Edson may refer to:

Places

Canada

Edson, Alberta Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and east of the intersection with Highway 47. History The town was founded as Heatherwood, but the name ...

United States

Edson, Kansas Edson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17. Edson is located near Interstate 70, east of Goodland. History Edson was named for settler Ed Harris, and his ...

, an unincorporated community *

Edson, South Dakota Edson is a ghost town in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of th ...

, a ghost town *

Edson, Wisconsin The Town of Edson is located in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,089 at the 2010 census, up from 966 at the 2000 census. History The squares that became Edson were first surveyed in the fall of 1848 by crew ...

, a town ** Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

People

Given name

Édson Édson, often spelled Edson, is a name common in Portuguese. The name is found as early as the 1920s, for example in the name of the businessman Edson Queiroz. The most famous holder of the name is the footballer Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nasci ...

, a Portuguese given name, often written as Edson * Edson (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Edson (footballer, born 1990) Edson dos Santos Reis, or simply Edson (born February 26, 1990), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Ceilândia. Career Vitória Edson made his league debut for Vitória against Palmeiras on 7 June 2009. He scored his first goal fo ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Edson (footballer, born 1991) Edson Felipe da Cruz (born 1 July 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Botafogo-SP. Club career Born in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Edson graduated with ABC's youth setup. ...

, Brazilian footballer * Edson (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer *

Edson Álvarez Edson Omar Álvarez Velázquez (; born 24 October 1997) is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and Captain ...

(born 1997), Mexican footballer *

Edson Arantes do Nascimento Edson may refer to: Places Canada * Edson, Alberta United States * Edson, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Edson, South Dakota, a ghost town * Edson, Wisconsin, a town ** Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community People ...

(1940–2022), Brazilian footballer, better known by his nickname Pelé *

Edson Braafheid Edson René Braafheid (born 8 April 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who currently works as a player representative at the Tevreden Group. Braafheid started his career as a defender with Eredivisie side Utrecht in 2003, before ...

(born 1983), Dutch footballer *

Edson Buddle Edson Michael Buddle (born May 21, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who is currently the head coach of USL League Two side Westchester Flames. He is one of only 13 players to have scored 100 goals in Major League Soccer hi ...

(born 1981), American soccer player *

Edson Minga Edson Dico Minga (; born 31 May 1979) is a retired Congolese-Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career In 2007, Minga joined Indian I-League club Mahindra United Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as ...

(born 1979), Congolese born Hong Kong footballer *

Edson B. Olds Edson Baldwin Olds (June 3, 1802 – January 24, 1869) was a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1849 to 1855. During the American Civil War, he was a leading member of the Peace Democrats. He was the great-grandfather of U ...

(1802–1869), American politician *

Edson Olf E.M. (Edson) Olf (born 1986) is a Dutch politician for left-wing party BIJ1. He has been party leader of BIJ1 since 16 September 2023. Currently living in Rotterdam, Olf works as a consultant A consultant (from "to deliberate") is a professio ...

(born 1986), Dutch politician * Edson A. Putnam (1832–1917), American politician *

Edson Stroll Edson Stroll (January 6, 1929 – July 18, 2011) was an American actor who appeared in over 20 film and television programs beginning in 1958. Career Born in Chicago to Charles Stroll and Estelle Rose Stroll in a Jewish family, Stroll enlisted i ...

(1929–2011), American actor * Edson Warner (1930–2019), Canadian sports figure *

Edson White James Edson White (28 July 1849 – 3 June 1928), frequently known as Edson White, was an American author, publisher and the second son of two of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, James S. White and Ellen G. White. In 1870 he mar ...

(1849–1928), American Seventh-day Adventist and publisher

Surname

Allan Edson Aaron Allan Edson (1846–1888) was one of Canada's most prominent landscape artists in the 1870s. Biography At nine, his family settled in Stanbridge, where his father ran a hotel. Nearby was a bank owned by John Carpenter Baker, a patro ...

(1846–1888), Canadian painter *

Billy Edson Willis Charles "Billy" Edson (September 25, 1874 – March 5, 1965) was an American college football player, coach, lawyer, and politician in Iowa. He was the head football coach for Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—fr ...

(1874–1965), football player, lawyer, and politician in Iowa *

C. L. Edson Charles Leroy Edson (September 6 or December 6, 1881 – December 4, 1975) was an American newspaper columnist, humorist, and poet whose work appeared in New York papers in the first decades of the 20th century. He wrote a guide to writing newspa ...

(1881–1975), American newspaper columnist, humorist, and poet *

Calvin Edson Calvin Edson (born March 4, 1788) was an American man known for being the first well known "Living Skeleton" in American sideshows. Early life Edson was born in 1788 in Stafford, Connecticut to Eliab and Prudence Edson and the family moved to R ...

, American soldier and sideshow performer * Carroll A. Edson (1891–1986), early leader in the Boy Scouts of America; co-founder of the Order of the Arrow scouting honor society *

Charles Edson Charles Farwell Edson (April 3, 1863 – August 7, 1936) was an American composer. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was the nephew of prominent Chicago businessman John V. Farwell ...

(1864–1936), American composer *

Evelyn Edson Evelyn Edson (born November 28, 1940, in Oklahoma City) is an author, medievalist, and professor emerita of history. She is known for her three books on the history of cartography. Biography She graduated in 1962 with a B.A. from Swarthmore Coll ...

