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, 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 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 following ...

(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, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor * Edgar Baumann, 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, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, 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, British computer scientist *

Edgar Contreras (disambiguation) Edgar Contreras may refer to: * Edgar Contreras (surgeon) (born 1961), Dominican doctor and plastic surgeon * Edgar Contreras (taekwondo) (born 1992), Venezuelan taekwondo athlete {{hndis, Contreras, Edgar ...

, 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 Edgar Nelson Harwood (December 5, 1854 – October 21, 1936) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1889 to 1895. Born near Ellicottville, New York, Harwood received his law degree from the University of Illinois. He went west with his fa ...

(1854–1936), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court *

Edgar P. Jacobs Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs (30 March 1904 – 20 February 1987), better known under his pen name Edgar P. Jacobs, was a Belgium, Belgian comic book creator (writer and artist), born in Brussels, Belgium. He was one of the founding fathers of the ...

, Belgian comic book creator * Edgar Johan Kuusik (1888–1974), Estonian architect and interior designer * Edgar Lacy (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 ...

Edgar Maalouf Edgar Maalouf (21 March 1934 – 28 December 2018) was a Lebanese politician and former army general. Biography Maalouf was appointed leader of Lebanon's temporary government in 1988, replacing Amine Gemayel. Maalouf served in different cabinet ...

(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 op ...

(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, Portuguese actor * Edgar Norton, English-American actor * Edgar Wilson Nye, American humorist * Edgar Oliver, American performance artist and playwright * Edgar Pêra, 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 wide ...

, American author *

Édgar Ponce Édgar Ponce García (27 December 1977 – 5 May 2005) was a Mexican actor and dancer. Ponce was a member of the male dance troupe '' Sólo Para Mujeres'' (''For Women Only'') and appeared in a number of soap operas (''telenovelas'') which ...

(1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer * Edgar Prado, Peruvian-born American jockey * Edgar Puusepp (1911–1982), Estonian wrestler *

Édgar Ramírez Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano (, born 25 March 1977) is a Venezuelan actor. Ramírez studied communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. He then worked in media and considered becoming a diplomat. When Guillermo Arriaga pra ...

, Venezuelan actor *

Edgar E. Rand Edgar E. Rand (c. 1905 – October 26, 1955) was an American heir, business executive and philanthropist. He served as the President of the International Shoe Company from 1950 to 1955. Early life Edgar E. Rand was born circa 1905 in St. Louis, Mi ...

(c. 1905-1955), American business executive. * Edgar Nelson Rhodes, 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 Viking ...

(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 * 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 ...

, Mexican state attorney general * Edgar Wachenheim III, American investor *

Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...

, 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 ...

, British film director *

Edgar Yaeger Edgar Louis Yaeger (1904–1997) was an American modernist painter from Detroit, Michigan. Yaeger studied under Robert A. Herzberg at the Detroit School of Fine and Applied Arts, by which he was awarded the Founder's Society Purchase Prize. Subs ...

, 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'' * 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'' * 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 po ...

, an underground rebel leader in the 1993 film ''Demolition Man'' * Edgar "E" Gore, in the 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 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

'' * Edgar Stiles, in the television series ''24'' * Edgar Valden, a playable survivor in the Chinese horror game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' * 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 producer * Bruce Edgar, a former cricketer who represented New Zealand * Campbell Cowan Edgar (1870–1938), Scottish Egyptologist and Secretary-General of the

Egyptian Museum The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or the Cairo Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display ...

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 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 (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 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, star ...

(born 1985), Mexican actress and singer * Marriott Edgar (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) Scott William Edgar (born December 14, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach at Eastern Oklahoma State College. He was formerly head coach at Duquesne University, Murray State University an ...

(born 1955), American basketball coach * Thomas Edgar (MP) (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 2012 Summer Olympics. Career He began his career in Queensland. In the 2011–2012 season he played for the Italian Serie A2 club, Volley Cor ...

(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 an ...

, American chemical engineer *

William Edgar (disambiguation) William or Bill Edgar may refer to: *William Edgar (politician) (1858–1948), Australian politician *Bill Edgar (American football) (1898–1970), American football player *William Edgar (engineer) (born 1938), British mechanical engineer *William ...

, 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 An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another. Some common examples are: * Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, ...

* Earving Edgar, in the television series ''The Boys'' * Stan Edgar, in the 2019 television series ''

The Boys Boys are young male humans. Boys or The Boys may also refer to: Film and television Films * ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie * ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen * ''Boys'' ( ...

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