Cedric
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Cedric is a male given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel Ivanhoe
, possibly misread for Cerdic, the name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (‘beloved’).
Notable people with the name include:
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a historical fiction novel by Sir Walter Scott in 1819, and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in Romanticism and Medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while...
, possibly misread for Cerdic, the name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (‘beloved’).
Notable people with the name include:
People
- Cedric BelfrageCedric BelfrageCedric Henning Belfrage was a socialist, author, journalist, translator and co-founder of the radical US-weekly newspaper the National Guardian...
(1904–1990), British writer - Cedric BensonCedric BensonCedric Myron Benson is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears fourth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft...
(born 1982), American football player - Cedric Bixler-ZavalaCedric Bixler-ZavalaCedric Bixler-Zavala is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American musician known for his work as frontman and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, and previously as frontman and occasional guitarist of the post-hardcore punk group At the Drive-In...
(born 1974), American musician - Cedric BrooksCedric BrooksCedric "Im" Brooks, is a Jamaican saxophonist and flautist known for his solo recordings and as a member of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, The Light of Saba, and The Skatalites.-Biography:...
(born 1943), Jamaican musician - Cedric CeballosCedric CeballosCedric Z. Ceballos is an American professional basketball player. As a small forward, he played most notably for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns, later finishing his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat.Ceballos attended college at Ventura College and...
(born 1969), American basketball player - Cédric GraciaCedric GraciaCédric Gracia is a French mountain biker.Cédric Gracia is a French mountain biker who now lives in Andorra. He started his career as an athlete at 6 years old as a BMX rider and then a freestyle ski pro. Cedric Gracia, years later, became a mountain bike rider...
(born 1978), French cyclist - Cedric GibbonsCedric GibbonsAustin Cedric Gibbons was an Irish American art director who was one of the most important and influential in the field in the history of American film. He also made a great impact on motion picture theater architecture through the 1930s to 1950s, the period considered the golden-era of theater...
(1893–1960), Irish-born American art director - Cedric GloverCedric GloverCedric Bradford Glover is the Democratic mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana -- the first African American to hold the position.Outgoing Mayor Keith Hightower was term-limited in 2006, after having won election in both 1998 and 2002...
(born 1965), American politician - Cedric van der GunCedric van der GunCedric van der Gun is a Dutch football Winger who is currently a free agent after being released by Swansea City in June 2011.- Career :...
(born 1979), Dutch footballer - Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeSir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years...
(1893–1964), British actor - Cédric HeymansCédric HeymansCédric Heymans is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais after signing from Stade Toulousain in 2011. He started his club career with CA Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse...
(born 1978), French rugby player - Cedric HollandCedric HollandCedric Swinton Holland CB was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the First and Second World Wars, rising to the rank of vice-admiral....
(1889–1950), British naval officer - Cédric KantéCédric KantéCédric Kanté Defend is a Malian and French football defender, currently playing for Greek team Panathinaikos FC.-Early career:...
(born 1979), French football player - Cédric KlapischCédric KlapischCédric Klapisch , is a French film director.Klapisch was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII...
(born 1961), French film director - Cedric KylesCedric the EntertainerCedric Antonio Kyles , known professionally by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian and director...
(born 1964), aka Cedric the Entertainer, American actor and comedian - Cedric MaxwellCedric MaxwellCedric Bryan Maxwell is a retired American professional basketball player now in radio broadcasting. Nicknamed "Cornbread", he played 11 seasons in the NBA, and played a key role in two championships with the Boston Celtics.-College career:Maxwell was a star forward/center for the Charlotte 49ers...
(born 1955), American basketball player - Cédric MichaudCédric MichaudCédric Michaud is a French marathon speed skater.He was the first non Dutchman after Oleg Bozhev to win the Essent Cup in 2002-03, while he won the cup another time in 2005-06. In that year he also won the Dick van Gangelen Trophy and the Six Days of the Greenery...
(born 1976), French skater - Cédric MongonguCédric MongonguCédric Mongongou is a footballer who currently plays as a Defender for Ligue 1 club Evian and the DR Congo national football team.- Personal life :...
(born 1989), Congolese football player - Cedric MorrisCedric MorrisSir Cedric Lockwood Morris, 9th Baronet was a British artist, art teacher and plantsman. He was born in Swansea but worked mainly in East Anglia...
(1889–1982), Welsh painter - Cedric PayneCedric PayneCedric Payne is a Canadian voice actor that provides the voice of Truman on the television series Martha Speaks. He also voices Petey the Peteinosaurus, one of the few characters that is not a dinosaur, on the show Dinosaur Train.- References :...
, American voice actor - Cédric PenicaudCédric PenicaudCédric Penicaud is a retired breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He won a silver medal at the 1991 European Long Course Championships in Athens, Greece as a member of the French relay team in the men's 4×100 m...
(born 1971), French swimmer - Cédric PiolineCédric PiolineCédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997...
(born 1969), French tennis player - Cedric PriceCedric PriceCedric Price was an English architect and influential teacher and writer on architecture.The son of an architect, Price was born in Stone, Staffordshire and studied architecture at Cambridge University Cedric Price (11 September 1934 – 10 August 2003) was an English architect and influential...
(1934–2003), British architect - Cedric SmithCedric SmithCedric Austen Bardell Smith was a British statistician and geneticist. Born in Leicester, he was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School until 1929 when the family moved to London. His education continued at Bec School, Tooting for three years then at University College School, London...
, several people - Cédric TaymansCédric Taymans-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
(born 1975), Belgian judoka - Cédric VillaniCédric VillaniCédric Villani is a French mathematician working primarily on partial differential equations and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010.-Biography:...
(born 1973), French mathematician - Cedric YarbroughCedric YarbroughCedric Yarbrough is an American comedian and actor.Yarbrough was born in Burnsville, Minnesota. Yarbrough attended Burnsville Senior High School and later Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is also an alumnus of Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.Yarbrough starred on the Comedy...
(born 1973), American comedian and actor
Fiction
- CédricCédricCédric is a Belgian comic strip created by writer Raoul Cauvin and drawn by Laudec. A series of animated cartoons based on the comic have been produced as well.-Story:...
, character in the French comic book Cédric by Laudec and Cauvin - Cedric, character in the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkHome Alone 2: Lost in New YorkHome Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the direct sequel to Home Alone. The film stars Macaulay Culkin in the lead role as Kevin McCallister, while...
- Cedric the Saxon, character in the 1819 novel IvanhoeIvanhoeIvanhoe is a historical fiction novel by Sir Walter Scott in 1819, and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in Romanticism and Medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while...
by Walter Scott - Cedric DanielsCedric DanielsCedric Daniels is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Lance Reddick. He is a well regarded officer in the department whose focus is on good police work and quality arrests...
, character in the television series The Wire - Cedric Diggory, character in the Harry Potter universe
- Cedric Errol, character in the 1886 novel Little Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord FauntleroyLittle Lord Fauntleroy is the first children's novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally published as a serial in the St. Nicholas Magazine between November 1885 and October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's in 1886...
by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Cedric (W.I.T.C.H.)Cedric (W.I.T.C.H.)Lord Cedric is a fictional character in the W.I.T.C.H. comic and animated series. Cedric is the right hand man of Phobos, and acts as the head of his armies. He posed as a human bookseller named Cedric Hoffman to gain Elyon Brown's trust and help lure her to Meridian so that Phobos could steal her...
, character in the Italian comic book series W.I.T.C.H. - Cedric Sneer, character in The Raccoons, a Canadian animated television series