The given name 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). 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 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 sempitern ...

", as in the Gothic form '' Euric''. 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 bran ...

''* ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic '' reiks'') 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- ...

root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of '' Eriksgata'', 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, h ...

William William is a masculine given name of Norman French 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 conq ...

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

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and in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

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, and t ...

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 Bo ...

(where Fenno-Swedish remains an official minority language), the standard Nordic name form ''Erik'' is found, but it may also be spelled phonetically as '' Eerik'' (), in accordance with Finnic language

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 mo ...

, along with a slew of other unique Balto-Finnic variant forms including ''

Eerikki Eerikki is a Finnish masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name 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 monophthongizatio ...

'', '' Eero'', '' Erki'' and '' Erkki''. Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

n settlers arriving before the Norman conquest of England. 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 ...

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'' by Frederic Farrar 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 ...

form of the name is ''Euricus'' or '' Erīcus'' (), which was also adopted into Old Swedish usage (for example, cf. 15th century Kalmar Swedish historian Ericus Olai). 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 French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, ''Erico'' or ''Errico'' in Italian, ''Érico'' in Portuguese. (Note some phonetically simplified modern forms may be conflated with descendants of cognate name Henry via Henrīcus, Henrik, from

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 Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto ...

, 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 ...

borrow ''Erik'', but there also exists Polish '' Eryk''. The name is adapted into Cyrillic as Russian Э́йрик (Éyrik) or Э́рик (Érik), and Ukrainian 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 lan ...

use forms such as Latvian ''

Ēriks Ēriks is a Latvian masculine given name, which is the cognate of the given name Eric, meaning "eternal ruler".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Eric" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. The name may refer to: *Ēriks Ešenvalds (born 1977), Latvian compo ...

'' and

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

''Erikas''. And in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

, ''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 souther ...

, the most common spelling is ''Erick''. In

, Sweden and

, the

name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of ...

for derivations of Erik and Eirik is 18 May, commemorating the death of Saint King Eric IX of Sweden, founder of the royal House of Eric. The feminine derivative is '' Erica'' or ''Erika''.

Royalty

Visigothic

* Euric, king of the Visigoths between 466 and 484

Danish

* Eric I of Denmark, king of Denmark between 1095 and 1103 * Eric II of Denmark, king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137 * Eric III of Denmark, king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146 * Eric IV of Denmark, 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, firstborn son of Eric V, reigned from 1286 to 1319 * Eric VII of Denmark, also Eric III of Norway and Eric XIII of Sweden, reigned from 1397 to his deposition in 1439

Norwegian

* Eric I of Norway (Eric Bloodaxe), the second king of Norway *

Eric II of Norway Eric Magnusson (1268 – 15 July 1299) (Old Norse: ''Eiríkr Magnússon''; Norwegian: ''Eirik Magnusson'') was the King of Norway from 1280 until 1299. Background Eirik was the eldest surviving son of King Magnus the Lawmender of Norway, and his ...

, the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299 * Eric III of Norway, also Eric VII of Denmark and Eric XIII of Sweden * Eiríkr Hákonarson, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria * Erik the Red, the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson

Swedish

* Alaric and Eric, two legendary kings of Sweden * Jorund and Eirik, two legendary kings of Sweden * Erik Björnsson, one of the sons of Björn Ironside * Erik Refilsson, Swedish legendary king * Eric Anundsson, Swedish legendary king who ruled during the 9th century, may be the same as

Erik Weatherhat Eric Weatherhat () was a legendary king of Sweden. According to the '' Swedish Chronicle'', the cognomen ''Weatherhat'' refers to the accommodating wind he enjoyed whilst pillaging in the Baltic Sea region. His place in the Swedish line of kin ...

, 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, two pretenders around 1066 * Eric IX of Sweden, Swedish king between 1150 and 1160, called Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, Eric the Saint, or Eric the Holy * Eric X of Sweden, the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216 * Eric XI of Sweden, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark * Eric XII of Sweden, rival King of Sweden and to his father Magnus 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 E ...

, 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 (biology), taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology." Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus. Life Ac ...

