The
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to
monophthongization
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).
The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older
Proto-Norse
Proto-Norse (also called Ancient Nordic, Ancient Scandinavian, Ancient Norse, Primitive Norse, Proto-Nordic, Proto-Scandinavian and Proto-North Germanic) was an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved as a ...
''*
aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''*
aiwa(z)'' "everlasting,
eternity
Eternity, in common parlance, means Infinity, infinite time that never ends or the quality, condition, or fact of being everlasting or eternal. Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what is timeless or exists outside time, whereas ...
", as in the Gothic form ''
Euric
Euric (Gothic: ''* Aiwareiks'', see '' Eric''), also known as Evaric, or Eurico in Spanish and Portuguese (c. 420 – 28 December 484), son of Theodoric I, ruled as king (''rex'') of the Visigoths, after murdering his brother, Theodoric II, ...
''. The second element ''-
ríkr'' stems either from
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branc ...
''*
ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''
reiks
Reiks (; pronunciation ; Latinized as ''rix'') is a Gothic title for a tribal ruler, often translated as "king".
In the Gothic Bible, it translates to the Greek '' árchōn'' (ἄρχων).
It is presumably translated as '' basiliskos'' (βασ ...
'') or the therefrom derived ''*
ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common
Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo-E ...
root *
h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler,
autocrat
Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject neither to external legal restraints nor to regularized mechanisms of popular control (except perh ...
" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of ''
Eriksgata
Eriksgata (i.e. "Erik's Road") is the tour traditionally taken in the Middle Ages by a newly-elected Swedish king through the important provinces of the realm to have his election confirmed by the local thing (assembly), assemblies. The actual ele ...
'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey".
[''Swedish etymological dictionary'', by Elof Hellquist (1922), p. 121]
/ref> The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to seek the acceptance of peripheral provinces.
''Eric'' is one of the most commonly used Germanic names in the United States, along with Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
, Edward
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
and others.
The most common spelling across Fennoscandia
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Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
and in the Netherlands
)
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is ''Erik''. In Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
, another form of the name (which has kept the Old Norse diphthong) ''Eirik'' is also commonly used. The modern Icelandic version is ''Eiríkur'' , while the modern Faroese version is ''Eirikur''.
In Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
and Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
(where Fenno-Swedish remains an official minority language), the standard Nordic name form ''Erik'' is found, but it may also be spelled phonetically
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as ''Eerik
Eerik is a masculine given name most commonly found in Estonia and Finland. It is a cognate of the English language name Eric. Men and boys named Eerik celebrate name day in Finland and Estonia on 18 May.
Eerik may refer to:
*Eerik Aps (born ...
'' (), in accordance with Finnic language
The Finnic (''Fennic'') or more precisely Balto-Finnic (Balto-Fennic, Baltic Finnic, Baltic Fennic) languages constitute a branch of the Uralic language family spoken around the Baltic Sea by the Baltic Finnic peoples. There are around 7 mi ...
orthography
An orthography is a set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, emphasis, and punctuation.
Most transnational languages in the modern period have a writing system, and mos ...
, along with a slew of other unique Balto-Finnic variant forms including '' Eerikki'', ''Eero
Eero is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name (pronounced: /e:ro/). Notable people with the name include:
* Eero Aarnio (born 1932), Finnish interior designer
* Eero Aho (born 1968), Finnish actor
* Eero Akaan-Penttilä (born 1943), ...
'', '' Erki'' and ''Erkki
Erkki is a Finnish and Estonian given name (derived from Erik). Notable people with the name include:
* Erkki Aadli (born 1974), Estonian orienteer
* Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), Finnish composer
* Erkki Ala-Könni (1911– 1996), Finnish ...
''.
Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...
n settlers arriving before the Norman conquest of England
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, ...
. It was an uncommon name in England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel ''Eric, or, Little by Little
''Eric, or, Little by Little'' is a book by Frederic W. Farrar, first edition 1858. It was published by Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh and London. The book deals with the descent into moral turpitude of a boy at a boarding school or English pub ...
'' by Frederic Farrar
Frederic William Farrar (Bombay, 7 August 1831 – Canterbury, 22 March 1903) was a cleric of the Church of England (Anglican), schoolteacher and author. He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882. He was a member of the Cambr ...
in 1858.
The Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
form of the name is ''Euricus'' or '' Erīcus'' (), which was also adopted into Old Swedish
Old Swedish (Swedish language, Modern Swedish: ) is the name for two distinct stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish (), spoken fro ...
usage (for example, cf. 15th century Kalmar Swedish historian Ericus Olai
Ericus Olai (ca. 1420-1486) was a Swedish theologian and historian. He served as a professor of theology at Uppsala University and dean at Uppsala Cathedral.
Ericus Olai was the author of the chronicle ''Chronica regni Gothorum'' and was an earl ...
). Whence come the Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
forms Ερίκος (Eríkos) or Ερρίκος (Erríkos) (both ), in addition to the direct Nordic borrowing Έρικ (Érik).
''Éric'' () is used in French, ''Erico'' or ''Errico'' in Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
, ''Érico'' in Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
. (Note some phonetically simplified modern forms may be conflated with descendants of cognate name Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
via Henrīcus, Henrik
Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heik ...
, from Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branc ...
Haimarīks, sharing the stem *rīks.)
Among Slavic languages
The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Ear ...
, most using the Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet or Roman alphabet is the collection of letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language. Largely unaltered with the exception of extensions (such as diacritics), it used to write English and the o ...
borrow ''Erik'', but there also exists Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
''Eryk
Eryk is a Polish given name (derived from Erik). Notable people with the name include:
* Eryk Anders (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
* Eryk Hansel (born 1941), Polish footballer
* Eryk Kurnatowski (1883-1975), Polish nobleman a ...
''. The name is adapted into Cyrillic
, bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця
, fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs
, fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic
, fam3 = Phoenician
, fam4 = G ...
as Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
Э́йрик (Éyrik) or Э́рик (Érik), and Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
Е́рік (Érik). The Baltic languages
The Baltic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 4.5 million people mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. Together with the Slavic lang ...
use forms such as Latvian '' Ēriks'' and Lithuanian ''Erikas''.
And in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, ''Eric'', ''Erik'' and ''Erich'' are used.Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS): Beliebteste Vornamen
Gfds.de. Retrieved 1 February 2013. In
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
, the most common spelling is ''Erick''.
In
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
and
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, the
name day
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for derivations of Erik and Eirik is 18 May, commemorating the death of Saint King
Eric IX of Sweden
Eric IX, (Swedish: ''Erik Jedvardsson; Erik den helige; Sankt Erik''; d. 18 May 1160) also called Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver, was a Swedish king in the 12th century, 1156–1160. The ''Roman Martyrology'' of the Catholic ...
, founder of the royal
House of Eric
The House of Eric ( sv, Erikska ätten) was a medieval Swedish royal dynasty with several pretenders to the throne between 1150 and 1220, rivaling for kingship of Sweden with the House of Sverker. The first king from the House of Eric was Eric ...
.
The feminine derivative is ''
Erica
Erica or ERICA may refer to:
* Erica (given name)
* ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus
* Erica (chatbot), a service of Bank of America
* ''Erica'' (video game), a 2019 FMV video game
* ''Erica'' (spider), a jumping spider genus
* E ...
'' or ''Erika''.
Royalty
Visigothic
*
Euric
Euric (Gothic: ''* Aiwareiks'', see '' Eric''), also known as Evaric, or Eurico in Spanish and Portuguese (c. 420 – 28 December 484), son of Theodoric I, ruled as king (''rex'') of the Visigoths, after murdering his brother, Theodoric II, ...
, king of the Visigoths between 466 and 484
Danish
*
Eric I of Denmark
Eric I ( – 10 July 1103), also known as Eric the Good ( da, Erik Ejegod), was King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I Hunger in 1095. He was a son of Sweyn II. His mother's identity is unknown. He married Boedil Thurgotsdatter.
Biog ...
, king of Denmark between 1095 and 1103
*
Eric II of Denmark
Eric II the Memorable ( da, Erik II Emune; – 18 September 1137) was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. Eric was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who ruled Denmark from 1095 to 1103. Eric the Memorable rebelled against his uncle Niel ...
