Ulrich
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Ulrich is the name of several historical persons and can be either a surname or given name
- Ulrich IV of Württemberg (born after 1315–1366) Count of Württemberg
- Ulrich von Württemberg (1487 – 1550) Duke of Württemberg
- Henry G. Ulrich III - United States Navy admiral
- Lars Ulrich - drummer for heavy metal band Metallica
- Ulrich Zwingli - founder of Reformation movement in Switzerland
- Ulrich of Augsburg - Catholic Bishop and saint (890 - 973)
- Ulrich Drepper
- Ulrich Schnauss - German musician
- Ulrich Leyendecker - German composer of contemporary classical music
- Ulrich von Liechtenstein - medieval poet knight
- Richard Ulrich - a German board game designer
Ulrich is also the name of fictional characters
- Ulrich Stern is a character on Code Lyoko
- Ulrich is the protagonist of Robert Musil's 20th Century novel The Man Without Qualities
- Ulrich von Lichtenstein is also the name taken by William Thatcher, in the movie A Knight's Tale
The name goes back to the Old High German word Uodalrich (uodal = heritage) und rich (powerful). Other names which are related: Ullrich, Ullerich, Ulricher, Ullmann, Ulke, Utz, Utzmann, Ützle; Jedele, Yetley, Jehle, Jehl, Uller.