Éric ['eʁik] is a French masculine given name, the equivalent of English Eric. In French-speaking Canada and Belgium it is also sometimes unaccented, and pronounced "Eric" as English with the stress on the "i". A notable French exception is Erik Satie, born Éric, but who in later life signed his name "Erik" pronounced as in English. As with Étienne, Émile, Édouard, Élisabeth, Édith the accent É is sometimes omitted in older printed sources, though French orthography is to include accents on capitals. People named Éric Éric Abidal (b. 1979) French footballer Éric Antoine (b. 1976) French comedy magician Éric Bourdon (b. 1979) French painter Éric Cantona (b. 1966) French footballer, known as "Eric Cantona" as an actor Éric Elmosnino (b. 1964) French actor and musician Éric Fottorino (b. 1960) French journalist and author Éric Geoffroy (b. 1956) French philosopher, islamologist and writer Éric Guirado (b. 1968) French film director and writer Éric Pichet (b. 1960) French economist Éric Rohmer (1920–2010) French film director Éric Serra (b. 1959) French film composer Éric Tabarly (1931–1998) French yachtsman Éric Troncy (b. 1965) French curator and art critic Éric Valli (b. 1952) French photographer and film director. Éric Vigner (b. 1960) French stage director, Éric Woerth (b. 1956) French politician Éric Zemmour (b. 1958) French political journalist Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (b. 1960) French-Belgian dramatist, novelist and fiction writer Érik (variant) Érik Boisse (b. 1980) French fencer See also Eric Erik French masculine given names