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, American musician In other fields: Arik Air, Nigerian airline Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister and military leader Arik Levy, Industrial designer and contemporary artist Artoces of Iberia, an ancient Georgian ruler Arik Ascherman, American-born Reform rabbi and Palestinian human rights activist in Israel Arik Brauer, visionary artist Arik Soong, fictional geneticist and later cyberneticist Arık, Kargı Jewish given names Masculine given names