List of Famous people named Eric

Eric Steven Weddle is a former American football free safety who played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah, where he was a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Weddle also played for the Baltimore Ravens from 2016 to 2018 and for the Los Angeles Rams in 2019. He has been named to the Pro Bowl six times, and has been honored as an All-Pro five times.

Eric John Hosmer is an American professional baseball first baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Kansas City Royals from 2011 through 2017.

Éric Yves Di Meco is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Eric Barrett Winter is an American actor, author and former fashion model. He is known for his television roles as FBI Special Agent Craig O'Laughlin on CBS drama series The Mentalist (2010–2012), Dash Gardiner on the Lifetime fantasy-drama series Witches of East End (2013–2014), and Officer Tim Bradford on the ABC drama The Rookie. He is known for his film roles in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and The Ugly Truth (2009).

Eric Todd Reid Jr. is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), and received consensus All-American recognition. He was selected in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, with whom he made the 2014 Pro Bowl.

Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Eric Young, and is a two-time Impact World Champion.

Eric Kenneth Fanning is an American public servant who is the current President and CEO of Aerospace Industries Association and served as the 22nd United States Secretary of the Army, holding office from May 18, 2016 to January 20, 2017. Prior to his appointment as Secretary of the Army, Fanning was the 24th United States Under Secretary of the Air Force. He was the first openly gay head of any service in the U.S. military.

Éric de Moulins-Beaufort is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2008 and the Archbishop of Reims since 2018. He was elected president of the Bishops' Conference of France in 2019.

Eric Joseph Lichaj is an American soccer player who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.

Eric Michael Garcetti is an American politician serving as the 42nd and current Mayor of Los Angeles since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in the 2013 election and won reelection in 2017. A former member of the Los Angeles City Council, Garcetti served as City Council President from 2006 to 2012. He is the city's first elected Jewish mayor, its second consecutive Mexican American mayor, and he was also the youngest in over 100 years, having been 42 at the time of his inauguration.