, king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137
*
Eric III of Denmark
Eric III Lamb ( da, Erik III Lam, – 27 August 1146) was the King of Denmark from 1137 until 1146. He was the grandson of Eric I of Denmark and the nephew of Eric II of Denmark, whom he succeeded on the throne. He abdicated in 1146, as t ...
, king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146
*
Eric IV of Denmark
Eric IV, also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny ( da, Erik Plovpenning), ( – 10 August 1250) was king of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers.
Early life
E ...
, king of Denmark from 1241 until his murder in 1250
*
Eric V of Denmark
Eric V Klipping (1249 – 22 November 1286) was King of Denmark from 1259 to 1286. After his father Christopher I died, his mother Margaret Sambiria ruled Denmark in his name until 1266, proving to be a competent regent. Between 1261 and 1262, ...
, son of Christopher I, reigned from 1259 to his murder in 1286
*
Eric VI of Denmark
Eric VI Menved (1274 – 13 November 1319) was King of Denmark (1286–1319). A son of King Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg, he became king in 1286 at age 12, when his father was murdered on 22 November by unknown assailants. On account of his ag ...
, firstborn son of Eric V, reigned from 1286 to 1319
*
Eric VII of Denmark
Eric of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his grandaunt, Queen Margaret I. He is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (139 ...
, also Eric III of Norway and Eric XIII of Sweden, reigned from 1397 to his deposition in 1439
Norwegian
*
Eric I of Norway
Eric Haraldsson ( non, Eiríkr Haraldsson , no, Eirik Haraldsson; died 954), nicknamed Bloodaxe ( non, blóðøx , no, Blodøks) and Brother-Slayer ( la, fratrum interfector), was a 10th-century Norwegian king. He ruled as King of Norway from ...
(Eric Bloodaxe), the second king of Norway
*
Eric II of Norway, the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299
*
Eric III of Norway
Eric of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his grandaunt, Queen Margaret I. He is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (13 ...
, also Eric VII of Denmark and Eric XIII of Sweden
*
Eiríkr Hákonarson
Erik Hakonsson, also known as Eric of Hlathir or Eric of Norway, (, 960s – 1020s) was Earl of Lade, Governor of Norway and Earl of Northumbria. He was the son of Earl Hákon Sigurðarson and brother of the legendary Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade. He ...
, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria
*
Erik the Red, the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson
Swedish
*
Alaric and Eric
Alaric and Eric (Old Norse: ''Alrekr'' and ''Eiríkr''), according to legend, were two kings of Sweden.
In the ''Ynglinga saga''
According to the ''Ynglinga saga'', Alaric and Eric were sons and heirs of the previous king Agni. They shared the ...
, two legendary kings of Sweden
*
Jorund and Eirik, two legendary kings of Sweden
*
Erik Björnsson Erik Björnsson was supposedly one of the sons of Björn Ironside and a legendary king of Sweden of the House of Munsö
The House of Munsö (), also called the House of Björn Ironside (Swedish: ), the House of Uppsala (Swedish: ) or simply the O ...
, one of the sons of Björn Ironside
*
Erik Refilsson Erik Refilsson was a legendary king of Sweden of the House of Munsö
The House of Munsö (), also called the House of Björn Ironside (Swedish: ), the House of Uppsala (Swedish: ) or simply the Old dynasty (Swedish: ), is the earliest reliably a ...
, Swedish legendary king
*
Eric Anundsson
Eric Anundsson or Eymundsson was a semi-legendary Swedish king who supposedly ruled during the 9th century. The Norse sagas describe him as successful in extending his realm over the Baltic Sea, but unsuccessful in his attempts of westward expansi ...
, Swedish legendary king who ruled during the 9th century, may be the same as
Erik Weatherhat, a more or less mythical Swedish king
*
Eric the Victorious
Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: ''Eiríkr inn sigrsæli'', Modern Swedish: ''Erik Segersäll''; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970. Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive reg ...
, king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century
*
Eric and Eric Eric and Eric, according to Adam of Bremen, were two contenders for the kingship of Sweden around 1066–67, after the death of King Stenkil. They waged war on each other, with disastrous consequences: " this war all the Swedish magnates are said t ...
, two pretenders around 1066
*
Eric IX of Sweden
Eric IX, (Swedish: ''Erik Jedvardsson; Erik den helige; Sankt Erik''; d. 18 May 1160) also called Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver, was a Swedish king in the 12th century, 1156–1160. The ''Roman Martyrology'' of the Catholic ...
, Swedish king between 1150 and 1160, called Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, Eric the Saint, or Eric the Holy
*
Eric X of Sweden
Eric "X" (Swedish: ''Erik Knutsson''; Old Norse: ''Eiríkr Knútsson''; – 10 April 1216) was the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as ''Eric the Survivor'' (Swedish: "Erik som överlevde"), he was, at his accession to the thro ...
, the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216
*
Eric XI of Sweden
Eric "XI" the Lisp and Lame Swedish: ''Erik Eriksson'' or ''Erik läspe och halte''; Old Norse: ''Eiríkr Eiríksson'' (1216 – 2 February 1250) was king of Sweden in 1222–29 and 1234–50. Being the last ruler of the House of Eric, he stood ...
, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark
*
Eric XII of Sweden
Eric XII ( Swedish: ''Erik Magnusson''; 1339 – 21 June 1359) was King of Sweden and lord of Scania in 1344–1359. He was
a co-ruler with his father, King Magnus IV, from 1356 until his death in 1359.
Referring to Erik Magnusson as King Eri ...
, rival King of Sweden and to his father
Magnus IV from 1356 to his death in 1359
*
Eric XIII of Sweden, Eric of Pomerania
*
Eric XIV of Sweden
Eric XIV ( sv, Erik XIV; 13 December 153326 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Est ...
, King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568
Given name
Eric, Erich, and Erik are very common given names. The below list is a sampling. See , , and for comprehensive lists.
A–E
*
Erik Acharius
Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology." Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus.
Life
Acharius was born in 1 ...
, Swedish botanist
*
Eric Adams
Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and retired police captain serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2022.
Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York ...
, American politician and retired police officer
*
Eric the Actor
Eric Shaun Lynch (March 11, 1975 – September 20, 2014), once known as Eric the Midget and later Eric the Actor, was a member of '' The Howard Stern Show's'' Wack Pack. Lynch was, at his peak, tall, weighed , and had various health issues, i ...
, television actor, radio personality
*
Eric Adjetey Anang
Eric Adjetey Anang (; born 1985) is a Ghanaian sculptor and fantasy coffin carpenter. He was born in Teshie, Ghana and runs the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop. He currently maintains dual residency and splits his time between Ghana and Madison, W ...
, Ghanaian artist
*
Erik Affholter
Erik Konrad Affholter (born April 10, 1966) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. As a 16-year-old place kicker during his junior season of high school he broke a na ...
(born 1966), American football player
*
Eric Allen
Eric Andre Allen (born November 22, 1965) is an American football coach and former cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001. A six-time ...
(born 1965), American football coach
*
Eric Andersen
Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, ...
(born 1943), American singer-songwriter
*
Eric Andersen (artist)
Eric Andersen (born 1940 in Antwerp) is a Danish artist associated with the Fluxus art movement. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Life and work
In 1962 Andersen first took part in one of the early concerts given by Fluxus held during the Festum F ...
(born 1940), Danish artist
*
Eric Andre
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization).
The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...
, American comedian
*
Eric Ayala
Eric Ayala (born January 2, 1999) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Keflavík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. He played college basketball for Maryland.
High school career
Ayala played basketball for Sanford Scho ...
(born 1999), Puerto Rican basketball player
*
Eric Bana
Eric Banadinović, (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (), is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series '' Full Frontal'' before gaining notice in the comedy drama '' The Castle'' (19 ...
(born 1968), Australian actor
*
Eric Banks (American football)
Eric Banks (born January 30, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA.
College career
Banks was a member of the UTSA Roadrunners for four se ...
(born 1998), American football player
*
Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on '' The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot '' Fairly Odder'', Thunderbol ...
