Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
3 actors
(actor) Ed Wynn 1950 
(actor) Ed Asner 1978; 1980 Lou Grant
(actor) Ed Flanders 1983 St. Elsewhere
Fictional Characters from Television:
6 characters
Ed Norton 1955 The Honeymooners
Mister Ed 1961 Mister Ed
Ed Conner 1988 Roseanne
Ed Green 1990 Law & Order
Ed Williams 2005 Close to Home
Ed Conner Jr. 1988; 2018 Roseanne; The Conners
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Ed Sheeran 2016 Thinking Out Loud
Hall-of-Famers:
4 football, 2 baseball, 2 basketball, 1 ice hockey
(baseball) Ed Delahanty 1945
(baseball) Ed Walsh 1946
(basketball) Ed Macauley 1960
(basketball) Ed Wachter 1961
(football) Ed Healey 1964
(football) Ed Sabol 2011
(ice hockey) Ed Belfour 2011
(football) Ed Reed 2019
(football) Ed Sprinkle 2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
9 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 presenter
Ed Wynn 1886-1966
Ed Begley 1901-1970
Ed Sullivan 1901-1974
Ed Asner 1929-2021
Ed Flanders 1934-1995
Ed Lauter 1938-2013
Ed O'Neill 1946-
Ed Harris 1950-
Ed Quinn 1968-
Ed Helms 1974-
Ed Westwick 1987-
Ed Speleers 1988-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey, 1 soccer
(baseball) Ed Walsh 1881-1959
(basketball) Ed Macauley 1928-2011
(ice hockey) Ed Belfour 1965-
(soccer) Ed de Goeij 1966-
(football) Ed Reed 1978-
Notable Evildoers:
1 murderer
Ed Gein 1906-1984
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Ed Wood 1924-1978
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Ed Kowalczyk 1971-
Ed Sheeran 1991-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Ed van Thijn 1934-2021
Ed Miliband 1969-
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Ed Hamm 1928 long jump
(gold) Ed Gordon 1932 long jump
(gold) Ed Ablowich 1932 4x400 m relay
(silver) Ed Caruthers Jr. 1968 high jump
(silver) Ed Ratleff 1972 basketball
(silver/gold) Ed Moses 2000 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Ed McKeever 2012 canoe sprint
(bronze/gold) Ed Clancy 2008; 2012 cycling - track
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Ed Begley 1963 Sweet Bird of Youth
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Ed King 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ed O'Brien 2019 Radiohead
Swedish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Ulf Kristersson (a.k.a. Ed) 2022-