Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of ''wikt:en:ead, ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''Gar (spear), gar'' "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's ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' (1819).

People with the given name

* Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England * Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England * Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland * Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor * Edgar Baumann, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, Spanish author in Catalan, Spanish, and English languages, author of ''The Supernatural Enhancements'' * Edgar Cayce, American psychic and healer * Cheung Ka Long, Edgar Cheung, Hong Kong foil fencer * Edgar F. Codd, British computer scientist * Edgar Contreras (disambiguation), several people * Edgar Davids, Dutch footballer * Edgar Degas, French painter * Edgar Eather (1886–1968), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada * Edgar Fonseca, Colombian road cyclist * Edgar Froese, German musician * Edgar Fuller, American mathematician * Edgar Gonzalez (disambiguation), Édgar González (disambiguation), multiple people * Edgar Grospiron, French freestyle skier and Olympic champion * 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 (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, American bassist * Edgar Middleton (1894–1939), British playwright and author * Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut * Edgar Mittelholzer, Guyanese novelist * Edgar Morais, Portuguese actor * Edgar Norton, English-American actor * Edgar Wilson Nye, American humorist * Edgar Oliver, 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, 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, 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 * Edgard Varèse, Edgar Varèse, French composer * Édgar Velásquez, Venezuelan boxer * Edgar Veytia, Mexican state attorney general * Edgar Wachenheim III, American investor * Edgar Wallace, English writer * Edgar Winter, American musician * Edgar Wright, British film director * Edgar Yaeger, American artist

Fictional characters with the given name

* Edgar, a leading character in Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' * Edgar, a character in ''The Zimmer Twins'' * Edgar, the computer in the 1984 film ''Electric Dreams (film), Electric Dreams'' * Edgar, a farmer and alien in the 1997 science-fiction film ''Men in Black (1997 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 * Edgar Brodie, in the 1936 film ''Secret Agent (1936 film), Secret Agent'' * Edgar "Egg" Cooke, a leading character in the TV series ''This Life (1996 TV series), This Life'' * Edgar Deems, in the 1990 film ''Tremors (1990 film), Tremors'' * Edgar Diaz, in the 1983 film ''Scarface (1983 film), Scarface'' * Edgar Friendly, an underground rebel leader in the 1993 film ''Demolition Man'' * Edgar "E" Gore, in the 2012 film ''Frankenweenie (2012 film), Frankenweenie'' * Edgar Linton, a leading character from ''Wuthering Heights'' by Emily Brontë * Edgar Roni Figaro, in the video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' * Edgar Ross, a leading character in 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption'' 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'' * Edgar Poe "Snotty" Wong, in the 1987 American comedy film ''Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise#Cast, 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 at Cairo * Dave Edgar (footballer) * David Edgar (soccer) (born 1987), Canadian footballer * David Edgar (playwright) (born 1948), English playwright * David Edgar (swimmer) (born 1950), American swimmer * Don Edgar (born 1936), Australian sociologist * Elizabeth Edgar (born 1929), New Zealand botanist * Frankie Edgar (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter * George Edgar (academic) (1837–1913), American university president * George Edgar (born 1960), British ambassador * Irene Edgar (born 1957), Scottish lawn bowler * James David Edgar (1841–1899), Canadian politician * James Edgar (entrepreneur) (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 (born 1983), American electronic music artist * John Edgar (disambiguation), several people * Jon Edgar (born 1968), British sculptor * Jonny Edgar (born 2004), British racing driver * Kika Edgar (born 1985), Mexican actress and singer * Marriott Edgar (1880–1951), British poet * Matthew Edgar, 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 (born 1983), British track cyclist * Scott Edgar (basketball) (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 Harry Bosch, Bosch book series as well as its Bosch (TV series), TV adaptation * Black Noir (character), Earving Edgar, in the television series ''The Boys'' * James Stillwell (character)#Stan Edgar, Stan Edgar, in the 2019 television series ''The Boys (2019 TV series), The Boys''

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