(born 1979), American voice actor
*
Eric Bazilian
Eric M. Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. He wrote " One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 1 ...
(born 1953), American singer, songwriter, arranger and producer, member of
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band combines elements of rock, reggae, ska, and folk music to create its sound.
The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-198 ...
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Erich Beer
Erich "Ete" Beer (born 9 December 1946) is a German former football player and coach.
Career
Beer was born in Neustadt bei Coburg. He started his career at SpVgg Ebing and played until 1968 with VfL Neustadt, until a move to the Bundesliga ...
(born 1946), German footballer
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Eric Benét
Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1967) is an American R&B/neo soul singer-songwriter and actor, who has received a total of four Grammy nominations to date for his musical work.
Biography
Early life
Benét was born on October 15, 1966 ...
(born 1966), American singer-songwriter and actor
* Eric Marlon Bishop, American actor and musician known by the stage name
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...
* Eric Arthur Blair, English author known by his pen-name
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitar ...
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Eric Blore
Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appe ...
, English character actor
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Eric Boe
Eric Allen Boe (born October 1, 1964) is a retired United States Air Force fighter pilot, Colonel, test pilot, and a current, active NASA astronaut. He flew as the pilot of Space Shuttle missions STS-126 and STS-133.
Early life and education ...
(born 1964), United States Air Force fighter pilot Colonel, test pilot, a Civil Air Patrol member, and a NASA astronaut
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Eric Bolling
Eric Thomas Bolling (; born March 2, 1963) is an American television personality, conservative political commentator, author, and financial commentator. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television, most no ...
(born 1963), American news commentator
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Erik Gustaf Boström
Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström (11 February 1842 – 21 February 1907) was a Swedish landowner and politician who was a member of the Swedish Parliament (1876–1907) and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Sweden of the 19th century. He ...
(1842–1907), Swedish landowner and politician
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Eric DeWayne Boyd
Channon Gail Christian, aged 21, and Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr., aged 23, were from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. They were kidnapped on the evening of January 6, 2007, when Christian's vehicle was carjacked. The couple were taken to a ...
(born 1972), American criminal convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
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Eric L. Boyd
Eric L. Boyd is a software engineer who also writes material for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game.
Career
Eric L. Boyd has written articles and books for the Greyhawk setting, and has co-authored a number of Forgotten Realms campaign ...
, American software engineer
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Erich Brandenberger __NOTOC__
Erich Brandenberger (15 July 1892 – 21 June 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Biography
In World War I Br ...
, German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II
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Eric R. Braverman
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(born 1957), American physician
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Eric Brodkowitz
Eric Brodkowitz is an American-Israeli free agent professional baseball pitcher. He plays for the Israel National Baseball Team. Pitching for the Yale Bulldogs, he was named to the 2018 First Team All-Ivy League Team as a unanimous selection. ...
, Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the
Israel national baseball team
The Israel national baseball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בבייסבול) represents Israel in international competitions. It is managed by Israeli-American former Major League Baseball World Series champion, World Baseball Classic champion, ...
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Eric "Nick" Bravin (born 1971), American Olympic fencer
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Erik Breukink
Erik Breukink (born 1 April 1964) is a former Dutch professional road racing cyclist. In 1988, Breukink won the youth competition in the Tour de France. In 1990, finished 3rd in the 1990 Tour de France. Most recently, he served as the manager o ...
, Dutch racing cyclist
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Eric Brewer (ice hockey)
Eric Peter Brewer (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), last suiting up for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is an NHL All-Star and Olympic gold med ...
, Canadian ice hockey player
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Erik Bryggman
Erik William Bryggman (7 February 1891 – 21 December 1955) was a Finnish architect. He was born in Turku, the youngest of the five sons of Johan Ulrik Bryggman (1838–1911) and Wendla Gustava Bryggman (née Nordström) (1852–1903). H ...
(1891–1955), Finnish architect
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Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, pow ...
, English vocalist, songwriter and frontman of
The Animals
The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and ...
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Erick Cabaco
Erick Cathriel Cabaco Almada (born 19 April 1995) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Granada CF, on loan from Getafe CF.
Club career
Cabaco is a youth exponent from Rentistas. He made his league debut on ...
, Uruguayan footballer
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Erick Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
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Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (; ; born 24 May 1966) is a French actor, director, producer, and former professional footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Cantona is credited as having made Manchester United a d ...
(born 1966), French footballer
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Eric Cantor
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minori ...
, American politician
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Eric Carle
Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book '' The Very Hungry Caterpillar'', first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sol ...
, children's author
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Erik Carrasco
Erik "Cachete" Fernando Carrasco Follert (born May 18, 1983), is a Chilean professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Club Deportivo Valdivia club of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile, the country's top professional bask ...
, Chilean basketball player
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Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Choupo-Moting began his career with Hamburger SV, making ...
, Cameroonian footballer
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Eric Church
Kenneth Eric Church (born May 3, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released nine studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's '' Sinners Like Me'', produced three singles on the ''Billboar ...
, American country music singer and songwriter
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Eric Christian Olsen
Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977), is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Investigator Marty Deeks on the CBS television series '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', and of Austin in the film ''Not Another Teen Movie''.
Early life
O ...
, American actor
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Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
(born 1945), English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
* Erick Brian Colón, singer, member of
CNCO
CNCO is a Latin American boy band based in Miami, Miami, Florida. The group consists of Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and Zabdiel De Jesús; former member Joel Pimentel departed the band in May 2021. They won a five-ye ...
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Erich Consemüller Erich Consemüller (10 October 1902 — 11 April 1957) was a German photographer and architect who studied and taught at Bauhaus art school. He worked alongside the photographer Lucia Moholy documenting life at the Bauhaus.
Early life
Consemülle ...
, German Bauhaus-trained architect and photographer
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Éric de Cromières
Éric de Cromières (20 November 1953 – 23 July 2020) was a French sporting executive and manager for Michelin.
Biography
Born in Algiers, de Cromières was the son of French Army Captain Bermondet de Cromières and Eliane de Vigneral. He moved ...
(1953–2020), French sports executive
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Eric Decker
Eric Thomas Decker (born March 15, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Minnesota, and was dr ...
, American football player
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Erik Dekker, Dutch racing cyclist
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Erik Del Bufalo
Erik Del Bufalo (born 1972) is a Venezuelan philosopher and university professor at Simón Bolívar University in Caracas.
Career
Erik graduated with a doctor in philosophy from the Paris Nanterre University. Since 2002, he is a member of t ...
, Venezuelan philosopher
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Erick Delgado
Erick Guillermo Delgado Vásquez (born 30 June 1982) is a professional Peruvian footballer. He currently plays for Academia Deportiva Cantolao in the Torneo Descentralizado, as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Delgado began his career with Sporting ...
, Peruvian footballer
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Erik von Detten
Erik Thomas von Detten (born October 3, 1982) is an American singer and former actor. He is known for his roles in ''Escape to Witch Mountain'', ''Toy Story'', ''Brink!'', ''Meego'', '' The Princess Diaries'', ''Complete Savages'', and ''So Weir ...
(born 1982), former American actor
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Eric Dever
Eric Dever (born 1962) is an American painter. His paintings are held in the collections of Grey Art Gallery New York University, the Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall Museum, and the Heckscher Museum of Art. Dever has exhibited throughout the Unite ...
, American painter
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Eric Dickerson
Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Dickerson played college football for the Mustangs of Southern Meth ...
, American football player
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Eric Dier
Eric Jeremy Edgar Dier (born 15 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team. A versatile defensive player, Dier has been deployed as a defensive midfielder, a centre-b ...
(born 1994), English footballer
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Erik Durm
Erik Durm (born 12 May 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
He made his senior debut for the Germany national team in 2014, and later that year was part of their squad ...
, German footballer
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Erik Edman
Erik Kenneth Edman (; born 11 November 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career with Helsingborgs IF in 1997, he went on to represent clubs in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, England, ...
, Swedish footballer
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Erik Erikson
Erik Homburger Erikson (born Erik Salomonsen; 15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychological development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity cr ...
