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elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include:

People

Kings and nobles

Edmund the Martyr Edmund the Martyr (also known as St Edmund or Edmund of East Anglia, died 20 November 869) was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death. Few historical facts about Edmund are known, as the kingdom of East Anglia was devastated by t ...

(died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia *

Edmund I Edmund I or Eadmund I (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. Afte ...

(922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 * Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 * Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) * Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne * Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent *

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York Edmund of Langley, Duke of York (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Like many medieval English princes, Edmund gained his nickname from his birthplace: Kings Lang ...

(1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England * Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman *

Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg Edmund Leopold Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (18 November 1803, in Vienna – 17 November 1873, in Orlík Castle) was the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century. Life He was the youngest son of famous field marshal Karl ...

(1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century

In religion

Saint Edmund (disambiguation) Saint Edmund may refer to: * Saint Edmund the Martyr (d. 869), king of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr saint soon after his death at the hands of Vikings * Saint Edmund Arrowsmith (1585–1628), Jesuit, one of the Forty Martyrs of Englan ...

, religious title given to several persons *

Eadmund of Winchester Eadmund was a 9th-century Englishman. It had been thought he had been Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winc ...

(died between 833 and 838), once thought to have been a Bishop of Winchester *

Edmund of Durham Edmund (or Eadmund; died 1041) was Bishop of Durham from 1021 to 1041.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 216 Symeon of Durham relates the story that Edmund was a monk of Durham Cathedral, and that he was chosen as bishop because ...

(died 1041), Bishop of Durham *

Edmund Arrowsmith Edmund Arrowsmith ''(baptized as "Brian Arrowsmith")'', SJ (c. 1585 – 28 August 1628) was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales of the Catholic Church. The main source of information on Arrowsmith is a contemporary account written ...

(1585–1628), Jesuit, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales *

Edmund Campion Edmund Campion, SJ (25 January 15401 December 1581) was an English Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry in officially Anglican England, Campion was arrested by priest hunters. Convicted of high treason, he was h ...

(1540–1581), English Jesuit priest and martyr * Edmund Gennings (1567–1591), English priest and martyr *

Edmund Kalau Edmund J. Kalau (9 July 1928 – 8 January 2014) was a German aviator, missionary, and pastor. He was a member of the Hitler Youth during his childhood prior to his conversion to Christianity. As an adult, Kalau served as a missionary in Micron ...

(1928–2014), German missionary and minister * Edmund Peiris (1897–1989), Sri Lankan Roman Catholic priest,

Bishop of Chilaw The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw (Lat: ''Dioecesis Chilavensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1939, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1 ...

from 1940-1972 *

Edmund Rich Edmund of Abingdon (also known as Edmund Rich, St Edmund of Canterbury, Edmund of Pontigny, French: St Edme; c. 11741240) was an English-born prelate who served as Archbishop of Canterbury. He became a respected lecturer in mathematics, diale ...

(1175–1240), also called Edmund of Abingdon; Archbishop of Canterbury *

Edmund Ignatius Rice Edmund Ignatius Rice ( ga, Éamonn Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and t ...

(1762–1844), founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers

In politics

Edmund Burke Edmund Burke (; 12 January NS.html"_;"title="New_Style.html"_;"title="/nowiki>New_Style">NS">New_Style.html"_;"title="/nowiki>New_Style">NS/nowiki>_1729_–_9_July_1797)_was_an_NS.html"_;"title="New_Style.html"_;"title="/nowiki>New_Style">N ...

(1729–1797), Irish statesman, political theorist, and philosopher *

Edmund Barton Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton, (18 January 18497 January 1920) was an Australian politician and judge who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903, holding office as the leader of the Protectionist Party. He resigned to b ...

(1849−1920), Australian prime minister * Edmund Joseph Cooray, Sri Lankan Senator, Minister of Justice of Sri Lanka from March 1960 to July 1960 * Edmund Bernard Dimbulane, Sri Lankan

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

for Alutnuwara * Edmund Rowland Gooneratna (1845–1914), Sri Lankan Gate Mudaliyar, scholar, planter, Buddhist revivalist * Edmund Walter Jayawardena, Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat *

Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...

