Freddy (also Freddi and Freddie) is a diminutive used by both men and women whose names contain the Germanic element -fred, notable examples of such being

Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fro ...

, Frederica, and

Alfred Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

. In rare cases, it may be used a diminutive of any name containing -fred, regardless of origin, as with

Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at the age of 14, Adu was spoken of as "the next Pel� ...

and

Freddie Benson Freddie Benson is the name of: * Fred Benson (born 1984), Dutch-Ghanaian football player * Freddie Benson (''iCarly'') * Freddy Benson (''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'') {{hndis, Benson, Freddie ...

, both

Ghanaians The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% ...

named Fredua.

People

In sports

* Freddy (Angolan footballer) (born 1979), Angolan footballer *

(born 1989), American soccer player *

Freddie Banks Freddie Banks (born March 6, 1965) is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player. Banks attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is a member of the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame. Banks was the first pick of the second ...

(born 1965), American basketball player * Freddie Barnes (born 1986), American football wide receiver * Freddie Beck (1904–1987), English golfer *

Freddie Bishop Freddie George Bishop III (born February 25, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football at Western Michigan University. He first enrolled at Robichaud High School before transferring to Airpo ...

(born 1990), American football player * Freddie Bradley (born 1970), American football running back *

Freddie Braun Freddie Braun (born May 13, 1988, in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Mulhouse Portland in the National Premier Soccer League. Career College and amateur Braun grew up in Rochester Hills, Michigan, a ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *

Freddie Brorsson Hans Freddie Brorsson (born 4 June 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Österlen FF. Career Brorsson started playing football in Trelleborgs FF when he was four years old. At the age of ten, the family moved to Höllviken a ...

(born 1997), Swedish footballer *

Fred Brown (basketball) Fred Brown (born August 7, 1948), nicknamed "Downtown Freddie Brown", is an American former professional basketball player who was a guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, before ...

(born 1948), American former National Basketball Association player known as "Downtown Freddie Brown" *

Freddie Brown (cricketer) Frederick Richard Brown (16 December 1910 – 24 July 1991Bateman, pp. 34–35.) was an English amateur cricketer who played Test cricket for England from 1931 to 1953, and first-class cricket for Cambridge University (1930–31), Surrey (19 ...

(1910–1991), former cricketer and cricket commentator * Freddie Brown (footballer) (1878–1939), footballer for Stoke and West Bromwich Albion *

Freddie Bunce Frederick Bunce, also known as Freddie or Frank Bunce (16 February 1938 – 9 October 1991) was an English footballer. He played as a left winger in England and later South Africa. He briefly returned to England as a coach, but then emigrated to ...

(1938–1991), English footballer * Freddie Burch (1886–?), English footballer *

Freddie Calthorpe Frederick Somerset Gough Calthorpe (27 May 1892 – 19 November 1935), styled The Honourable from 1912, was an English first-class cricketer. Born in London, Calthorpe ("pronounced with the first syllable rhyming with 'tall' and not with 'shall ...

(1892–1935), English cricketer *

Freddie Clarke Freddie Clarke (born 10 October 1992) is an English rugby union player who plays at flanker for Gloucester Rugby. During his early career, Clarke turned out for the University of Bath during which time they won the British Universities and C ...

(born 1992), English rugby union player *

Freddie Clayton Frederick George Hugh Clayton (5 January 1873 – 20 March 1946) was an English first-class cricketer. In a first-class career which spanned from 1893 to 1902, he appeared mostly for Oxford University, making nine first-class appearances. ...

(1873–1946), English first-class cricketer *

Freddie Coleman Freddie Robert John Coleman (born 15 December 1991 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Scotland. Coleman signed for Warwickshire in March 2013 after graduating from the county's Academy. He ...

(born 1991), Scottish cricketer *

Freddie Crum Fred W. Crum (December 3, 1912 – July 11, 1987) was an American professional basketball player. Churchfield played in the National Basketball League for the Pittsburgh Raiders in 1944–45 and averaged 5.8 points per game. Crum was an alternate ...

(1912–1987), American basketball player *

Freddie Douglas Freddie Joe Douglas (born March 28, 1954) is a former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976. He attended McGehee High School and then the University of Arkansas. College Career Douglas was ...

