Ottfried (first name)

Ottfried is a male given name, which is composed of the Old High German words ot (possession, wealth) and fridu (peace, security). Variants are Otfried and Otfrid .

Name bearer

A name

• Otfrid von Weißenburg (approx. 800 to after 870), Old High German poet

First name

• Ottfried von Bendeleben (1836–1908), German-American expedition member and gold prospector
• Otfried Büsing (* 1955), German composer and professor of music theory
• Otfried H. Culmann (* 1949), German painter, graphic artist, writer and curator
• Otfried Deubner (1908–2001), German classical archaeologist and diplomat
• Otfried Eberz (1878–1958), German cultural philosopher and religious scholar
• Otfrid-Reinald Ehrismann (* 1941), German Germanic Medievalist
• Ottfried Graf von Finckenstein (1901–1987), freelance writer and translator
• Ottfried Fischer (* 1953), German actor
• Otfrid Foerster (1873–1941), German neuroscientist
• Otfrid von Hanstein (1869–1959), German writer
• Ottfried Hennig (1937–1999), German politician
• Otfried Höffe (* 1943), German philosopher
• Otfried Hofius (* 1937), German theologian
• Otfried von der Ilm (actually Julius Waldemar Grosse ; 1828–1902), German poet
• Otfried Jarren (* 1953), German communication scientist
• Otfried Krzyzanowski (1886–1918), Austrian poet
• Otfried Madelung (1922–2017), German theoretical solid-state physicist
• Otfried Hans von Meusebach (1812–1897), Prussian-American politician
• Otfried Müller (medic) (1873? –1945), German medic
• Otfried Müller (theologian) (1907–1986), German theologian
• Ottfried Neubecker (1908–1992), heraldist and vexillologist
• Otfried Nippold (1864–1938), German-Swiss lawyer and peace fighter
• Otfried Praetorius (1878–1964), German high school professor and genealogist
• Otfried Preußler (1923–2013), German children's book author
• Otfried Steger (1926–2002), German politician
• Otfried Wagenbreth (1927–2017), German geologist and mining historian
• Ottfried Zielke (1936–2016), German cartoonist, draftsman, painter and book artist

Middle name

• Hans Otfried Dittmer (1952–2018), German writer, publisher and alternative practitioner
• Frank Otfried July (* 1954), Protestant pastor and regional bishop of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg
• Karl Otfried Müller (1797–1840), German classical philologist

family name

• Hugo Müller-Otfried (1860–1933), German administrative officer
• Paula Müller-Otfried (1865–1946), German social worker, women's rights activist and politician (DNVP), MdR