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, from an

Anglo-Saxon name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are also ...

''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''

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'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...

's ''

The Bride of Lammermoor ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819, one of the Waverley novels. The novel is set in the Lammermuir Hills of south-east Scotland, shortly before the Act of Union of 1707 (in the first editio ...

'' (1819).

People with the given name

Edgar the Peaceful Edgar ( ang, Ēadgār ; 8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. The younger son of King Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, he came to the throne as a teenager following ...

(942–975), king of England *

Edgar the Ætheling Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...

(c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England *

Edgar of Scotland Edgar or Étgar mac Maíl Choluim ( Modern Gaelic: ''Eagar mac Mhaoil Chaluim''), nicknamed Probus, "the Valiant" (c. 1074 – 8 January 1107), was King of Scotland from 1097 to 1107. He was the fourth son of Malcolm III and Margaret of Wess ...

(1074–1107), king of Scotland *

Edgar Angara Edgardo Javier Angara (, September 24, 1934 – May 13, 2018) was a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993 to 1995. He was a Senator from 1987 to 1998 and then served as Secretary of Agricultu ...

, Filipino lawyer *

Edgar Barrier Edgar Barrier (March 4, 1907 – June 20, 1964) was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage, and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre and was one of several actors who played Simon Templar on ''The Saint'' ...

, American actor *

Edgar Baumann Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born 16 April 1970 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan former Javelin Thrower, current Javelin Coach, Sports Promoter and Businessperson. He is of German descent. Baumann won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Gam ...

, Paraguayan javelin thrower *

Edgar Bergen Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Ch ...

, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist *

Edgar Berlanga Edgar Luis Berlanga Jr. (born May 18, 1997) is an American professional boxer. Early life Berlanga was born to the large Nuyorican community of Brooklyn, to parents from Puerto Rico. He started boxing at the age of 7, As a child, he was a fan of ...

, American boxer *

Edgar H. Brown Edgar Henry Brown, Jr. (December 27, 1926 – December 22, 2021) was an American mathematician specializing in algebraic topology, and for many years a professor at Brandeis University. Life Brown was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He completed ...

, American mathematician *

Edgar Buchanan William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the ''Petticoat Junction'', ''Green Acres'', and ''The ...

, American actor *

Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he ...

, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' *

Edgar Cantero Edgar Cantero (born 27 May 1981 in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer and cartoonist working in Catalan, Spanish and English. He is known for his books ''Dormir amb Winona Ryder'', which won the 2007 Joan Crexells Award and the horror-comedy novel ...

, Spanish author in Catalan, Spanish, and English languages, author of ''The Supernatural Enhancements'' *

Edgar Cayce Edgar Cayce (; 18 March 1877 – 3 January 1945) was an American clairvoyant who claimed to channel his higher self while in a trance-like state. His words were recorded by his friend, Al Layne; his wife, Gertrude Evans, and later by his s ...

, American psychic and healer * Edgar Cheung, Hong Kong foil fencer *

Edgar F. Codd Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 – 18 April 2003) was an English computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational databa ...

, British computer scientist *

Edgar Contreras (disambiguation) Edgar Contreras may refer to: * Edgar Contreras (surgeon) (born 1961), Dominican doctor and plastic surgeon * Edgar Contreras (taekwondo) Edgar Contreras (born 16 July 1992) is a Venezuelan taekwondo athlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Oly ...

, several people *

Edgar Davids Edgar Steven Davids (; born 13 March 1973) is a Dutch-Surinamese former professional footballer and current coach. After beginning his career with Ajax, winning several domestic and international titles, he subsequently played in Italy for AC Mi ...

, Dutch footballer *

Edgar Degas Edgar Degas (, ; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, ; 19 July 183427 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints and drawings. Degas is es ...

, French painter *

Edgar Eather Edgar Eather (September 14, 1886 – September 1, 1968) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1946 to 1958. Born in Eureka, Nevada, Eather served as Eureka County recorder and auditor from 1911 to 1922."Edgar Eather", ''Reno Gazette-J ...

