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Eric Paterson

Eric Evan Paterson (1929-2014), Canadian ice hockey goaltender with the Edmonton Mercurys; won gold for Canada at the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics, playing three winning games, and was later inducted into the Alberta Sport Hall of Fame.

Eric Perrot

Eric Perrot (born 2001, Bourg-Saint-Maurice) is a French biathlete, double Olympic champion in relays and 20 km individual silver medalist at Milan-Cortina 2026, and 2025/26 World Cup overall champion.

Eric Pinniger

Broome Eric Pinniger (1902-1996), Indian field hockey center-half, won Olympic gold for British India at Amsterdam 1928 and Los Angeles 1932, captained India in the 1928 final, and skipped the 1936 Berlin Games.

Eric Radford

Eric Radford (born 1985, Winnipeg) is a Canadian pair figure skater and composer, two-time world champion with Meagan Duhamel, Olympic team gold and pairs bronze at PyeongChang 2018, later skating with Vanessa James at Beijing 2022.

Eric Ramsay (football manager)

Eric Ramsay is a Welsh football coach who was the youngest permanent head coach in MLS history at Minnesota United before joining West Bromwich Albion in 2026.

Eric Ridder

Eric Ridder (1918-1996), American yachtsman and publisher: Olympic 6-metre gold at Helsinki 1952 aboard Llanoria, co-skipper of Constellation in the 1964 America's Cup, and publisher of the Journal of Commerce 1956-1985.

Eric Sato

Eric Sato (Eric Anthony Teruo Sato, born 1966) is an American volleyball back row specialist, Pepperdine alumnus, 1988 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze medalist, 1986 world champion, later a San Diego-area coach.

Eric Shanteau

Eric Shanteau, American Olympic breaststroke swimmer born 1983, 2012 gold medalist in 4x100m medley relay, diagnosed with testicular cancer days before the 2008 trials, world record holder 2009.

Eric Sim (심현석)

Eric Sim (심현석, Shim Hyun-seok), born 1989 in Busan, is a Korean-Canadian former minor league catcher-pitcher drafted by the Giants in 2010, now the YouTuber "King of JUCO".

Eric Snow

Eric Snow (born 1973) is an American former professional basketball point guard who played 13 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics, 76ers, and Cavaliers, starting in the 2001 NBA Finals.

Eric Srecki

Eric Srecki, born in 1964 in Béthune, France, is a French épée fencer who won two Olympic golds across four Games from 1988 to 2000 and four world titles.

Eric Staal

Eric Staal, born 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canadian NHL centre drafted second overall by Carolina in 2003; 2006 Stanley Cup, 2010 Olympic gold, Triple Gold Club member; 1,063 points in 1,365 games; No. 12 retired by Hurricanes.

Eric Strobel

Eric Martin Strobel (born 1958, Rochester, Minnesota) is an American former ice hockey forward, 1980 'Miracle on Ice' Olympic gold medalist, 1979 Minnesota NCAA champion, briefly a Buffalo Sabres minor leaguer before an ankle injury ended his career.

Eric Tai

Eric Tai, known professionally as Eruption, is a Tongan-Filipino athlete, television host, and esports personality based in the Philippines, an original co-host of It's Showtime.

Eric Tulsky

Eric Tulsky, Carolina Hurricanes general manager (10th in franchise history, named June 18, 2024), former chemist with a UC Berkeley PhD and 27 U.S. patents who rose from hockey blogger and analytics VP to GM, winning the 2026 Stanley Cup.

Eric Weddle

Eric Weddle, Utah Utes consensus All-American safety and 2007 second-round Chargers pick, played 14 NFL seasons with the Chargers, Ravens, and Rams, earning six Pro Bowls, two first-team All-Pro nods, the 2010s All-Decade Team, and a Super Bowl LVI title after a 2022 comeback; 2026 College Football Hall of Fame inductee.

Eric Wynalda

Eric Boswell Wynalda (born 1969) is an American former soccer forward, USMNT scorer of 34 goals in 106 caps, three-time World Cup player, scorer of the first MLS goal in 1996, and a 2004 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee.

Eric Young (wrestler)

Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), Canadian pro wrestler from Florence, Ontario; TNA star since 2004, two-time TNA World Champion, fourth TNA Grand Slam Champion, ex-Sanity NXT Tag Team Champion; released by TNA July 1, 2026, reportedly headed to WWE NXT as player/coach.

Erica Meg Parkinson

Erica Meg Parkinson (born 2008, Singapore) is an English midfielder for North Carolina Courage and England; debutant October 2026, formerly Valadares Gaia, quadrilingual, eligible for four nations.

Erica Terpstra

Erica Terpstra (Erica Georgina Terpstra), born 1943 in The Hague, Dutch Olympic swimmer (silver and bronze, Tokyo 1964), VVD politician, state secretary for sport 1994-1998, NOC*NSF president 2003-2010, and Omroep MAX travel presenter of Erica op Reis.

Erica Wiebe

Erica Wiebe, born 1989, is a Canadian freestyle wrestler who won 75 kg gold at Rio 2016, becoming Canada's third Olympic wrestling champion and second female one.

Erich Borchmeyer

Erich Borchmeyer (1905-2000), German sprinter nicknamed Erka; Olympic 4x100 m relay silver 1932 and bronze 1936, European relay champion 1934, five-time German champion, tied 10.3 world record.

Erich Buljung

Erich Buljung (born 1944, Yugoslavia) is a Yugoslav American sport shooter, US Army master sergeant, who won silver in 10 m air pistol at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and served as US National Pistol Coach.

Erich Herrmann

Erich Herrmann (1914-1989), German field handball player with Berliner SV 92; won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the 1938 inaugural World Championship; eight caps, six Olympic goals. Not the sprinter Bernd Herrmann.

Erich Rademacher

Erich "Ete" Rademacher (Fritz Albert Erich Rademacher), German breaststroke swimmer and water polo goalkeeper, 1920s world record holder; 1928 Olympic water polo gold and 200 m breaststroke silver, 1932 water polo silver.

Erich Scharer

Erich Scharer is a Swiss bobsledder, born in 1946 in Zürich, who won two-man Olympic gold at Lake Placid in 1980 and seven world championship titles.

Erick Fedde

Erick Fedde (born 1993) is an American MLB right-handed pitcher, 2014 Nationals first-rounder, 2023 KBO MVP with the NC Dinos, and later White Sox, Cardinals, Braves, and Brewers pitcher.

Erick Hunter

Erick Hunter, nicknamed E40, is an NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots (No. 49), a 2026 undrafted rookie from Morgan State who was briefly with the Detroit Lions and ranks second in Morgan State history with 298 tackles.

Erick Rowan

Erick Rowan is the ring name of Joseph Charles Ruud (born 1981), an American wrestler from Minneapolis, a Wyatt Family member and two-time SmackDown Tag Team Champion.

Erick Silva

Erick Silva, Brazilian welterweight MMA fighter (born 1984, Vila Velha), former Jungle Fight champion and 2011-2017 UFC veteran, 20-11 record, judo and Team Nogueira BJJ black belt, nicknamed "Indio"; distinct from Venezuelan UFC featherweight Erik "The King" Silva and flyweight Erick "Juruti" Silva.