From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Male given name and family name
King Edgar seated between St. Æthelwold , Bishop of Winchester, and St. Dunstan , Archbishop of Canterbury. From an eleventh-century manuscript of the Regularis Concordia . British Library MS Cotton Tiberius A iii. Edgar is a commonly used English given name , from an Anglo-Saxon name Edgar (composed of ead gar Sir Walter Scott 's The Bride of Lammermoor 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 EnglandEdgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of EnglandEdgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of ScotlandEdgar Alaffita (born 1996), Mexican footballerEdgar Angara (1934–2018), Filipino lawyerEdgar Bacon (disambiguation) , multiple peopleEdgar Barrier (1907–1964), American actorEdgar Baumann (born 1970), Paraguayan javelin throwerEdgar Bergen (1903–1978), American actor, radio performer, ventriloquistEdgar Berlanga (born 1997), American boxerEdgar Bogardus (1927–1958), American poetEdgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013), American-Canadian businessmanEdgar H. Brown (1926–2021), American mathematicianEdgar Buchanan (1903–1979), American actorEdgar 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 healerEdgar Chadwick (1869–1942), English footballer and managerEdgar Cheung , Hong Kong foil fencer and Olympic championEdgar F. Codd , British computer scientistEdgar Contreras (disambiguation) , several peopleEdgar Davids , Dutch footballerEdgar Degas , French painterEdgar Eather (1886–1968), American judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of NevadaEdgar Fonseca , Colombian road cyclistEdgar Froese , German musicianEdgar Fuller , American mathematicianÉdgar González (disambiguation) , multiple peopleEdgar Grospiron , French freestyle skier and Olympic championEdgar A. Guest , American poetEdgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), American judge, Justice of the Montana Supreme CourtEdgar P. Jacobs , Belgian comic book creatorEdgar Johan Kuusik (1888–1974), Estonian architect and interior designerEdgar Lacy (1944–2011), American basketball playerEdgar M. Louton (born 1933), American evangelist and missionary. Edgar Lungu , 6th Republican President of Zambia Edgar Maalouf (1934–2018), Lebanese politicianEdgar Martínez , Puerto Rican baseball player in American Major League BaseballEdgar Meddings (1923–2020), British bobsledderEdgar Meyer , American bassistEdgar Middleton (1894–1939), British playwright and authorEdgar Mitchell (1930–2016), American astronautEdgar Mittelholzer , Guyanese novelistEdgar Morais , Portuguese actorEdgar Norton , English-American actorEdgar Wilson Nye , American humoristEdgar Oliver , American performance artist and playwrightEdgar Pêra , Portuguese cinematographerEdgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), American authorÉdgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancerEdgar Prado , Peruvian-born American jockeyEdgar Puusepp (1911–1982), Estonian wrestlerEdgar Rădulescu (1890–1977), Romanian generalÉdgar Ramírez , Venezuelan actorEdgar E. Rand (c. 1905-1955), American business executiveEdgar Nelson Rhodes , Canadian politicianÉdgar Humberto Ruiz , Colombian road cyclistEdgar V. Saks (1910–1984), Estonian historian and authorEdgar Savisaar , Estonian politician (Keskerakond)Edgar Seligman (1867–1958), American-born British fencerEdgar Sengier , Belgium director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War IIEdgar Varèse , French composerÉdgar Velásquez , Venezuelan boxerEdgar Veytia , Mexican state attorney generalÉdgar Vivar , Mexican actor and comedianEdgar Wachenheim III , American investorEdgar Wallace , English writerEdgar Winter , American musicianEdgar Wright , British film directorEdgar Yaeger , American artistFictional 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, an epic brawler from the mobile game Brawl Stars 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 Emily Brontë Edgar Roni Figaro , in the video game Final Fantasy VI Edgar Ross, a leading character in 2010 game Red Dead Redemption 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 producerBruce Edgar , New Zealand cricketerCampbell Cowan Edgar (1870–1938), Scottish Egyptologist and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Museum at CairoDave Edgar (footballer, born 1902) , Scottish footballerDavid Edgar (soccer, born 1987) (born 1987), Canadian soccer playerDavid Edgar (playwright) (born 1948), English playwrightDavid Edgar (swimmer) (born 1950), American swimmerDon Edgar (born 1936), Australian sociologistElizabeth Edgar (1929–2019), New Zealand botanistFiona Edgar , New Zealand professor of managementFrankie Edgar (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighterGeorge Edgar (academic) (1837–1913), American university presidentIrene Edgar (born 1957), Scottish lawn bowlerJames David Edgar (1841–1899), Canadian politicianJames Edgar (entrepreneur) (1843–1909), Scottish-American founder of Edgar Department Stores and the first department store Santa ClausJames Douglas Edgar (1884–1921), English professional golferJim Edgar (born 1946), American politician and Governor of IllinoisJimmy Edgar (born 1983), American electronic music artistJohn Edgar (disambiguation) , several peopleJon Edgar (born 1968), British sculptorJonny Edgar (born 2004), British racing driverKika Edgar (born 1985), Mexican actress and singerMarjorie Edgar (1889–1960), American folklorist, Girl Scout leaderMarriott Edgar (1880–1951), British poetMatt Edgar (born 1986), English darts playerRobert Allan Edgar (born 1940), U.S. federal judgeRobert W. Edgar (1943–2013), American politicianRoss Edgar (born 1983), British track cyclistScott Edgar (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball coachThomas Edgar (MP) (by 1508–1547), English politicianThomas Edgar (volleyball) (born 1989), Australian volleyball playerThomas F. Edgar , American chemical engineerWilliam Edgar (disambiguation) , several peopleFictional characters with the surname See also J. Edgar Hoover , former head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of InvestigationEdgar, standard botanical author abbreviation for Elizabeth Edgar Edgars (name) , the Latvian language cognate of the English nameEdgaras , the Lithuanian language cognate of the English nameEdgardo , the Italian language cognate of Edgar Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name .
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. References 
