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Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

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Edvard Askeland Edvard Askeland (born 10 December 1954) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from a series of album releases in various genres and for being regular in Dag Arnesens lineups in 1970-80, and within Cutting Edge. Career Askeland was born in Bergen ...

(born 1954), Norwegian jazz musician *

Edvard Befring Edvard Befring (born 11 May 1936) is a Norwegian educationalist. He was born in Stardalen as the son of bus driver, Thor Befring (1905–1987) and nurse, Petra Åsta Gilleshammer (1904–1996). Between 1961 and 1980 he was married to nurse Magnh ...

(born 1936), Norwegian educationalist * Edvard Beneš (1884–1948), Czech politician *

Edvard Christian Danielsen Edvard Christian Danielsen (14 April 1888 – 30 January 1964) was a Norwegian naval officer. He held the rank of Vice admiral in the Royal Norwegian Navy and was chief of the admiral staff in London during World War II. Personal life Danie ...

(1888–1964), Norwegian military officer *

Edvard Diriks Karl Edvard Diriks (9 January 1855 – 17 March 1930) was a Norwegian painter. Biography He was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway) to Christian Ludvig Diriks and Benedicte Henriette Munch. He was a grandson of government minister Christian ...

(1855–1930), Norwegian painter *

Edvard Drabløs Edvard Drabløs (1 April 1883 – 29 April 1976) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. Biography Drabløs was born at Sykkylven in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Jens Helgesen Drabløs (1856–1925) and Olave Velle (1852–191 ...

(1883–1976), Norwegian actor and theatre director *

Edvard Engelsaas Edvard Engelsaas (17 November 1872 – 30 August 1902) was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the ...

(1872–1902), Norwegian speed skater *

Edvard Eriksen Edvard Eriksen (10 March 1876 – 12 January 1959) was a Danish–Icelandic sculptor. Biography He apprenticed as a wood carver, after which he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1894 and 1899. Eriksen's most famous work i ...

(1876–1959), Danish-Icelandic sculptor * Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Norwegian composer *

Edvard Heiberg Edvard Heiberg (11 June 1911, in Oslo – 10 June 2000, in Oslo) was a Norwegian director and engineer. Heiberg was the youngest son of barrister Axel Heiberg (1875–1952) and his wife Ragnhild Krohg (1879–1947). He had two brothers, ...

(1911–2000), Norwegian director and engineer *

Edvard Hjelt Edvard Immanuel Hjelt (28 June 1855 – 2 July 1921) was a Finnish chemist, politician and a member of the Senate of Finland. Hjelt studied chemistry in Finland and in Germany and became rector of the University of Helsinki in 1899. He oppose ...

(1855–1921), Finnish chemist, politician and member of the Senate of Finland * Edvard Hoem (born 1949), Norwegian writer *

Edvard Hultgren Edvard Hultgren (24 January 1904 – 26 April 1984) was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de ...

(1904–1984), Swedish boxer *

Edvard Huupponen Edvard Huupponen (1 December 1898 – 4 January 1977) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle featherweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the ...

(1898–1977), Finnish wrestler *

Edvard Isto Edvard Isto, or Eetu Isto (28 November 1865 – 14 October 1905) was a Finnish artist, best known for his patriotic painting '' The Attack'' which depicts the perceived Russification of Finland by the Russian Empire. The work was widely repr ...

(1865–1905), Finnish artist *

Edvard Kardelj Edvard Kardelj (; 27 January 1910 – 10 February 1979), also known by the pseudonyms Bevc, Sperans and Krištof, was a Yugoslav politician and economist. He was one of the leading members of the Communist Party of Slovenia before World War II. ...

(1910–1979), Yugoslav politician * Edvard Johanson (1882–1936), Swedish trade union organizer *

Edvard Larsen Edvard Larsen (''Martin Edvard Larsen;'' 27 October 1881 – 10 September 1914) was a Norway, Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Kristiania IF. At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London he won the bronze medal with a jump of 14.39 me ...

(1881–1914), Norwegian triple jumper * Edvard Lasota (born 1971), Czech football player *

Edvard Liljedahl Edvard Apolloniussen Liljedahl (6 August 1845, in Vik - 10 October 1924) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in 1889, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1912- ...

(1845–1924), Norwegian politician * Edvard Linna (1886–1974), Finnish gymnast * Edvard Mirzoyan (1921–2012), Armenian composer *

Edvard Moser Edvard Ingjald Moser (; born 27 April 1962) is a Norwegian professor of psychology and neuroscience at thKavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. In 2005, he and May-Brit ...

(born 1962), Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist *

Edvard Munch Edvard Munch ( , ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, ''The Scream'' (1893), has become one of Western art's most iconic images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dr ...

(1863–1944), Norwegian painter * Edvard Natvig (1907–1994), Norwegian decathlete * Edvard Persson (1888–1957), Swedish actor and singer * Edvard Petersen (1841–1911), Danish painter * Edvard Poulsson (1858–1935), Norwegian physician * Edvard Ravnikar (1907–1993), Slovenian architect * Edvard Skagestad (born 1988), Norwegian footballer *

Edvard Westerlund Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1924 and a bronze in 1928. He collected the same pair of meda ...

(1901–1982), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler

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