Namesakes
Danish Kings and Queens:
7 kings
King Erik I Evergood (a.k.a. Eric) 1095-1103 
King Erik II the Memorable (a.k.a. Eric) 1134-1137
King Erik III the Lamb (a.k.a. Eric) 1137-1146
King Erik IV Ploughpenny (a.k.a. Eric) 1241-1250
King Erik V Klipping (a.k.a. Eric) 1259-1286
King Erik VI Menved (a.k.a. Eric) 1286-1319
King Erik VII of Pomerania (a.k.a. Eric) 1412-1439
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Eric McCormack 2001 Will & Grace
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters
Eric Thursley 1990 Eric
Eric Northman 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television:
15 characters
Eric "Hoss" Cartwright 1959 Bonanza
Eric Brady 1965 Days of Our Lives
Bobby Brady (middle name Eric) 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Eric Forrester 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Rick Forrester 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Eric Camden 1996 7th Heaven
Eric Cartman 1997 South Park
Eric Forman 1998 That '70s Show
Eric Weiss 2001 Alias
Eric Delko 2002 CSI: Miami
Eric Foreman 2004 House
John Winchester (middle name Eric) 2005 Supernatural
Eric Taylor 2006 Friday Night Lights
Eric Northman 2008 True Blood
Eric Matthews 1993; 2014 Boy Meets World; Girl Meets World
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year/album of the year/record of the year
(song of the year/album of the year/record of the year) Eric Clapton 1993; 1997 Tears in Heaven; Unplugged; Change the World
Hall-of-Famers:
1 football, 1 ice hockey
(football) Eric Dickerson 1999
(ice hockey) Eric Lindros 2016
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Leo Varadkar (middle name Eric) 2017-2020; 2022-2024
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Eric Lindros 1995 ice hockey
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Norman Kirk (middle name Eric) 1972-1974
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 medicine, 1 chemistry, 1 economics
(medicine) Eric F. Wieschaus 1995
(medicine) Eric Kandel 2000
(economics) Eric Maskin 2007
(chemistry) Eric Betzig 2014
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
3 kings, 1 regent
King Eirik I Bloodaxe (a.k.a. Eric) 930-934
Regent Eirik Håkonsson (a.k.a. Eric) 1000-1012
King Eirik II (a.k.a. Eric) 1280-1299
King Eirik III of Pomerania (a.k.a. Eric) 1389-1442
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
20 actors, 1 comedian
Eric Morecambe 1926-1984
Arte Johnson (middle name Eric) 1929-2019
Eric Braeden 1941-
Eric Idle 1943-
Eric Bogosian 1953-
Eric Roberts 1956-
Eric Stoltz 1961-
Eric McCormack 1963-
Eric Close 1967-
Eric Schweig 1967-
Jamie Foxx (a.k.a. Eric) 1967-
Eric Bana 1968-
Eric Mabius 1971-
Eric Stonestreet 1971-
Eric Dane 1972-
Eric Millegan 1974-
Eric Szmanda 1975-
Eric Winter 1976-
Eric Balfour 1977-
Eric Christian Olsen 1977-
Eric Johnson 1979-
Notable Athletes:
6 soccer, 1 cricket, 1 darts, 1 ice hockey, 1 rugby, 1 skating
(soccer) Eric Caldow 1934-2019
(darts) Eric Bristow 1957-2018
(skating) Eric Heiden 1958-
(soccer) Eric Cantona 1966-
(soccer) Eric Viscaal 1968-
(ice hockey) Eric Lindros 1973-
(rugby) Richard Wigglesworth (middle name Eric) 1983-
(soccer) Maxim Choupo-Moting (middle name Eric) 1989-
(cricket) Beuran Hendricks (middle name Eric) 1990-
(soccer) Éric Tié Bi 1990-
(soccer) Eric Dier 1994-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Eric Schmidt 1955-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Erik the Red (a.k.a. Eric) 950-1003
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Éric Rohmer 1920-2010
Notable Musicians:
4 singers, 2 musicians, 1 composer
Erik Satie (a.k.a. Éric) 1866-1925
Ricky Nelson (a.k.a. Eric) 1940-1985
Gérard Lenormand (middle name Éric) 1945-
Eric Clapton 1945-
Eric Carmen 1949-2024
Jello Biafra (a.k.a. Eric) 1958-
Eric "Eazy-E" Wright 1964-1995
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Eric Wiebes 1963-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Eric Knight 1897-1943
George Orwell (a.k.a. Eric) 1903-1950
Olympic Medalists:
8 gold, 4 bronze, 4 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Eric Robinson 1900 water polo
(gold) Charles Forsyth (middle name Eric) 1908 water polo
(gold) Eric Lemming 1908; 1912 javelin throw - freestyle; javelin throw
(bronze/silver) Eric Backman 1920 3000 m team; 5000 m; cross country individual; cross country team
(bronze/gold) Eric Liddell 1924 200 m; 400 m
(silver) Erik Svensson (a.k.a. Eric) 1932 triple jump
(bronze) Brian Eric Phelps 1960 diving - platform
(bronze) Jan Johnson (middle name Eric) 1972 pole vault
(bronze) Eric Lindroth 1972 water polo
(silver) Eric Swinkels 1976 shooting
(gold) Eric Heiden 1980 speed skating
(bronze) Pelle Lindbergh (middle name Eric) 1980 ice hockey
(silver/gold) Randy Barnes (a.k.a. Eric) 1988; 1996 shot put
(silver) Eric Namesnik 1992; 1996 swimming - 400 m medley
(gold) Eric Murray 2012 rowing
(gold) Eric Shanteau 2012 swimming
(gold) Eric Johannesen 2012 rowing
(gold) E. J. Harnden (a.k.a. Eric) 2014 curling
(silver) Eric Filia 2020 baseball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Jamie Foxx (a.k.a. Eric) 2005 Ray
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
6 musicians
Ricky Nelson (a.k.a. Eric) 1987
Eric Clapton 1992; 1993; 2000 The Yardbirds; Cream;
Garth Hudson (a.k.a. Eric) 1994 The Band
Eric Burdon 1994 The Animals
Eric Haydock 2010 The Hollies
Eric "Eazy-E" Wright 2016 N.W.A
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Eric IX of Sweden ?-1160
Swedish Kings and Queens:
9 kings
King Erik the Victorious (a.k.a. Eric) c. 970-c. 995
King Erik VII (a.k.a. Eric) 1066-1067
King Erik VIII the Pagan (a.k.a. Eric) 1066-1067
King Erik IX the Holy (a.k.a. Eric) 1156-1160
King Erik X (a.k.a. Eric) 1208-1216
King Erik XI (a.k.a. Eric) 1222-1229; 1234-1250
King Erik XII (a.k.a. Eric) 1357-1359
King Erik XIII of Pomerania (a.k.a. Eric) 1396-1439
King Erik XIV (a.k.a. Eric) 1560-1568
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Didier Burkhalter (middle name Eric) 2014