Ed is a masculine given name, usually a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

, Edgar,

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 and ...

, Edwin, Edith, etc. It may refer to:

People

* Ed Ames (born 1927), American Singer * Ed Asner (1929–2021), American actor * Ed Balls (born 1967), British politician * Ed Begley (1901–1970), American actor *

Ed Begley Jr. Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmental activist. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series ''St. E ...

(born 1949), American actor and environmentalist * Ed Bruce (1939–2021), American country music songwriter-singer * Ed Buck (born 1954), American Democrat political activist and fundraiser * Ed Carpenter (disambiguation) *

Ed Coleman (disambiguation) Ed Coleman may refer to: * Ed Coleman (baseball) (1901–1964), MLB player from 1932 to 1936 * Ed Coleman (sportscaster) (born 1949), radio host for the New York Mets on WFAN See also * Edward Coleman (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, ...

* Ed Conroy (basketball) (born 1967), American college basketball coach *

Ed Conroy (politician) Roy Edward Conroy (October 21, 1946 – June 26, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rossland-Trail in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001. He was a member of the Bri ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician *

Ed Cook (American football) Edward Joseph Cook (June 29, 1932 – September 7, 2007) was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). Born in Philadelphia, Cook attended high school at Southeast Catholic and then the Universit ...

(1932–2007), American National Football League player *

Ed Cook (basketball) Edmund Charles Cook was an American basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooti ...

, American college basketball player and head coach *

Ed Elisma Edner Elisma (born April 9, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Indios de San Francisco in Dominican Republic. In 1997–98 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. College bas ...

(born 1975), American basketball player *

Ed Faron Edward Anthony Faron (born November 9, 1947) is an American author and an exploiter of pit bulls for dog fighting. He is generally regarded in the United States as the Godfather of dog fighting. Ed Faron was dragged up in Ohio and trained dogs a ...

(born 1947), American author and pit bull breeder * Ed Gein (1906–1984), American murderer and body snatcher * Ed de Goey (born 1966), Dutch former football goalkeeper * Ed Green (1860–1912), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Ed Harris (born 1950), American actor, producer, director and screenwriter * Ed Helms (born 1974), American actor and comedian *

Ed Jenkins (disambiguation) Ed Jenkins may refer to: * Ed Jenkins (politician) (1933–2012), Edgar Jenkins, U.S. Representative from Georgia * Ed Jenkins (American football) (born 1950), Edward Jenkins, former American football wide receiver *Ed Jenkins, fictional protagonis ...

Ed Kennedy (infielder) William Edward Kennedy (April 5, 1861 – December 22, 1912) was a 19th-century baseball third baseman for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for just ...

(1861–1912), Major League Baseball player * Ed Kennedy (outfielder) (1856–1905), Major League Baseball player * Ed Kubale (1899–1971), American football player and coach *

Ed LaDou Edward M. LaDou, III (October 9, 1955 – December 27, 2007) was an American pizza chef, who is credited with popularizing gourmet California-style pizzas. Ed LaDou was the first pizza chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in Los Angeles. H ...

(1955–2007), American chef, known for inventing California-style pizza *

Ed Lee (disambiguation) Ed Lee (1952–2017), was mayor of San Francisco. Ed Lee may also refer to: * Ed Lee (ice hockey) (born 1961), American hockey player *Ed Bok Lee Ed Bok Lee is an American poet and writer. He is the author of three books of poetry, including ''Mi ...

Ed Long (disambiguation) Ed Long may refer to: * Ed Long (aviator) (1915–1999), American pilot who holds the Guinness World Record for most flight hours at 65,000 *Ed Long (audio engineer) (1932–2016), American inventor * Ed Long (cricketer) (1883–1947), Australian c ...

Ed McMahon Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game sh ...

(1923–2009), American announcer, actor and singer *

Ed Miliband Edward Samuel "Ed" Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero since 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005. Miliban ...

(born 1969), British politician * Ed Mirvish (1914–2007), American-Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario *

Ed Montague (shortstop) Edward Francis Montague (July 24, 1905 – June 17, 1988) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians (1928, 1930–1932), primarily as a shortstop. He later became a scout, most notable for signing Willie Mays. H ...

(1905–1988), American Major League Baseball player * Ed Montague (umpire) (born 1948), American Major League Baseball umpire * Ed Newman (born 1951), American All-Pro football player * Ed O'Bannon (born 1972), American basketball player *

Ed O'Neal The Dixie Melody Boys are an American Southern Gospel quartet from Kinston, North Carolina. They have been active for over 50 years. History The group was founded in 1961 by Avis Adkins with Eugene Payne, Ralph Walker Don Henderson and Tony B ...

