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 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
In other fields:
Frederic Charles Bartlett (1886–1969), British psychologist
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, renounced his US citizenship.
Frederic North (1866–1921), Australian civil servant and sportsman
Frederic Walker (1829–1889), English cricketer
In fictional characters:
Frederic, orphaned nobleman turned pirate in 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
