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Friedrich

* Johannes Friedrich, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria * Ariane Friedrich, German high jumper *
Arne Friedrich Arne Friedrich (born 29 May 1979) is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender. He formerly was the sporting director of Hertha BSC. He played 82 times for the Germany national team. Friedrich was a very versatil ...
, German football player *
Bruce Friedrich Bruce Gregory Friedrich (born August 7, 1969) is co-founder and president of The Good Food Institute (GFI), a Y Combinator funded non-profit that promotes plant- and cell-based alternatives to animal products. He is also a co-founder of the alt ...
, United States campaigner for the ethical treatment of animals * Christian Friedrich (baseball), American baseball player * Johann Friedrich, German theologian * John Friedrich (fraudster), Australian conman * Jörg Friedrich, independent historian and writer * Jörg Friedrich, German rower * Karl-Heinz Friedrich (born 1934), German artistic gymnast *
Manuel Friedrich Manuel Friedrich (born 13 September 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender. A Mainz 05 youth product, he amassed Bundesliga totals of 258 games and 16 goals over the course of 12 seasons, representin ...
, German football player *
Wolf Matthias Friedrich Wolf Matthias Friedrich is a classical singer of baritone and bass roles, especially of Early music and Baroque music. Friedrich studied at the Musikhochschule Leipzig. In 1980, he was the winner of the International Dvorák Competition in Ka ...
, German classical singer


Politics

* Carl Joachim Friedrich, political scientist *
Dwight Friedrich Dwight Paul Friedrich (July 3, 1913 – August 24, 1993) was an American politician and businessman. Biography Dwight Paul Friedrich was born in Marion County, Illinois on June 3, 1913. He was a graduate of Salem High School in Salem, Illinois ...
(1913-1993), American politician and businessman *
Hans-Peter Friedrich Hans-Peter Friedrich (born 10 March 1957) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 1998 German federal election, 1998. Under th ...
, German MP *
Ingo Friedrich Ingo Friedrich (born 24 January 1942 in Kutno-Wartheland) is a former German (Bavarian) Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the CSU ticket and sits with the EPP-ED Group. Friedrich holds a University degree in Economics. He was ...
, German MEP * István Friedrich, Hungarian politician * Rudolf Friedrich (1923–2013), Swiss politician and lawyer


Artistry

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Caspar David Friedrich Caspar David Friedrich (5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landsca ...
, German Romantic painter * Gary Friedrich, United States comic book writer *
Mike Friedrich Mike Friedrich (; born March 27, 1949) is an American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics, and for publishing the anthology series '' Star*Reach'', one of the first independent comics. He is also an a ...
, United States comic book writer


Friedrichs

* Fritz Friedrichs (18491918), operatic baritone * Fritz Walter Paul Friedrichs (18821958), also published under the name Fritz Friedrichs, German chemist, and inventor of the Friedrichs condenser * Hanns Joachim Friedrichs (19271995), German journalist *
Kurt Otto Friedrichs Kurt Otto Friedrichs (September 28, 1901 – December 31, 1982) was a noted German-American mathematician. He was the co-founder of the Courant Institute at New York University, and a recipient of the National Medal of Science. Biography Fried ...
(19011983), American mathematician * Rebecca Friedrichs, lead plaintiff in '' Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association'', a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court case


See also

* Fredericks (surname) *
Frederick (given name) Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements ''frid'', or peace, and ''ric'', meaning " ruler" or " power". Frederick r ...
* Friedreich * Friz * '' Friedrichs v. California Teachers Ass'n'' {{surname, Friedrich German-language surnames Patronymic surnames