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English given name English names are names used in, or originating in, England. In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name, and a (most commonly patrilineal) fam ...
, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (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 Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...
'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 Edgardo Javier Angara (, September 24, 1934 – May 13, 2018) was a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993 to 1995. He was a Senator from 1987 to 1998 and then served as Secretary of Agricultu ...
, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor *
Edgar Baumann Edgar Andres Baumann Dure (born 16 April 1970 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan former Javelin Thrower, current Javelin Coach, Sports Promoter and Businessperson. He is of German descent. Baumann won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Gam ...
, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist *
Edgar Berlanga Edgar Luis Berlanga Jr. (born May 18, 1997) is an American professional boxer. Early life Berlanga was born to the large Nuyorican community of Brooklyn, to parents from Puerto Rico. He started boxing at the age of 7, As a child, he was a fan of ...
, American boxer *
Edgar H. Brown Edgar Henry Brown, Jr. (December 27, 1926 – December 22, 2021) was an American mathematician specializing in algebraic topology, and for many years a professor at Brandeis University. Life Brown was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He completed ...
, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' *
Edgar Cantero Edgar Cantero (born 27 May 1981 in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer and cartoonist working in Catalan, Spanish and English. He is known for his books ''Dormir amb Winona Ryder'', which won the 2007 Joan Crexells Award and the horror-comedy novel ...
, Spanish author in Catalan, Spanish, and English languages, author of ''The Supernatural Enhancements'' * Edgar Cayce, American psychic and healer * 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 * Édgar González (disambiguation), multiple people * Edgar Grospiron, French freestyle skier and Olympic champion *
Edgar A. Guest Edgar Albert Guest (20 August 1881 – 5 August 1959) was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life. Early life Guest was born in Birmingham ...
, American poet * Edgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court * Edgar P. Jacobs, Belgian comic book creator *
Edgar Johan Kuusik Edgar Johan Kuusik (22 February 1888 in Valgjärve, Estonia – 3 August 1974 in Tallinn) was an Estonian architect (mostly freelance) and furniture and interior designer. Biography Kuusik was born in Võrumaa, in Pikavärve mansion's mast ...
(1888–1974), Estonian architect and interior designer *
Edgar Lacy Edgar Eddie Lacy (August 2, 1944 – March 22, 2011) was an American basketball player who won two NCAA championships at UCLA, then played one season in the American Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Stars. In public printed media, his ...
(1944–2011), American basketball player * Edgar Lungu, 6th Republican President of
Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...
* Edgar Maalouf (1934–2018), Lebanese politician * Edgar Martínez, American Major League Baseball player who played for the Seattle Mariners *
Edgar Meddings Edgar James Meddings (5 June 1923 – 25 December 2020) was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 15th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Ed Meddings was born in Dilhorne, Staffordshire, t ...
(1923–2020), British bobsledder * Edgar Meyer, American bassist *
Edgar Middleton Edgar Charles William Middleton (26 November 1894 – 10 April 1939) was a British playwright and author. Biography He was educated at Bancroft's School, Woodford, Essex, then worked for the Eastern Telegraph Company in Cape Town as a cable o ...
(1894–1939), British playwright and author * Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut *
Edgar Mittelholzer Edgar Austin Mittelholzer (16 December 1909 – 5 May 1965) was a Guyanese novelist, the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership.Michael Hughes, ''A Companion to Wes ...
, Guyanese novelist *
Edgar Morais Edgar Morais is an actor and filmmaker. He studied theater in Lisbon, Portugal and was a student of Ivana Chubbuck in LA and Susan Batson in NYC and has worked with globally celebrated filmmakers such as Larry Clark, Victoria Mahoney, Teresa Suth ...
, Portuguese actor * Edgar Norton, English-American actor * Edgar Wilson Nye, American humorist * Edgar Oliver, American performance artist and playwright *
Edgar Pêra Edgar Henrique Clemente Pêra (born 19 November 1960) is a Portuguese filmmaker. Pêra is also a fine artist and a graphic comics artist . and writes fiction and cinema essays (PhD). Edgar Pêra studied Psychology, but switched to Film at the ...
, Portuguese cinematographer *
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid ...
, American author * Édgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer *
Edgar Prado Edgar S. Prado ( Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races ...
, 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 Edgar Nelson Rhodes, (January 5, 1877 – March 15, 1942), was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1925 to 1930. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1908 as a member ...
, Canadian politician * Édgar Humberto Ruiz, Colombian road cyclist *
Edgar V. Saks Edgar Valter Saks (January 25, 1910 Tartu – April 11, 1984, Montreal) was an Estonian amateur historian and author. He was Estonian exile government's minister of education in exile from 1971 until his death. His book ''The Estonian Vikings ...
(1910–1984), Estonian historian and author * Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician (Keskerakond) *
Edgar Seligman Edgar Isaac Seligman (14 April 1867 – 27 September 1958) was a British épée, foil, and sabre fencer. After the family moved to London he became a British citizen by naturalisation. Seligman competed in five Olympiads and won two silver ...
(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 * Edgar Varèse, French composer * Édgar Velásquez, Venezuelan boxer *
Edgar Veytia Edgar Veytia (born c. 1970) is a Mexican jurist. He has been the attorney general for the Mexican state of Nayarit since 2013. Veytia was born in Tijuana but was raised in San Diego, California, where he attended elementary, middle, and high sch ...
, Mexican state attorney general * Edgar Wachenheim III, American investor * Edgar Wallace, English writer * Edgar Winter, American musician *
Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a ...
, British film director * Edgar Yaeger, American artist


