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)