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People with the given name

Edgar the Peaceful Edgar ( ang, Ēadgār ; 8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. The younger son of King Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, he came to the throne as a teenager followin ...

(942–975), king of England *

Edgar the Ætheling Edgar is a commonly used English given name, 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, r ...

(c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England *

Edgar of Scotland Edgar or Étgar mac Maíl Choluim ( Modern Gaelic: ''Eagar mac Mhaoil Chaluim''), nicknamed Probus, "the Valiant" (c. 1074 – 8 January 1107), was King of Scotland from 1097 to 1107. He was the fourth son of Malcolm III and Margaret of Wes ...

(1074–1107), king of Scotland * Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer *

Edgar Barrier Edgar Barrier (March 4, 1907 – June 20, 1964) was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage, and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre and was one of several actors who played Simon Templar on '' The Saint'' ...

, American actor * Edgar Baumann, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, American mathematician *

Edgar Buchanan William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the ''Petticoat Junction'', ''Green Acres'', and ''The ...

, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, 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 Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 – 18 April 2003) was an English computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational databa ...

, British computer scientist *

Edgar Contreras (disambiguation) Edgar Contreras may refer to: * Edgar Contreras (surgeon) Edgar Contreras (born May 15, 1961) is a Dominican doctor and plastic surgeon, and aspiring politician. Education Contreras began his studies in medicine, at the Universidad Pedro Henr ...

, 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, American poet * Edgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), 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 Lungu Edgar Chagwa Lungu (born 11 November 1956) is a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 25 January 2015 to 24 August 2021. Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence. ...

, 6th Republican President of

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* Edgar Maalouf (1934–2018), Lebanese politician * Edgar Martínez, American Major League Baseball player who played for the Seattle Mariners * Edgar Meddings (1923–2020), British bobsledder *

Edgar Meyer Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. He has won five Grammy Awards and been nominated seven times. Meyer is a member of the Telluride Bluegras ...

, American bassist * Edgar Middleton (1894–1939), British playwright and author * Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut * Edgar Mittelholzer, Guyanese novelist * Edgar Morais, Portuguese actor *

Edgar Norton Edgar Norton (born Harry Edgar Mills; August 11, 1868 – February 6, 1953) was an English-born American character actor. Early years Norton was born in Islington in London, England, on August 11, 1868, as Harry Edgar Mills, one of eight childr ...

, English-American actor *

Edgar Wilson Nye Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (August 25, 1850February 22, 1896) was an American humorist. He was also the founder and editor of the ''Laramie Boomerang''. Biography Nye was born in Shirley, Maine. His parents removed to a farm on the St. Croix ri ...

, American humorist * Edgar Oliver, American performance artist and playwright * Edgar Pêra, Portuguese cinematographer * Edgar Allan Poe, American author * Édgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer * Edgar Prado, 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, 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 6-time champion and 2-time Olympic fencing medalist * Edgar Sengier, Belgium director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II * Edgard Varèse, Edgar Varèse, French composer * Édgar Velásquez, Venezuelan boxer * Edgar Veytia, Mexican state attorney general * 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 (film), Electric Dreams'' * Edgar, a farmer and alien in the 1997 science-fiction film ''Men in Black (1997 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 (1936 film), Secret Agent'' * Edgar "Egg" Cooke, a leading character in the TV series ''This Life (1996 TV series), This Life'' * Edgar Deems, in the 1990 film ''Tremors (1990 film), Tremors'' * Edgar Diaz, in the 1983 film ''Scarface (1983 film), Scarface'' * Edgar Friendly, an underground rebel leader in the 1993 film ''Demolition Man'' * Edgar "E" Gore, in the 2012 film ''Frankenweenie (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#Cast, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise''

People with the surname

* Barrie Edgar (1919–2012), English television producer * Bruce Edgar, 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 (born 1960), British ambassador * 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 * Marriott Edgar (1880–1951), British poet * Matthew Edgar, 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 with the surname

* Judge Edgar, in the Judge Dredd comic strip * Jerome "Jerry" Edgar, in the Harry Bosch, Bosch book series as well as its Bosch (TV series), TV adaptation * Black Noir (character), Earving Edgar, in the television series ''The Boys'' * James Stillwell (character)#Stan Edgar, Stan Edgar, in the 2019 television series ''The Boys (2019 TV series), The Boys''

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