Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Edgar (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, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor (1819). The name was more common in the United States than elsewhere in the Anglosphere during the 1800s. It has been a particularly fashionable name in Latin American countries since the 20th century.[1]
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 Alaffita (born 1996), Mexican footballer
- Edgar Angara (1934–2018), Filipino lawyer
- Edgar Bacon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edgar Barrier (1907–1964), American actor
- Edgar Baumann (born 1970), Paraguayan javelin thrower
- Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist
- Edgar Berlanga (born 1997), American boxer
- Edgar Bogardus (1927–1958), American poet
- Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013), American-Canadian businessman
- Edgar H. Brown (1926–2021), American mathematician
- Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979), American actor
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), American author, creator of Tarzan
- Edgar Cantero (born 1981), Spanish author in Catalan, Spanish, and English languages, author of The Supernatural Enhancements
- Edgar Cayce (1877–1945), American psychic and healer
- Edgar Chadwick (1869–1942), English footballer and manager
- Edgar Cheung, Hong Kong foil fencer and Olympic champion
- Edgar F. Codd, British computer scientist
- Edgar Contreras (disambiguation), several people
- Edgar Davids, Dutch footballer
- Edgar Degas, French painter
- Edgar Eather (1886–1968), American judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
- Edgar Fonseca, Colombian road cyclist
- Edgar Froese, German musician
- Edgar Fuller, American mathematician
- Édgar González (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edgar Grospiron, French freestyle skier and Olympic champion
- Edgar A. Guest, American poet
- Edgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), American judge, 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 M. Louton (born 1933), American evangelist and missionary.
- Edgar Lungu, 6th Republican President of Zambia
- Edgar Maalouf (1934–2018), Lebanese politician
- Edgar Martínez, Puerto Rican baseball player in American Major League Baseball
- Edgar Meddings (1923–2020), British bobsledder
- Edgar Meyer, American bassist
- Edgar Middleton (1894–1939), British playwright and author
- Edgar Mitchell (1930–2016), 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 (1809–1849), American author
- Édgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer
- Edgar Prado, Peruvian-born American jockey
- Edgar Puusepp (1911–1982), Estonian wrestler
- Edgar Rădulescu (1890–1977), Romanian general
- 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 fencer
- Edgar Sengier, Belgium director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II
- Edgar Varèse, French composer
- Édgar Velásquez, Venezuelan boxer
- Edgar Veytia, Mexican state attorney general
- Édgar Vivar, Mexican actor and comedian
- 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
- 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
- Edgar Brodie, in the 1936 film Secret Agent
- 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 Frog, in the 1987 fim The Lost Boys
- Edgar "E" Gore, in the 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
People with the surname
- Barrie Edgar (1919–2012), English television producer
- Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer
- Campbell Cowan Edgar (1870–1938), Scottish Egyptologist and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Museum at Cairo
- Dave Edgar (footballer, born 1902), Scottish footballer
- David Edgar (soccer, born 1987) (born 1987), Canadian soccer player
- David Edgar (playwright) (born 1948), English playwright
- David Edgar (swimmer) (born 1950), American swimmer
- Don Edgar (born 1936), Australian sociologist
- Elizabeth Edgar (1929–2019), New Zealand botanist
- Fiona Edgar, New Zealand professor of management
- Frankie Edgar (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
- George Edgar (academic) (1837–1913), American university president
- 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
- Marjorie Edgar (1889–1960), American folklorist, Girl Scout leader
- 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 (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
- Judge Edgar, in the Judge Dredd comic strip
- Jerome "Jerry" Edgar, in the Bosch book series as well as its television series adaptation
- Stan Edgar, in the television series The Boys and The Boys Presents: Diabolical
- Nadia Edgar / Victoria "Vic the Veep" Neuman, in the television series The Boys and Gen V
See also
- J. Edgar Hoover, former head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Edgar, standard botanical author abbreviation for Elizabeth Edgar
- Edgars (name), the Latvian language cognate of the English name
- Edgaras, the Lithuanian language cognate of the English name
- Edgardo, the Italian language cognate of Edgar
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