(born 1954), National Football League wide receiver *

Freddie Dunkelman Frederick Francis Dunkelman (5 or 19 February 1920 – 23 July 2010) was a British ice hockey player who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics. In St. Moritz he was a member of the British team that placed fifth in the ice hockey tournament. ...

(1920–2010), British ice hockey player *

Freddie Elizalde Freddie Elizalde (born 17 August 1940) is a Filipino former swimmer and businessman. He competed in two events at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(born 1940), Filipino former swimmer *

Freddie Eriksson Freddie Ove Eriksson (born 23 April 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned one cap for the Sweden national speedway team The Sweden national speedway team are one of the major teams in interna ...

(born 1981), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider *

Freddie Fenton Frederick Fenton (born February 1879) was an English professional footballer who played for Gainsborough Trinity, West Ham United, and Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, W ...

(1879–?), English footballer *

Freddy Fernández (actor) Alfredo Jesús Fernández Sáenz (January 16, 1934 – May 10, 1995) was a Mexican film and television actor, nicknamed El Pichi. Fernández was born in Mexico City, the only son of Alfredo Fernández and Elisa Sáenz Rojas. As a youth, he jo ...

(1934–1995), Mexican actor *

Freddy Fernández (footballer) José Freddy Fernández Beita (born February 25, 1974) is a Costa Rican footballer who played as defender. Club career Born in Pérez Zeledón, Fernández began playing club football with Municipal Pérez Zeledón at 20 years of age. After sp ...

(born 1974), Costa Rican footballer *

Brad Fittler Bradley Scott Fittler (born 5 February 1972), also known by the nickname of "Freddy", is an Australian rugby league commentator, television presenter, and former player. Fittler captained both New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales ...

(born 1972), Australian rugby league player nicknamed "Freddy" *

Andrew Flintoff Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff (born 6 December 1977), is an English television and radio presenter and former international cricketer. Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all-rounders, a fast bowler, middle-ord ...

(born 1977), English cricketer nicknamed "Freddie" *

Freddie Fox (footballer) Frederick Samuel Fox (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1968) was an English football goalkeeper. He played for several clubs, including Gillingham (where he played over 100 Football League matches) and Brentford during the 1920s and 1930s, and also ...

(1898–1968), English football goalkeeper *

Freddie Fox (jockey) Frederick Sidney Fox (1888–12 December 1945), referred to in his retirement as "The Mayor of Wantage" was a British horse racing jockey. He was a British Classic winner in his early twenties, but it was not until the last quarter of his thir ...

(1888–1945), British horse racing jockey *

Freddie Freeman Frederick Charles Freeman (born September 12, 1989) is a Canadian and American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Freeman made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and played ...

(born 1989), American-Canadian baseball player *

Freddie Frith Frederick Lee Frith OBE (30 May 1909 – 24 May 1988) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion. A former stonemason and later a motor cycle retailer in Grimsby, he was a stylish rider and five times winner of the Isle ...

(1909–1988), British Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion *

Freddy Stephen Fuller Freddy Fuller is an ex-amateur boxer from British Columbia, Canada. He was a member of the 1967 Canadian Pan Am Games boxing team, a several times Canadian Amateur Boxing Champion in the 1960s and 1970, and a member of the Canadian boxing team f ...

, 1960s Canadian amateur boxing champion *

Freddy García Freddy Antonio García (born October 6, 1976) is a Venezuelans, Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He is best known for his many seasons with seven Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises, including the Seattle Mariners, Chicago Whi ...

(born 1976), Venezuelan who pitched for several Major League Baseball teams * Freddie Garcia (born 1958), Mexican-American soccer player * Freddy García (infielder) (born 1972), baseball infielder *

Freddy García (football manager) Freddy Manuel "Petroleo" García Loayza (born 22 November 1959) is a Peruvian football manager who most recently was the manager of Alfonso Ugarte in the Copa Perú. Managerial career García began his career as a manager in 1998 when he took ch ...