, German-born American developmental psychologist
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Eric Esch
Eric Scott Esch (born August 3, 1966), better known by his nickname "Butterbean", is an American retired professional boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler who competed in the heavyweight division. He is also a televis ...
, American boxer
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Erik Estrada
Henry Enrique Estrada (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor and police officer. He is known for his co-starring lead role as California Highway Patrol officer Francis (Frank) Llewelyn "Ponch" Poncherello in the police drama television series ...
, American actor
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Erik Ezelius
John Erik Ezelius (born 1986) is a Swedish politician, army officer and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västra Götaland County East since September 2018. He had prev ...
(born 1986), Swedish politician
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Erik Ezukanma
Chukwuerika "Erik" Ezukanma ( ; born January 25, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech.
High school career
Ezukanma attended Timber ...
(born 2000), American football player
F–L
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Erich von Falkenhayn
General Erich Georg Sebastian Anton von Falkenhayn (11 September 1861 – 8 April 1922) was the second Chief of the German General Staff of the First World War from September 1914 until 29 August 1916. He was removed on 29 August 1916 after t ...
(1861–1922), Chief of the German General Staff during the First World War
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Eric Felton
Eric Norman Felton (born October 8, 1955) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League with the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fift ...
, American football player
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Erik Ivar Fredholm
Erik Ivar Fredholm (7 April 1866 – 17 August 1927) was a Swedish mathematician whose work on integral equations and operator theory foreshadowed the theory of Hilbert spaces.
Biography
Fredholm was born in Stockholm in 1866. He obtained his P ...
, Swedish mathematician
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Eric Frenzel
Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000.
Career
One of the most successful nordic combined athletes of all time. He won the Olympic gold medals in the 10km individual normal hill ...
(born 1988), German Nordic combined skier
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Eric Fromm
Eric Fromm (born June 27, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Tennis career
Fromm's best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost in straight se ...
(born 1958), American tennis player
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Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm (; ; March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the U ...
, German sociologist and writer
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Erik Frank
Erik Frank (12 November 1899 – 5 January 1972) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (f ...
, Finnish cyclist
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Eric Friedler
Eric Friedler (born September 8, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Friedler grew up in Chicago and attended Evanston Township High School. From 1972 to 1976 he was at the University of Michigan, wher ...
(born 1954), American tennis player
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Eric Garcia (disambiguation) Eric Garcia may refer to:
* Eric Garcia (writer) (born 1972), American writer
* Eric García (footballer, born 1993), Spanish football midfielder
* Eric Garcia (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player
*Eric García (footballer, born 2001 ...
, multiple people
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Erich Gonzales
Erika Chryselle Gonzales Gancayco-Lorenzo (born September 20, 1990), better known by her stage name Erich Gonzales (), is a Filipino actress. She is a contract artist of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. She started her showbiz career at the age of 14, as ...
(born 1990), Filipina actress
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Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)
Eric Gonzalez (born January 24, 1969) is an American attorney who is currently serving as the district attorney for Kings County in Brooklyn, New York. Gonzalez became the acting district attorney in October 2016 after his predecessor, Kenneth ...
, American lawyer
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Erik González
Erik González (born August 31, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins.
...
(born 1991), Dominican baseball player
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Eric Gordon
Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior yea ...
(born 1988), American professional basketball player
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Eric Gray (disambiguation) Eric Gray may refer to:
* Eric Gray (American football) (born 1999), American football player
* Eric Gray (photographer), British photographer
{{Hndis, Gray, Eric ...
, multiple people
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Erick Green
Erick O'Brien Green (born May 9, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI in the Prva A Liga and the ABA League. He finished the 2012–13 NCAA Division I season as the top scorer in the nation at 25.0 points per g ...
(born 1991), American basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
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Eric Greitens
Eric Robert Greitens (; born April 10, 1974) is a former American politician who was the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until his resignation in June 2018 amid allegations of sexual assault and campaign finance impropriety.
Born a ...
, American politician, author, and Navy SEAL
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Eric Griffin (basketball)
Eric Londery Griffin (born May 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Hiwassee College, Garden City CC, and Campbell University befor ...
(born 1990), American basketball player
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Erik Gustaf Geijer
Erik Gustaf Geijer (12 January 1783 – 23 April 1847) was a Swedish writer, historian, poet, romantic critic of political economy, philosopher, and composer. His writings served to promote Swedish National Romanticism. He was an influential ...
, Swedish writer, historian, and composer
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Erik Guay
Erik Guay () (born August 5, 1981) is a Canadian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Racing out of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Guay won the World Cup season title in super-G in 2010 and was the world champion in downhill in 2011, as well as in the s ...
, Canadian alpine skier
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Eric Hacker
Eric Lynn Hacker (born March 26, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Hacker stands and weighs . He throws right-handed but is a switch hitter. He has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pitt ...
, American professional baseball pitcher
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Erik Hamrén
Erik Anders Hamrén (born 27 June 1957) is a Swedish manager and former football player, who is the manager of Danish Superliga club AaB. He also previously coached the Sweden national football team between 2009 and 2016 and the Iceland natio ...
, Swedish football coach
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Eric Harper
Eric Tristram Harper (1 December 1877 – 30 April 1918) was a New Zealand sportsman and lawyer, who is most notable for playing rugby union for the New Zealand national rugby union team and in 1905 became one of the Original All Blacks when he ...
, New Zealand sportsman
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Eric Harris (disambiguation) Eric Harris (1981–1999) was one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre.
Eric Harris may also refer to:
*Eric Harris (gridiron football) (1955–2012), NFL player
*Eric Harris (rugby league) (1910–?), rugby league footballer ...
, multiple people
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Erich Hartmann
Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful flying ace, fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in ...
, German WWII fighter ace
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Eric A. Havelock
Eric Alfred Havelock (; 3 June 1903 – 4 April 1988) was a British classicist who spent most of his life in Canada and the United States. He was a professor at the University of Toronto and was active in the Canadian socialist movement du ...
, British classicist
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Eric Hayes
Major General Eric Charles Hayes, CB (19 June 1896 – 25 August 1951) was a senior British Army officer who served in both of the world wars.
Early life and First World War
Born the son of Charles Frederick Hayes on 19 June 1896, Eric Hayes w ...
, British soldier
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Eric Hayes (American football)
Eric Gerard Hayes (born November 12, 1967) is a former American football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted by the Seaha ...
, American football player
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Eric Heiden
Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14, 1958) is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at th ...
, American speed skater
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Erik Heinrichs
Axel Erik Heinrichs (21 July 1890 – 16 November 1965) was a Finnish military general. He was Finland's Chief of the General Staff during the Interim Peace and Continuation War (1940–1941 and 1942–1944) and commander-in-chief for a short t ...
, Finnish general
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Eric Himelfarb
Eric Himelfarb (born January 1, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for HC Thurgau of the NLB.
SCL Tigers Langnau 2017 - 2018
Playing career
Himelfarb was 171st overall pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
...
, Canadian ice hockey player
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Eric Holcomb
Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who is the 51st and current governor of Indiana, serving since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 under ...
, American politician
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Eric Holle
Eric Warner Holle (born September 5, 1960) is a former American football defensive lineman who played four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1984 ...
, American football player
* Eric Holmback (1916–1965), American professional wrestler, also known by ring name
Yukon Eric
Eric Holmback (April 16, 1916 – January 16, 1965) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Yukon Eric.
Holmback spent the majority of his career in Southern Ontario, Canada, where he won the NWA Canadian Open Tag T ...
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Eric Holtz
Eric Holtz (born December 5, 1965) is an American former manager of the Israel national baseball team.[Israel national baseball team
The Israel national baseball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בבייסבול) represents Israel in international competitions. It is managed by Israeli-American former Major League Baseball World Series champion, World Baseball Classic champion, ...]
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Erich Honecker
Erich Ernst Paul Honecker (; 25 August 1912 – 29 May 1994) was a German communist politician who led the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1971 until shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. He held the posts ...
, (1922–1993), East German leader
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Eric Hosmer
Eric John Hosmer (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, and the Boston Red Sox ...