(1886–1968), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada *

Edgar Fonseca Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...

, Colombian road cyclist *

Edgar Froese Edgar Willmar Froese (; 6 June 1944 – 20 January 2015) was a German musical artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. Froese was the only continuous member of the group ...

, German musician *

Edgar Fuller Edgar Fuller is an American mathematician. He is a distinguished professor in the department of mathematics and statistics at Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research univ ...

, American mathematician * Édgar González (disambiguation), multiple people *

Edgar Grospiron Edgar Grospiron (born 17 March 1969) is a French freestyle skier and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.Edgar A. Guest Edgar Albert Guest (20 August 1881 – 5 August 1959) was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life. Early life Guest was born in Birmingham ...

, American poet *

Edgar N. Harwood Edgar Nelson Harwood (December 5, 1854 – October 21, 1936) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1889 to 1895. Born near Ellicottville, New York, Harwood received his law degree from the University of Illinois. He went west with his fa ...

(1854–1936), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court *

Edgar P. Jacobs Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs (30 March 1904 – 20 February 1987), better known under his pen name Edgar P. Jacobs, was a Belgium, Belgian comic book creator (writer and artist), born in Brussels, Belgium. He was one of the founding fathers of the ...

, Belgian comic book creator *

Edgar Johan Kuusik Edgar Johan Kuusik (22 February 1888 in Valgjärve, Estonia – 3 August 1974 in Tallinn) was an Estonian architect (mostly freelance) and furniture and interior designer. Biography Kuusik was born in Võrumaa, in Pikavärve mansion's masters ...

(1888–1974), Estonian architect and interior designer *

Edgar Lacy Edgar Eddie Lacy (August 2, 1944 – March 22, 2011) was an American basketball player who won two NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA championships at UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA, then played one season in the American Basket ...

(1944–2011), American basketball player *

Edgar Lungu Edgar Chagwa Lungu (born 11 November 1956) is a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 25 January 2015 to 24 August 2021. Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence. Fo ...

, 6th Republican President of

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

Edgar Maalouf Edgar Maalouf (21 March 1934 – 28 December 2018) was a Lebanese politician and former army general. Biography Maalouf was appointed leader of Lebanon's temporary government in 1988, replacing Amine Gemayel. Maalouf served in different cabinet ...

(1934–2018), Lebanese politician *

Edgar Martínez Edgar Martínez (born January 2, 1963), nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a designated hitter and third baseman for the Seattle Mariners from 19 ...

, American Major League Baseball player who played for the Seattle Mariners *

Edgar Meddings Edgar James Meddings (5 June 1923 – 25 December 2020) was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 15th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Ed Meddings was born in Dilhorne, Staffordshire, t ...

(1923–2020), British bobsledder *

Edgar Meyer Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. He has won five Grammy Awards and been nominated seven times. Meyer is a member of the Telluride Bluegrass ...

, American bassist *

Edgar Middleton Edgar Charles William Middleton (26 November 1894 – 10 April 1939) was a British playwright and author. Biography He was educated at Bancroft's School, Woodford, Essex, then worked for the Eastern Telegraph Company in Cape Town as a cable op ...

(1894–1939), British playwright and author *

Edgar Mitchell Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 – February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hour ...

, American astronaut *

Edgar Mittelholzer Edgar Austin Mittelholzer (16 December 1909 – 5 May 1965) was a Guyanese novelist, the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership.Michael Hughes, ''A Companion to Wes ...

, Guyanese novelist *

Edgar Morais Edgar Morais is an actor and filmmaker. He studied theater in Lisbon, Portugal and was a student of Ivana Chubbuck in LA and Susan Batson in NYC and has worked with globally celebrated filmmakers such as Larry Clark, Victoria Mahoney, Teresa Suth ...

