Frederic is a given name. For its origin, see Frederick. Notable persons with that name include: In arts: * Frederic William Burton (1816–1900), Irish painter and curator *

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

(1810–1849), Polish composer and virtuoso pianist *

Frederic Edwin Church Frederic Edwin Church (May 4, 1826 – April 7, 1900) was an American landscape painting, landscape painter born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was a central figure in the Hudson River School of American landscape painters, best known for paintin ...

(1826–1900), American landscape painter * Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (1830–1896), English painter and sculptor * Frederic Remington (1861–1909), American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer * Frederic Storck (1872–1942), Romanian sculptor * Frederic Matys Thursz (1930–1992), Moroccan painter, teacher * Frederic Tuten (born 1936), American novelist, short story writer and essayist In law: * Frederic William Maitland (1850–1906), English jurist and historian * Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham (1866–1958), British lawyer and judge In politics: * Frederic Bennett (1918–2002), British politician * Frederic René Coudert, Jr. (1898–1972), American politician from New York * Frederic M. Sackett (1868–1941), American politician and diplomat from Kentucky * Frederic C. Walcott (1869–1949), American politician from Connecticut * Fredric Wise (1871–1928), British Conservative Party politician In other fields: * Frederic Charles Bartlett (1886–1969), British psychologist * Frederic C. Billingsley (1921–2002), American engineer * Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Frederic Lister Burk (1862–1924), Canadian-born American educator, university president, and educational theorist *

Frederic Charles Dreyer Admiral Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer (8 January 1878 – 11 December 1956) was an officer of the Royal Navy. A gunnery expert, he developed a fire control system for British warships, and served as flag captain to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe at t ...

(1878–1956), officer of the Royal Navy * Frederic Friedel (born 1945), German German chess player, publisher and businessman * Frederic Gehring, American Catholic priest * Frederic Hsieh (1945–1999), Chinese-American realtor and investor * Frederic B. Ingram, American businessman whose jail sentence for bribery was commuted by President Jimmy Carter and who renounced his US citizenship * Frederic North (1866–1921), Australian civil servant and sportsman * Frédéric Saldmann (born 1953), French cardiologist and author of books on preventive medicine * Frederic Walker (cricketer) (1829–1889), English cricketer In fictional characters: * Frederic, the pirate apprentice of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera ''

The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 3 ...

'' * Frédéric François Chopin, protagonist in '' Eternal Sonata'', based on the composer of the same name * Frederic Henry, the protagonist of the novel '' A Farewell to Arms''. * King Frederic, a recurring character from '' Tangled: The Series'' who is ruler of the island kingdom of Corona and overprotective father of Rapunzel, its long-lost princess

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