Namesakes
Edward Poins
(m) 
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2)
Edward the Elder
(m) 871-924
English and British Kings and Queens 899-924
Edward the Martyr
(m) c. 962-978
English and British Kings and Queens 975-978
Saints
Edward the Confessor
(m) 1003-1066
English and British Kings and Queens 1042-1066
Saints
Edward I Longshanks
(m) 1239-1307
English and British Kings and Queens 1272-1307
Edward Balliol
(m) c. 1283-1367
Scottish Kings and Queens 1332-1336
Edward II
(m) 1284-1327
English and British Kings and Queens 1307-1327
Edward III
(m) 1312-1377
English and British Kings and Queens 1327-1377
Eideard Bruis
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) ?-1318
Irish Kings 1316-1318
Duarte the Philosopher
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1391-1438
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1433-1438
Edward IV
(m) 1442-1483
English and British Kings and Queens 1461-1470; 1471-1483
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3); Richard III
Edward of Westminster
(m) 1453-1471
Other Royalty 1454-1471 England (prince)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3); Richard III
Edward V
(m) 1470-1483
English and British Kings and Queens 1483
Shakespearian Characters (Prince Edward) Richard III
Edward Powell
(m) 1478-1540
Saints
Edward VI
(m) 1537-1553
English and British Kings and Queens 1547-1553
Edward Burden
(m) 1540-1588
Saints
Edward Stransham
(m) 1557-1586
Saints
Edward Osbaldeston
(m) 1560-1594
Saints
Edward Oldcorne
(m) 1561-1606
Saints
Edward Thwing
(m) 1565-1600
Saints
Ambrose Edward Barlow
(m) 1585-1641
Saints
Edward Campion
(m) ?-1588
Saints
Edward James
(m) ?-1588
Saints
Edward Shelley
(m) ?-1588
Saints
Edward Jones
(m) ?-1590
Saints
Edward Waterson
(m) ?-1593
Saints
Edward Bamber
(m) 1600-1646
Saints
Edward Coleman
(m) ?-1678
Saints
Edward Teach "Blackbeard"
(m) c. 1680-1718
Notable Evildoers
Edward Jenner
(m) 1749-1823
Notable Scientists and Inventors
William Edward Parry
(m) 1790-1855
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Edward Smith-Stanley
(m) 1799-1869
British Prime Ministers 1852; 1858-1859; 1866-1868
John Edward Gray
(m) 1800-1875
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Robert E. Lee
(middle name Edward) (m) 1807-1870
Notable Military Figures
Edward Ferrars
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1811 Sense and Sensibility
Edward Lear
(m) 1812-1888
Notable Writers
Edward Stafford
(m) 1819-1901
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1856-1861; 1865-1869; 1872
Eadweard Muybridge
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1830-1904
Notable Artists
Edward Harland
(m) 1831-1895
Notable Businesspeople
Edward Burnett Tylor
(m) 1832-1917
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Edward VII
(m) 1841-1910
English and British Kings and Queens 1901-1910
Edward Carpenter
(m) 1844-1929
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Writers
Edward Charles Pickering
(m) 1846-1919
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Edward Fairfax Rochester
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1847 Jane Eyre
Ned Kelly
(m) 1854-1880
Notable Evildoers
Edward Elgar
(m) 1857-1934
Notable Musicians
Ned Hanlon
(m) 1857-1937
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (baseball)
Edward MacDowell
(m) 1860-1908
Notable Musicians
Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
(middle name Edward) (m) 1864-1892
Other Royalty 1864-1892 United Kingdom (prince)
Ed Delahanty
(m) 1867-1903
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (baseball)
G. E. Moore
(middle name Edward) (m) 1873-1958
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
George Larner
(middle name Edward) (m) 1875-1949
Olympic Medalists 1908 10 mile walk; 3500 m walk (gold)
Eddie Plank
(m) 1875-1926
Hall-of-Famers 1946 (baseball)
Alphonzo Bell
(middle name Edward) (m) 1875-1947
Olympic Medalists 1904 tennis (bronze/silver)
Aleister Crowley
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1875-1947
Other Notables mysticism
Rube Waddell
(middle name Edward) (m) 1876-1914
Hall-of-Famers 1946 (baseball)
Charles Dvorak
(middle name Edward) (m) 1878-1969
Olympic Medalists 1904 pole vault (gold)
E. M. Forster
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1879-1970
Notable Writers
Harry Kerr
(middle name Edward) (m) 1879-1951
Olympic Medalists 1908 3500 m walk (bronze)
Lawrence Feuerbach
(middle name Edward) (m) 1879-1911
Olympic Medalists 1904 shot put (bronze)
Ed Walsh
(m) 1881-1959
Hall-of-Famers 1946 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
William E. Boeing
(middle name Edward) (m) 1881-1956
Notable Businesspeople
Edward Spencer
(m) 1881-1965
Olympic Medalists 1908 10 mile walk (bronze)
Edward Hopper
(m) 1882-1967
Notable Artists
Éamon de Valera
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1882-1975
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1937-1948; 1951-1954; 1957-1959; 1959-1973 (prime minister/president)