, Portuguese actor *

Edgar Norton Edgar Norton (born Harry Edgar Mills; August 11, 1868 – February 6, 1953) was an English-born American character actor. Early years Norton was born in Islington in London, England, on August 11, 1868, as Harry Edgar Mills, one of eight child ...

, English-American actor *

Edgar Wilson Nye Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (August 25, 1850February 22, 1896) was an American humorist. He was also the founder and editor of the ''Laramie Boomerang''. Biography Nye was born in Shirley, Maine. His parents removed to a farm on the St. Croix rive ...

, American humorist *

Edgar Oliver Edgar Oliver (born October 31, 1956) is an American stage and film actor, poet, performance artist and playwright. He is considered a "legend" of the downtown New York theater scene and is known for his distinctive accent and diction. Early life ...

, American performance artist and playwright *

Edgar Pêra Edgar Henrique Clemente Pêra (born 19 November 1960) is a Portuguese filmmaker. Pêra is also a fine artist and a graphic comics artist . and writes fiction and cinema essays (PhD). Edgar Pêra studied Psychology, but switched to Film at the ...

, Portuguese cinematographer *

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...

, American author *

Édgar Ponce Édgar Ponce García (27 December 1977 – 5 May 2005) was a Mexican actor and dancer. Ponce was a member of the male dance troupe '' Sólo Para Mujeres'' (''For Women Only'') and appeared in a number of soap operas (''telenovelas'') which ...

(1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer *

Edgar Prado Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in ...

, Peruvian-born American jockey *

Edgar Puusepp Edgar Puusepp (11 September 1911 – 19 December 1982) was an Estonian amateur wrestling, wrestler and wrestling coach. He competed in the Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight, men's Greco-Roman welterweig ...

(1911–1982), Estonian wrestler *

Édgar Ramírez Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano (, born 25 March 1977) is a Venezuelan actor. Ramírez studied communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. He then worked in media and considered becoming a diplomat. When Guillermo Arriaga prai ...

, Venezuelan actor *

Edgar E. Rand Edgar E. Rand (c. 1905 – October 26, 1955) was an American heir, business executive and philanthropist. He served as the President of the International Shoe Company from 1950 to 1955. Early life Edgar E. Rand was born circa 1905 in St. Louis, Mi ...

(c. 1905-1955), American business executive. *

Edgar Nelson Rhodes Edgar Nelson Rhodes, (January 5, 1877 – March 15, 1942), was a Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada), parliamentarian from Nova Scotia who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1925 to 1930. He was first elected to the House of Commons ...

, Canadian politician *

Édgar Humberto Ruiz Edgar Humberto Ruiz Sierra (born January 22, 1971 in Bogotá) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1994 to 1995. Career ;1990 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 (COL) ;1992 :6th in Gen ...

, Colombian road cyclist *

Edgar V. Saks Edgar Valter Saks (January 25, 1910 Tartu – April 11, 1984, Montreal) was an Estonian amateur historian and author. He was Estonian exile government's minister of education in exile from 1971 until his death. His book ''The Estonian Viking ...

(1910–1984), Estonian historian and author *

Edgar Savisaar Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister ...

, Estonian politician (Keskerakond) *

Edgar Seligman Edgar Isaac Seligman (14 April 1867 – 27 September 1958) was a British épée, foil, and sabre fencer. After the family moved to London he became a British citizen by naturalisation. Seligman competed in five Olympiads and won two silver me ...

(1867–1958), American-born British 6-time champion and 2-time Olympic fencing medalist *

Edgar Sengier Edgar Edouard Bernard Sengier (9 October 1879 – 26 July 1963) was a Belgian mining engineer and director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga mining company that operated in Belgian Congo during World War II. Sengier is credited with ...

, Belgium director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II *

Edgar Varèse Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...

, French composer *

Édgar Velásquez Edgar Velásquez (born 3 April 1974 in Tucupita) is a retired boxer from Venezuela. He competed in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division during the early 1990s.Edgar Veytia Edgar Veytia (born c. 1970) is a Mexican jurist. He has been the attorney general for the Mexican state of Nayarit since 2013. Veytia was born in Tijuana but was raised in San Diego, California, where he attended elementary, middle, and high scho ...