(born 1959), Peruvian football manager *

Freddy García (footballer) Freddy Alexander García Carrera (born 12 January 1977) is a Guatemalan professional Association football, footballer who last played for Heredia Jaguares de Peten, Heredia in the Segunda División de Ascenso, Guatemalan third division. He has ...

(born 1977), Guatemalan footballer *

Alfredo Razon Gonzalez Alfredo Fernando Razón "Freddy" González (born January 10, 1978, in Parañaque) is a Filipino people, Filipino former association football, football player. He was the senior national teams director of the Philippine Football Federation and te ...

(born 1978), Filipino football player nicknamed "Freddy" * Freddy González (born 1977), Venezuelan long-distance runner *

Fredy González Freddy Excelino González Martínez (born 18 June 1975 in La Ceja (Colombia), La Ceja, Colombia), also known as Fredy González, is a Colombian people, Colombian road racing cyclist. He is a two-time winner of the Mountains classification in th ...

(born 1975), Colombian road racing cyclist * Freddie Goss, American basketball coach *

Freddie Hubalde Alfredo Hubalde (born September 14, 1953), also known as Freddie Hubalde, is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the PBA. Collegiate career Hubalde played college ball for the Mapúa Institute of Technology, before eventuall ...

(born 1953), Filipino retired basketball player *

Freddie Kitchens Charles Frederick Kitchens Jr. (born November 29, 1974) is an American football coach who serves as the offensive coordinator for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Kitchens was previously tight ends coach and run game coordinator, and later the inter ...

(born 1974), American football coach * Freddy Leach (1897–1981), American Major League Baseball player * Freddie Lish (born 1988), Thai-American basketball player *

Freddie Martino Freddie Martino Jr. (born September 7, 1991) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Greenvi ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Freddie Miller (boxer) Freddie Miller (April 3, 1911 – May 8, 1962) was an American boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio, who won over 200 fights and held the NBA world featherweight championship from 1933 to 1936. He was named in ''Ring'' magazine's list of the 80 Best Fig ...

(1911–1962), American boxer *

Freddie Miller (rugby league) Freddie Miller ( - 20 July 1960) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Hull FC and Featherstone Rovers, as a right-footed goal-kicking , and was captain of Hull during t ...

(died 1960), British rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s * Freddy Moncada (born 1973), Colombian retired road cyclist * Freddy Montaña (born 1982), Colombian road cyclist * Freddie Joe Nunn (born 1962), American former National Football League player *

Freddie Pethard Frederick James Pethard (born 7 October 1950) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow. Pethard began his career at Celtic but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for Ca ...

(born 1950), Scottish retired footballer *

Freddie Roach (boxing) Frederick Steven Roach (born March 5, 1960) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Roach is widely regarded as one of the best boxing trainers of all time. He is the enduring boxing coach of the eight-division world champio ...

(born 1960), American boxing trainer and former professional boxer *

Freddy Rodríguez (baseball) Fernando Pedro "Freddy" Rodríguez Borrego (April 29, 1924 – June 11, 2009) was a Cuban-born professional baseball pitcher who briefly played for the Chicago Cubs (1958) and Philadelphia Phillies (1959) of Major League Baseball. A native of H ...

(1924–2009), former Major League Baseball pitcher *

Freddy Rodriguez (cyclist) Fred "Freddie" Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. His nickname, ''Fast Freddie'', is due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. Rodriguez won the United States National Road Race Champi ...

(born 1973), American professional road racing cyclist *

Freddy Sanchez Frederick Phillip Sanchez Jr. (born December 21, 1977) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Sanchez played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (–), Pittsburgh Pirates (–) and San Francisco Giants (–). He ...

(born 1977), American retired Major League Baseball player *

Freddie Solomon Freddie Solomon (January 11, 1953 – February 13, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1975 NFL ...

(1953–2012), American National Football League player * Freddie Solomon (American football, born 1972), American retired National Football League player *

Freddie Spencer Frederick Burdette Spencer (born December 20, 1961), is an American former professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships between 1980 and 1993, most prominently as a member of the Ho ...

(born 1961), American former world champion motorcycle racer *

Freddie Steele Freddie Steele (December 18, 1912 – August 22, 1984) was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as the National Boxing Association (NBA) Middleweight Champion of the World between 1936 ...

