Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''

gar Gars are members of the family Lepisosteidae, which are the only surviving members of the Ginglymodi, an ancient holosteian group of ray-finned fish, which first appeared during the Triassic, over 240 million years ago. Gars comprise seven livi ...

'' "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 (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, 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 C ...

, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, 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, ...

, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, 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 ...

, 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) Edgar Contreras (born May 15, 1961) is a Dominican doctor and plastic surgeon, and aspiring politician. Education Contreras began his studies in medicine, at the Universidad Pedro Henr� ...

, 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 M ...

, 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 espe ...

, 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 Gazett ...

(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, r ...

, 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 research university with its ...

, 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, American poet * Edgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court * Edgar P. Jacobs, Belgian comic book creator * Edgar Johan Kuusik (1888–1974), Estonian architect and interior designer * Edgar Lacy (1944–2011), American basketball player * Edgar Lungu, 6th Republican President of Zambia *

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, American Major League Baseball player who played for the Seattle Mariners * Edgar Meddings (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 Bluegr ...

, 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 ...

(1894–1939), British playwright and author * Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut * Edgar Mittelholzer, 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 Su ...

, 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 childr ...

, 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 riv ...

, 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, Portuguese cinematographer * Edgar Allan Poe, American author * Édgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer * Edgar Prado, Peruvian-born American jockey * Edgar Puusepp (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 pr ...

, Venezuelan actor * Edgar E. Rand (c. 1905-1955), American business executive. * Edgar Nelson Rhodes, Canadian politician * Édgar Humberto Ruiz, Colombian road cyclist * Edgar V. Saks (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 (1867–1958), American-born British 6-time champion and 2-time Olympic fencing medalist * Edgar Sengier, 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, r ...

, French composer * Édgar Velásquez, Venezuelan boxer * Edgar Veytia, Mexican state attorney general * Edgar Wachenheim III, 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, 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'' * Edgar, from the YouTube video '' Édgar's fall'' * Edgar Balthazar, the butler from the 1970 Disney animated film ''The Aristocats'' * Edgar Bones, 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 philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The ser ...

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

, a leading character from '' Wuthering Heights'' 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 poe ...

* Edgar Roni Figaro, 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 Redemp ...

'' and a supporting character in '' Red Dead Redemption 2'' * Edgar Stiles, 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 Sto ...

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

People with the surname

* Barrie Edgar (1919–2012), English television producer * Bruce Edgar, a former cricketer who represented New Zealand * Campbell Cowan Edgar (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) (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) (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, we ...

(born 1936), Australian sociologist * Elizabeth Edgar (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 division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Beginning his career in the Lightweight division, ...

(born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter * George Edgar (academic) (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 Fiji, Republic of Fiji. Early life and education Edgar is the son of Dr William Macreadie Edgar and D ...

(born 1960), British ambassador * Irene Edgar (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 ...

(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 sto ...

(1843–1909), Scottish-American founder of Edgar Department Stores and the first department store Santa Claus * James Douglas Edgar (1884–1921), English professional golfer * Jim Edgar (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 Kristui ...

(born 1983), American electronic music artist * John Edgar (disambiguation), 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 referen ...

(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 (born 1985), Mexican actress and singer * Marriott Edgar (1880–1951), British poet * Matt Edgar (born 1986), English darts player * Robert Allan Edgar (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 Commonwealth Games, Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sprint riding ...

(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) (by 1508–1547), English politician * Thomas Edgar (volleyball) (born 1989), Australian volleyball player * Thomas F. Edgar, American chemical engineer * William Edgar (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters with the surname

* Judge Edgar, in the Judge Dredd comic strip * Jerome "Jerry" Edgar, in the Bosch book series as well as its TV adaptation * Earving Edgar, in the television series ''The Boys'' * Stan Edgar, in the 2019 television series '' The Boys''

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