, Mexican state attorney general *

Edgar Wachenheim III Edgar Wachenheim III (born 1937) is an American investor and CEO and chairman of Greenhaven Associates. He founded that investment company, a former branch of Central National-Gottesman, in 1987 and has worked there since as CEO. Greenhaven Associ ...

, American investor *

Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...

, English writer *

Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing keyboards, guitar, saxophone, and percussion, as well as singing. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group ...

, American musician *

Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a ...

, British film director *

Edgar Yaeger Edgar Louis Yaeger (1904–1997) was an American modernist painter from Detroit, Michigan. Yaeger studied under Robert A. Herzberg at the Detroit School of Fine and Applied Arts, by which he was awarded the Founder's Society Purchase Prize. Subse ...

, American artist

Fictional characters with the given name

* Edgar, a leading character in Shakespeare's ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' * Edgar, a character in ''

The Zimmer Twins ''The Zimmer Twins'' was a Canadian animated series and website. The project was created by producer Jason Krogh and artist Aaron Leighton and is produced through Lost the Plot Productions Inc. A selection of the user-generated episodes is prod ...

'' * Edgar, the computer in the 1984 film '' Electric Dreams'' * Edgar, a farmer and alien in the 1997 science-fiction film ''

Men in Black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are purported men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi-government agents, who harass, threaten, or sometimes even assassinate unidentified flying object (UFO) witnesses t ...

'' * Edgar, from the YouTube video ''

Édgar's fall ''Édgar's Fall'' (''La Caída de Édgar'') is a video that was uploaded to YouTube on May 9, 2006 from Mexico. This internet meme has been one of the most popular videos in YouTube, with over 76 million views as of May 2022. History The video c ...

'' *

Edgar Balthazar ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Ro ...

, the butler from the 1970 Disney animated film ''The Aristocats'' *

Edgar Bones The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the ''Harry Potter'' series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the ...

, in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and Philanthropy, philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to ...

* Edgar Brodie, in the 1936 film ''

Secret Agent Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

'' * Edgar "Egg" Cooke, a leading character in the TV series ''

This Life This may refer to: * ''This'', the singular proximal demonstrative pronoun Places * This, or ''Thinis'', an ancient city in Upper Egypt * This, Ardennes, a commune in France People with the surname * Hervé This, French culinary chemist Arts, e ...

'' * Edgar Deems, in the 1990 film '' Tremors'' * Edgar Diaz, in the 1983 film '' Scarface'' *

Edgar Friendly ''Demolition Man'' is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking po ...

, an underground rebel leader in the 1993 film ''Demolition Man'' * Edgar "E" Gore, in the 2012 film '' Frankenweenie'' *

Edgar Linton Edgar Linton is a fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel ''Wuthering Heights''. His role in the story is that of Catherine Earnshaw's husband. He resides at Thrushcross Grange and falls prey to Heathcliff's schemes for revenge again ...

, a leading character from ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moorland, moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their tur ...

'' by

Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, ''Wuthering Heights'', now considered a classic of English literature. She also published a book of poet ...

Edgar Roni Figaro Square (video game company), Square's role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' (released as ''Final Fantasy III'' in North America) features fourteen permanent player characters, the largest number of any game in the main ''Final Fantasy'' ...

, in the video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' * Edgar Ross, a leading character in 2010 game ''

Red Dead Redemption ''Red Dead Redemption'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A spiritual successor to 2004's ''Red Dead Revolver'', it is the second game in the ''Red Dead'' series. ''Red Dead Redempt ...

'' and a supporting character in ''

Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

'' *

Edgar Stiles The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series '' 24'', '' 24: Live Another Day'', and '' 24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their ...

