title: Frederick Brooks (disambiguation)
text: # Frederick Brooks (disambiguation)
  
  Fred Brooks (1931–2022) was an American software engineer and computer scientist.
  
  Frederick, Freddie, or Fred Brooks may also refer to:
  
  * Fred Brooks (footballer) (1908–1996), Australian rules footballer
  * Fred Brooks or Fred Hellerman (1927–2016), American songwriter
  * Freddie Brooks (musician) (born 1962), American singer-songwriter
  * Freddie Brooks (sportsman) (1883–1947), Rhodesian cricketer and rugby union international
  * Frederick Tom Brooks (1882–1952), English botanist
  