Fritz originated as a German nickname for
Friedrich Friedrich may refer to:
Names
* Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich''
* Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich''
Other
* Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...
, or
Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King
Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...
and
Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888), or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors. Known informa ...
) as well as for similar names including
Fridolin and, less commonly,
Francis
Francis may refer to:
People
*Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome
*Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Francis (surname)
Places
* Rural M ...
. Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by the Entente powers equivalent to the derogative
Tommy
Tommy may refer to:
People
* Tommy (given name)
* Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film
* ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...
. Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, Frisch(e) and Frycz.
Below is a list of notable people with the name "Fritz."
Surname
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Amanda Fritz (born 1958), retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from
Oregon
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Al Fritz (1924–2013), American businessman
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Ben Fritz (born 1981), American baseball coach
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Betty Jane Fritz
Betty Jane Fritz (October 14, 1924 – August 11, 1994) was a center fielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Listed at , 130 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. (1924–1994), one of the original players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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Clemens Fritz
Clemens Fritz (born 7 December 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back and as a defensive midfielder. He is mostly known for his 11-year spell at Werder Bremen.
Having begun his career at Rot-Weiß Erfur ...
(born 1980), German footballer
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Edmund Fritz (before 1918–after 1932), Austrian actor, film director, and music manager
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Elisabet Fritz
Elisabet Fritz née ''Lenström'', also known as Elisabet Renat (died 1752) was a Sweden, Swedish Business magnate, industrialist.Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 She managed the Fritz ...
(died 1752), Swedish industrialist
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Florian Fritz
Florian Fritz (born 17 January 1984) is a former French rugby union rugby player. His usual position was in the centre. He most played most of his career for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 club competition in France. Fritz has also played for F ...
(born 1984), French rugby union player
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Frank Fritz, co-star of History Channel's ''American Pickers''
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John Fritz, (1822–1913), American pioneer of iron and steel technology
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Jürgen Fritz (born 1953), German musician, keyboard player in the rock band Triumvirat
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Lanja Fritz (born 1995), Nauruan sprinter
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Madeleine Fritz (1896–1990), Canadian palaeontologist
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Nel Fritz (born 1937), Dutch Olympic gymnast
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Oscar M. Fritz (1878–1957), American jurist
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Reinhold Fritz (1884–1950), German bass-baritone
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Roger Fritz (1936-2021), German actor, director, producer and photographer
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Sophie Wolff-Fritz (1858-1938), German composer, singer and teacher
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Taylor Fritz (born 1997), American professional tennis player
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William Harold Fritz (1928-2009), Geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada
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Willie Fritz (born 1960), American football coach
Given name
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Francis "Fritz" Barzilauskas (1920–1990), American National Football League player
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Fritz Baumgarten
Fritz Baumgarten (21 December 1886 – 17 May 1961) was a German footballer.
He played as a goalkeeper for the Berlin club BFC Germania. On 5 April 1908, in Basel, Switzerland Baumgarten was part of the national side in Germany's first ever int ...
(1883-1966), German artist, author, and children's author-illustrator
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Fritz Bayerlein (1899–1970), German World War II general
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Fritz Bondroit
Fritz Bondroit (26 March 1912 – 19 September 1974) was a German canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m competition with his partner Ewald Tilker
Ewald Tilker (3 Novem ...
(1912–1974), German canoeist
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Fritz Buntrock (1909–1948), German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes
*Frederico
Fritz d'Orey (born 1938), Brazilian racing driver
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Fritz Dietrich (Nazi) (1898–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
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Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch (1872–1939), Austrian Olympic medalist sabre fencer
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Fritz Haber (1868–1934), German chemist and Nobel Prize winner
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Fritz Haeg (born 1969), American artist
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Fritz Hartjenstein
Friedrich Hartjenstein (3 July 1905 – 20 October 1954) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. A member of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, he served at various Nazi concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen. After the S ...
(1905–1954), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
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Frederick Henderson (born 1958), American executive and former CEO of General Motors
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Fritz John (1910–1994), German mathematician
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Fritz Klein (1888–1945), German Nazi doctor hanged for war crimes
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Fritz Knöchlein
Fritz Knöchlein (27 May 1911 – 21 January 1949) was an SS commander during the Nazi era who was convicted and executed in 1949 for committing war crimes during World War II, specifically for his responsibility for the Le Paradis massacre.
