Frederic (given name)
Frederic is a given name. For its origin, see Frederick. Notable persons with that name include:
In arts:
- Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), Polish composer and virtuoso pianist
- Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), American landscape painter
- Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (1830–1896), English painter and sculptor
- Frederic Remington (1861–1909), American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer
- Frederic Tuten (born 1936), American novelist, short story writer and essayist
In law:
- Frederic William Maitland (1850–1906), English jurist and historian
- Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham (1866–1958), British lawyer and judge
In politics:
- Frederic Bennett (1918–2002), British politician
- Frederic René Coudert, Jr. (1898–1972), American politician from New York
- Frederic M. Sackett (1868–1941), American politician and diplomat from Kentucky
- Frederic C. Walcott (1869–1949), American politician from Connecticut
In other fields:
- Frederic Charles Bartlett (1886–1969), British psychologist
- Frederic Charles Dreyer (1878–1956), officer of the Royal Navy
- Frederic Friedel (born 1945), German German chess player, publisher and businessman
- Frederic Gehring, American Catholic priest
- Frederic Hsieh (1945–1999), Chinese-American realtor and investor
- Frederic B. Ingram, American businessman whose jail sentence for bribery was commuted by President Jimmy Carter, renounced his US citizenship.
- Frederic North (1866–1921), Australian civil servant and sportsman
- Frederic Walker (1829–1889), English cricketer
In fictional characters:
- Frederic, orphaned nobleman turned pirate in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance
- Frédéric François Chopin, protagonist in Eternal Sonata, based on the composer of the same name
See also
- Federico
- Fred (disambiguation)
- Freddo
- Freddy (disambiguation)
- Frédéric
- Frederick (given name)
- Frederico
- Fredrik
- Friedrich (disambiguation)
- Fryderyk (disambiguation)
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