Frédéric

Frédéric

Pronunciation	French: [fʁedeʁik]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	Frederick
Region of origin	France, Francophonie
Other names
Related names	Frederic, Frederick, Friedrich, Fritz

Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to:

In artistry:

• Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator
• Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor
• Frédéric Bazille, Impressionist painter best known for his depiction of figures
• Frédéric Mariotti, actor

In politics:

• Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira, 1st Vice-President of Burundi
• Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro, Vice-President of Burundi from 11 November 2004 to 26 August 2005
• Frédéric Bastiat, political economist and member of the French assembly

In literature:

• Frédéric Beigbeder, French writer, commentator critic and pundit
• Frédéric Berat, French poet and songwriter
• Frédéric Mistral, French poet

In science:

• Frédéric Cailliaud, French mineralogist
• Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and Nobel laureate

In sport:

• Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Frédérick Bousquet (born 1981), French swimmer
• Frédéric Costes, (born 1957), French former rugby union international
• Frédéric Dagée, French shot putter
• Frédéric Delcourt, French swimmer
• Frédéric Demontfaucon, French judoka
• Frédéric Havas, French volleyball player
• Frédéric Herpoel, Belgian footballer
• Frédéric Kanouté, French-Malian footballer
• Frédéric Kuhn (born 1968), French hammer thrower
• Frédéric Michalak, French rugby union player
• Frédéric Piquionne, French footballer
• Frédéric Serrat, French boxer

In music:

• Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer
• Frédéric Leclercq, the bassist for extreme power metal band DragonForce

In other fields:

• Frédéric Dumas, one of the first two diving companions of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
• Frédérick Lemaître (born Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître), French actor and playwright
• Frédéric Lepied, French computer engineer
• Frédéric Monod, French Protestant pastor
• Frédéric Nérac (born 1960), French journalist missing since 2003
• Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar
• Frédéric Passy, French economist
• Frédérick Raynal, French videogame designer and programmer
• Frédéric Rossif, French film and television director

See also:

• Federico
• Fred (disambiguation)
• Freddie (disambiguation)
• Freddo
• Freddy (disambiguation)
• Frederic (given name)
• Frederick (given name)
• Frederico
• Fredrik
• Fredro
• Friedrich (disambiguation)
• Fryderyk (disambiguation)