I think that in the USA the "Gothic" novel "Edgar Huntly" by Charles Brockden Brown (1799) and the character in Shakespeare's play "King Lear" had as much influence as Sir Walter Scott's character on use of the name. Edgar Allan Poe's parents were both actors who had performed in "King Lear" shortly before his birth, and he was born a decade before the publication of Scott's "The Bride of Lammermoor".
Edgar is the protagonist of Giacomo Puccini's opera of the same name. It is not his best nor his most famous work, but does have good moments, including the aria "Questo amor, vergogna mia."
Brawl Stars has a character named Edgar. Let's face it. He's an angry kid. He also likes parkour. That's all (He punches people with a scarf).Sorry I don't think this should be here.
Edgar is the name of a character from the King's Quest series of computer games. He is introduced in the fourth game as the son of the evil fairy Lolotte, and assists and falls in love with the protagonist Rosella. He reappears in the seventh game, where it is revealed that he is actually the son of King Oberon and Queen Titania and was kidnapped and turned ugly by Lolotte as an infant.
Edgar Morin (born Edgar Nahoum in 1921) is a French philosopher and sociologist who has been internationally recognized for his work on complexity and "complex thought" (pensée complexe), and for his scholarly contributions to such diverse fields as media studies, politics, sociology, visual anthropology, ecology, education, and systems biology. He holds degrees in history, economics, and law. Though less well known in the anglophone world due to the limited availability of English translations of his over 60 books, Morin is renowned in the French-speaking world, Europe, and Latin America.
Edgar Prib is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.Prib was born in Russia, and emigrated to Germany at the age of 2. He is eligible for the Russian and German national teams, but has stated he dreams of representing Russia internationally.
I'm pretty sure the English king Edgar is not regarded as a saint (his daughter Edith of Wilton however, is). The only King of England who is a saint is Edward the Confessor. [noted -ed]
Edgar Stark is a character in Patrick McGrath's novel ASYLUM, played by Marton Csokas in the film with Natasha Richardson as his lover. One word for this Edgar - HOT! Watch it and you'll see what I mean.
Edgar Wright is an English film and television director. He is most famous as the director and co-writer of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and the surreal TV series Spaced.
― Anonymous User 7/11/2007
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Whenever I see this name, I think of Edgar from the musical Bat Boy.