), Danish genre and a portrait painter *

Frits Went Friedrich August Ferdinand Christian Went ForMemRS (June 18, 1863 – July 24, 1935) was a Dutch botanist. Went was born in Amsterdam. He was professor of botany and director of the Botanical Garden at the University of Utrecht. His eldest ...

(1863–1935), Dutch botanist, father of Frits Warmolt Went *

Frits Warmolt Went Frits Warmolt Went (May 18, 1903 – May 1, 1990) was a Dutch biologist whose 1928 experiment demonstrated the existence of auxin in plants. Went's father was the prominent Dutch botanist F.A.F.C. Went. After graduating from the University of ...

(1903–1990), Dutch biologist and botanist *

Frits Zernike Frits Zernike (; 16 July 1888 – 10 March 1966) was a Dutch physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase-contrast microscope. Early life and education Frits Zernike was born on 16 July 1888 in Am ...

(1888–1966), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner

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