# Fritz

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| language =[German](/source/German_language)
| languageorigin = [German](/source/German_language)
| related names = [Friedrich](/source/Friedrich_(given_name)), [Frederick](/source/Frederick_(given_name)), [Frederic](/source/Frederic_(given_name)), [Fred](/source/Fred_(name)), [Fridolin](/source/Fridolin), [Francis](/source/Francis_(given_name)) (less common)
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'''Fritz''' is a common [German](/source/German_language) male given name and also a surname. The name originated as a German diminutive of [Friedrich](/source/Friedrich_(given_name)) or [Frederick](/source/Frederick_(given_name)) (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King [Frederick II of Prussia](/source/Frederick_II_of_Prussia) and [Frederick III, German Emperor](/source/Frederick_III%2C_German_Emperor)), as well as of similar names including [Fridolin](/source/Fridolin) and, less commonly, [Francis](/source/Francis_(given_name)). Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by Allies soldier similar to the term [Tommy](/source/Tommy_Atkins). 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==
*[Amanda Fritz](/source/Amanda_Fritz) (born 1958), retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from [Oregon](/source/Oregon)
*[Al Fritz](/source/Al_Fritz) (1924–2013), American businessman
*[Ben Fritz](/source/Ben_Fritz) (born 1981), American baseball coach
*[Betty Jane Fritz](/source/Betty_Jane_Fritz) (1924–1994), one of the original players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
*[Clemens Fritz](/source/Clemens_Fritz) (born 1980), German footballer
*[Edmund Fritz](/source/Edmund_Fritz) (before 1918–after 1932), Austrian actor, film director, and music manager
*[Elisabet Fritz](/source/Elisabet_Fritz) (died 1752), Swedish industrialist
*[Florian Fritz](/source/Florian_Fritz) (born 1984), French rugby union player
*[Frank Fritz](/source/Frank_Fritz), co-star of History Channel's ''American Pickers''
*[Hans-Georg Fritz](/source/Hans-Georg_Fritz) (1932–2026), German politician
*[James Fritz](/source/James_Fritz) (active 2023), British playwright
*[John Fritz](/source/John_Fritz), (1822–1913), American pioneer of iron and steel technology
*[Johny Fritz](/source/Johny_Fritz) (born 1944), Luxembourgish composer
*[Jürgen Fritz](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Fritz) (born 1953), German musician, keyboard player in the rock band Triumvirat
*[Lanja Fritz](/source/Lanja_Fritz) (born 1995), Nauruan sprinter
*[Madeleine Fritz](/source/Madeleine_Fritz) (1896–1990), Canadian palaeontologist
*[Nel Fritz](/source/Nel_Fritz) (born 1937), Dutch Olympic gymnast
*[Oscar M. Fritz](/source/Oscar_M._Fritz) (1878–1957), American jurist
*[Reinhold Fritz](/source/Reinhold_Fritz) (1884–1950), German bass-baritone
*[Roger Fritz](/source/Roger_Fritz) (1936–2021), German actor, director, producer and photographer
*[Rose L. Fritz](/source/Rose_L._Fritz) (1888–1959), World's fastest typist 1907, 1908, and 1909
*[Sophie Wolff-Fritz](/source/Sophie_Wolff-Fritz) (1858–1938), German composer, singer and teacher
*[Taylor Fritz](/source/Taylor_Fritz) (born 1997), American professional tennis player
*[William Harold Fritz](/source/William_Harold_Fritz) (1928–2009), Geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada
*[Willie Fritz](/source/Willie_Fritz) (born 1960), American football coach

