Alfred
Meaning: Its source is Aelfraed, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Elf counsel."
In Hungarian this name is spelled with an accent -- Alfréd.
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch, English, French, Hungarian and Polish.
Variant Forms: Avery
Feminine Forms: Alfreda
Non-English Forms: Alfredo
Source Forms: Aelfraed
Popularity: The name Alfred ranked 615th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 125th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Arts and Music
- Alfred Steiglitz (born 1864, died 1946)
American photographer. Husband of painter Georgia O'Keefe.
- A member of the International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)
- Alfred Franz Wallenstein (born 1898, died 1983)
American composer and cellist. The first Native American to achieve prominence as a conductor.
- Directed the Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1943-56 (see list of Conductors)
Leadership
- Alfred William Dahlberg
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Southern (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Alfred H. Fried (born 1864, died 1921)
Austrian journalist and pacifist.
- 1911 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Alfred C. Fuller (born 1885, died 1973)
Canadian-American businessman.
- Founded the Fuller Brush Company (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
- Alfred the Great (born 849, died 899)
King of the West Saxons, 871-99.
- Famed for halting the Danish conquest of England and for promoting learning (see list of British Monarchs)
- Alfred N. Flaten, Jr.
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Nash Finch (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Alfred C. DeCrane, Jr.
- CEO of Fortune 500 company TEXACO (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Alfred Krupp (born 1812, died 1887)
German armaments magnate.
- Founder of Krupps Works (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
- Alfred Lerner
- CEO of Fortune 500 company MBNA (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Alfred T. McNeill
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Turner Corp. (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Alfred P. Sloan (born 1875, died 1966)
American industrialist.
- Chairman of the board of the General Motors Company (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
- Alfred von Tirpitz (born 1949, died 1930)
German admiral and statesman.
- Responsible for the German submarine blockade in WWI (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- Alfred M. Zelen
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Gillette (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Madame Alfred Carriere
- Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
- Alfred Lunt (born 1892, died 1977)
American actor.
- 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Alfred Y. Cho (born 1937)
Chinese-American chemist.
- 1993 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Alfred A. Cunningham
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Alfred G. Gilman
American physiologist known for discovering how cells respond to external stimuli.
- 1994 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Martin Rodbell (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Alfred Day Hershey (born 1908, died 1997)
American biologist known for his studies of the genetic structure of viruses.
- 1969 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Alfred Kastler (born 1902, died 1984)
French physicist who studied herzian resonances in atoms.
- 1966 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- Alfred L. Kroeber (born 1876, died 1960)
American anthropologist.
- Known for his work on the language, culture and religion of Native Americans (see list of Miscellaneous Social Scientists)
- Alfred H. Sturtevant
American geneticist.
- 1967 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Alfred Russell Wallace (born 1823, died 1913)
British naturalist.
- Independently devised a theory of natural selection (see list of Biological Scientists)
- Alfred L. Wegener (born 1880, died 1930)
German meterologist and geophysicist.
- Developed the theory of continental drift (see list of Miscellaneous Physical Scientists)
- Alfred Werner (born 1866, died 1919)
Swiss chemist who studied the linkage of atoms in molecules.
- 1913 Nobel Prize for Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- Alfred North Whitehead (born 1861, died 1947)
English mathematician and philosopher.
- Wrote The Principles of Natural Knowledge (see list of Philosophers)
- Alfred M. Worden
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Apollo 15 (1971) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
Sports
- Alfred Cohn
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Alfred Flatow
German athlete.
- 1896 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Parallel Bars (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
- Alfred Gilbert
American athlete.
- 1908 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Pole Vault (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
- Alfred McGuire
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Alfred Neuland
Estonian athlete.
- 1920 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 67.5kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
- Alfred Oerter
American athlete.
- 1956, 1968 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Discus (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
- Alfred Padgham
- 1936 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- Alfred Perry
- 1935 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- Alfred Schwarzmann
German athlete.
- 1936 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Individual All Around (see list of Gold Medalists in the Individual All-around)
- 1936 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Horse Vault (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
- Alfred Tysoe
British athlete.
- 1900 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 800m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 800m Run)
Stage and Screen
- Alfred
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by George Innes (see list of Characters on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
- Alfred
Fictional character.
- From ''''Batman--The Animated Series'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Dr. Alfred Bellows
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Hayden Rorke (see list of Characters on ''I Dream of Jeannie'')
- Alfred Drake (born 1914, died 1992)
American singer, actor and director.
- 1954 Tony Award winner for his performance in Kismet (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
- Alfred Green
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Alfred Hitchcock (born 1899, died 1980)
English film director known for thrillers such as Psycho and The Birds.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Alfred Lunt (born 1892, died 1977)
American actor.
- 1955 Tony Award winner for his performance in Quadrille (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
- Alfred Newman
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Alfred Austin (born 1835, died 1913)
English poet.
- Poet Laureate of England, 1896-1913 (see list of English Poets Laureate)
- Alfred Friendly
- 1968 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
- Alfred Edward ''A.E.'' Housman (born 1859, died 1936)
English classical scholar and poet.
- Wrote A Shropshire Lad (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
- Alfred Bertram ''A.B.'' Guthrie, Jr. (born 1901, died 1991)
American novelist.
- 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for The Way West (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (born 1918)
American historian.
- 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- Alfred de Musset (born 1810, died 1857)
French poet.
- Wrote Contes d''Espagne et d''Italie (see list of Poets of the Victorian Era)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson (born 1809, died 1892)
English poet.
- Poet Laureate of England, 1850-92 (see list of English Poets Laureate)
- Wrote Idylls of the King (see list of Poets of the Victorian Era)
- Alfred Uhry (born 1936)
American playwright.
- 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for Driving Miss Daisy (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
Teasing Nicknames:
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Alfred The Great
in reference to Alfred Mynn, a member of the great Kent cricket team in the 1830's.
