Edet is a given name and surname. The Edet is given to male children born on Ederi day (Sundays) in the Efik Calendar.

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Glory Emmanuel Edet Glory Emmanuel Edet is a Nigerian princess and women & child-rights activist. She is a two-time Commissioner for Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Akwa Ibom state. She was first appointed in 2013, and re-appointed for the same ...

, Nigerian advocate for women and child-rights * Emilie Edet (born 1946), Nigerian sprinter *

Louis Edet Chief Louis Orok Edet QPM (1914–1979) was the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force from 1964–1966. He was the first indigenous Nigerian to occupy the position. He was briefly the chairman of the Nigerian Football Association in the ...

(1914–1979), Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force *

Nicolas Edet Nicolas Edet (born 2 December 1987) is a French professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has entered the Tour de France on eight occasions and completed the race seven times. He won the mountains classification in the ...

(born 1987), French road cyclist * Victor Edet (born 1966), Nigerian sprinter

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* Edet Asuquo Okon (born 1994), Management consultant and Chief executive officer of Okuts Farms *

Donatus Edet Akpan Donatus Edet Akpan (born 1952) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja. Akpan was born in Ikat Ada Utor. This is within the area covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene. He studied at Queen of Angels Minor Semina ...

(born 1952), Nigerian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja * Edet Amana (born 1938), Nigerian engineer *

Edet Belzberg Edet Belzberg is a documentary filmmaker. She won a 2005 MacArthur Fellowship. Biography Belzberg received a B.A. in 1991 from the University of Colorado, Boulder and an M.A. in 1997 from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbi ...

, American documentary filmmaker * Eyo Edet Okon (1914–2010), Nigerian Christian clergy * Edet Otobong (born 1986), Cameroonian footballer *

Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey (6 March 1918 – 12 December 1991) was a Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral who served as head of the Nigerian Navy (i.e. Chief of Naval Staff), acting foreign minister, and chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters, making ...

(1918–1991), Nigerian Navy admiral and Vice President of Nigeria

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