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(1911–1949), German Nazi SS commandant executed for war crimes
*Friedrich
Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962), Austrian violinist and composer
*Friedrich
Fritz Lang (1890–1976), Austrian-German filmmaker and screenwriter
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Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski ( la, Andreas Fricius Modrevius) (ca.1503 – autumn 1572) was a Polish Renaissance scholar, humanist and theologian, called "the father of Polish democracy". His book ''De Republica emendanda'' (''O poprawie Rzeczypospol ...
, (ca. September 20, 1503 – autumn, 1572) was a
Polish Renaissance scholar,
humanist and
theologian, called "the father of Polish
democracy".
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Fritz Leiber (1910–1992), American fantasy, horror and science fiction author
*Fred
Fritz Peterson (born 1942), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Fritz Felix Pipes (April 1887 – ?), Austrian Olympic medalist tennis player
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Fritz-Georg von Rappard (1892–1946), German Nazi general during World War II executed for war crimes
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Fritz Reichl (1890–1959), Austrian architect
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Fritz Ritterbusch (1894–1946), German Nazi SS concentration camp commander executed for war crimes
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Fritz Sauckel (1894–1946), German Nazi politician, executed for war crimes
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Fritz Schlieper
Fritz Schlieper (4 August 1892 – 4 June 1977) was a German military officer who served during World War I and World War II, eventually gaining the rank of Generalleutnant.
Biography
Fritz Schlieper was born 4 August 1892 in Koldromb, Posen ...
, German General in World War II
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Fritz von Scholz, high-ranking member of the Waffen-SS
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Fritz Steuri
Fritz Steuri (born 25 July 1879 in Grindelwald, Switzerland, died 5 September 1950 in Grindelwald, Switzerland) was a Swiss people, Swiss mountain climber and Nordic skiing, Nordic and alpine skier. He was a three-time Swiss champion in cross-cou ...
(1879–1950), Swiss skier and mountain guide
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Fritz Strobl (born 1972), Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer
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Fritz Suhren (1908–1950), German SS Nazi concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
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Fritz Walter (1920–2002), German footballer
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Fritz Wepper (born 1941), German actor
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Fritz Wunderlich (1930–1966), German tenor
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Fritz Zwicky (1898–1974), Swiss astronomer
*Fritz, name given to
William S. Hart's show and stunt riding horse
Nickname, ring name or code name
*Fritz, nickname of
Walter F. Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...
, former Vice President of the United States and U.S. senator from Minnesota
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Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann (1879-1925), prolific and cannibalistic German serial killer, rapist, and fraudster
*Fritz, nickname of
Ernest Hollings, former Governor of, and U.S. senator from, South Carolina
*
Fritz Wetherbee
Fred "Fritz" Wetherbee (born July 3, 1936) is a New Hampshire writer and television host. Fritz has been honored with five Emmy Awards.
He was born July 3, 1936, and named for his grandfather Fred Minot Wetherbee II. For 10 years (1975–84) he ...
, New Hampshire writer and television host
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Fritz Von Erich (1929–1997), ring name of American professional wrestler and promoter Jack Adkisson
*Fritz or Fritzchen, German code name for Second World War Allied double agent
Eddie Chapman
Fictional characters
*
Fritz the Cat, an anthropomorphic cat from the comic strip of the same name.
*Count Fritz von Tarlenheim, in Anthony Hope's novel ''
The Prisoner of Zenda'', its sequel, ''Rupert of Hentzau'', and various film adaptations.
*Ymir Fritz, the progenitor (founding) titan from “
Attack on Titan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...
” and queen of the Eldians.
*FitzChivalry Farseer, from Robin Hobb's classic Farseer Trilogy, is the illegitimate son of Prince Chivalry Farseer and a woman of the Mountain Kingdom.
*Friedrich (Fritz) Von Trapp, from The Sound of Music.
*Fritz, the name for a doll in the story 'Fritz' by Satyajit Ray.
*Fritz, Dr Schultz's horse in Django Unchained.
*Fritz, Clara's brother in the Nutcracker.
*Fritz Smith, a protagonist in
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' is a survival horror video game developed and published by Scott Cawthon. It is the second installment in the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' series, and a prequel to the first game. Like its predecessor, the game takes ...
.
*Fritz Howard, FBI Special Agent from
The Closer and later Deputy Chief of the LAPD Special Operations Bureau in
Major Crimes (TV series).
See also
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Fritz, a chess program
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Frits, another given name
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Frit, a ceramic composition
References
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German masculine given names
Swiss masculine given names
Military slang and jargon
Hypocorisms
Surnames from given names