, Swedish botanist * Eric Adams, 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, Ghanaian artist * Erik Affholter (born 1966), American football player * Eric Allen (born 1965), American football coach * Eric Andersen (born 1943), American singer-songwriter * Eric Andersen (artist) (born 1940), Danish artist * Eric Andre, American comedian * Eric Ayala (born 1999), Puerto Rican basketball player * Eric Bana (born 1968), Australian actor * Eric Banks (American football) (born 1998), American football player * Eric Bauza (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 * Erich Beer (born 1946), German footballer *

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 totalita ...

* Eric Blore, English character actor * Eric Boe (born 1964), United States Air Force fighter pilot Colonel, test pilot, a Civil Air Patrol member, and a NASA astronaut * Eric Bolling (born 1963), American news commentator * Erik Gustaf Boström (1842–1907), Swedish landowner and politician * Eric DeWayne Boyd (born 1972), American criminal convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom * Eric L. Boyd, American software engineer * Erich Brandenberger, German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II * Eric R. Braverman (born 1957), American physician * Eric Brodkowitz, Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the Israel national baseball team * Eric "Nick" Bravin (born 1971), American Olympic fencer * Erik Breukink, Dutch racing cyclist * Eric Brewer (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player * Erik Bryggman (1891–1955), Finnish architect * Eric Burdon, 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 an ...

* Erick Cabaco, Uruguayan footballer *

Erick Castillo Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Barcelona SC on loan from Liga MX club Tijuana and the Ecuador national team. Club career Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, ...

, Ecuadorian footballer * Eric Cantona (born 1966), French footballer *

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 *

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 sold ...

, children's author * Erik Carrasco, Chilean basketball player * Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Cameroonian footballer * Eric Church, American country music singer and songwriter * Eric Christian Olsen, American actor * Eric Clapton (born 1945), English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter * Erick Brian Colón, singer, member of CNCO * Erich Consemüller, German Bauhaus-trained architect and photographer * Éric de Cromières (1953–2020), French sports executive * Eric Decker, American football player * Erik Dekker, Dutch racing cyclist * Erik Del Bufalo, Venezuelan philosopher * Erick Delgado, Peruvian footballer * Erik von Detten (born 1982), former American actor * Eric Dever, American painter *

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 ...

, American football player * Eric Dier (born 1994), English footballer * Erik Durm, German footballer * Erik Edman, Swedish footballer *

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 ...

, German-born American developmental psychologist * Eric Esch, American boxer * Erik Estrada, American actor * Erik Ezelius (born 1986), Swedish politician * Erik Ezukanma (born 2000), American football player

F–L

* Erich von Falkenhayn (1861–1922), Chief of the German General Staff during the First World War * Eric Felton, American football player *

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 hi ...

, Swedish mathematician * Eric Frenzel (born 1988), German Nordic combined skier * Eric Fromm (born 1958), American tennis player * Erich Fromm, German sociologist and writer * Erik Frank, Finnish cyclist * Eric Friedler (born 1954), American tennis player * Eric Garcia (disambiguation), multiple people * Erich Gonzales (born 1990), Filipina actress * Eric Gonzalez (lawyer), American lawyer * Erik González (born 1991), Dominican baseball player * Eric Gordon (born 1988), American professional basketball player * Eric Gray (disambiguation), multiple people * Erick Green (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 competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

* Eric Greitens, American politician, author, and Navy SEAL * Eric Griffin (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player * Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish writer, historian, and composer * Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier * Eric Hacker, American professional baseball pitcher * Erik Hamrén, Swedish football coach * Eric Harper, New Zealand sportsman * Eric Harris (disambiguation), multiple people * Erich Hartmann, German WWII fighter ace * Eric A. Havelock, British classicist * Eric Hayes, British soldier * Eric Hayes (American football), American football player * Eric Heiden, American speed skater * Erik Heinrichs, Finnish general * Eric Himelfarb, Canadian ice hockey player * Eric Holcomb, American politician * Eric Holle, American football player * Eric Holmback (1916–1965), American professional wrestler, also known by ring name Yukon Eric * Eric Holtz (born 1965), American Head Coach of the Israel national baseball team * Erich Honecker, (1922–1993), East German leader * Eric Hosmer, American baseball player *

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 to ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Eric Idle Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway ...