, in the television series ''24'' * Edgar Valden, a playable survivor in the Chinese horror game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' * Edgar Poe "Snotty" Wong, in the 1987 American comedy film '' Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise''

People with the surname

Barrie Edgar Anthony Barrie Edgar (26 April 1919 – 28 December 2012) was an English television producer. Edgar began working for the BBC when its television service resumed after the Second World War, remaining with the corporation until his retirement ...

(1919–2012), English television producer *

Bruce Edgar Bruce Adrian Edgar (born 23 November 1956) is a former cricketer who represented New Zealand in both Test and One Day International (ODI) format. A chartered accountant by profession, Edgar played as a left-handed opening batsman and an occasi ...

, a former cricketer who represented New Zealand *

Campbell Cowan Edgar Campbell Cowan Edgar (26 December 1870–10 May 1938) was a Scottish Egyptologist, classical archaeologist and papyrologist. He is especially noted for his work with A. S. Hunt on translating the Zenon Papyri. Between 1925 and 1927 he served as ...

(1870–1938), Scottish Egyptologist and Secretary-General of the

Egyptian Museum The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or the Cairo Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display a ...

at Cairo *

Dave Edgar (footballer) David James Edgar (5 February 1902 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left. He scored 20 goals from 121 appearances in the Scottish Football League playing for East Fife, Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonians, an ...

David Edgar (soccer) David Edward Edgar (born May 19, 1987) is a Canadian professional soccer coach and former player who serves as assistant coach of Forge FC. Edgar represented Canada at various levels having made his debut for the Canadian senior team on Febr ...

(born 1987), Canadian footballer *

David Edgar (playwright) David Edgar (born 26 February 1948) is a British playwright and writer who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making him one of the most prolific dramatists of the post-1 ...

(born 1948), English playwright *

David Edgar (swimmer) David Holmes "Dave" Edgar (born March 27, 1950) is an American former swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Edgar attended the University of Tennessee, where he swam for the Tennessee Volunteers swimming and diving team in N ...

(born 1950), American swimmer *

Don Edgar Dr. Donald E. Edgar (born 1936) was the Foundation Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Under his leadership the Institute had a profound influence on the Government of Australia regarding family policy, family and work, welfa ...

(born 1936), Australian sociologist *

Elizabeth Edgar Elizabeth Edgar (27 December 1929 – 1 January 2019) was a New Zealand botanist, best known for her work in authoring and editing three of the five volumes of the series ''Flora of New Zealand'', which describes and classifies the species of ...

(born 1929), New Zealand botanist *

Frankie Edgar Frankie Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Beginning his career in the L ...

(born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter *

George Edgar (academic) George Mathews Edgar (March 1, 1837October 18, 1913) was the President of the Seminary West of the Suwannee River, in Tallahassee, Florida, an institution which eventually became Florida State University. He served in that office from 1887 to 189 ...

(1837–1913), American university president *

George Edgar Christopher George Edgar (born 21 April 1960) is a retired British and European diplomat who served as the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji. Early life and education Edgar is the son of Dr William Macreadie Edgar and Dr Fred ...

(born 1960), British ambassador *

Irene Edgar Irene Edgar (born 21 October 1957) is a Scottish lawn bowler. Edgar has a visual impairment. She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the mixed para-sport pairs event. She also competed at the 2018 Commonwe ...

(born 1957), Scottish lawn bowler *

James David Edgar Sir James David Edgar, (August 10, 1841 – July 31, 1899) was a Canadian politician. In his twenties, Edgar was a law student, legal editor of the ''Toronto Globe'', an alderman on Toronto's city council and an organizer for the Liberal Pa ...

(1841–1899), Canadian politician *

James Edgar (entrepreneur) James Edgar (1843 – 1909) was a businessman who has been credited with being the one who first came up with the idea of dressing up as Santa Claus for Christmas. He started the tradition in 1890 in his Brockton, Massachusetts, department st ...

