Manfred (disambiguation)
Manfred is a fairly common German forename (given name) of Alemannic origin, being derived from man (man) and fridu (peace, security), meaning "man of peace".
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Manfred is also an 1816–1817 poem by Lord Byron. Other usages include:
Surname
- Frederick Manfred (1912–1994), American Western novelist
- Rob Manfred (born 1958), American lawyer and sports executive; Commissioner of Major League Baseball from January 2015 to present
Given name
- Manfred of Gallura, first Judge of Gallura, c.1020–c.1040
- Manfred, King of Sicily (1232–1266), King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266
- Manfred I, Marquess of Saluzzo (died 1175), Italian leader, first marquess of Saluzzo
- Manfred II, Marquess of Saluzzo (1140–1215), Italian leader, second marquess of Saluzzo
- Manfred III, Marquess of Saluzzo (died 1244), Italian leader, third marquess of Saluzzo
- Manfred IV, Marquess of Saluzzo (died 1330), Italian leader, fifth marquess of Saluzzo
- Manfred of Athens (1306–1317), infante of Sicily
- Manfred V, Marquess of Saluzzo Italian leader, marquess of Saluzzo 1330–1332, usurper 1341–1342
- Czernin, Count Manfred Beckett (1913–1962), Austrian aviator
- Count Manfred von Clary-Aldringen (1852–1928), Austro-Hungarian nobleman and statesman
- Manfred Beer (born 1953), East German biathlete
- Manfred Binz (born 1965), German footballer
- Manfred Bischoff (born 1942), German businessman
- Manfred Böckl (born 1948), German writer
- Manfred Burgsmüller (1949–2019), German footballer
- Manfred Dikkers (drummer)
- Manfred Donike (cyclist, born 1933)
- Manfred Eicher (born 1943), German record producer
- Manfred Eigen (1927–2019), German biophysical chemist
- Manfred Feher, Austrian table tennis player
- Manfred Gerstenfeld (1937–2021), Austrian-born Israeli writer
- Manfred Kaltz (born 1953), German footballer
- Manfred Kanther (born 1939), German politician
- Manfred Krug (1937–2016), German actor and singer
- Manfred Mann (musician) (born 1940), South Africa-born British keyboard player
- Manfred Misselhorn (born 1938), German rower
- Manfred Moore (1950–2020), American football player
- Manfred von Richthofen (1892–1918), German World War I ace, the "Red Baron"
- Manfred Rommel (1928–2013), mayor of Stuttgart, son of Erwin
- Manfred Schumann (born 1951), West German bobsledder
- Manfred Winkelhock (1951–1985), German racing driver
- Manfred Wolke (born 1943), German boxer
- Manfred Wörner (1934–1994), German politician and diplomat
Culture
- Manfred (Schumann), 1852 incidental music by Robert Schumann, based on the Byron poem
- Manfred Symphony, 1885 symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Manfred Mann, British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band, British progressive rock group
- The Manfreds, British pop group
- Manfred, a woolly mammoth in the Ice Age animated films; see List of Ice Age characters
Other
- Manfred (horse), a notable Australian Thoroughbred race horse.
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