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| language =[[German language|German]]
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| related names = [[Friedrich (given name)|Friedrich]], [[Frederick (given name)|Frederick]], [[Frederic (given name)|Frederic]], [[Fred (name)|Fred]], [[Fridolin]], [[Francis (given name)|Francis]] (less common)
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'''Fritz''' is a common [[German language|German]] male name. The name originated as a German diminutive of [[Friedrich (given name)|Friedrich]] or [[Frederick (given name)|Frederick]] (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King [[Frederick II of Prussia]] and [[Frederick III, German Emperor]]), as well as of similar names including [[Fridolin]] and, less commonly, [[Francis (given name)|Francis]]. Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by Allies soldier similar to the term [[Tommy Atkins|Tommy]]. 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]] (born 1958), retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from [[Oregon]]
*[[Al Fritz]] (1924–2013), American businessman
*[[Ben Fritz]] (born 1981), American baseball coach
*[[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
*[[Elisabet Fritz]] (died 1752), Swedish industrialist
*[[Florian Fritz]] (born 1984), French rugby union player
*[[Frank Fritz]], co-star of History Channel's ''American Pickers''
*[[James Fritz]] (active 2023), British playwright
*[[John Fritz]], (1822–1913), American pioneer of iron and steel technology
*[[Johny Fritz]] (born 1944), Luxembourgish composer
*[[Jürgen Fritz]] (born 1953), German musician, keyboard player in the rock band Triumvirat
*[[Lanja Fritz]] (born 1995), Nauruan sprinter
*[[Madeleine Fritz]] (1896–1990), Canadian palaeontologist
*[[Nel Fritz]] (born 1937), Dutch Olympic gymnast
*[[Oscar M. Fritz]] (1878–1957), American jurist
*[[Reinhold Fritz]] (1884–1950), German bass-baritone
*[[Roger Fritz]] (1936–2021), German actor, director, producer and photographer
*[[Rose L. Fritz]] (1888–1959), World's fastest typist 1907, 1908, and 1909
*[[Sophie Wolff-Fritz]] (1858–1938), German composer, singer and teacher
*[[Taylor Fritz]] (born 1997), American professional tennis player
*[[William Harold Fritz]] (1928–2009), Geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada
*[[Willie Fritz]] (born 1960), American football coach

==Given name==
*[[Fritz Barzilauskas|Francis "Fritz" Barzilauskas]] (1920–1990), American National Football League player
* [[Fritz Bauer]] (1903–1968), German Jewish judge and prosecutor who initiated the [[Frankfurt Auschwitz trials|Auschwitz trials]] and aided the capture of [[Adolf Eichmann]]
* [[Fritz Baumgarten (illustrator)]] (1883–1966), German artist, author, and children's author-illustrator
* [[Fritz Baumgarten]] (1886–1961), German footballer
*[[Fritz Bayerlein]] (1899–1970), German Nazi general during WWII
*[[Fritz Bing]] (1934–2023), South African cricketer, businessman and cricket administrator
*[[Fritz Bondroit]] (1912–1974), German canoeist
*[[Fritz Buntrock]] (1909–1948), German Nazi SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes
*Frederico [[Fritz d'Orey]] (1938–2020), Brazilian racing driver
*[[Fritz Dietrich (Nazi)]] (1898–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
*[[Siegfried Flesch|Siegfried "Fritz" Flesch]] (1872–1939), Austrian Olympic medalist sabre fencer
*[[Fritz Haber]] (1868–1934), German chemist and Nobel Prize winner
*[[Fritz Haeg]] (born 1969), American artist
*[[Fritz Hartjenstein]] (1905–1954), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
*[[Frederick Henderson]] (born 1958), American executive and former CEO of General Motors
*[[Fritz John]] (1910–1994), German mathematician
*[[Fritz Klein]] (1888–1945), German Nazi doctor hanged for war crimes 
*[[Fritz Knöchlein]] (1911–1949), German Nazi SS commandant executed for war crimes
*Friedrich [[Fritz Kreisler]] (1875–1962), Austrian violinist and composer
*[[Fritz Julius Kuhn]] (1896–1951), Nazi who led the German American Bund 
*Friedrich [[Fritz Lang]] (1890–1976), Austrian-German filmmaker and screenwriter
*[[Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski]], (1503–1572) was a [[Polish people|Polish]] [[Renaissance in Poland|Renaissance]] scholar, [[Humanism|humanist]] and [[theology|theologian]], called "the father of Polish [[democracy]]".
*[[Fritz Leiber]] (1910–1992), American fantasy, horror and science fiction author
*Fred [[Fritz Peterson]] (born 1942), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Felix Pipes|Fritz Felix Pipes]] (1887–1983), Austrian Olympic medalist tennis player
*[[Fritz Pollard]] (1894–1986), American football player and coach
*[[Fritz-Georg von Rappard]] (1892–1946), German Nazi general during World War II executed for war crimes 
*[[Fritz Reichl]] (1890–1959), Austrian architect
*[[Fritz Reiner]] (1888–1963), American conductor, born in Hungary
*[[Fritz Ritterbusch]] (1894–1946), German Nazi SS concentration camp commander executed for war crimes
*[[Fritz Sauckel]] (1894–1946), German Nazi politician, executed for war crimes
*[[Fritz Schlieper]], German Nazi general during World War II
*[[Fritz von Scholz]], high-ranking member of the Nazi Waffen-SS
*[[Fritz Steuri]] (1879–1950), Swiss skier and mountain guide
*[[Fritz Strobl]] (born 1972), Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer
*[[Fritz Suhren]] (1908–1950), German SS Nazi concentration camp commandant executed for war crimes
*[[Fritz Walter]] (1920–2002), German footballer 
*[[Fritz Wepper]] (born 1941), German actor 
*[[Fritz Wunderlich]] (1930–1966), German tenor
*[[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]], former Vice President of the United States and U.S. senator from Minnesota
*[[Fritz Haarmann|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]], New Hampshire writer and television host
*[[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]]{{citation needed |date=October 2019}}

==Fictional characters==
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*[[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]]” and queen of the Eldians.
*Friedrich (Fritz) Von Trapp, from The Sound of Music.
*[[Fritz (Ninjago)|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]]''.
*Fritz, one of the missing children from ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''
*Fritz Smith, a protagonist in ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's 2]].''
*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==
*[[Fritz (chess)|Fritz]], a chess program
*[[Frits (given name)|Frits]], another given name
*[[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]]
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