, American baseball player
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Eric Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson (born September 8, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his songs " Rock & Roll", "OK, It's Alright with Me", "Not There Yet", "Watching You Watch Him", and "Tell the World". Hutchinson was named an AOL "About t ...
, American singer-songwriter
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Eric Idle, English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer
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Eric Jacobson
Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer. He is best known for performing Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle for The Muppets Studio, as well as ''Sesame Street'' characters Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley—all role ...
, American puppeteer
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Eric Johnson Eric Johnson may refer to:
Music
*Eric Johnson (guitarist) (born 1954) an American guitarist and recording artist
* Eric D. Johnson (born 1976), member of multiple indie-rock bands including Fruit Bats, The Shins and Califone
Politics
* Eric Joh ...
, American guitarist and recording artist
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Erik Johnson
Erik Robert Johnson (born March 21, 1988) is an American ice hockey defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed the "Condor", Johnson previously played for the St. Louis Blues, who selected him with the f ...
, American hockey player
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Erik Jorpes
Johan Erik Jorpes (born Johansson, 15 July 1894 – 10 July 1973) was a Finnish-born Swedish physician and biochemist. He identified the chemical structure of heparin and developed its clinical applications. Jorpes was the professor of medical c ...
, Finnish-born Swedish physician and biochemist
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Eric Jungmann
Eric Joseph Jungmann (born December 2, 1981) is an American film and television actor perhaps best known for his role as "the obsessed best friend," Ricky Lipman in '' Not Another Teen Movie''. He is also known for his role of Jain McManus in '' ...
(born 1981), American actor
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Eric Kandel
Eric Richard Kandel (; born Erich Richard Kandel, November 7, 1929) is an Austrian-born American medical doctor who specialized in psychiatry, a neuroscientist and a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the College of Physicians and Surge ...
(born 1929), Austrian-American physician and Nobel Prize laureate
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Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderb ...
, Swedish Nobel Prize winning poet
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Erik Karlsson
Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson (; born 31 May 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Karlsson was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Otta ...
, Swedish hockey player
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Erich Kästner
Emil Erich Kästner (; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including '' Emil and the Detectives''. He received ...
, (1899–1974), German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist
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Erik Keedus
Erik Keedus (born 27 April 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player for TalTech of the Estonian Korvpalli Meistriliiga. He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall shooting guard and small forward. Keedus represents the Estonian national ba ...
, Estonian basketball player
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Erik Kynard
Erik Kynard Jr. (born February 3, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a 21-year-old, he won a silver medal in the men's high jump. His silver me ...
, American high jumper
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Eriq La Salle
Erik Ki La Salle (born July 23, 1962), professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. La Salle is best known for his performance in the film ''Coming to America'' (1988) and especially as Dr. Pete ...
, American actor and director
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Erik Lamela
Erik Manuel Lamela Cordero (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for La Liga club Sevilla and the Argentina national team.
Lamela began his career at River Plate and in 201 ...
, Argentine footballer
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Eric Lange
Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles.
Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ''ABC'' ...
, American actor
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Eric Larson
Eric Cleon Larson (September 3, 1905 – October 25, 1988) was an American animator for the Walt Disney Studios starting in 1933, and was one of the " Disney's Nine Old Men".
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Utah, Larson was the son of Dani ...
, American animator for the Walt Disney Studios starting in 1933 and one of the "
Disney's Nine Old Men
Disney's Nine Old Men were Walt Disney Productions' core animators, some of whom later became directors, who created some of Disney's most famous animated cartoons, from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937) onward to ''The Rescuers'' (1977) ...
"
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Erik Laxmann
Erik Gustavovich Laxmann (russian: Эрик (Кирилл) Густавович Лаксман) (July 27, 1737 – January 6, 1796) was a Finnish-Swedish clergyman, explorer and natural scientist born in Nyslott in Finland, then part of Sweden. ...
, Russian explorer of Swedish origin
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Eric Liddell
Eric Henry Liddell (; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary. Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when p ...
, Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary
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Eric Lindell
Eric Lindell (born 1969, Northern California, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. His recording career began in 1996 as a regional Sonoma County-based artist. Since 2006, when he was picked up by Alligator Records, he has toured nat ...
, American singer-songwriter
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Eric Lindros
Eric Bryan Lindros (; born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Lindros was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Oshawa Generals p ...
, hockey player
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Eric Lively
Eric Lawrence Lively (né Brown; born July 31, 1981) is an American actor. He played the role of Andy Evans in '' Speak'' (2004), Carey Bell in ''So Weird'' (1999–2001), and Mark Wayland in ''The L Word'' (2005).
Early life
Eric Lawrence Liv ...
(born 1981), American actor
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Erik Lorig
Erik Lorig (born November 17, 1986) is a former American football Fullback who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
He played defensive end in college football at Stanford, where he sometimes played both ways as a Tight E ...
(born 1986), American football player
*
Erich Ludendorff
Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was a German general, politician and military theorist. He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914 ...
, German general and one of the moat significant commanders of World War I
M–Z
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Eric Mabius
Eric Harry Timothy Mabius (born April 22, 1971) is an American actor. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, with a degree in cinema studies. After working in theater productions, Mabiu ...
, American actor
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Eric Martsolf
Eric Martsolf (born July 27, 1971) is an American television actor. Since November 2008, he has played the role of Brady Black on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 2014. He also played the role of Ethan ...
, American actor
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Eric Maskin
Eric Stark Maskin (born December 12, 1950) is an American economist and mathematician. He was jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism d ...
, American economist and Nobel prize laureate
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Erich von Manstein
Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Manstein (born Fritz Erich Georg Eduard von Lewinski; 24 November 1887 – 9 June 1973) was a German Field Marshal of the ''Wehrmacht'' during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes and ...
, German field marshal
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Erik Mariñelarena
Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (born January 10, 1977) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. He is the founder of E Corp Studio, a production company he established in 2001.
Personal life
Mariñelarena was born in Mexico City. His mo ...
, Mexican screenwriter, director and producer
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Eric McCormack
Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor and singer, known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', Grant MacLaren in Netflix's ''Travelers'' and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the TNT crime drama ...
, American actor
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Erik McCoy
Erik McCoy (born August 27, 1997) is an American football center for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.
Early years
McCoy attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas. He comm ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Erick McIntosh
Erick McIntosh (born May 27, 1987) is an American football defensive back for the San Antonio Gunslingers. He played college football at Florida Atlantic University. He has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Storm, Orlando Predators, Iowa Barns ...
, American football player
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Erik Messerschmidt
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC, (born October 23, 1980) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Fincher on the films '' Mank'' (as director of photography) and '' Gone Girl'' (as gaffer), and on ...
, American cinematographer
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Eric Minkin
Eric Minkin (אריק מנקין; born November 28, 1950) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the center position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.
Biography ...
(born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player
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Erik Mongrain
Erik Mongrain (born April 12, 1980 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian composer and guitarist. He has a unique and dark acoustic style, with a wide array of different techniques, approaches and textures reminiscent of Michael Hedges. Wide ...
, Canadian composer and guitarist
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Eric Morecambe
John Eric Bartholomew, (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's de ...
, English comedian
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Eric Moon
Eric Edward Moon (6 March 1923 – 31 July 2016) was a librarian and editor who had a shaping influence on American librarianship in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s as editor-in-chief of '' Library Journal'', president of the American Libr ...
, English Librarian
*
Erich Muhsfeldt
Erich Mußfeldt also spelled Erich Muhsfeldt (18 February 1913 – 24 January 1948) was a German war criminal.
He served as an SS NCO in three extermination camps during World War II in occupied Poland and Germany: Auschwitz, Majdanek and F ...
, German SS officer at Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes
* Eric Hilliard Nelson (1940–1985), better known as
Ricky Nelson
Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he bega ...
, American actor, singer/songwriter and musician
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Eric Nam
Eric Nam (; born November 17, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality based in South Korea. Since his debut in 2013, he was named ''GQ Koreas Man of the Year in 2016'','' included on ''Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia ...
, a Korean American singer-songwriter, entertainer and television presenter
*
Erick Neres da Cruz
Erick Neres da Cruz (born 24 August 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays for Olhanense as a midfielder.