Ed Wachter
(m) 1883-1966
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (basketball)
Edward Archibald
(m) 1884-1965
Olympic Medalists 1908 pole vault (bronze)
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(m) 1884-1954
Other Royalty 1884-1919 United Kingdom (prince)
Con Walsh
(middle name Edward) (m) 1885-1961
Olympic Medalists 1908 hammer throw (bronze)
Charles Gunn
(middle name Edward) (m) 1885-1983
Olympic Medalists 1920 10 km walk (bronze)
Henry Jekyll
(a.k.a. Edward) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1886 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Edward Calvin Kendall
(m) 1886-1972
Nobel Prize Winners 1950 (medicine)
Eddie Owen
(m) 1886-1949
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912 5 miles; 3000 m team (silver/bronze)
Edward Lindberg
(m) 1886-1978
Olympic Medalists 1912 400 m; 4x400 m relay (bronze/gold)
Eddie Collins
(m) 1887-1951
Hall-of-Famers 1939 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
T. E. Lawrence
(middle name Edward) (m) 1888-1935
Notable Military Figures
Edward Cooke Sr.
(m) 1888-1972
Olympic Medalists 1908 pole vault (gold)
Eddie Gerard
(m) 1890-1937
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Edward Poppe
(m) 1890-1924
Saints
Edward Bernard Raczyński
(m) 1891-1993
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1979-1986 (president)
Alan Hale Sr.
(middle name Edward) (m) 1892-1950
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward Victor Appleton
(m) 1892-1965
Nobel Prize Winners 1947 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Edward Adelbert Doisy
(m) 1893-1986
Nobel Prize Winners 1943 (medicine)
Edward G. Robinson
(m) 1893-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward VIII
(m) 1894-1972
English and British Kings and Queens 1936
Ed Healey
(m) 1894-1978
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (football)
Joe Blewitt
(middle name Edward) (m) 1895-1954
Olympic Medalists 1920 3000 m team (silver)
Harold Annison
(middle name Edward) (m) 1895-1957
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Reg Noble
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1896-1962
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Edward Gourdin
(m) 1897-1966
Olympic Medalists 1924 long jump (silver)
Carl Johnson
(middle name Edward) (m) 1898-1932
Olympic Medalists 1920 long jump (silver)
Edward "Duke" Ellington
(m) 1899-1974
Notable Musicians
Edward Toms
(m) 1899-1971
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Ed Begley
(m) 1901-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1963 Sweet Bird of Youth (actor)
Ed Sullivan
(m) 1901-1974
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Edward Kirby
(m) 1901-1968
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Percy Peter
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1902-1986
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Eddie Shore
(m) 1902-1985
Hall-of-Famers 1947 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1933; 1935; 1936; 1938 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
George, Duke of Kent
(middle name Edward) (m) 1902-1942
Other Royalty 1902-1942 United Kingdom (prince)
Olav V
(middle name Edward) (m) 1903-1991
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1957-1991
Olympic Medalists 1928 sailing (gold)
Jack London
(middle name Edward) (m) 1905-1966
Olympic Medalists 1928 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/bronze)
Charley Borah
(middle name Edward) (m) 1905-1980
Olympic Medalists 1928 4x100 m relay (gold)
Ed Hamm
(m) 1906-1982
Olympic Medalists 1928 long jump (gold)
Eddie Albert
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1906-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed Gein
(m) 1906-1984
Notable Evildoers
James Meade
(middle name Edward) (m) 1907-1995
Nobel Prize Winners 1977 (economics)
Edward Dawson
(m) 1907-1998
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (silver)
Edward Teller
(m) 1908-2003
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Dennis O'Keefe
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1908-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward R. Murrow
(m) 1908-1965
Notable Journalists
Ed Gordon
(m) 1908-1971
Olympic Medalists 1932 long jump (gold)
Piotr Edward Dankowski
(m) 1908-1942
Saints
Harold Holt
(middle name Edward) (m) 1908-1967
Australian Prime Ministers 1966-1967
Edward Osóbka-Morawski
(m) 1909-1997
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1944-1947 (prime minister)
Edward Lawrie Tatum
(m) 1909-1975
Nobel Prize Winners 1958 (medicine)
Edward Smouha
(m) 1909-1992
Olympic Medalists 1928 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Jack Lovelock
(middle name Edward) (m) 1910-1949
Olympic Medalists 1936 1500 m (gold)
Jack Hawkins
(middle name Edward) (m) 1910-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Salvador Luria
(middle name Edward) (m) 1912-1991
Nobel Prize Winners 1969 (medicine)
Edward Mills Purcell
