Friedrich or Friedrichs is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Friedrich Johannes Friedrich, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria Ariane Friedrich, German high jumper Arne Friedrich, German football player Bruce Friedrich, United States campaigner for the ethical treatment of animals Christian Friedrich (baseball), American baseball player Johann Friedrich, German theologian John Friedrich (fraudster), Australian conman Jörg Friedrich, independent historian and writer Jörg Friedrich, German rower Karl-Heinz Friedrich (born 1934), German artistic gymnast Manuel Friedrich, German football player Wolf Matthias Friedrich, German classical singer Politics Carl Joachim Friedrich, political scientist Dwight Friedrich (1913-1993), American politician and businessman Hans-Peter Friedrich, German MP Ingo Friedrich, German MEP István Friedrich, Hungarian politician Rudolf Friedrich (1923–2013), Swiss politician and lawyer Artistry Caspar David Friedrich, German Romantic painter Gary Friedrich, United States comic book writer Mike Friedrich, United States comic book writer Friedrichs Fritz Friedrichs (18491918), operatic baritone Fritz Walter Paul Friedrichs (18821958), also published under the name Fritz Friedrichs, German chemist, and inventor of the Friedrichs condenser Hanns Joachim Friedrichs (19271995), German journalist Kurt Otto Friedrichs (19011983), American mathematician Rebecca Friedrichs, lead plaintiff in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court case See also Fredericks (surname) Frederick (given name) Friedreich Friz Friedrichs v. California Teachers Ass'n German-language surnames Patronymic surnames