Career
Portugal
Born in Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Erick played one season with Ituano Futebol Clube for one season be ...
, Brazilian footballer
*
Eric Nkansah
Eric Nkansah Appiah (born December 12, 1974) is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.
He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where t ...
, Ghanaian sprinter
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Eric Nystrom
Eric Thore Nystrom (born February 14, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was a first round selection of the Calgary Flames, taken 10th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut with Calgary in 2005. ...
(born 1983), American hockey player
*
Eric Owens (bass-baritone)
Eric Owens (born July 11, 1970) is an American operatic bass-baritone. He has performed both in new works and reinterpreted classic repertoire. In 1996 he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Life and career
Born in Philadelphia ...
, American opera singer
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Erik Palladino
Erik Palladino (born May 10, 1968) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dr. Dave Malucci in the NBC medical drama '' ER''. He is also known for his recurring roles as Lt. Michael Daghlian in ''Joan of Arcadia'', Vostanik Sabatino in ...
, American actor
*
Eric Pardinho
Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Toronto Blue Jays and rosters of their minor league affiliates.
Players Addison Barger
Addison Barger (born November 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder in t ...
, Brazilian professional baseball player
*
Eric Parker (American football)
Eric Samuel Parker (born April 14, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Tennessee.
Parker spen ...
, American football player
*
Eric Peterson
Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1946) is a Canadian stage, television, and film actor, known for his roles in three major Canadian series – '' Street Legal'' (1987–1994), '' Corner Gas'' (2004–2009), and '' This is Wonderland'' ...
, Canadian actor
*
Erik Peterson (theologian)
Erik Peterson Grandjean (7 June 1890 – 26 October 1960) was a German theologian and Christian archeologist.
Biography
Erik Peterson was born in Hamburg. He studied theology from 1910 to 1914 in Strasbourg, Greifswald, Berlin, Basel and Göttin ...
(1890–1960), German theologian
*
Eric Pierpoint
Eric Pierpoint (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor and author. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's ''Alien Nation (TV series), Alien Nation''. He has also notably appeared on each of the first fo ...
, American actor
*
Eric Pinkins
Eric Pinkins (born August 7, 1991) is a former American football linebacker and safety. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.
Early years
Pinkins attended ...
, American football player
*
Eric Prydz
Eric Sheridan Prydz (, ; born 19 July 1976), also known by his many aliases including Pryda () and Cirez D (), is a Swedish DJ and music producer. He rose to fame with his 2004 hit single " Call on Me", and saw continued chart success with "Pro ...
, Swedish disc jockey and producer
*
Erick Pulgar
Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán (born 15 January 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo, and the Chile national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a defender. ...
, Chilean footballer
*
Eric Ravotti, American football player
*
Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque (, ; born Erich Paul Remark; 22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970) was a German-born novelist. His landmark novel ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1928), based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World ...
(1898–1970), German writer (''All Quiet on the Western Front'')
*
Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906), American film and Broadway actor
*
Erich Ribbeck
Erich Ribbeck (born 13 June 1937) is a German former professional football player and manager, best known for coaching in the Bundesliga. In 1988, he won the UEFA Cup as manager of Bayer Leverkusen, the first title in the club's history.
Club c ...
(born 1937), German footballer and coach
*
Erik Rico
Erik Rico is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ.
Biography
Erik Rico was born in North Carolina and raised between New York and North Carolina.
In 1997, Erik Rico was signed by Columbia Records executive Randy Jack ...
, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ
*
Éric Ripert
Eric Frank Ripert (; born 2 March 1965) is a French chef, author, and television personality specializing in modern French cuisine and noted for his work with seafood.
Ripert's flagship restaurant, Le Bernardin, located in New York City, has ...
, chef and co-owner of the New York restaurant, Le Bernardin
*
Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in '' King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes ...
, American actor
*
Eric Rosswood
Eric Rosswood ( né Ross, born October 12, 1979) is an American author and LGBT activist, best known for writing books about parenting. As of 2022, he has released five books. He is the author of two children's books, starting with '' My Uncle's ...
, American activist
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Erich Roth
Erich Roth (1910 – executed in 1947 in Yugoslavia) was a functionary in the Gestapo (secret police) of Nazi Germany and war criminal during World War II.
Roth studied law at the University of Jena and University of Göttingen and worked as an ...
(1910–1947), Nazi Gestapo member executed for war crimes
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Erich Rudorffer
Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German ''Luftwaffe'' fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the ''Luftwaffe'' through the whole of World War II. He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history ...
(1917–2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
*
Eric Saade
Eric Khaled Saade (; ar, إريك سعادة, ʾĪrik Saʿāda, ; born 29 October 1990), is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. After winn ...
, Swedish singer/songwriter
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Erik Satie, French composer
*
Eric Saubert
Eric Saubert (born May 9, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Drake, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draf ...
(born 1994), American football player
*
Eric Schmidt, billionaire executive chairman of
Google
Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...
*
Erik Schmidt (painter)
Erik Schmidt (15 August 1925 on the island of Naissaar, Estonia – 18 April 2014) was a painter and writer.
Schmidt's father, August Schmidt, a master mariner, was captain of SS ''Merisaar'', a merchant ship owned by Merilaid & Co. Erik als ...
, Estonian painter
*
Eric Sevareid
Arnold Eric Sevareid (November 26, 1912 – July 9, 1992) was an American author and CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents who were hired by CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow and nicknamed " Murrow's ...
, American journalist
*
Eric Singer
Eric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger; May 12, 1958) is an American drummer. Associated with the hard rock band Kiss since 1991, he has also performed with artists such as Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Badlands, Brian May and Gary ...
, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer, best known as a member of Kiss
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Erik Solbakken
Erik Solbakken (born 17 November 1984 in Hemsedal) is a Norwegian television presenter. Solbakken hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 together with Haddy Jatou N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui.
Career
Solbakken trained as a journalist at Volda U ...
, Norwegian television presenter
*
Erik Spoelstra
Erik Jon Spoelstra ( ; born November 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won two NBA championships as the head coach of the Heat. A Fi ...
(born 1970), Filipino-American professional basketball coach
*
Eric Staal
Eric Craig Staal (born October 29, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo S ...
, Canadian hockey player
*
Eric Stanley (violinist)
Eric Stanley (born April 19, 1991) is an American internet entrepreneur, violinist, and programmer. He is the founder of Onewayhope, a media company. Stanley is the co-founder of Stay Inspired Capital, a Quantitative analysis (finance), quantitat ...
, American violinist and composer
*
Eric Steele (born 1954), English football player and coach
*
Eric Still
Eric Johnson Still (born June 28, 1967) is a former American football offensive guard who played college football at the University of Tennessee and attended Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee.[Eric Stokes (disambiguation) Eric Stokes may refer to:
* Eric Stokes (composer) (1930–1999), American composer
* Eric Thomas Stokes (1924–1981), historian of South Asia
* Eric Stokes (American football executive) (born 1973), American football scout, executive and former d ...]
, multiple people
*
Eric Stoltz, American actor, director and producer
*
Erik Swanson
Erik Donald Swanson (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Seattle Mariners.
Amateur career
Swanson attended Mariemo ...
(born 1993), American baseball player
*
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor, and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading com ...
, English radio, television and film writer, actor and director
*
Eric Thomas (disambiguation) Eric Thomas may refer to:
*Eric Thomas (motivational speaker) (born 1970), American motivational speaker
* Eric Thomas (cornerback) (born 1964), former American football player
*Eric Thomas (wide receiver) (born 1991), arena football player
*Eric Th ...
, multiple people
*
Eric Thorne
Frederick Thomas Thorne (1862 – 26 November 1922), stage name Eric Thorne, was an English singer and actor in musical theatre and comic opera.
His professional career began in 1884 with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company where he worked for ...
(1862–1922), English singer and actor
*
Eric Trolle
Eric Trolle (or Erik Arvidsson) (c. 1460–1530) was elected regent of Sweden in 1512, during the era of Kalmar Union. He was Justiciar of Närke and a Lord High Councillor of Sweden from 1487.
Biography
Eric Arvidsson was born around 1460 into ...