(1843–1909), Scottish-American founder of Edgar Department Stores and the first department store Santa Claus *

James Douglas Edgar James Douglas Edgar (30 September 1884 – 8 August 1921) was an English professional golfer and golf writer. Early life Edgar was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He won the French Open in 1914. He coached the young player Tommy Armour, w ...

(1884–1921), English professional golfer *

Jim Edgar James Edgar (born July 22, 1946) is an American politician who was the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. Previously he served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1976 to 1979 and as Illinois Secretary of State ...

(born 1946), American politician and Governor of Illinois *

Jimmy Edgar Jimmy Edgar is an American conceptual artist and sound designer from Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by minimalism, Yves Klein and Immaterialism, early in their career Jimmy released two hip-hop glitch albums under the names Michaux and Kristuit ...

(born 1983), American electronic music artist *

John Edgar (disambiguation) John Edgar may refer to: * John Edgar (politician) (1750–1832), Irish-American pioneer and politician *John Edgar (minister) (1798–1866), Presbyterian minister, professor of theology, and moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland * John Ge ...

, several people *

Jon Edgar Jon Edgar is a British sculptor of the Frink School. Improvisation is an important part of his reductive working process and developed from the additive working process of Alan Thornhill. Final works are often autobiographical, perhaps referenc ...

(born 1968), British sculptor *

Jonny Edgar Jonny Edgar (born 13 February 2004) is an English racing driver currently set to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and is the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 champion. Career Karting ...

(born 2004), British racing driver *

Kika Edgar Kika Edgar (born January 9) is a Mexican actress and singer. Biography Sandra Erika Edgar Garza was born in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Beginning her career primarily in theater and musicals, she has become well known in Mexico, star ...

(born 1985), Mexican actress and singer *

Marriott Edgar Marriott Edgar (5 October 1880 – 5 May 1951), born George Marriott Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a British poet, scriptwriter and comedian, best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the ...

(1880–1951), British poet * Matt Edgar (born 1986), English darts player *

Robert Allan Edgar Robert Allan Edgar (born 1940) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Education and career Born in Munising, Michigan, Edgar received a Bachelor of Arts degre ...

(born 1940), U.S. federal judge * Robert W. Edgar (1943–2013), American politician *

Ross Edgar Ross Edgar (born 3 January 1983) is a Scottish track cyclist who represented Scotland at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sprint riding with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean. He competed for Great Britain at ...

(born 1983), British track cyclist *

Scott Edgar (basketball) Scott William Edgar (born December 14, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach at Eastern Oklahoma State College. He was formerly head coach at Duquesne University, Murray State University an ...

(born 1955), American basketball coach *

Thomas Edgar (MP) Thomas Edgar (by 1508–1547), of Blewbury, Berkshire; Bermondsey, Surrey and London, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Malmesbury Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire ...

(by 1508–1547), English politician *

Thomas Edgar (volleyball) Thomas Edgar (born 21 June 1989) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Career He began his career in Queensland. In the 2011–2012 season he played for the Italian Serie A2 club, Volley Cor ...

(born 1989), Australian volleyball player * Thomas F. Edgar, American chemical engineer *

William Edgar (disambiguation) William or Bill Edgar may refer to: * William Edgar (politician) (1858–1948), Australian politician * Bill Edgar (American football) (1898–1970), American football player * William Edgar (engineer) (born 1938), British mechanical engineer * Will ...

, several people

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Judge Edgar This is a list of characters in the British comic strip ''Judge Dredd'' appearing in ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and related publications. They are listed alphabetically by surname, in categories. (Major characters h ...

, in the Judge Dredd comic strip * Jerome "Jerry" Edgar, in the Bosch book series as well as its

TV adaptation An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another. Some common examples are: * Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, ...

* Earving Edgar, in the television series ''The Boys'' * Stan Edgar, in the 2019 television series ''

The Boys Boys are young male humans. Boys or The Boys may also refer to: Film and television Films * ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie * ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen * ''Boys'' ( ...

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