Fictional characters with the given name

* Edgar, a leading character in Shakespeare's ''
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 ...
'' * Edgar, a character in ''
The Zimmer Twins ''The Zimmer Twins'' was a Canadian animated series and website. The project was created by producer Jason Krogh and artist Aaron Leighton and is produced through Lost the Plot Productions Inc. A selection of the user-generated episodes is prod ...
'' * Edgar, the computer in the 1984 film '' Electric Dreams'' * Edgar, a farmer and alien in the 1997 science-fiction film ''
Men in Black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are purported men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi- government agents, who harass, threaten, or sometimes even assassinate unidentified flying object (UFO) witnesses ...
'' * Edgar, from the YouTube video ''
Édgar's fall ''Édgar's Fall'' (''La Caída de Édgar'') is a video that was uploaded to YouTube on May 9, 2006 from Mexico. This internet meme has been one of the most popular videos in YouTube, with over 76 million views as of May 2022. History The video c ...
'' * Edgar Balthazar, the butler from the 1970 Disney animated film ''The Aristocats'' *
Edgar Bones The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the ''Harry Potter'' series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the ...
, 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 ''Demolition Man'' is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking poli ...
, an underground rebel leader in the 1993 film ''Demolition Man'' * Edgar "E" Gore, in the 2012 film '' Frankenweenie'' *
Edgar Linton Edgar Linton is a fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel '' Wuthering Heights''. His role in the story is that of Catherine Earnshaw's husband. He resides at Thrushcross Grange and falls prey to Heathcliff's schemes for revenge aga ...
, 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