(c. 1460–1530), regent of Sweden in 1512
*
Eric Trolle (1863–1934)
Eric Trolle (1863–1934) was a Swedish diplomat who held several posts, including minister of foreign affairs and governor of Östergötland County
Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or '' län'' in southeastern S ...
, Swedish diplomat
*
Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show '' Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently hol ...
, Hong Kong film actor, producer and director
*
Erik Turner
Erik Turner (born March 31, 1964) is best known as the rhythm guitarist in American glam metal band Warrant. Turner co-founded Warrant in Los Angeles, California in July 1984 with bassist Jerry Dixon.
Turner was influenced by bands Led Zeppel ...
, rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant
*
Erick Thohir
Erick Thohir (born 30 May 1970) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who has served as Indonesia's Minister of State Owned Enterprises since 2019. He is the founder of Mahaka Group, a conglomeration that focuses on media, sports and enter ...
, Indonesian businessman and entrepreneur
*
Erik Valdez
Erik Valdez (born Russell Erik Valdez; August 26, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Trey Mitchell in the soap opera television series '' General Hospital'' (2012–2013), Carlito Solano, Jr. in the drama television seri ...
, American actor
*
Eric Vale
Eric Vale (born Christopher Eric Johnson) is an American voice actor who provided voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series. He is known for voicing Koichiro Iketani in the ''Initial D'' series, Trunks in the ''Dragon Ball' ...
, voice actor and script writer
*
Erik Verlinde
Erik Peter Verlinde (; born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist Herman Verlinde. The Verlinde formula, which is important in conformal field theory and topolog ...
, Dutch theoretical physicist
*
Erik De Vlaeminck
Erik De Vlaeminck (23 March 1945 − 4 December 2015) was a Belgian cyclist who became cyclo-cross world-champion seven times (in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973), a record for male riders.
Professional career
De Vlaeminck missed 1967 ...
, Belgian racing cyclist
*
Erick Silva
Erick Vinicius Silva (born June 21, 1984) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional from 2005 till 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA, and Jungle Fight, ...
, Brazilian mixed martial artist
*
Erick Wainaina
Erick Wainaina (born December 19, 1973, in Nyahururu) is a Kenyan marathon runner, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1996 and a silver medal in 2000. He finished seventh in the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon in Athens, making him one of the fe ...
, Kenyan long-distance runner
*
Erich Wasicky
Erich Wasicky (born May 27, 1911 in Vienna – died May 28, 1947 at Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, Allied-occupied Germany) was a pharmacist at the Mauthausen concentration camp in charge of gassing victims.
Wasicky was a physician. He joi ...
, German SS pharmacist at Mauthausen concentration camp in charge of gassing victims and was executed.
*
Eric Welsh
Eric Welsh (born 1897) was a British chemist and naval intelligence officer during the Second World War. Between 1919 and 1940 he worked for the Bergen branch of the company International Paint Ltd. From 1941 he headed the Norwegian branch of S ...
, intelligence officer
*
Eric Wennström
Eric Verner Wennström (10 March 1909 – 8 October 1990) was a Swedish hurdler. He held the 110 m hurdles world record from 1929 to 1934 and competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Career
Wennström became an elite hurdler at a young age, chal ...
, Swedish hurdler
*
Eric Whitacre
Eric Edward Whitacre (born January2, 1970) is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music. In March2016, he was appointed as Los Angeles Master Chorale's first artist-in-residence at the Walt Disney Concert Hall ...
, composer and conductor
*
Erik White
Erik White is an American music video director. In 2010, he made his feature film directorial debut with the comedy film ''Lottery Ticket'', starring rappers Bow Wow and Ice Cube. He appeared on the reality show competition ''The Glee Project' ...
, American director
*
Erik White (Canadian football)
Erik White (born September 12, 1970) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions. He played college football at Bowling Green State University. He was al ...
, Canadian football player
*
E. B. Wikramanayake Eric Bird Wikramanayake, QC was a Ceylonese statesman and lawyer. He was the Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala and a member of the Senate of Ceylon. A successful lawyer he was appointed a King's Counsel ...
, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and lawyer
*
Eric Wikramanayake
Eric D. Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan conservationist.
Early life and education
Born to Elanga Wikramanayake, a lawyer. His brothers are Arittha R Wikramanayake and Athula Wikramanayake. His grandfather was E. B. Wikramanayake. Educated a ...
, Sri Lankan Sinhala conservationist
*
Eric Wilkerson
Eric LaShawn Wilkerson (born December 19, 1966) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at Kent State University and attended Clev ...
, American football player
*
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1 February 1870 – 12 September 1949) was a Finnish physician who made major contributions to hematology. Von Willebrand disease and von Willebrand factor are named after him. He also researched metabolism, obesity an ...
, Finnish internist (von Willebrand disease)
*
Eric Winstanley
Eric Winstanley (15 November 1944 – 20 May 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-back in the Football League for Barnsley and Chesterfield.
Early life
Eric Winstanley was born on 15 November 1944 in Barnsley ...
(1944–2021), English footballer
* Eric Lynn Wright, American rapper known as
Eazy-E
*
Eric Yuan
Eric S. Yuan (; born 20 February 1970) is a Chinese-American billionaire businessman, engineer, and the chief executive officer and founder of Zoom Video Communications, of which he owns 22%.
Early life
Yuan is the son of geology engineers. He ...
(born 1969/70), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications
*
Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced most of his career with Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cycl ...
(born 1970), German cyclist
*
Eric Zinterhofer
Eric Louis Zinterhofer (born August 1971) is an American private equity financier, and a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners.
Early life
Eric Zinterhofer was born in August 1971. He is the son of Dr Louis J. M. Zinterhofer and Susan A ...
(born 1971), American private equity financier
*
Erik de Zwart
Erik de Zwart (born 16 June 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch broadcaster, former D.J., former Music Box, The Music Factory and MTV V.J. and media entrepreneur.
He was co-founder and shareholder of Radio 538 (1992) and The Music Factory (1995).
P ...
, Dutch radio and television maker
Fictional characters
* Eric, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie ''
A Walk to Remember
''A Walk to Remember'' is a 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Karen Janszen, based on Nicholas Sparks' 1999 novel of the same name. The film stars Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote an ...
''
* Erik the Red, fictional
Shi'ar
The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium), is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Emp ...
character in the
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
comic book universe
* Eric, a character from the video game
Zero Time Dilemma
''Zero Time Dilemma'', also known as ''Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma'', is an adventure video game developed by Chime, and published by Spike Chunsoft and Aksys Games. It is the third entry in the ''Zero Escape'' series, following ''Nine Hours, ...
*
Erik, the titular character in Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''
The Phantom of the Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...
''
* Erik, a Reindeer villager from the video game series ''
Animal Crossing
is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhab ...
''
*
Flat Eric
Flat Eric is a puppet character, created by Quentin Dupieux (better known under his stage name Mr. Oizo), from Levi's commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing, built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. His name comes from an idea for a ...
, low-tech, yellow puppet character from
Levi's commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing
* Eric Birling, son of Arthur Birling in
J B Priestley
John Boynton Priestley (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in ''The Good Compa ...
's play ''
An Inspector Calls
''An Inspector Calls'' is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in the Soviet Union in 1945 and at the New Theatre in London the following year. It is one of Priestley's best-known works for the stage and is c ...
''
* Eric Blonowitz, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''
Drake & Josh''
*
Eric Brooks, also known as Blade in the Marvel Universe
**
Blade (New Line ''Blade'' franchise character)
**
Blade (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
*
Eric Cartman, one of the four main characters in the TV series ''South Park''
* Eric Duckman, titular character from the TV series ''
Duckman
''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 19 ...
''
*
Eric Foreman
Eric Foreman, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama '' House''. He is portrayed by Omar Epps, and appeared in all eight seasons of the show.
Background
A neurologist, Foreman was a member of Dr. Gregory House's handpicked t ...
, major character from the TV series ''
House M.D.
''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. The series' main character is G ...
''
*
Eric Forman (That '70s Show)
This is a list of characters appearing in the television series ''That '70s Show'' and '' That '90s Show''.
