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Edward Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...

and may refer to: * Edvard Askeland (born 1954), Norwegian jazz musician * Edvard Befring (born 1936), Norwegian educationalist *

Edvard Beneš Edvard Beneš (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1939 to 1948. During the first six years of his second stint, he led the Czec ...

(1884–1948), Czech politician * Edvard Christian Danielsen (1888–1964), Norwegian military officer * Edvard Diriks (1855–1930), Norwegian painter *

Edvard Drabløs Edvard Drabløs (1 April 1883 – 29 April 1976) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. Biography Drabløs was born at Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Jens Helgesen Drabløs (1856–1925) and Olave Vell ...

(1883–1976), Norwegian actor and theatre director *

Edvard Engelsaas Edvard Engelsaas (17 November 1872 – 30 August 1902) was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, after winning three of the distances, the 1500 ...

(1872–1902), Norwegian speed skater * Edvard Eriksen (1876–1959), Danish-Icelandic sculptor *

Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic music, Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwid ...

(1843–1907), Norwegian composer *

Edvard Heiberg Edvard Heiberg (11 June 1911, in Oslo – 10 June 2000, in Oslo) was a Norwegian director and engineer. Biography Heiberg was the youngest son of barrister Axel Heiberg (1875–1952) and his wife Ragnhild Krohg (1879–1947). He ha ...

(1911–2000), Norwegian director and engineer * Edvard Hjelt (1855–1921), Finnish chemist, politician and member of the Senate of Finland * Edvard Hoem (born 1949), Norwegian writer * Edvard Hultgren (1904–1984), Swedish boxer * Edvard Huupponen (1898–1977), Finnish wrestler *

Edvard Isto Edvard Isto, or Eetu Isto (28 November 1865 – 14 October 1905) was a Finnish artist, best known for his patriotic painting ''The Attack (painting), The Attack'' which depicts the perceived Russification of Finland by the Russian Empire. The wo ...

(1865–1905), Finnish artist *

Edvard Kardelj Edvard Kardelj (; 27 January 1910 – 10 February 1979), also known by the pseudonyms Bevc, Sperans, and Krištof, was a Yugoslav politician and economist. He was one of the leading members of the Communist Party of Slovenia before World War II ...

(1910–1979), Yugoslav politician *

Edvard Johanson Karl ''Edvard'' Johanson (1882 in Förlösa – 1936) was a Swedish trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to ...

(1882–1936), Swedish trade union organizer * Edvard Larsen (1881–1914), Norwegian triple jumper *

Edvard Lasota Edvard Lasota (born 7 March 1971) is a Czech former football player who played mostly as a midfielder. Spending most of his career in the Czech leagues, he had short spells in Italy with AC Reggiana and Salernitana. He also played for the Czec ...

(born 1971), Czech football player * Edvard Liljedahl (1845–1924), Norwegian politician *

Edvard Linna Edvard Ferdinand Linna (26 August 1886 – 30 December 1974) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Sport Gymnastics He was also selected to Finland's 1912 Olympic gymnastics team, but dropped out due to an injury. ...

(1886–1974), Finnish gymnast *

Edvard Mirzoyan Edvard Mik'aeli Mirzoyan (; May 12, 1921 – October 5, 2012) was an Armenians, Armenian composer. Edvard Mirzoyan was born in Gori, Georgia, Gori, Georgia (country), Georgia. He called himself an atheist, but added, "There is only one planet on ...

(1921–2012), Armenian composer *

Edvard Moser Edvard Ingjald Moser () is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who is a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014 with long-term col ...

(born 1962), Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist *

Edvard Munch Edvard Munch ( ; ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work ''The Scream'' has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inher ...

(1863–1944), Norwegian painter *

Edvard Natvig Edvard Natvig (16 August 1907 – 6 November 1994) was a Norwegian decathlete. He represented ''Oslo Politis IL''. He finished tenth at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with 6,297 points, but never participated in other international events su ...

(1907–1994), Norwegian decathlete *

Edvard Persson Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but thro ...

(1888–1957), Swedish actor and singer *

Edvard Petersen Edvard Petersen (4 February 1841 – 5 December 1911) was a Danish painter. He also designed the Stork Fountain on Amagertorv in Copenhagen. Petersen, Edvard Frederik ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon'' Access date January 1, 2021 Biography From 1 ...

(1841–1911), Danish painter *

Edvard Poulsson Poul Edvard Poulsson (18 April 1858 – 19 March 1935) was a Norwegian physician and pharmacologist. He was a professor and founder of the department of pharmacology at the University of Oslo. Biography Poulsson was born in Larvik in 1858 ...

(1858–1935), Norwegian physician *

Edvard Ravnikar Edvard Ravnikar (4 December 1907 – 23 August 1993) was a Slovenian architect. Ravnikar was born in Novo Mesto and was a student of architect Jože Plečnik. Later, he led the new generation of Slovene architects, notable for developing ...

(1907–1993), Slovenian architect *

Edvard Skagestad Edvard Skagestad (born 6 July 1988) is a Norway, Norwegian association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back for Follo FK, Follo. Skagestad played five seasons for Aalesunds FK, Aalesund in ...

(born 1988), Norwegian footballer * Edvard Westerlund (1901–1982), Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler

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