Namesakes
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Paul Martin (middle name Edgar) 2003-2006 
King Edgar the Peaceful 959-975
Estonian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Edgar Savisaar 1991-1992
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Edgar Sawtelle 2008 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Edgar Stiles 2001 24
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Edgar Faure 1952; 1955-1956
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball, 1 ice hockey
(baseball) Sam Rice (a.k.a. Edgar) 1963
(ice hockey) Edgar Laprade 1993
(baseball) Edgar Martínez 2019
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine, 1 peace
(medicine) Edgar Douglas Adrian 1932
(peace) Robert Cecil (a.k.a. Edgar) 1937
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Monty Woolley (a.k.a. Edgar) 1888-1963
Edgar Buchanan 1903-1979
Notable Artists:
1 sculptor/painter
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 1 baseball
(baseball) Edgar Martínez 1963-
(soccer) Edgar Davids 1973-
(soccer) Edgar Salli 1992-
(soccer) Eric Dier (middle name Edgar) 1994-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Isham Jones (middle name Edgar) 1894-1956
Notable Writers:
4 authors
Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849
Edgar Rice Burroughs 1875-1950
E. L. Doctorow (a.k.a. Edgar) 1931-2015
John Edgar Wideman 1941-
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold, 1 bronze, 1 silver
(silver) Edgar H. Adams 1904 diving - plunge for distance
(gold) Reggie Walker (middle name Edgar) 1908 100 m
(gold) Ed Ablowich 1932 4x400 m relay
(gold) Glenn Morris (middle name Edgar) 1936 decathlon
(bronze) Edgar Itt 1988 4x400 m relay
Other Notables:
1 person
J. Edgar Hoover 1895-1972 law enforcement
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Edgar the Peaceful 943-975
Scottish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Edgar 1097-1107
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Edgar King Lear