Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (der alte Fritz was a nickname for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor), as well as for similar names including Fridolin. Fritz was also a name given to German troops by the British and others in the First and Second World Wars, equivalent to Tommy, as the British troops were called by German and other troops. Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, and Frisch(e).
Notable people with the name include:
Amanda Fritz (Born April 1958) retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon.
Al Fritz (1924–2013), American businessman
Betty Jane Fritz (1924-1994), one of the original players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Clemens Fritz (born 1980), German footballer
Edmund Fritz (before 1918-after 1932), Austrian actor, film director, and music manager
Florian Fritz (born 1984), French rugby union player
Frank Fritz, co-star of History Channel's American Pickers
John Fritz, (1822–1913) American pioneer of iron and steel technology
Jürgen Fritz (born 1953), German musician, keyboard player in the rock band Triumvirat
Madeleine Fritz (1896–1990), Canadian palaeontologist
Nel Fritz (born 1937), Dutch Olympic gymnast
Oscar M. Fritz (1878-1957), American jurist
Roger Fritz (born 1936), German actor, director, producer and photographer
Taylor Fritz (born 1997), American professional tennis player
Francis Fritz Barzilauskas (1920-1990), American National Football League player
Fritz Bayerlein (1899-1970), German World War II general
Fritz Bondroit (1912-1974), German canoeist
Frederico Fritz d'Orey (born 1938), Brazilian racing driver
Siegfried Flesch (1872-1939), Austrian sabre fencer
Fritz Haber (1868-1934), German chemist and Nobel Prize winner
Fritz Haeg (born 1969), American artist
Frederick Henderson (born 1958), American executive and former CEO of General Motors
Fritz John (1910-1994), German mathematician
Friedrich Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962), Austrian violinist and composer
Friedrich Fritz Lang (1890-1976, Austrian-German filmmaker and screenwriter
Fritz Leiber (1910-1992), American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction
Fred Fritz Peterson (born 1942), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Fritz Reichl (1890-1959), Austrian architect
Fritz Steuri (1879–1950), Swiss skier and mountain guide
Fritz Strobl (born 1972), Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer
Fritz Windhorst (born 1935), Louisiana state senator (1972–1992) and attorney
Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966), German tenor
Fritz Zwicky (1898-1974), Swiss astronomer
Fritz, nickname of Walter F. Mondale, former Vice President of the United States and U.S. senator from Minnesota
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
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
FitzChivalry Farseer, from Robin Hobb’s classic Farseer Trilogy, is the illegitimate son of Prince Chivalry Farseer and a woman of the Mountain Kingdom.
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