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:

In politics:

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
Frédéric Saldmann (born 1953), French cardiologist and author of books on preventive medicine
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