(m) 1912-1997
Nobel Prize Winners 1952 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Edward "Moose" Krause
(m) 1913-1992
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (basketball)
Macdonald Carey
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1913-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Malcolm Wiseman
(middle name Edward) (m) 1913-1993
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (silver)
Morton Lowry
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1914-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda
(m) 1914-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1967 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Edward O'Brien
(m) 1914-1976
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x400 m relay (silver)
Eddie Bracken
(m) 1915-2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward Platt
(m) 1916-1974
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward Heath
(m) 1916-2005
British Prime Ministers 1970-1974
Gough Whitlam
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1916-2014
Australian Prime Ministers 1972-1975
Buddy Jeannette
(middle name Edward) (m) 1917-1998
Hall-of-Famers 1994 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Edward B. Lewis
(m) 1918-2004
Nobel Prize Winners 1995 (medicine)
Joseph Murray
(middle name Edward) (m) 1919-2012
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (medicine)
E. Donnall Thomas
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1920-2012
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (medicine)
Montgomery Clift
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1920-1966
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Arthur Hill
(middle name Edward) (m) 1922-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Award Winners 1963 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (actor)
Charles Durning
(middle name Edward) (m) 1923-2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed Sprinkle
(m) 1923-2014
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (football)
Ed Wood
(m) 1924-1978
Notable Filmmakers
Merv Griffin
(middle name Edward) (m) 1925-2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Notable Businesspeople
Chuck Berry
(middle name Edward) (m) 1926-2017
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Bill Daily
(middle name Edward) (m) 1927-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William Hickey
(middle name Edward) (m) 1927-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Bosley
(middle name Edward) (m) 1927-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bill Rowling
(middle name Edward) (m) 1927-1995
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1974-1975
Edward Babiuch
(m) 1927-2021
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1980 (prime minister)
Ed Macauley
(m) 1928-2011
Hall-of-Famers 1960 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Tony Williams
(middle name Edward) (m) 1928-1992
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Platters
Vince Edwards
(middle name Edward) (m) 1928-1996
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bob Crane
(middle name Edward) (m) 1928-1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Whitey Ford
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1928-2020
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Clyde Lovellette
(middle name Edward) (m) 1929-2016
Hall-of-Famers 1988 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Richard E. Taylor
(middle name Edward) (m) 1929-2018
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Edward Seaga
(m) 1930-2019
Other Leaders 1980-1989 Jamaica (prime minister)
Edward Woodward
(m) 1930-2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Warren Buffett
(middle name Edward) (m) 1930-
Notable Businesspeople
Michael Lonsdale
(middle name Edward) (m) 1931-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ted Kennedy
(m) 1932-2009
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Edward Hardwicke
(m) 1932-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Salisbury
(middle name Edward) (m) 1934-
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Carl Sagan
(middle name Edward) (m) 1934-1996
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Ed Flanders
(m) 1934-1995
Emmy Award Winners 1983 St. Elsewhere (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward, Duke of Kent
(m) 1935-
Other Royalty 1935- United Kingdom (prince)
Edward Said
(m) 1935-2003
Notable Writers
Eddie Sutton
(m) 1936-2020
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (basketball)
Terrence Hardiman
(middle name Edward) (m) 1937-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward Ruscha
(m) 1937-
Notable Artists
Eddie Southern
(m) 1938-2023
Olympic Medalists 1956 400 m hurdles (silver)
Eddie Cochran
(m) 1938-1960
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1987
Ed Lauter
(m) 1938-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Frank McKinney Jr.