, a member of the

Dixie Melody Boys The Dixie Melody Boys are an American Southern Gospel quartet from Kinston, North Carolina. They have been active for over 50 years. History The group was founded in 1961 by Avis Adkins with Eugene Payne, Ralph Walker Don Henderson and Tony Br ...

American Southern Gospel quartet *

Ed O'Neil Edward William O'Neil (born September 8, 1952) is an American football coach and former professional linebacker, who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). High school and college O'Neil was named a high school All-America ...

(born 1952), American football coach and former National Football League player *

Ed O'Neil (baseball) Edward J. O'Neil (March 11, 1859, in Fall River, Massachusetts – September 30, 1892, in Fall River, Massachusetts) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played parts of the season for two different teams in the American Association Ameri ...

(1859–1892), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Ed O'Neill (born 1946), American actor * Ed Oliver (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Ed Orgeron (born 1961), American football coach *

Ed Price (disambiguation) Ed Price may refer to: * Ed Price (American football) (1909–1976), American football coach * Ed Price (Florida politician) (1918–2012), Florida legislator * Ed Price (Canadian politician) * Ed Price (Louisiana politician) Edward Joseph Pr ...

* Ed Reynolds (safety) (born 1991), American football player *

Ed Roberts (disambiguation) Ed Roberts may refer to: * Ed Roberts (activist) (1939–1995), American leader of the disability rights movement * Ed Roberts (computer engineer) (1941–2010), American computer pioneer *Ed Roberts (poet) (born 1958), American poet, write ...

Ed Rubinoff Edward 'Ed' Rubinoff (born July 12, 1935) is an American male former tennis player who was active in the 1960s. He won the 1952 singles title at the Orange Bowl junior tennis tournament, and the 1953 mixed doubles title the following year. At th ...

(born 1935), American tennis player * Ed Schultz (born 1954), American television and radio host, political commentator and former sports broadcaster * Ed Shaw (American football) (1895–1964), American National Football League player *

Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...

(born 1991), English singer and songwriter * Ed Skrein (born 1983), English actor and rapper * Ed Stasium (), American record producer and engineer * Ed Sullivan (1901–1974), American television personality, reporter and syndicated columnist, creator and host of ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' * Ed Taylor (disambiguation) *

Ed Walker (disambiguation) Ed Walker may refer to: * Ed Walker (radio personality) (1932–2015), American radio personality * Ed Walker (American football), American football player and coach of football and basketball * Ed Walker (American football official), NFL officia ...

* Ed Walsh (1881–1959), American Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher and manager *

Ed Walsh Jr. Edward Arthur Walsh (February 11, 1905 – October 31, 1937) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Meriden, Connecticut, and son of Hall of Famer Ed Walsh. He played four seasons in the Majors, all with Chicago White Sox, from ...

(1905–1937), American Major League Baseball pitcher, son of Ed Walsh *

Ed Ward (ice hockey) Edward J. Ward (born November 10, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Ward played 278 games for five teams. Playing career Ward was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the sixth round, 108th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Dr ...

(born 1969), Canadian retired National Hockey League player * Ed Ward (writer) (1948–2021), American writer and radio commentator * Ed. Weinberger (born 1945), American screenwriter and television producer *

Ed Williams (disambiguation) Ed Williams may refer to: * Ed Williams (actor), American actor * Ed Williams (running back) Edward Lee Williams is a former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay ...

* Ed Wood (1924–1978), American filmmaker, director, producer, actor and writer * Ed Wright (disambiguation) * Ed Wynn (1886–1966), American actor and comedian. * Ed Yong (born 1981), British science journalist * Ed Young (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

* Ed, a hyena from ''

Digger (webcomic) ''Digger'' is a webcomic drawn and written by Ursula Vernon, and published in print form by Sofawolf Press. It has drawn comparisons to '' Bone'', '' Cerebus'', and '' Discworld''. ''Digger'' won the Hugo and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, and wa ...

'' * Ed, a hyena from Disney's '' The Lion King'' * The title talking horse of '' Mr. Ed'', a 1960s television sitcom * Ed Green, Detective on the television series ''Law & Order'', portrayed by Jesse L. Martin * Ed Grimley, created and portrayed by Martin Short * Ed Killifer, a villain in the ''James Bond'' film '' Licence to Kill'' *

Ed Sieveking Ed, ed or ED may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ed'' (film), a 1996 film starring Matt LeBlanc * Ed (''Fullmetal Alchemist'') or Edward Elric, a character in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' media * ''Ed'' (TV series), a TV series that ran fro ...

, the protagonist of the Darren Shan novel ''

Lady of the Shades The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Inf ...

'' * Ed Bighead, an anthropomorphic frog from the Nickelodeon show '' Rocko's Modern Life'' * Ed the Sock, a puppet on television * One of the title characters of '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'', an animated television series * The title character of '' Ed the Happy Clown'', a graphic novel *Ed Galbraith, a recurring character in the Breaking Bad universe