(born 1940), American medievalist and historian of cartography *

Fanny Carter Edson Fanny Carter Edson (October 5, 1887 – June 10, 1952) was an American petroleum geologist, She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1910 and returned to further specialize in Precambrian geology, earning her master's degree in 1913.A ...

(1887–1952), American geologist *

Franklin Edson Franklin Edson (April 5, 1832 – September 24, 1904) was an American merchant who served as the 85th Mayor of New York from 1883 to 1884. Early life Edson was born in Chester, Vermont on April 5, 1832, where his father had a farm. A descendant ...

(1832–1904), 85th Mayor of New York *

Gary R. Edson Gary Edson is a former American government official, entrepreneur, and former president of Conservation International. He served previously as chief executive officer of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that conclude ...

, president of Conservation International *

Gus Edson Gus Edson (né Edelstein; September 20, 1901 – September 26, 1966) was an American cartoonist known for two popular, long running comic strips, ''The Gumps'' and ''Dondi''. Early life and career Born to Max and Emma Edelstein in Cincinnati, O ...

(1901–1966), American cartoonist (originally "Edelstein") * Hilary Edson (born 1965), American soap opera actress *

Hiram Edson Hiram Edson (1806–1882) was a pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, known for introducing the sanctuary doctrine ( investigative judgment) to the church. Hiram Edson was a Millerite adventist, and became a Sabbath-keeping Adventist. ...

(1806–1882), pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church * J. T. Edson (1928–2014), English author of American Westerns *

Jerrod Edson Jerrod Edson (born 1974 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian novelist. His work has been widely praised by critics, including fellow New Brunswick writer David Adams Richards who said in 2005 that Edson is "one of our best young writers." ...

(born 1974), Canadian novelist *

Job A. Edson Job A. Edson (February 14, 1854 – July 30, 1928) was twice the president of Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operated in 10 Midwestern United States, ...

(1854–1928), president of the Kansas City Southern Railway *

John Joy Edson John Joy Edson (May 17, 1846 – July 15, 1935), was president of the Washington Loan and Trust Company, Equitable Co-operative Building Association, treasurer of the American Geographical Society, and Chairman of the Board and treasurer of the ...

, American banker *

Katherine Philips Edson Katherine Philips Edson (January 12, 1870 – November 5, 1933) was an American reformer and social activist who had a key role in changing the labor conditions in California and across the nation. Biography Katherine Philips was born in Ohio in 1 ...

(1870–1933), American labor and women's rights activist *

Lewis Edson Lewis Edson (22 January 1748 – 1820 in Woodstock, New York) was one of the first American composers. He began working as blacksmith A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from # ...

(1748–1820), early American composer *

Marcellus Gilmore Edson Marcellus Gilmore Edson (February 7, 1849 – March 6, 1940) was a Canadian chemist and pharmacist. In 1884, he patented a way to make peanut paste, an early version of peanut butter. Biography Marcellus Gilmore Edson was born at Bedford in Q ...

(1849–1940), Canadian pharmacist who was the first person to patent peanut butter *

Margaret Edson Margaret "Maggie" Edson (born July 4, 1961) is an American playwright. She is a recipient of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play '' Wit''. She has been a public school teacher since 1992. Background and education Edson was born in Was ...

(born 1961), American playwright * Merritt A. Edson (1897–1955), U.S. Marine Corps General *

Mike Edson Michael Edson (called Mike; born 2 September 1942) is a British Church of England priest; he was Archdeacon of Leicester from 1994 to 2002. Edson was educated at the University of Birmingham and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He w ...

(born 1942), British Church of England clergyman *

Norman Lowther Edson Norman Lowther Edson (1 March 1904 – 12 May 1970), FRSNZ, FNZIC, was the first Professor of Biochemistry (1949–1967) in the University of New Zealand based at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand where he founded a department of ...

(1904–1970), New Zealander biochemist *

Rich Edson Rich Edson (born August 2, 1981, in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is the State Department Correspondent for Fox News Channel and a former Washington Correspondent for Fox Business Network. He holds a Master of Science in journalism from Columbia Univer ...

(born 1981), American journalist *

Richard Edson Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. Personal life Edson was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family. He has one brother, Steven, who resides in the Boston area, and two sisters, Andrea, who resides ...

(born 1954), American actor *

Russell Edson Russell Edson (né Edelstein; 12 December 1928 – April 29, 2014) was an American poet, novelist, writer, and illustrator. He was the son of the cartoonist-screenwriter Gus Edson and Gladys Cedar Edson. Born in Manhattan, New York City, Edson ...

(1935–2014), American poet, novelist, writer and illustrator *

Susan Ann Edson Susan Ann Edson (January 4, 1823November 13, 1897) was one of the first women to attend medical school, served as a National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, Civil War Army Nurse, and was a friend and personal physician to President J ...

(1823–1897), American doctor and personal physician to James A. Garfield * William Alden Edson (1912–2012), American scientist and engineer

Other

Edson Range Edson Range is a firing range complex at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, near Oceanside, California. It is named for Marine Major General Merritt A. Edson, "Red Mike" Edson, "a List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II, World War II M ...

, a rifle range at Camp Pendleton, near Oceanside, California * , a destroyer of the United States Navy {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname