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The common proper name '''[[Eric]]''' (or also ''Éric'', ''Erik'', ''Erick'', ''Eirik'', ''Eirík'', ''Eiríkr'', ''Erich'' etc.) may refer to:


'''[[Eric]]''' is a common given name.
==In royalty==
===Danish royalty===
* [[Eric I of Denmark]], King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I in 1095
* [[Eric II of Denmark]], king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137
* [[Eric III of Denmark]], the king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146
* [[Eric IV of Denmark]], king of Denmark from 1241 until his death
* [[Eric V of Denmark]], son of Christopher I
* [[Eric VI of Denmark]], son of Eric V
* [[Eric of Pomerania]], king of the Kalmar union


'''Eric''', '''Erik''', '''Erich''', or '''Erick''' may also refer to:
===Norwegian royalty===
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* [[Eric of Pomerania]], the hereditary king of Norway
* [[Eric I of Norway]], the second king of Norway
* [[Eirik II of Norway]], the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299
* [[Eiríkr Hákonarson]], earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria
* [[Erik the Red]], the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson


===Swedish royalty===
==Arts and media==
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* [[Alrek and Eirík]], two legendary kings of Sweden
* [[Eric (film)|''Eric'' (film)]] a 1975 American television film
* [[Erik Weatherhat]], more or less mythical Swedish king
* [[Eric (miniseries)|''Eric'' (miniseries)]], a 2024 Netflix television miniseries
* [[Erik Björnsson]], one of the sons of Björn Ironside
* [[Eric (novel)|''Eric'' (novel)]], a 1990 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
* [[Erik Refilsson]], Swedish king of the House of Munsö
* [[Eric Anundsson]], Swedish king who ruled during the 9th century
* ''[[Eric, or, Little by Little]]'', an 1858 novel by Frederic W. Farrar
* ''Erik'', a 2004 album by [[Erik Rubin]]
* [[Eric VI of Sweden]], king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century
* [[Eric VII of Sweden]], Swedish monarch
* [[Eric IX of Sweden]], Swedish king between 1150 and 1160
* [[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 II from 1356 to his death in 1359
* [[Eric XIV of Sweden]], King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568


==Mononym==
==Other non-fictional==
* [[Erik (Vietnamese singer)]]
* Eric, a nom de plume of writer [[Eric Albert]].
* [[Erik (British singer)]]
* [[Erik Bedard]], Canadian MLB player from Navan, Ontario.
* [[Eric Brosius]], game music composer.
* [[Erik (wrestler)]], American professional wrestler
* [[Eric (footballer, born 1977)]], East Timorese footballer (midfielder)
* [[Eric Byrnes]], American MLB player from Redwood City, California.
* [[Eric Cantona]], French footballer, actor and cultural dynamo.
* [[Eric (footballer, born 1989)]], Brazilian footballer (striker)
* [[Erik (footballer, born 1994)]], Brazilian footballer (forward)
* [[Eric Chavez]], American MLB player from Los Angeles, California.
* [[Erik (footballer, born 1995)]], Brazilian footballer (forward)
* [[Eric Clapton]], English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer from Ripley, Surrey, England.
* [[Erick (footballer, born November 1997)]], Brazilian footballer (midfielder)
* [[Éric Gagné]], Canadian MLB player from Montreal, Quebec.
* [[Erick (footballer, born December 1997)]], Brazilian footballer (forward)
* [[Eric Holder]], 82<sup>nd</sup> and current [[Attorney General of the United States]], and first [[List of African American United States Cabinet Secretaries|African American]] to hold the position.
* [[Eric (footballer, born 2000)]], Brazilian footballer (left back)
* [[Eric Hull]], American MLB player from Yakima, Washington.
* [[Erik (footballer, born 2001)]], Brazilian-Emirati footballer (left back)
* [[Eric Idle]], former member of the [[Monty Python]] troupe.
* [[Erich Kästner]], [[German language literature|German author]], [[poet]], [[screenwriter]] and [[Satire|satirist]], known for his humorous, socially astute poetry and [[children's literature]].
* [[Eric Neisse]], French racewalker.
* [[Eric Patterson]], American MLB player from Tallahassee, Florida.
* [[Alfred Éric Leslie Satie]] (Erik Satie) (1866–1925), French composer and pianist.
* [[Eric Staal]], Canadian NHL player from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
* [[Eric Stults]], American MLB player from Plymouth, Indiana.
* [[Tropical Storm Erick]], any of several Atlantic tropical cyclones.
* [[Eric Wareheim]], American comedian and actor from Audubon, Pennsylvania.
* [[Eric Wohlberg]], Canadian cyclist.
* [[Eric Wunderlich]], American breaststroke swimmer.


==In fiction==
==Places==
* [[Eric Cartman]], one of the main characters in the TV series ''South Park''
* [[Erich, Uttar Pradesh]], a town and nagar panchayat in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, India
* [[Erick, Oklahoma]], second westernmost town in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States
* [[Eric, or, Little by Little]], a novel
* [[Erec]], a character from Arthurian legend
* [[Erik the Red (comics)]], fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book universe
* [[Erik, the Phantom of the Opera]], a disfigured genius, created by French writer Gaston Leroux
* Eric the Cavalier, a character in the TV series ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''
* [[Prince Eric]], the love interest of Princess Ariel in the Disney movie, ''The Little Mermaid''
* [[Eric (novel)|''Eric'' (novel)]], a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
* [[Erik the Viking]] a 1989 movie directed by Terry Jones
* [[Flat Eric]], a puppet
* [[Eric Forman]], character portrayed by Topher Grace on ''That 70's Show''
* [[Eric Foreman]], character portrayed by [[Omar Epps]] on [[House MD]].


==Other==
==Other==
* [[Eric (robot)]], a robot built in 1928
* [[Eric Python IDE]], integrated development environment for the Python programming language
* [[Eric Schmidt]], CEO of Google
* [[Eric (software)]], a free integrated-development environment
* [[4954 Eric]], an asteroid
* [[Education Resources Information Center]], branch of the U.S. Department of Education
* {{SS|Erich}}, a West German cargo ship
* [[Eric Bauman]], creator of eBaums World
* [[Tropical Storm Erick]], a list of tropical cyclones
* [[Electronic Registration Information Center]] (ERIC), a multi-state shared database of voter registration data in the US
* [[Education Resources Information Center]] (ERIC), an online digital library of education research and information
* [[European Research Infrastructure Consortium]] (ERIC), a legal entity in the European Union
* [[Ericsson]], Swedish telecommunications company (stock ticker ERIC)
* [[Erik (HBC vessel)]], a propeller driven steamship
* [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)]], the title character from Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra''
* "Eric", the nickname for the holotype specimen of the plesiosaur ''[[Umoonasaurus demoscyllus]]''


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Ericsson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Eric]], a name of Scandinavian origin, and the most used male name in Sweden.
* [[Erich (town)]], town and a nagar panchayat in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
* [[Ericsson (disambiguation)|Ericsson]]


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Latest revision as of 11:05, 8 December 2024

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Eric is a common given name.

Eric, Erik, Erich, or Erick may also refer to:

Arts and media

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For fictional characters called "Eric", see Eric § Fictional characters.

Mononym

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Places

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