==Given name==
*[Francis "Fritz" Barzilauskas](/source/Fritz_Barzilauskas) (1920–1990), American National Football League player
* [Fritz Bauer](/source/Fritz_Bauer) (1903–1968), German Jewish judge and prosecutor who initiated the [Auschwitz trials](/source/Frankfurt_Auschwitz_trials) and aided the capture of [Adolf Eichmann](/source/Adolf_Eichmann)
* [Fritz Baumgarten (illustrator)](/source/Fritz_Baumgarten_(illustrator)) (1883–1966), German artist, author, and children's author-illustrator
* [Fritz Baumgarten](/source/Fritz_Baumgarten) (1886–1961), German footballer
*[Fritz Bayerlein](/source/Fritz_Bayerlein) (1899–1970), German Nazi general during WWII
*[Fritz Bing](/source/Fritz_Bing) (1934–2023), South African cricketer, businessman and cricket administrator
*[Fritz Bondroit](/source/Fritz_Bondroit) (1912–1974), German canoeist
*[Fritz Buntrock](/source/Fritz_Buntrock) (1909–1948), German Nazi SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes
*Frederico [Fritz d'Orey](/source/Fritz_d'Orey) (1938–2020), Brazilian racing driver
*[Fritz Dietrich (Nazi)](/source/Fritz_Dietrich_(Nazi)) (1898–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
*[Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch](/source/Siegfried_Flesch) (1872–1939), Austrian Olympic medalist sabre fencer
* {{anbl|Fritz Salo Glaser}}
*[Fritz Haber](/source/Fritz_Haber) (1868–1934), German chemist and Nobel Prize winner
*[Fritz Haeg](/source/Fritz_Haeg) (born 1969), American artist
*[Fritz Hartjenstein](/source/Fritz_Hartjenstein) (1905–1954), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
*[Frederick Henderson](/source/Frederick_Henderson) (born 1958), American executive and former CEO of General Motors
*[Fritz John](/source/Fritz_John) (1910–1994), German mathematician
*[Fritz Klein](/source/Fritz_Klein) (1888–1945), German Nazi doctor hanged for war crimes 
*[Fritz Knöchlein](/source/Fritz_Kn%C3%B6chlein) (1911–1949), German Nazi SS commandant executed for war crimes
*Friedrich [Fritz Kreisler](/source/Fritz_Kreisler) (1875–1962), Austrian violinist and composer
*[Fritz Julius Kuhn](/source/Fritz_Julius_Kuhn) (1896–1951), Nazi who led the German American Bund 
*Friedrich [Fritz Lang](/source/Fritz_Lang) (1890–1976), Austrian-German filmmaker and screenwriter
*[Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski](/source/Andrzej_Frycz_Modrzewski), (1503–1572) was a [Polish](/source/Polish_people) [Renaissance](/source/Renaissance_in_Poland) scholar, [humanist](/source/Humanism) and [theologian](/source/theology), called "the father of Polish [democracy](/source/democracy)".
*[Fritz Leiber](/source/Fritz_Leiber) (1910–1992), American fantasy, horror and science fiction author
*Fred [Fritz Peterson](/source/Fritz_Peterson) (1942–2023), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[Fritz Felix Pipes](/source/Felix_Pipes) (1887–1983), Austrian Olympic medalist tennis player
*[Fritz Pollard](/source/Fritz_Pollard) (1894–1986), American football player and coach
*[Fritz-Georg von Rappard](/source/Fritz-Georg_von_Rappard) (1892–1946), German Nazi general during World War II executed for war crimes 
*[Fritz Reichl](/source/Fritz_Reichl) (1890–1959), Austrian architect
*[Fritz Reiner](/source/Fritz_Reiner) (1888–1963), American conductor, born in Hungary
*[Fritz Ritterbusch](/source/Fritz_Ritterbusch) (1894–1946), German Nazi SS concentration camp commander executed for war crimes
*[Fritz Sauckel](/source/Fritz_Sauckel) (1894–1946), German Nazi politician, executed for war crimes
*[Fritz Schlieper](/source/Fritz_Schlieper), German Nazi general during World War II
*[Fritz von Scholz](/source/Fritz_von_Scholz), high-ranking member of the Nazi Waffen-SS
*[Fritz Steuri](/source/Fritz_Steuri) (1879–1950), Swiss skier and mountain guide
*[Fritz Strobl](/source/Fritz_Strobl) (born 1972), Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer
*[Fritz Suhren](/source/Fritz_Suhren) (1908–1950), German SS Nazi concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
*[Fritz Walter](/source/Fritz_Walter) (1920–2002), German footballer 
*[Fritz Wepper](/source/Fritz_Wepper) (1941–2024), German actor 
*[Fritz Wunderlich](/source/Fritz_Wunderlich) (1930–1966), German tenor
*[Fritz Zwicky](/source/Fritz_Zwicky) (1898–1974), Swiss astronomer
*Fritz, name given to [William S. Hart](/source/William_S._Hart)'s show and stunt riding horse

==Nickname, ring name or code name==
*Fritz, nickname of [Walter F. Mondale](/source/Walter_F._Mondale), former Vice President of the United States and U.S. senator from Minnesota
*[Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann](/source/Fritz_Haarmann) (1879–1925), prolific and cannibalistic German serial killer, rapist, and fraudster
*Fritz, nickname of [Ernest Hollings](/source/Ernest_Hollings), former Governor of, and U.S. senator from, South Carolina
*[Fritz Wetherbee](/source/Fritz_Wetherbee), New Hampshire writer and television host
*[Fritz Von Erich](/source/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](/source/Eddie_Chapman){{citation needed |date=October 2019}}

==Fictional characters==
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*[Fritz the Cat](/source/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](/source/The_Prisoner_of_Zenda)'', its sequel, ''Rupert of Hentzau'', and various film adaptations.
*Ymir Fritz, the progenitor (founding) titan from “[Attack on Titan](/source/Attack_on_Titan)” and queen of the Eldians.
*Friedrich (Fritz) Von Trapp, from The Sound of Music.
*[Fritz ''(Ninjago)''](/source/Fritz_(Ninjago)), character from ''Ninjago''
*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](/source/The_Nutcracker)''.
*Fritz, a blue Atlantic dolphin calf and Marina's best friend in ''[Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid](/source/Hans_Christian_Andersen's_The_Little_Mermaid_(1975_film))''
*Fritz, one of the missing children from ''[Five Nights at Freddy's](/source/Five_Nights_at_Freddy's)''
*Fritz Smith, a protagonist in ''[Five Nights at Freddy's 2](/source/Five_Nights_at_Freddy's_2).''
*Fritz Howard, FBI Special Agent from [The Closer](/source/The_Closer) and later Deputy Chief of the LAPD Special Operations Bureau in [Major Crimes (TV series)](/source/Major_Crimes_(TV_series)).

==See also==
*[Fritz](/source/Fritz_(chess)), a chess program
*[Frits](/source/Frits_(given_name)), another given name
*[Frit](/source/Frit), a ceramic composition

==References==
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Category:German masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Swiss masculine given names
Category:Military slang and jargon
Category:Hypocorisms
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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