(1912–1984), American world middleweight boxing champion and actor *

Freddie Steele (footballer) Frederick Charles Steele (6 May 1916 – 23 April 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Stoke City and England. He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale F.C., Port Vale as a player-manager, leading ...

(1916–1976), English footballer and manager *

Freddie Summers Freddie S. Summers (February 16, 1947 – December 7, 1994) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for three seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for t ...

(1947–1994), American National Football League player *

Freddie Swain Freddie Swain (born August 4, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida. Early life Swain attended North Marion High School, where he was a consensus four-star recruit and fielded scholarshi ...

(born 1998), American football player * Freddy Vargas (born 1982), Venezuelan road cyclist *

Freddy Zamora Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Milwaukee Brewers system. Players Luke Adams Jon Luke Adams (born April 24, 2004) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Adams a ...

(born 1998), American baseball player *

Freddie Williams (speedway rider) Frederick Owen Williams (12 March 1926 – 20 January 2013) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship, ...

(1926–2013), motorcycle speedway world champion *

Freddie Williams (athlete) Frederick Lawrence "Freddy" Williams (born February 24, 1962, in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Canadian track and field athlete, known for running middle distances. He represented Canada in the 1992 Olympics running the 800 metres and anchoring t ...

(born 1962), Canadian track and field runner

Artists and entertainers

Freddie Aguilar Ferdinand "Freddie" Pascual Aguilar (; February 5, 1953 – May 27, 2025), also known by his Muslim name Abdul Farid, was a Filipino musician regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). He was best known for his i ...

(born 1953), Filipino singer-songwriter and musician * Freddie Bell (1931–2008), American musician, founder of the vocal group Freddie Bell and the Bellboys *

Freddy Beras-Goico Freddy Reinaldo Antonio Beras-Goico (November 21, 1940 – November 18, 2010), popularly known as "Freddy Beras" or just "Beras-Goico", was a Dominican comedian, TV presenter, writer and media personality for over 30 years. He hosted the TV show ...

(1940–2010), Dominican comedian, TV presenter, writer and media personality *

Freddie Brown (musician) Alfredo "Freddie" Brown (December 4, 1940 – April 30, 2002) was an American singer-songwriter, known for his contributions to New Mexico music and his ability to seamlessly switch between country music and Spanish music. Biography Alfredo "Fre ...

(1940–2002), American musician *

Freddy Cannon Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr. (born December 4, 1936), better known by his stage name Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singing, singer. His biggest international hits included "Tallahassee Lassie", "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", ...

(born 1936), American rock and roll singer *

Freddy Cole Lionel Frederick Cole (October 15, 1931 – June 27, 2020) was an American jazz singer and pianist whose recording career spanned almost 70 years. He was the brother of musicians Nat King Cole, Eddie Cole, and Ike Cole, father of Lionel Cole, ...

(1931–2020), American jazz singer and pianist, brother of Nat King Cole * Freddie Colloca (born 1975), Argentine-American Christian musician, pianist, and worship leader *

Freddie Crump Freddie Crump, also referred to as Freddy Crump, Fred Crump and Rastus Crump (died May 4, 1979 in Holland) was a drummer from the United States. He performed in various vaudeville productions including with Gonzelle White in Cuba, performed in Eur ...

(died 1980), drummer from the United States *

Freddie Fisher (musician) Freddie Fisher (11 June 1904 – 28 March 1967) was an American musician, leader of a band variously known simply as the Freddie Fisher Band, Freddie Fisher and His Schnickelfritz Orchestra (The word schnickelfritz is an affectionate term of German ...

(1904–1967), American musician *

Freddie Burke Frederick Freddie Burke Frederick (January 13, 1921 in San Francisco – January 31, 1986 in Glendale, California) was an American child actor. He played Jackie Howell in the 1930 Paramount Pictures film ''Ladies Love Brutes''. Filmography * ''Fangs of Just ...

(1921–1986), American child actor *

Freddie Fox (actor) Frederick Samson Robert Morice Fox (born 5 April 1989) is an English film and stage actor. His prominent screen performances include roles as singer Marilyn in the BBC's Boy George biopic '' Worried About the Boy'' (2010), Freddie Baxter in ser ...