(1914–1996), American Secretary of State * Edmund G. Brown, Sr. (1905–1996), commonly known as Pat Brown; governor of California, 1959–1967 *

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected Secretary of St ...

(born 1938), commonly known as Jerry Brown; governor of California * Edmund Peiris, Sri Lankan Muhandiram * Edmund Samarakkody (1912–1992), Sri Lankan Trotskyist, trade unionist *

Edmund Stoiber Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber (born 28 September 1941) is a German politician who served as the 16th Minister President of the state of Bavaria between 1993 and 2007 and chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) between 1999 and 2007. In 2002, he ...

(born 1941), German politician, former minister-president of the state of

Bayern Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

Edmund Tsaturyan Edmund Tsaturyan (18 March 1937 – 14 May 2010) was an Armenian politician. He attended at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia. Tsaturyan served as a People's Party of Armenia member of the National Assembly of Armenia from 1999 to 2 ...

(1937–2010), Armenian politician, member of the National Assembly of Armenia *

Edmund (Tiruchendur MLA) Edmund was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; DMK) is a political party based in the stat ...

, Indian politician, elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971

In other fields

Sir Edmund Andros Sir Edmund Andros (6 December 1637 – 24 February 1714) was an English colonial administrator in British America. He was the governor of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence. At other times, Andros served ...

(1637–1714), English colonial administrator under the Royal House of Stuart *

Edmund Anscombe Edmund Anscombe (8 February 1874 – 9 October 1948) was one of the most important figures to shape the architectural and urban fabric of New Zealand. He was important, not only because of the prolific nature of his practice and the quality of ...

(1874–1948), New Zealand architect *

Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ...

(1892–1974), American actor *

Edmund Collein Edmund Collein (10 January 1906 – 21 January 1992) was an East German architect and urban planner. He is also known for his photography while studying at the Bauhaus art school. As a functionary of the SED, the ruling political party of East Ge ...

(1906–1992), East German architect and Bauhaus photographer * Edmund Crispin, pseudonym of English crime fiction writer Bruce Montgomery (1921–1978) * Edmund Davy (1785–1857), English chemist *

Edmund Fritz Edmund Fritz (before 1918after 1932) was an Austrian (possibly Hungarian-born) actor, film director, and manager of at least one musical group. He was co-director of the 1918 film '' Alraune'', a Hungarian science fiction horror film ...

(before 1918after 1932), Austrian actor, film director, and music manager *

Edmund H. Garrett Edmund Henry Garrett (1853–1929) was an American illustrator, bookplate-maker, and author—as well as a highly respected painter—renowned for his illustrations of the legends of King Arthur. Biography Garrett was born in Albany, New York o ...

(1853–1929), American artist * Edmund Gettier (1927–2021), American philosopher *

Edmund Goulding Edmund Goulding (20 March 1891 – 24 December 1959) was a British screenwriter and film director. As an actor early in his career he was one of the 'Ghosts' in the 1922 silent film '' Three Live Ghosts'' alongside Norman Kerry and Cyril Chadwi ...

(1891–1959), British film writer and director * Edmund Gunter (1581–1626), British mathematician *

Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947), for which he won th ...

(1877–1959), British actor * Edmund Hashim (1933–1974), American actor *

Edmund Hewavitarne Edmund Hewavitarne (1873 – 19 November 1915) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) businessman and reservist. A member of Ceylon Defence Force, he was court-martialed for treason and died in prison, he was given posthumous pardon. He was the younger b ...

(1873–1915), Sri Lankan businessman and army reservist *Sir

Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reache ...

(1919–2008), New Zealand mountaineer *

Edmund Husserl , thesis1_title = Beiträge zur Variationsrechnung (Contributions to the Calculus of Variations) , thesis1_url = https://fedora.phaidra.univie.ac.at/fedora/get/o:58535/bdef:Book/view , thesis1_year = 1883 , thesis2_title ...

(1859–1938), philosopher and mathematician *

Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, (6 May 1880 – 22 September 1959) was a senior officer of the British Army who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War. Ironside ...