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Barrie Edgar Anthony Barrie Edgar (26 April 1919 – 28 December 2012) was an English television producer. Edgar began working for the BBC when its television service resumed after the Second World War, remaining with the corporation until his retirement ...
(1919–2012), English television producer *
Bruce Edgar Bruce Adrian Edgar (born 23 November 1956) is a former cricketer who represented New Zealand in both Test and One Day International (ODI) format. A chartered accountant by profession, Edgar played as a left-handed opening batsman and an occas ...
, 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 Christopher George Edgar (born 21 April 1960) is a retired British and European diplomat who served as the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji. Early life and education Edgar is the son of Dr William Macreadie Edgar and Dr Fred ...
(born 1960), British ambassador *
Irene Edgar Irene Edgar (born 21 October 1957) is a Scottish lawn bowler. Edgar has a visual impairment. She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the mixed para-sport pairs event. She also competed at the 2018 Commonwe ...
(born 1957), Scottish lawn bowler *
James David Edgar Sir James David Edgar, (August 10, 1841 – July 31, 1899) was a Canadian politician. In his twenties, Edgar was a law student, legal editor of the ''Toronto Globe'', an alderman on Toronto's city council and an organizer for the Liberal P ...
(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 James Douglas Edgar (30 September 1884 – 8 August 1921) was an English professional golfer and golf writer. Early life Edgar was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He won the French Open in 1914. He coached the young player Tommy Armour, w ...
(1884–1921), English professional golfer * Jim Edgar (born 1946), American politician and Governor of Illinois *
Jimmy Edgar Jimmy Edgar is an American conceptual artist and sound designer from Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by minimalism, Yves Klein and Immaterialism, early in their career Jimmy released two hip-hop glitch albums under the names Michaux and Kristuit ...
(born 1983), American electronic music artist * John Edgar (disambiguation), several people * Jon Edgar (born 1968), British sculptor *
Jonny Edgar Jonny Edgar (born 13 February 2004) is an English racing driver currently set to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and is the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 champion. Career Karting ...
(born 2004), British racing driver *
Kika Edgar Kika Edgar (born January 9) is a Mexican actress and singer. Biography Sandra Erika Edgar Garza was born in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Beginning her career primarily in theater and musicals, she has become well known in Mexico, sta ...
(born 1985), Mexican actress and singer *
Marriott Edgar Marriott Edgar (5 October 1880 – 5 May 1951), born George Marriott Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a British poet, scriptwriter and comedian, best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the ...
(1880–1951), British poet * Matt Edgar (born 1986), English darts player * Robert Allan Edgar (born 1940), U.S. federal judge *
Robert W. Edgar Robert William "Bob" Edgar (May 29, 1943 – April 23, 2013) was an American politician and administrator from Pennsylvania, and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 19 ...
(1943–2013), American politician * Ross Edgar (born 1983), British track cyclist * Scott Edgar (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball coach *
Thomas Edgar (MP) Thomas Edgar (by 1508–1547), of Blewbury, Berkshire; Bermondsey, Surrey and London, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Malmesbury Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshir ...
(by 1508–1547), English politician *
Thomas Edgar (volleyball) Thomas Edgar (born 21 June 1989) is an Australian volleyball player. He competed for Australia at the Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics. Career He began his career in Queensland. In the 2011–2012 season he played f ...
(born 1989), Australian volleyball player *
Thomas F. Edgar Thomas Flynn Edgar (born April 17, 1945) is an American chemical engineer. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2014 for contributions to mathematical modeling, optimization, and automatic control of chemical and ...
, American chemical engineer *
William Edgar (disambiguation) William or Bill Edgar may refer to: *William Edgar (politician) William Haslem Edgar (21 January 1858 – 6 June 1948) was an Australian politician. He was born at St Arnaud to Irish-born engineer Edward Edgar and Mary, ''née'' Haslem. He ...
, several people


Fictional characters with the surname

* Judge Edgar, in the Judge Dredd comic strip * Jerome "Jerry" Edgar, in the Bosch book series as well as its TV adaptation * Earving Edgar, in the television series ''The Boys'' * Stan Edgar, in the 2019 television series '' The Boys''


See also

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J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation  ...
, 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 Edgaras is a Lithuanian masculine given name. * Edgaras Česnauskis (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer who plays for FC Rostov *Edgaras Jankauskas (born 1975), Lithuanian retired footballer, and a current assistant manager at FC Lokomotiv Moscow ...
, the Lithuanian language cognate of the English name *
Edgardo Edgardo is an Italian-language form of the name Edgar. It may refer to: * Edgardo Abdala (born 1978), Chilean-Palestinian football midfielder * Edgardo Adinolfi (born 1974), Uruguayan football player *Edgardo Alfonzo (born 1973), former Major Lea ...
, the Italian language cognate of ''Edgar'' {{Given name, type=both English masculine given names English-language surnames Estonian masculine given names French masculine given names Old English personal names