(born 1989), English actor *

Freddie Garrity Frederick Garrity (14 November 1936 – 19 May 2006) was an English singer and actor. He was best known as the frontman of Freddie and the Dreamers from 1959 until his retirement in 2001. Biography Born in Crumpsall, Manchester, the elde ...

(1936–2006), British singer and actor, frontman of the pop band Freddie and the Dreamers *

Freddie Gibbs Fredrick Jamel Tipton (born June 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, is an American rapper and songwriter. He signed with Interscope Records in 2006 and recorded his debut album for the label; however, its release was cance ...

(born 1982), American rapper and songwriter *

Freddie Green Frederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years. Early life and education Green was born in Charleston, South ...

(1911–1987), American swing jazz guitarist *

Freddie Hart Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926 – October 27, 2018), known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Coun ...

(1926–2018), stage name of Frederick Segrest, American country musician and songwriter *

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

(1938–2008), American jazz trumpeter *

Freddie King Freddie King (born Fred Christian; September 3, 1934December 28, 1976), also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King a ...

(1934–1976), American blues guitarist and singer * Freddie A. Lerche (born 1937), Danish painter *

Freddy Martin Frederick Alfred Martin (December 9, 1906 – September 30, 1983) was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist. Early life Freddy Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Raised largely in an orphanage and by various relatives, ...

(1906–1983), American bandleader and tenor saxophonist *

Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen. Regarded as one of the gre ...

(1946–1991), Zanzibarian-born musician, lead singer of the British rock band Queen *

Freddie Miller (broadcaster) Freddie G. Miller (February 19, 1929 – November 25, 1992) was a broadcaster and television personality in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Miller worked for Atlanta television station WXIA-TV (then known by call letters ...

(1929–1992), broadcaster and television personality in Atlanta, Georgia, United States *

Freddie Prinze Frederick Karl Prinze (born Frederick Karl Pruetzel; June 22, 1954 – January 29, 1977) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, and the star of the NBC-TV sitcom '' Chico and the Man'' from 1974 until his death in 1977. He was described i ...

(1954–1977), American actor and stand-up comedian *

Freddie Prinze Jr. Freddie James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor. He has starred in films such as '' I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997) and its sequel '' I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1998), '' She's All That'' (1999), '' Down ...

(born 1976), American actor, son of the above *

Freddy Quinn Freddy Quinn (born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl; 27 September 1931) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity in the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. As Hans Albers had done two generations before him, Quinn ...

(born 1931) or simply "Freddy", Austrian singer and actor *

Freddie Roach (organist) Frederick Roach (May 11, 1931 – October 3, 1980) was an American soul jazz Hammond B3 organist born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. He also played the flute and piano though occasionally. Roach's first commercial recording ...

(1931–1980), American soul jazz musician *

Freddy Rodriguez (actor) Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor. He had starring roles as Federico Diaz on '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005) and Benny Colon in ''Bull'' (2016–2021), as well as a recurring role as Gio on ''Ugly Betty'' (2007–20 ...

(born 1975), American actor *

Freddy Rodríguez (artist) Freddy Rodríguez (1945 – October 10, 2022) was an American artist born in the Dominican Republic, who lived and worked in New York since 1963. Much of his work takes the form of large hard-edge geometric abstractions. His paintings have been ...

(1945–2022), Dominican Republic artist in the United States * Freddie Smith (born 1988), American actor *

Freddie Starr Freddie Starr (born Frederick Leslie Fowell; 9 January 1943 – 9 May 2019) was an English stand up comedian, impressionist, singer and actor. Starr was the lead singer of Merseybeat rock and roll group the Midniters during the early 1960s, ...

(1943–2019), English comedian, impressionist, singer and actor born Frederick Leslie Fowell *

Freddie Stone Frederick Jerome Stewart (born June 5, 1947), known professionally as Freddie Stone, is an American pastor and musician, known for being a member of Sly and the Family Stone. Career Born Frederick Stewart, he started playing music when he was ...