Cast table
Main characters Eric Forman
Portrayed by Topher Grace: The protagonist; Eric is a nice guy, generally nerdy, clumsy, and a ...
, the main character in ''
That 70s Show
''That '70s Show'' is an American television period teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, fr ...
''
*Eric Gibb, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film ''
The Boy Who Could Fly
''The Boy Who Could Fly'' is a 1986 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Century Fox, and released theatrically on August 15, 1986.
The film stars Lucy Deakins as 14-y ...
''
*
General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen
This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes.
Overview
René Artois
René Francois Artois ( Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whi ...
, the boss of
Colonel Kurt Von Strohm
This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom '' 'Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes.
Overview
René Artois
René Francois Artois ( Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, wh ...
,
Captain Alberto Bertorelli
This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes.
Overview
René Artois
René Francois Artois (Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whi ...
,
Captain Hans Geering
This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes.
Overview
René Artois
René Francois Artois ( Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whi ...
and
Lieutenant Hubert Gruber
This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran from 1982 until 1992 and 85 episodes.
Overview
René Artois
René Francois Artois ( Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whi ...
in the TV series ''
'Allo 'Allo!''
* Eric McGowen, a character in the 1994 American martial arts drama movie ''
The Next Karate Kid
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Eric Murphy
Eric "E" Murphy is a fictional character on the comedy-drama television series ''Entourage'', and is played by Kevin Connolly.
Fictional character biography
Eric, Vince Chase's best friend since they were six, works as Vince's manager. Vince ...
, fictional character on the
comedy-drama
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television series
Entourage
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Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
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Eric Northman
Eric Northman is a fictional character in ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries,'' a series of thirteen books written by ''New York Times'' bestselling author Charlaine Harris. He is a vampire, slightly over one thousand years old, and is first intr ...
, the love interest of
Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse is a fictional character and protagonist of '' The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' book series, written by Charlaine Harris. In HBO's television adaptation, ''True Blood'', Sookie is portrayed by Anna Paquin.
Creation and cast ...
in the ''
Southern Vampire Mysteries
''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', also known as ''The True Blood Novels'' and ''The Sookie Stackhouse Novels'', is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris. The first installment, '' Dead Until Dark'' (2001), won the An ...
'' novels and the TV series ''
True Blood
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The serie ...
''
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Eric Draven
The Crow is a fictional superhero character and the protagonist of ''The Crow'' comic book series, originally created by American artist James O'Barr in 1989. The titular character is an undead vigilante brought back to life by a supernatural ...
, the undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie ''The Crow''
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Erik Von Darkmoor
''The Serpentwar Saga'' is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Raymond E. Feist. The novels revolve around two characters, Erik von Darkmoor and Roo Avery and also includes a host of previous characters from past novels, including Nako ...
, fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist
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Erik Lehnsherr
Magneto (; birth name: Max Eisenhardt; Pseudonym, alias: Erik Lehnsherr and Magnus) is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer ...
, also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe
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Eric Matthews, a main character from the TV series ''
Boy Meets World
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'' and its spinoff ''
Girl Meets World
''Girl Meets World'' is an American comedy television series created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that premiered on Disney Channel on June 27, 2014. The series ran for three seasons, consisting of 72 episodes, and concluded on January 20 ...
''
* Erik Pinksterblom, the main character in ''
Erik of het klein insectenboek
''Eric in the Land of the Insects'', originally called ''Erik of het klein insectenboek'' (English: Erik or the small book of insects) in Dutch, is a 1941 Dutch children's novel by Godfried Bomans. It is widely seen as a children's classic and Bo ...
''
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Eric Myers
''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a 2001 Power Rangers season that featured the fight between the Time Force Power Rangers and Ransik's army of mutants.
Time Force Power Rangers
The Time Force Rangers are fictional characters and heroes in the ...
, a character in ''
Power Rangers Time Force
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''
*
Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, a
Marvel Comics
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supervillain
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Supervillains are oft ...
and the main antagonist of
''Black Panther''
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Eric Thursley, a thirteen-year-old demonologist and the titular character of the
Discworld
''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat ...
novel ''
Eric
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization).
The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...
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Eric van der Woodsen
Eric van der Woodsen (spelled Erik in the novels) is a fictional character from the book series ''Gossip Girl'' and the television series of the same name, in which he is portrayed by Connor Paolo.
Novel series
Erik is described as similar to ev ...
, Gossip Girl character
* Erik, a thief as well as one of the main companions of the protagonist in the video game, ''
Dragon Quest XI
''Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age'' is a role-playing video game by Square Enix. The eleventh entry in the long-running ''Dragon Quest'' video game series, it was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 in July 2017 an ...
''
* Eric Yorkie, a character in novel series ''
Twilight
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''
*
Prince Eric
This article lists information of animated original characters from Disney's ''The Little Mermaid'' franchise, covering the 1989 film, its prequel , its direct-to-video sequel and prequel films, and the stage musical adaptation.
''The Little ...
, the love interest of
Princess Ariel in the Disney movie, ''
The Little Mermaid
"The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...
''
Surname
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Dobrica Erić
Dobrica Erić ( sr-cyr, Добрица Ерић; 22 August 1936 – 29 March 2019) was a Serbian writer and poet. Zdravko Zupan, ''Vek stripa u Srbiji'', Kulturni centar – Galerija savremene umetnosti, Pančevo, 2007.
He is the author of numero ...
(1936–2019), Serbian writer
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Elspeth Eric
Elspeth Thexton Eric (September 15, 1907 – June 15, 1993) was an American actress in old-time radio, "usually cast as the other woman in soaps and serials".DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 ...
(1907–1993), American actress
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Jelena Erić
Jelena Erić (born October 12, 1979) is a retired Serbian team handball, handball player. She was a member of the Serbia women's national handball team, Serbian national team.
References
External linksEHF profile
Living people
1979 bir ...
(born 1979), Serbian handball player
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Micheal Eric
Micheal Oluwaseun Eric (born June 24, 1988) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Temple.
Early life
Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Eric did not play basketb ...
(born 1988), Nigerian basketball player
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Nenad Erić
Nenad Erić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Ерић; born 26 May 1982) is a Serbian-born Kazakh goalkeeper who last played and captained Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
Career Club
On 2 March 2021, Astana confirmed that Erić had left the club af ...
(born 1982), Serbian football goalkeeper
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Slađana Erić
Slađana Erić (born 29 July 1983) is a Serbian volleyball player. She plays for ŽOK Partizan Vizura.
Clubs
* OK Crvena Zvezda 2000–2004
* USSP Albi 2004–2005
* VBC Voléro Zurich 2005–2008
* CAV Murcia 2005 2008–2010
* OK Crv ...
(born 1983), Serbian volleyball player
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Zoran Erić
Zoran Erić ( sr, Зоран Ерић / ''Zoran Erić'', ) (born 6 October 1950) is a Serbian composer based in Belgrade. He teaches composition, orchestration, theater and film music at the Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serb ...
(born 1950), Serbian composer
See also
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Arik Arik is a given name, and may refer to:
In sports:
*Arik Benado, the captain of Maccabi Haifa
*Arik Gilbert (born 2002), American football player
* Ariel "Arik" Zeevi, Israeli judoka
In music:
*Arik Einstein, Israeli singer
*Arik Marshall, Ameri ...
*
Aric
Aric is a masculine given name which may refer to:
* Aric Almirola (born 1984), American professional stock car racing driver
* Aric Anderson (born 1965), American former football player
* Aric Hagberg, American applied mathematician and academ ...
*
Éric
Éric eʁikis a French masculine given name, the equivalent of English Eric. In French-speaking Canada and Belgium it is also sometimes unaccented, and pronounced "Eric" as English with the stress on the "i". A notable French exception is Erik Sat ...
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Euric
Euric (Gothic: ''* Aiwareiks'', see '' Eric''), also known as Evaric, or Eurico in Spanish and Portuguese (c. 420 – 28 December 484), son of Theodoric I, ruled as king (''rex'') of the Visigoths, after murdering his brother, Theodoric II, ...
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Frederick (given name)
Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements ''frid'', or peace, and ''ric'', meaning "ruler" or "power".
Frederick rank ...
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