(middle name Edward) (m) 1938-1992
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze/silver/gold)
Ted Turner
(m) 1938-
Notable Businesspeople
Paul Winfield
(middle name Edward) (m) 1939-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eddie Giacomin
(m) 1939-
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (ice hockey)
Ginger Baker
(middle name Edward) (m) 1939-2019
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 Cream
Edward Patten
(m) 1939-2005
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 Gladys Knight & the Pips
Eddie Kendricks
(m) 1939-1992
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Temptations
Ted Koppel
(m) 1940-
Notable Journalists
Edward C. Prescott
(m) 1940-2022
Nobel Prize Winners 2004 (economics)
John Thaw
(middle name Edward) (m) 1942-2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Sulston
(middle name Edward) (m) 1942-2018
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (medicine)
Eddie Levert
(m) 1942-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005 The O'Jays
Michael Palin
(middle name Edward) (m) 1943-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Steve Clark
(middle name Edward) (m) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Edward Herrmann
(m) 1943-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alun Michael
(middle name Edward) (m) 1943-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Peter Jason
(middle name Edward) (m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chuck E. Weiss
(middle name Edward) (m) 1945-2021
Notable Musicians
Charlie Greene
(middle name Edward) (m) 1945-2022
Olympic Medalists 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze/gold)
Ed Caruthers Jr.
(m) 1945-
Olympic Medalists 1968 high jump (silver)
Eddie Brigati
(m) 1945-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 The Young Rascals
Ed O'Neill
(m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joe Greene
(middle name Edward) (m) 1946-
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.
(m) 1946-
Hall-of-Famers 2016 (football)
Edward James Olmos
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lee Evans
(middle name Edward) (m) 1947-2021
Olympic Medalists 1968 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Michael Gross
(middle name Edward) (m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Vince Matthews
(middle name Edward) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 4x400 m relay; 400 m (gold)
Jim Henry
(middle name Edward) (m) 1948-
Olympic Medalists 1968 diving - springboard (bronze)
Billy Crystal
(middle name Edward) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Garnet Bailey
(middle name Edward) (m) 1948-2001
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Jim Carter
(middle name Edward) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Phil Hartman
(middle name Edward) (m) 1948-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Michael Tylo
(middle name Edward) (m) 1948-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
George Foreman
(middle name Edward) (m) 1949-2025
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Notable Businesspeople
Olympic Medalists 1968 boxing (gold)
Martin Reynolds
(middle name Edward) (m) 1949-
Olympic Medalists 1972 4x400 m relay (silver)
Eddie Money
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1949-2019
Notable Musicians
Eddie Hart
(m) 1949-
Olympic Medalists 1972 4x100 m relay (gold)
John Ferris
(middle name Edward) (m) 1949-2020
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m medley (bronze)
Ed King
(m) 1949-2018
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ed Ratleff
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
Eddie Hazel
(m) 1950-1992
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Mike Starr
(middle name Edward) (m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eddie Clarke
(m) 1950-2018
Notable Musicians
Ed Harris
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward P. Jones
(m) 1951-
Pulitzer Award Winners 2004 The Known World
Edward Witten
(m) 1951-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Tom Henderson
(middle name Edward) (m) 1952-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
James Ingram
(middle name Edward) (m) 1952-2019
Notable Musicians
Dan Aykroyd
(middle name Edward) (m) 1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joe Klecko
(middle name Edward) (m) 1953-
Hall-of-Famers 2023 (football)
Tom Hulce
(middle name Edward) (m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ken Olin
(middle name Edward) (m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eddie Van Halen
(m) 1955-2020
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 Van Halen
William Fichtner
(middle name Edward) (m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mark E. Smith
(middle name Edward) (m) 1957-2018
Notable Musicians
Eddie Deezen
(m) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Harvey Glance
(middle name Edward) (m) 1957-2023
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x100 m relay (gold)
Judge Reinhold
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Cave
(middle name Edward) (m) 1957-
Notable Musicians
Val Kilmer
(middle name Edward) (m) 1959-2025
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alan Mouchawar
(middle name Edward) (m) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1988 water polo (silver)
Andrew, Duke of York
(middle name Edward) (m) 1960-
Other Royalty 1960- United Kingdom (prince)
Eddie Murphy
(m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Sizemore
(middle name Edward) (m) 1961-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wendell Pierce
(middle name Edward) (m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mark Kelly
(middle name Edward) (m) 1964-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
(m) 1964-
Other Royalty 1964- United Kingdom (prince)
Eddie Vedder