(born 1947), American co-founder, guitarist, and vocalist of the band Sly and the Family Stone *

Freddie Washington (bassist) "Ready" Freddie Washington is an American session bassist who has played with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, Aaron Neville, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, B.B. King, Elton John, Patrice Rushen, Stevie Wonder and Whitne ...

, jazz-influenced bass guitarist *

Freddie Washington (pianist) Freddie Washington (January 20, 1887 – February 25, 1962, Los Angeles) was an American jazz pianist. Life and career Freddie Washington was born in Schulenburg, Texas on January 20, 1887. He joined the United States Army and was stationed in ...

, American jazz pianist *

Freddy Wexler Freddy Wexler is an American songwriter, film and television producer, talent manager, and author based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for co-writing Billy Joel's " Turn the Lights Back On", and the Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande s ...

(born 1986), American producer, songwriter and entrepreneur *

Freddie Williams II Freddie E. Williams II (born May 30, 1977) is an American comic book artist. Williams entered the comic scene in 2005, when he began work with DC Comics on ''Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle''. He has since gone on to work on several crossover se ...

(born 1977), comics artist *

Freddie Young Frederick A. Young (9 October 1902 – 1 December 1998) was an English cinematographer. Sometimes credited as F. A. Young, his career in motion picture photography spanned more than 130 films across nearly 70 years, between 1919 and 1984. He wa ...

(1902–1998), British cinematographer *

Freddie (singer) Gábor Alfréd Fehérvári (born 8 April 1990), known by his stage name Freddie, is a Hungarian singer. He first came to prominence after placing fourth in the first season of the Rising Star (Hungary), Hungarian version of ''Rising Star (TV se ...

(born 1990), alias of Gábor Alfréd Fehérvári, Hungarian singer * Freddie Anderson (1922–2001), Irish writer, playwright, author, poet and socialist *

Freddie Brocksieper Fritz "Freddie" Brocksieper (August 24, 1912 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – January 17, 1990) was a German jazz-musician, drummer, and bandleader. Early life Brocksieper was born in Constantinople. At a young age in 1917, he observed militar ...

(1912–1990), German jazz-musician, drummer, and bandleader *

Freddie Bruno David Frederick Washington (born August 20, 1978), who goes by the stage name Freddie Bruno, is an American Christian hip hop musician and member of the hip hop collective, Deepspace5. He has released two noteworthy studio albums, ''The Ballpoint ...

(born 1978), American Christian hip hop musician *

Daddy Freddy S. Frederick Small (born 1965), better known as Daddy Freddy, is a Jamaican ragga vocalist. Early life Small was born in 1965, in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in the city's Trenchtown district.Huey, SteveDaddy Freddy Biography", Allmusic, ...

(born 1965), Jamaican ragga vocalist

Politicians and businesspeople

* Freddy de Ruiter (born 1969), Norwegian politician *

Freddie M. Garcia Federico "Freddie" M. García (; born July 13, 1944), also known as FMG, is a Filipino business executive who served as President of ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest media conglomerate in the Philippines, from May 26, 1997 to December 31, 2003, ...

(born 1944), Filipino business executive *

Freddy Heineken Alfred Henry Heineken (4 November 1923 – 3 January 2002) was a Dutch businessman for Heineken International, the brewing company created in 1864 by his grandfather Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. He served as chairman of the board of di ...

(1923–2002), Dutch businessman, chairman of the board and CEO of the Heineken brewing company * Freddy Huayta (born 1968), Bolivian politician *

Freddie Rodriguez Freddie Rodriguez (born September 8, 1965) is an American politician and emergency medical technician who served in the California State Assembly for the California's 53rd State Assembly district, 53rd district, which encompasses part of the P ...

(born 1965), American politician

Others

* Freddie Carpenter (1920–2003), Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight *

Freddy Deeb Kassem Ibrahim "Freddy" Deeb (; born 27 November 1955 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese professional poker player. Early life Deeb was attending Utah State University when civil war broke out in Lebanon in 1975. He lost contact with his parents ...

