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Fred Grace
Fred Grace (Frederick Grace, 1884–1964), British amateur boxer of Eton Mission ABC, won lightweight gold at London 1908, beating Matt Wells and Fred Spiller, took four ABA titles, and placed fifth at Antwerp 1920.
Fred Hansen
Fred Hansen (Frederick Morgan Hansen, born 1940, Cuero, Texas) is an American pole vaulter, 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist at 5.10 m, and 1964 world record holder at 5.28 m; later a Houston dentist.
Fred Hird
Fred Hird was an American sport shooter and army officer who won a gold and two bronze medals in small-bore rifle events at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
Fred Hoiberg
Fred Hoiberg, "The Mayor" (born 1972), NBA guard and Iowa State star; rebuilt Iowa State (115-56), coached the Bulls (115-155), and led Nebraska to the 2024 AP Coach of the Year honor and a 2026 Sweet 16.
Fred Holman
Fred Holman (Frederick Holman, 1883-1913), English breaststroke swimmer from Dawlish, Devon; won the first Olympic 200 m breaststroke at London 1908 in world record 3:09.2; died of typhoid complications at 29.
Fred Holmes
Fred Holmes (Frederick William Holmes, 1886-1944), British City of London Police officer and tug-of-war puller who won Olympic gold for Great Britain at Antwerp 1920; distinct from the baseball player Fred Holmes and others of the name.
Fred Kelly
Fred Kelly (Frederick Warren Kelly, known as "King") was an American hurdler who won the 110-meter hurdles gold at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, USC's first Olympic champion.
Fred Kerley
Fred Kerley, American sprinter from Taylor, Texas; 400m collegiate record holder (43.70, 2017), Tokyo 2020 100m silver, 2022 world 100m champion (9.86), Paris 2024 bronze; banned two years in 2025, joined Enhanced Games.
Fred Kuller
Fred Kuller (born 1945) is an American sprinter, second leg on USC's 440-yard relay world record of 38.6 seconds with McCullouch, Simpson, and Miller at the 1967 NCAA meet in Provo, the last official record for that event.
Fred Lane
Fred Lane (Frederick Claude Vivian Lane, 1880–1969), Australian swimmer, won the 200 m freestyle and 200 m obstacle course at the 1900 Paris Olympics, set seven world records, and was first under a minute for 100 yards.
Fred McGriff
Fred McGriff (Crime Dog), born 1963 in Tampa, is a Hall of Fame first baseman (inducted 2023) who hit 493 home runs, 30+ homers in 10 seasons with five franchises, and won the 1995 World Series with Atlanta.
Fred Murray
Fred Murray (Frederic Seymour Murray, "Feg", 1894-1973), American hurdler from San Francisco; Stanford captain 1916; won 110m hurdles bronze at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; later a sports and film cartoonist and radio presenter.
Fred Newhouse
Fred Newhouse (Frederick Vaughn Newhouse, 1948-2025), American quarter-miler: 1976 Olympic 400m silver (44.40) behind Juantorena and 4x400m relay gold (2:58.65); NAIA 440y champion 1969-70; later USATF official and Sydney 2000 team leader.
Fred Ottman
Fred Ottman (born 1956), American retired pro wrestler known as Tugboat, Typhoon, and The Shockmaster; WWF Tag Team Champion with Earthquake as The Natural Disasters, 2025 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Fred Perry
Fred Perry (1909-1995), English tennis champion; first man to complete a Career Grand Slam (1935), three-time Wimbledon winner 1934-36, 1929 world table tennis champion, and founder of the Fred Perry clothing brand.
Fred Ridley
Fred Ridley, American lawyer and 1975 U.S. Amateur champion (beat Keith Fergus 2 up), former USGA president (2004-05), and seventh chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters since October 2017.
Fred Scarlett
Fred Scarlett (Alexander Frederick Yorke Scarlett, born 1975), British rower, Leander Club; won gold in the men's eight at Sydney 2000, Britain's first Olympic eights title since 1912, then retired.
Fred Schmidt
Fred Schmidt (Frederick Weber Schmidt, born 1943, Evanston, Illinois) is an American swimmer, 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 medley relay and bronze medalist in the 200 m butterfly, and former 100 m butterfly world record holder (58.6, 1961).
Fred Schule
Fred Schule (Frederick William Schule, 1879-1962) was an American hurdler who won the 110 metres hurdles gold at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics in 16.0, and later worked as a chemist and University of Montana coach.
Fred Sheffield
Fred Sheffield: Frederick "Fred" Sheffield (1902–1971), Yale oarsman and 1924 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the men's eights, later a New York lawyer and Carnegie Corporation chairman; also Frederick Jolley Sheffield (1923–2009), NCAA and BAA basketball player.
Fred Spackman
Fred Spackman (Frederick George Spackman, 1878-1942), English amateur footballer; won 1900 Olympic football gold with Upton Park FC; Fulham Southern League player and Times proof reader.
Fred Steep
Fred Steep (Frederick William Steep, 1874–1956), Canadian footballer from St. Catharines, Ontario; won gold in men's football at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics with Galt FC, playing both matches and scoring once.
Fred Taylor (American football)
Fred Taylor, born Frederick Antwon Taylor, is a former American football running back who rushed for 11,695 yards over 13 NFL seasons, mostly with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Fred Tootell
Fred Tootell (Frederic Delmont Tootell, 1902-1964), American hammer thrower and coach; 1924 Paris Olympic champion at 53.295 m, first native-born American to win the event, later 32-year head coach at the University of Rhode Island.
Fred VanVleet
Fred VanVleet, NBA point guard for the Houston Rockets, formerly Toronto Raptors. Undrafted 2016, 2019 NBA champion, 54-point undrafted record, $130M Houston deal, NBPA president, torn ACL 2025.
Fred Warner (American football)
Fred Warner (Federico Anthony Warner, born 1996) is a San Francisco 49ers linebacker, BYU product drafted 70th overall in 2018; four-time first-team AP All-Pro, four-time Pro Bowler, and 2021's highest-paid inside linebacker at $95 million.
Fred Wilpon
Fred Wilpon (born 1936), Brooklyn-born real estate developer and co-founder of Sterling Equities, was the New York Mets' principal owner from 2002 until selling 95 percent of the team to Steve Cohen for $2.42 billion in October 2020.
Fred Wolcott
Fred Wolcott, American hurdler from Snyder, Texas (Rice University), set world records in the 120y/110m high hurdles (13.7) and 220y low hurdles; his Olympic chances were lost to World War II.
Freddie Anderson (soccer)
Freddie Samuel Anderson (born 2006) is an English-born centre-back at Stoke City, a US U20 youth international, loaned to Cork City in 2025 and Barrow in 2026.
Freddie Blassie
Freddie Blassie, "Classy" Freddie Blassie (Fred Blassman, 1918-2003), American pro wrestling villain and manager; 1960s WWA champion in Los Angeles, WWE Hall of Fame 1994, manager of Iron Sheik and Hulk Hogan.