(m) 1964-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2017 Pearl Jam
Craig Klass
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 water polo (silver)
Ed Belfour
(m) 1965-
Hall-of-Famers 2011 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Ben Stiller
(middle name Edward) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Toby Jones
(middle name Edward) (m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Paul Giamatti
(middle name Edward) (m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles Smith IV
(middle name Edward) (m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Edward Burns
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Ed Quinn
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Aaron Eckhart
(middle name Edward) (m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed O'Brien
(m) 1968-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2019 Radiohead
Eddie Marsan
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mark Lenzi
(middle name Edward) (m) 1968-2012
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 diving - springboard (gold/bronze)
Edward Norton
(m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed Miliband
(m) 1969-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Edward Gal
(m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 2012 equestrian (bronze)
Rick Hoffman
(middle name Edward) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael Trucco
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Nolan
(middle name Edward) (m) 1970-
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 2024 Oppenheimer (director)
Ted Cruz
(m) 1970-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Ed Kowalczyk
(m) 1971-
Notable Musicians
Joel McHale
(middle name Edward) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Chris Webber
(middle name Edward) (m) 1973-
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (basketball)
Eddie Cibrian
(m) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed Helms
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Ty Law
(middle name Edward) (m) 1974-
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (football)
Bear Grylls
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Jason Mewes
(middle name Edward) (m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Troy Glaus
(middle name Edward) (m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Jon Bernthal
(middle name Edward) (m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Craig Lewis
(middle name Edward) (m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Edward Furlong
(m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Brady
(middle name Edward) (m) 1977-
Most Valuable Players 2007; 2010; 2017 football
Notable Athletes (football)
Roy Oswalt
(middle name Edward) (m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (gold)
Tom Hardy
(a.k.a. Edward) (m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Franco
(middle name Edward) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dominic Cooper
(middle name Edward) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed Reed
(m) 1978-
Hall-of-Famers 2019 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Ed Moses
(m) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/gold)
Isaac Slade
(middle name Edward) (m) 1981-
Notable Musicians
Eddie Redmayne
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2015 The Theory of Everything (actor)
Jayson Nix
(middle name Edward) (m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Eddie Spears
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Edward Snowden
(m) 1983-
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Gregory Smith
(middle name Edward) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed McKeever
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (gold)
Jack Frost
(middle name Edward) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1984 Frost at Christmas
Fictional Characters from Television 1992 A Touch of Frost
Scott Kazmir
(middle name Edward) (m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Trey Hardee
(middle name Edward) (m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2012 decathlon (silver)
Tom Hopper
(middle name Edward) (m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed Clancy
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 cycling - track (bronze/gold)
Eddie Ockenden
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 field hockey (bronze)
Paul Goldschmidt
(middle name Edward) (m) 1987-
Most Valuable Players 2022 baseball
Chelsea Manning
(middle name Edward) (f) 1987-
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Eddie Winslow
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Family Matters
Harry Melling
(middle name Edward) (m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Harden
(middle name Edward) (m) 1989-
Most Valuable Players 2018 basketball
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 basketball (gold)
Ed Green
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Law & Order
Edward Scissorhands
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1990 Edward Scissorhands
Eddie Lacy
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (football)
Ed Sheeran
(m) 1991-
Grammy Award Winners 2016 Thinking Out Loud (song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Curtis Good
(middle name Edward) (m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Harry Styles
(middle name Edward) (m) 1994-
Grammy Award Winners 2023 Harry's House (album of the year)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Edward Montgomery
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Dharma & Greg
Eli Sammler
(middle name Edward) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Once and Again
Edward Cullen
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2005 Twilight
Ted Chaough
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Mad Men