(born 1955), Lebanese-born American professional poker player * Freddie Figgers (born 1989), computer programmer, inventor, and entrepreneur *

Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez Alfredo Cantu "Freddy" Gonzalez (May 23, 1946 – February 4, 1968) was a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for service in the Battle of Huế during the Vietnam War. Early years Gonzalez, a Mexican ...

(1946–1968), United States Marine Corps sergeant awarded the Medal of Honor, nicknamed "Freddy" *

Freddie Oversteegen Freddie Nanda Dekker-Oversteegen (6 September 1925 – 5 September 2018) was a member of the Dutch resistance amid the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Early life Freddie Oversteegen was born on 6 September 1925 in the vill ...

(1925–2018), Dutch assassin during World War II * Freddy Rouhani (born 1963 or 1964), Iranian-born American professional poker player *

Frederic Calland Williams Sir Frederic Calland Williams, (26 June 1911 – 11 August 1977), known as F.C. Williams or Freddie Williams, was an English engineer, a pioneer in radar and computer technology. Education Williams was born in Romiley, Stockport, and edu ...

(1911–1977), English engineer sometimes known as Freddie Williams *

Freddie Williams (businessman) Freddie "Fearless" Sidney Williams (28 October 1942 – 21 June 2008) was a Scottish businessman, gambler and bookmaker. Born in the Ayrshire mining village of Cumnock, he was spared a career as a miner due to ill health at the age of 15 and went o ...

(1942–2008), Scottish bookmaker

Fictional characters

* Freddy Auratus, a golden hamster from ''The Golden Hamster Saga'', written by

Dietlof Reiche Dietlof Reiche (born 1941) is a German author of children's books and books for young adults. He was born in Dresden and grew up in the village of Nördlingen. He studied engineering at university and was a teacher at Darmstadt Technical Universit ...

, from ''

iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

'' * Freddie Falcon, official mascot of the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons *

Freddie and Frieda Falcon Freddie and Frieda Falcon are the mascots of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The pair are anthropomorphized peregrine falcons. They are somewhat of a rarity among collegiate mascots, being one of the few male-female masco ...

, mascots of Bowling Green State University *

Freddy Fazbear ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a video game series and media franchise created by Scott Cawthon that includes video games, novels, graphic novels, and films. The story arcs typically follow a night guard or other character trying t ...

, a character in the horror game ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' by

Scott Cawthon Scott Braden Cawthon is an American video game developer, writer, and producer. He is best known for creating ''Five Nights at Freddy's'', a series of survival horror video games which expanded into a media franchise. Cawthon began his career ...

* Freddie Fear, in his own comic strip in the UK comic ''The Beano'' * Freddy Freeman or Captain Marvel Jr., currently a DC Comics hero * Fred Jones (''Scooby-Doo''), in the ''Scooby Doo'' series *

Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger () is a fictional character and the antagonist of the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' horror film franchise. Created by Wes Craven, he made his debut in Craven's '' A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) as the malevolent spirit of a ...

, a killer in the ''

A Nightmare on Elm Street ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American Supernatural horror film, supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), ''A ...

'' series and other films * Freddie McClair, from generation 2 of '' Skins'' * Freddy Newandyke, from the film ''Reservoir Dogs'' * Freddy Riley, a survivor in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by the Chinese company NetEase(网易) in cooperation with Behaviour Interactive, creators of the similar game Dead by Daylight. Play ...

'' *

Freddie Roscoe Freddie Roscoe is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, ''Hollyoaks''. He is played by Charlie Clapham, and made his first screen appearance on 6 May 2013. Freddie's notable storylines have including learning Darren Osborne ...

, in the UK soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington, in the television series ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' *

Freddy (weather) Freddy is an animated weatherman. The short animated series covers 20 different weather conditions, complete with sound effects. It is currently shown in Hong Kong on the TVB television channel during the weather report. Freddy's purpose is to s ...

, a cartoon weatherman in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Freddy the Pig Freddy the Pig is the central figure in a series of 26 children's books written between 1927 and 1958 by American author Walter R. Brooks and illustrated by Kurt Wiese, consisting of 25 novels and one poetry collection. The books focus on the adven ...

, in a series of children's books written by Walter R. Brooks * Fat Freddy Freekowtski, one of the main Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.

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