Edward Mabo (né Sambo; 1936 – 1992), known as Eddie Mabo, was an Indigenous Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights in Australia, in particular the landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that overturned the legal doctrine of terra nullius ("nobody's land") that had previously characterised Australian law with regard to land and title. High court judges considering the case Mabo v Queensland (No 2) found in favour of Mabo, which led to the Native Title Act 1993 and established native title in Australia, officially recognising the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia to own and use the land on which their families had lived for millennia.
Eddie Butler is an Israeli-American singer who represented Israel in the 2006 Eurovision with the song "Ze Hazman" or "Together We Are One". He was also in the group Eden who represented Israel in 1999 with the song "Happy Birthday". In 2006, he automatically qualified due to Shiri Maimon's Top 10 placing the previous year and in 1999, Eden got into the Top 10.
I’m shocked no one has mentioned Eddie Cantor, the legendary American singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian.Also, Eddie is the name of a character in the Little People line of toys by Fisher-Price. He’s Sarah Lynn’s brother, and has a pet frog named Freddie.
Edward "Eddie" Redmayne is an English actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his role as Marius in the 2012 film Les Misérables and for playing Stephen Hawking in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything.
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Edit Janko is a character on Blue Bloods who goes by the nickname Eddie.
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Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher (Born: August 10, 1928, Died: September 22, 2010) was an American entertainer.
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Eddie Chase is one of the main protagonists of the Hunt for Atlantis series by Andy McDermott.
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Edward "Eddie" Fisher is the drummer for OneRepublic.
Let's not forget about the " cheerfully violent dipsomaniac" Eddie Hitler! ( Ade Edmondson's character in the sitcom Bottom.)PS: Wow, some people really do take stereotypes and preconceptions to absurd levels, don't they?
COME ON guys, I can't believe no one's said EDDIE VEDDER! The baritone leader of Pearl Jam, a 90's grunge band. An extremely talented artist who also did the Into the Wild soundtrack.
Famous bearer: Eddie Irvine. British driver who became famous for blatantly expressing his opinion, offending other drivers, and at one point being punched by Ayrton Senna!
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What! No one mentioned Eddie Murphy (Dr.Doolittle and Beverly Hill Cop)?
I have to say this, but it is also the name of the onboard computer on the Starship Heart of Gold in the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I will note that this Eddie is annoyingly happy.