, Sir William Edmund Ironside (1880–1951), field marshal and chief of the British Imperial General Staff *

Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside Edmund Oslac Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside (21 September 1924 – 13 January 2020) was a British hereditary peer, who sat in the House of Lords from 1959 to 1999. Prior to entering the Lords, he served in the Royal Navy and worked for Marconi. ...

(1924–2020), British politician and engineer, son of William Edmund Ironside *

Edmund Kemper Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948) is an American serial killer who murdered a total of 10 people, including a 15-year-old girl, as well as his own mother and her best friend, from May 1972 to April 1973, following his parole for m ...

(born 1948), American serial killer and necrophile * Edmund Blair Leighton (1852–1922), British artist *

Edmund Lenihan Edmund Lenihan (born 1950), also known as Eddie Lenihan, is an Irish author, storyteller, lecturer and broadcaster. He is one of the few practising '' seanchaithe'' (traditional Irish lore-keepers and tale-spinners) remaining in Ireland. He has ...

(born 1950), Irish author and storyteller *

Edmund Lowe Edmund Dantes Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. Biography Lowe was born in San Jose, California. His father was a local judge. His childhood home was a ...

(1890–1971), American actor *

Edmund P. Murray Edmund P. Murray (July 1930 – October 2007) was an American novelist and journalist. His novels include ''The Passion Players'', ''Kulubi'', ''My Bridge To America'', and ''The Peregrine Spy''. Edmund Murray was a media adviser to the Irania ...

(1930–2007), American novelist and journalist *

Edmund Rack Edmund Rack (c.1735 – 22 February 1787), born in Norfolk, England, became well known in Bath, Somerset; he was a writer, particularly about agriculture, and founded notable societies. Life Rack was born in Attleborough, Norfolk, about 1735, son ...

(c. 1735–1787), English writer *

Edmund Reid Detective Inspector Edmund John James Reid (21 March 1846 – 5 December 1917) was the head of the CID in the Metropolitan Police's H Division at the time of the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper in 1888. He was also an early aeronaut. ...

(1846–1917), head of the Metropolitan Police's CID during the time of the Jack the Ripper * Ed Skoronski (1910–1996), American football player *

Edmund Kirby Smith General Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824March 28, 1893) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded the Trans-Mississippi Department (comprising Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, western Louisiana, Arizona Territory and the India ...

(1824–1893), American general, telegraph president, and professor of mathematics and botany. *

Edmund Sonnenblick Edmund Hiram Sonnenblick (December 7, 1932September 22, 2007) was an American medical researcher and cardiologist. His studies of the function of cardiac muscle cells during the 1960s shaped the basis of both cardiovascular physiology and the mo ...

(1932–2007), American cardiologist *

Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (; 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for '' The Faerie Queene'', an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen o ...

(1552–1599), English poet *

Edmund Wilson Edmund Wilson Jr. (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer and literary critic who explored Freudian and Marxist themes. He influenced many American authors, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose unfinished work he edited for publi ...

(1895–1972), American writer and literary critic

Surname

* Kyle Edmund (born 1995), British tennis player

Fictional characters

Edmund Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings an ...

, an antagonist in the play ''

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 a ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

* Edmund Bertram, character in the novel '' Mansfield Park'' by

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...

* Edmund Blackadder, the protagonist of the BBC historical comedy series ''

Blackadder ''Blackadder'' is a series of four period British sitcoms, plus several one-off instalments, which originally aired on BBC One from 1983 to 1989. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the antihero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robins ...

'' * Edmund Pevensie, main character in several of ''

The Chronicles of Narnia ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' has been Adaptations of The Chron ...

'' book series by

C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univer ...

, in which he is/was "King Edmund the Just" *King Edmund, supporting character in the animated show of '' Tangled'' in which he had ruled the uninhabitable Dark Kingdom twenty-five years prior. He is also the long-lost father of

Eugene Fitzherbert Eugene Fitzherbert (born Horace, later renamed Eugene and then known by his alias Flynn Rider) is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film ''Tangled'' (2010), its short 2012 film ''Tangled ...

, making the reformed thief a prince by birth

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