With DeMille renowned for his flamboyance and showmanship, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury famously said of his band, " We're the Cecil B. DeMille of rock and roll, always wanting to do things bigger and better ".

In April 1992 Bowie appeared at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, following the Queen frontman's death the previous year.

Similarly, Brooks was influenced by 1970s-era rock of Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen and the operatic rock of Queen with Freddie Mercury.

One of the most famous rock musicians in the world is the late Freddie Mercury of Queen.

* Mercury ( film ), a film in development about Freddie Mercury

* Freddie Mercury ( 1946-1991 ), singer of the rock group Queen

It attracted many well-known patrons, such as Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett and Rudolph Nureyev.

Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the band Queen, collected stamps as a child.

* 1946 – Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter and producer ( Queen and Ibex ) ( d. 1991 )

* The music video for English rock band Queen's 1982 release Calling All Girls features singer Freddie Mercury dressed all in white in a stark white setting with robot police performing tests on him until his band can rescue him.

* Freddie Mercury

* Freddie Mercury

** Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born English singer ( Queen ) ( d. 1991 )

** The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at Wembley Stadium, is televised live to over 1 billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research.

** Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury dies from pneumonia induced by AIDS.

Freddie Mercury

** Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer ( Queen ) ( b. 1946 )

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of the late Freddie Mercury ( lead vocals, piano ), Brian May ( guitar, vocals ), John Deacon ( bass guitar ), and Roger Taylor ( drums, vocals ).

Freddie Mercury ( then known as Farrokh / Freddie Bulsara ) was a fan of Smile, and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques after Staffell's departure in 1970.

It was also around this time Freddie changed his surname to " Mercury ", inspired by the line " Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me ," in the song My Fairy King.

alt = l-r: John Deacon, Brian May, and Freddie Mercury seen live in 1978 In 1978, the band released Jazz, which included the hit singles " Fat Bottomed Girls " and " Bicycle Race " on a double-sided record.

Wright was born Robin Gayle Wright in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Gayle ( née Gaston ), a national director in Mary Kay cosmetics salesforce, and Freddie Gayle Wright, a pharmaceutical executive.

An example of this type of name change involved Freddie Mercury of the British rock band Queen, who was born Farrokh Bulsara to Parsi parents ; his name change was partly intended to conceal his heritage.

* Freddie Foreman-criminal and associate of the Kray Twins, born in Sheepcote Lane

Famous former resident Freddie Mercury ( born Farokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, 1946 – 1991 ) of rock band Queen was commemorated by a permanent, Hollywood-style granite star in Feltham's town-centre piazza, unveiled on 24 November 2009 ( the eighteenth anniversary of Mercury's death ) by Queen guitarist Brian May, alongside Freddie's mother, Jer Bulsara, and his sister.

* Freddie Hoffman ( born c. 1959 ), bicyclist who has ridden more than one million miles on his bicycle.

Drummer Freddie Marsden, born Fredrick John Marsden, 23 November 1940, at 8 Menzies Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, died on 9 December 2006 in Southport, age 66.

Frederick Charles " Freddie " Jones ( born 12 September 1927 ) is an English character actor.

Perry was born in Mansfield, Ohio and raised in Fredericktown, Ohio, where he was the school mascot, the Fredericktown High School Freddie.

Freddie Frinton, born Frederick Bittiner Coo, ( 17 January 1909 – 16 October 1968 ) was an English comedian who remains a household name in Germany and Scandinavia because of his performance in Dinner for One.

Freddie Mercury, singer born in Tanzania

Freddie Mercury, born Farouk Bulsara into the Indian Parsi community of Stone Town, Zanzibar, later moved to England and rose to worldwide fame as the lead singer, and a songwriter and instrumentalist, of the rock music group Queen.

Frederick Kenneth Blassie ( February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003 ), better known as " Classy " Freddie Blassie, was an American professional wrestling villain and manager born in St. Louis, Missouri.

They have a son, Freddie ( born 1997 ) and a daughter Meg ( born 1999 ).

* Freddie Mitchell ( born 1978 ), American football player

Sir David Rowat Barclay (" Monaco Dave ") and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay (" Swiss Freddie ") ( both born on 27 October 1934 ) are British businessmen.

Freddie James Prinze, Jr. ( born March 8, 1976 ) is an American actor.

Karl Fredrik " Freddie " Ljungberg () ( born 16 April 1977 in Vittsjö, Sweden ) is a retired Swedish footballer.

King called himself the " Blues Boy " or " Beale Street Blues Boy " beginning early in his career and fellow bluesmen Albert King ( born Albert Nelson ) and Freddie King share a last name with him.

The Lord Frederick Windsor ( Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor ; born 6 April 1979 ), popularly known as Lord Freddie, is a British financial analyst, and the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent ( née Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz ).

* Freddie " Junior " Waite ( born 23 May 1967 ) — drums, vocals

* Jonathan Smith ( American football ) ( born 1981, nickname " Fast Freddie " Smith ), American football player

* Freddie Mercury ( Farrokh Bulsara ), lead vocalist of British band Queen, was born in Stone Town.