, English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer * Eric Jacobson, American puppeteer * Eric Johnson, American guitarist and recording artist *

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 *

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 ch ...

, Finnish-born Swedish physician and biochemist * Eric Jungmann (born 1981), American actor * Eric Kandel (born 1929), Austrian-American physician and Nobel Prize laureate *

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 Söder ...

, Swedish Nobel Prize winning poet * Erik Karlsson, Swedish hockey player * Erich Kästner, (1899–1974), German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist *

Erik Keedus Erik Keedus (born 27 April 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player for TalTech Basketball, 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 Est ...

, Estonian basketball player * Erik Kynard, American high jumper * Eriq La Salle, American actor and director * Erik Lamela, Argentine footballer * Eric Lange, American actor * Eric Larson, American animator for the Walt Disney Studios starting in 1933 and one of the " Disney's Nine Old Men" * Erik Laxmann, Russian explorer of Swedish origin * Eric Liddell, Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary * Eric Lindell, American singer-songwriter *

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 ...

, hockey player * Eric Lively (born 1981), American actor * Erik Lorig (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

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, Ma ...

, American actor * Eric Martsolf, American actor * Eric Maskin, American economist and Nobel prize laureate *

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 * Erik Mariñelarena, Mexican screenwriter, director and producer * Eric McCormack, American actor * Erik McCoy (born 1997), American football player * Erick McIntosh, American football player * Erik Messerschmidt, American cinematographer * Eric Minkin (born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player * Erik Mongrain, Canadian composer and guitarist * Eric Morecambe, English comedian * Eric Moon, English Librarian * Erich Muhsfeldt, German SS officer at Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes * Eric Hilliard Nelson (1940–1985), better known as Ricky Nelson, American actor, singer/songwriter and musician * Eric Nam, a Korean American singer-songwriter, entertainer and television presenter * Erick Neres da Cruz, Brazilian footballer * Eric Nkansah, Ghanaian sprinter * Eric Nystrom (born 1983), American hockey player * Eric Owens (bass-baritone), American opera singer * Erik Palladino, American actor * Eric Pardinho, Brazilian professional baseball player * Eric Parker (American football), American football player * Eric Peterson, Canadian actor * Erik Peterson (theologian) (1890–1960), German theologian * Eric Pierpoint, American actor * Eric Pinkins, American football player * Eric Prydz, Swedish disc jockey and producer * Erick Pulgar, Chilean footballer *

Eric Ravotti Eric Allen Ravotti (born March 16, 1971) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draf ...

, 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 Wor ...

(1898–1970), German writer (''All Quiet on the Western Front'') * Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906), American film and Broadway actor * Erich Ribbeck (born 1937), German footballer and coach * Erik Rico, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ * Éric Ripert, 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, American activist * Erich Roth (1910–1947), Nazi Gestapo member executed for war crimes * Erich Rudorffer (1917–2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace * Eric Saade, Swedish singer/songwriter *

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (, ; ; 17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. He was the son of a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was an un ...

, French composer * Eric Saubert (born 1994), American football player *

Eric Schmidt Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and software engineer known for being the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, executive chairman of Google from 2011 to 2015, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 2 ...

, billionaire executive chairman of

Google Google LLC () is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company focusing on Search Engine, search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, software, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, ar ...

* Erik Schmidt (painter), Estonian painter * Eric Sevareid, American journalist * Eric Singer, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer, best known as a member of Kiss * Erik Solbakken, Norwegian television presenter * Erik Spoelstra (born 1970), Filipino-American professional basketball coach * Eric Staal, Canadian hockey player * Eric Stanley (violinist), American violinist and composer *

Eric Steele Eric Steele (born 15 May 1954) is an English former footballer turned coach, who is currently employed as a goalkeeping coach by the Football Association, working with England's junior teams. Career Steele began his playing career as a goalkee ...

(born 1954), English football player and coach * Eric Still (born 1967), American football player * Eric Stokes (disambiguation), multiple people *

Eric Stoltz Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He played the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film ''Mask'', which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Suppor ...

, American actor, director and producer * Erik Swanson (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), multiple people * Eric Thorne (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 int ...

