Eric
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The common proper name Eric, Erik, Erec, Eirik, Eirík, Eiríkr or Erich may refer to:
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[edit] In royalty:
- Eric I of Denmark, King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I in 1095
- Eric II of Denmark, king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137
- Eric III of Denmark, the king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146
- Eric IV of Denmark, king of Denmark from 1241 until his death
- Eric V of Denmark, son of Christopher I
- Eric VI of Denmark, son of Eric V
- Eric of Pomerania, the hereditary king of Norway
- Eric I of Norway, the second king of Norway
- Eirik II of Norway, the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299
- Alrek and Eirík, two legendary kings of Sweden
- Erik Weatherhat, more or less mythical Swedish king
- Erik Björnsson, one of the sons of Björn Ironside
- Erik Refilsson, Swedish king of the House of Munsö
- Eric Anundsson, Swedish king who ruled during the 9th century
- Eric VI of Sweden, king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century
- Eric VII of Sweden, Swedish monarch
- Eric IX of Sweden, Swedish king between 1150 and 1160
- Eric X of Sweden, the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216
- Eric XI of Sweden, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark
- Eric XII of Sweden, rival King of Sweden and to his father Magnus II from 1356 to his death in 1359
- Eric XIV of Sweden, King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568
- Eiríkr Hákonarson, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria
[edit] In fiction:
- Erec, a character from Arthurian legend
- Eric Cartman, a fictional character on South Park
- Erik the Red (comics), fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book universe
- Erik, the Phantom of the Opera, a horribly disfigured genius, created by French writer Gaston Leroux
- Eric the Cavalier, a character in the Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)
[edit] In music:
- Eric Alexander, jazz saxophonist
- Eric Andersen, American singer and songwriter
- Eric Barrier, rapper, hiphop artist of Eric B. & Rakim
- Eric Clapton, British guitarist and singer
- Eric Dolphy, jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute
- Eirik Glambek Bøe, musician, writer and vocalist
- Eric Idle, English comedian, songwriter and member of Monty Python
- Eric Johnson, Grammy Award winning guitarist and recording artist from Austin, Texas
- Eric Judy, bassist for the rock band Modest Mouse
- Eric Mun, a member of the Korean pop group Shinhwa
- Eric Satie, French composer
- Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian ethnomusicologist and scholar of music
- Erich Walter Sternberg, German born Israeli composer
- Eric West, American actor and singer
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold, composer
- Knut Eirik Kokkin, Norwegian singer and dancer
[edit] In literature:
- Eric (novel), Discworld novel
- Eric Ambler, English novelist
- Eric Arthur Blair (a.k.a George Orwell), British author, journalist and socialist
- Eric Bogosian, playwright-monologuist
- Eric Brown, science fiction author
- Eric Carme, illustrator, children's book author
- Erich Kästner, one of the most famous German authors and children's writers of the 20th century
- Erich Maria Remarque, German author
- Erich Mühsam, German-Jewish anarchist, writer, poet, dramatist and cabaret performer
- Erich von Däniken, Swiss author
- Erik Jendresen, novelist as well as a writer and producer for plays, television, and film
- Eric Partridge, British lexicographer
- Eric Rohmann, author and illustrator of children's books
- Eric Frank Russell, English science fiction author
[edit] In television and film:
- Eric Idle, English actor
- Brian Eric Bonsall, American former child actor
- Eric Bana, Australian film and television actor
- Eric Bischoff, Professional Wrestling personality with the WWE
- Erik Estrada, Puerto Rican-American actor
- Eric Menyuk, actor who appeared as The Traveler in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Eric Roberts, American actor
- Éric Rohmer, French film writer-director
- Eric Stoltz, American film actor
- Eric Sevareid, TV newsman
- Erich von Stroheim, German actor
[edit] In sports:
- Eirik Bakke, Norwegian football player
- Eric Cantona, French football player
- Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver
- Eric Chavez, pro baseball player
- Erik Cole, pro hockey player
- Eric Davis, former pro baseball player
- Eric Dickerson, former American football running back
- Eric Heiden, American speed skater
- Eric Karros, American baseball player
- Eirik Kvalfoss, former biathlete from Voss, Norway
- Eric Lindros, pro hockey player
- Eric Moulds, American football wide receiver
- Eric Moussambani, Olympic swimmer from Equatorial Guinea
- Eric Show, pro baseball player
- Erik Tammer, Dutch football player
[edit] In artistry:
- Erik Larsen, comic book artist
- Eric Medlin, 20th century painter
[edit] In politics:
- Eric Anthony Martlew, politician
- Erich Honecker, German Communist politician who led East Germany from 1971 until 1989
- Eric Williams, former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
[edit] In programming:
- Eric S. Raymond, a famous figure in the open source movement
- Eric Conveys an Emotion, web site
- Eric Python IDE, integrated development environment for the Python programming language
[edit] In education:
- Education Resources Information Center, branch of the U.S. Department of Education
- Erich S. Gruen, notable American classicist and ancient historian
- Erich Schmidt (archaeologist), German and American-naturalized archaeologist
- Eirik Vandvik, professor in literature at the university of Oslo
[edit] In science:
- Eric Ash, electrical engineer and past Rector of Imperial College
- Erich Hückel, German physicist and physical chemist
- Erich von Tschermak, Austrian agronomist
[edit] In military:
- Erich Abraham, was a German general of Infantry, serving during World War II
- Erich Hartmann, German fighter pilot in World War II - highest scoring ace of all time
- Erich Hoepner, German general in World War II
- Erich Löwenhardt, the 3rd highest German flying ace with 54 victories during the First World War
- Erich von Falkenhayn, German soldier and Chief of the General Staff during World War I
- Erich Ludendorff, German Army Officer and First World War General
[edit] In mathematics:
- Erich Hecke, German mathematician
- Eric Heineman, Czechoslovakian trigonometric mathematician and electrical genius
- Erich Kähler, German mathematician with wide-ranging geometrical interests
[edit] In other fields:
- Erik the Red, the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson
- Eric Hoffer, American longshoreman and social philosopher
- Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google
- Erik Wickberg, the 9th General of The Salvation Army
- Erich Weiss, famous magician, escapologist, and stunt performer a/k/a Harry Houdini
- Eric O'Neill, former FBI operative who played a big role in the capture of Robert Hanssen
[edit] See also:
- Erich (town), town and a nagar panchayat in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
- Eric (name), a name of Scandinavian origin