Edson may refer to:
Places
Canada
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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
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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 ...
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Edson, South Dakota, a ghost town
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Edson, Wisconsin, a town
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Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
People
Given name
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Édson, a Portuguese given name, often written as Edson
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Edson (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer
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Edson (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer
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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
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940–2022), Brazilian footballer, better known by his nickname Pelé
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Edson Braafheid (born 1983), Dutch footballer
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Edson Buddle (born 1981), American soccer player
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Edson Minga (born 1979), Congolese born Hong Kong footballer
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Edson B. Olds (1802–1869), American politician
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Edson Olf (born 1986), Dutch politician
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Edson A. Putnam (1832–1917), American politician
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Edson Stroll (1929–2011), American actor
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Edson Warner (1930–2019), Canadian sports figure
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Edson White (1849–1928), American Seventh-day Adventist and publisher
Surname
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Allan Edson (1846–1888), Canadian painter
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Billy Edson (1874–1965), football player, lawyer, and politician in Iowa
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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
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Calvin Edson, American soldier and sideshow performer
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Carroll A. Edson (1891–1986), early leader in the Boy Scouts of America; co-founder of the Order of the Arrow scouting honor society
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Charles Edson (1864–1936), American composer
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Evelyn Edson (born 1940), American medievalist and historian of cartography
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Fanny Carter Edson (1887–1952), American geologist
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Franklin Edson (1832–1904), 85th Mayor of New York
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Gary R. Edson, president of Conservation International
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Gus Edson (1901–1966), American cartoonist (originally "Edelstein")
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Hilary Edson (born 1965), American soap opera actress
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Hiram Edson (1806–1882), pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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J. T. Edson (1928–2014), English author of American Westerns
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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
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Job A. Edson (1854–1928), president of the Kansas City Southern Railway
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John Joy Edson, American banker
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Katherine Philips Edson (1870–1933), American labor and women's rights activist
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Lewis Edson (1748–1820), early American composer
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Marcellus Gilmore Edson (1849–1940), Canadian pharmacist who was the first person to patent peanut butter
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Margaret Edson (born 1961), American playwright
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Merritt A. Edson (1897–1955), U.S. Marine Corps General
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Mike Edson (born 1942), British Church of England clergyman
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Norman Lowther Edson (1904–1970), New Zealander biochemist
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Rich Edson (born 1981), American journalist
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Richard Edson (born 1954), American actor
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Russell Edson (1935–2014), American poet, novelist, writer and illustrator
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Susan Ann Edson (1823–1897), American doctor and personal physician to James A. Garfield
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William Alden Edson (1912–2012), American scientist and engineer
Other
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Edson Range, a rifle range at Camp Pendleton, near Oceanside, California
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