(c. 1460–1530), regent of Sweden in 1512 * Eric Trolle (1863–1934), Swedish diplomat * Eric Tsang, Hong Kong film actor, producer and director * Erik Turner, rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant * Erick Thohir, Indonesian businessman and entrepreneur * Erik Valdez, American actor * Eric Vale, voice actor and script writer * Erik Verlinde, Dutch theoretical physicist * Erik De Vlaeminck, Belgian racing cyclist * Erick Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist * Erick Wainaina, Kenyan long-distance runner * Erich Wasicky, German SS pharmacist at Mauthausen concentration camp in charge of gassing victims and was executed. * Eric Welsh, intelligence officer * Eric Wennström, 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, American director * Erik White (Canadian football), Canadian football player * E. B. Wikramanayake, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and lawyer * Eric Wikramanayake, Sri Lankan Sinhala conservationist * Eric Wilkerson, American football player * Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish internist (von Willebrand disease) * Eric Winstanley (1944–2021), English footballer * Eric Lynn Wright, American rapper known as Eazy-E * Eric Yuan (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 (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 Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this def ...

, Dutch radio and television maker

Fictional characters

* Eric, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie '' A Walk to Remember'' * Erik the Red, fictional Shi'ar character in the

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book 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 Comics'' in 19 ...

comic book universe * Eric, a character from the video game Zero Time Dilemma * Erik, the titular character in Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel '' The Phantom of the Opera'' * Erik, a Reindeer villager from the video game series '' Animal Crossing'' * Flat Eric, low-tech, yellow puppet character from

Levi's Levi Strauss & Co. () is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's () brand of denim jeans. It was founded in May 1853 when German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, ...

commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing * Eric Birling, son of Arthur Birling in J B Priestley's play '' An Inspector Calls'' * Eric Blonowitz, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''

Drake & Josh ''Drake & Josh'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows two teenage stepbrothers Drake Parker ( Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols ( Josh Peck) as they live together despite opposite personalities. Th ...

'' * Eric Brooks, also known as Blade in the Marvel Universe ** Blade (New Line ''Blade'' franchise character) **

Blade (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Blade (Eric Cross Brooks) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book '' The Tomb of Dracula'' #1 ...

Eric Cartman Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his surname Cartman, is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom '' South Park'', created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He is voiced by Parker, and is one of the series' four main cha ...

, one of the four main characters in the TV series ''South Park'' * Eric Duckman, titular character from the TV series '' Duckman'' * Eric Foreman, major character from the TV series '' House M.D.'' * Eric Forman (That '70s Show), the main character in '' That 70s Show'' *Eric Gibb, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film '' The Boy Who Could Fly'' * General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen, the boss of Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, Captain Alberto Bertorelli, Captain Hans Geering and Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in the TV series '' 'Allo 'Allo!'' * Eric McGowen, a character in the 1994 American martial arts drama movie '' The Next Karate Kid'' * Eric Murphy, fictional character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage * Eric Northman, the love interest of Sookie Stackhouse in the '' Southern Vampire Mysteries'' novels and the TV series ''

True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television show, television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a ...

'' * Eric Draven, the undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie ''The Crow'' * Erik Von Darkmoor, fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist * Erik Lehnsherr, also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe * Eric Matthews, a main character from the TV series '' Boy Meets World'' and its spinoff '' Girl Meets World'' * Erik Pinksterblom, the main character in '' Erik of het klein insectenboek'' * Eric Myers, a character in '' Power Rangers Time Force'' * Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, a

supervillain A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero. Supervillains are often ...

and the main antagonist of ''Black Panther'' * 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 ''* a ...

'×' * Eric van der Woodsen, Gossip Girl character * Erik, a thief as well as one of the main companions of the protagonist in the video game, '' Dragon Quest XI'' * Eric Yorkie, a character in novel series ''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this ...

'' * Prince Eric, the love interest of Princess Ariel in the Disney movie, '' The Little Mermaid''

Surname

* Dobrica Erić (1936–2019), Serbian writer * Elspeth Eric (1907–1993), American actress * Jelena Erić (born 1979), Serbian handball player * Micheal Eric (born 1988), Nigerian basketball player * Nenad Erić (born 1982), Serbian football goalkeeper * Slađana Erić (born 1983), Serbian volleyball player * Zoran Erić (born 1950), Serbian composer

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