Frederic is a given name. For its origin, see Frederick. Notable persons with that name include: In arts: Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), American landscape painter Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton (1830–1896), English painter and sculptor Frederic Remington (1861–1909), American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer Frederic 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 Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League Frederic Lister Burk (1862–1924), Canadian-born American educator, university president, and educational theorist Frederic Charles Dreyer (1878–1956), officer of the Royal Navy Frederic Friedel (born 1945), German German chess player, publisher and businessman Frederic Gehring, American Catholic priest Frederic Hsieh (1945–1999), Chinese-American realtor and investor Frederic B. Ingram, American businessman whose jail sentence for bribery was commuted by President Jimmy Carter 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 (1829–1889), English cricketer In fictional characters: Frederic, the pirate apprentice of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance Frédéric François Chopin, protagonist in Eternal Sonata, based on the composer of the same name 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 See also Federico Fred (disambiguation) Freddo Freddy (disambiguation) Frédéric Frederick (given name) Frederico Fredrik Friedrich (disambiguation) Fryderyk (disambiguation) Given names English masculine given names