Edward

Edward Snowden is a former CIA agent who defected to Russia from America.

Edward of Woodstock, the "Black Prince", was the eldest son of King Edward III of England. Edward was an ideal chivalric figure and one of the greatest military leaders of the Middle Ages.

Edward "Duke" Ellington (1899 – 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.

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Although a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, in the opinion of Gunther Schuller and Barry Kernfeld, "the most significant composer of the genre", Ellington himself embraced the phrase "beyond category", considering it a liberating principle, and referring to his music as part of the more general category of American Music. Ellington was known for his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, as well as for his eloquence and charisma. He was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999.

My dad’s first name and it is pretty good as far as names are concerned. Somewhat common where I live and I think that’s ok.

Edward "Ted" Tonks, husband of Andromeda and daughter of Nymphadora "Dora" Tonks, and Edward Remus "Teddy" Lupin, son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks, from the Harry Potter series.

Edward is the name of a 13 year old protagonist from the critically acclaimed anime “Cowboy Bebop”. Though the character is officially referred to as a girl, their gender remains ambiguous.

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.

Edward Rochester, one of the main characters in Jane Eyre, bears this name.

This handsome strong classic name is borne by Edward (Ed) Woodall, who is a British actor and director - he played Lieutenant William Mowett in the 2003 movie "Master and Commander" starring Russell Crowe as Patrick O'Brian's Captain Jack Aubrey.

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Edward Evans was a British character actor who appeared in television serials and in movies.

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James Edward Stuart was "The Old Pretender" to the British throne in 1715 and his son Charles Edward Stuart was "The Young Pretender" (Bonnie Prince Charlie) to the British throne in 1745.

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Sir Edward Berry was a famous British naval captain and admiral who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Edward Van Halen is a founder of the American rock band Van Halen. He is known as one of the best guitar players of the 1980s. Along with his brother Alex on drums, Michael Anthony on bass, and David Lee Roth, Van Halen had several platinum albums.

Edward from the 1990 movie, "Edward Scissorhands", directed by Tim Burton, bears this name.

Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk. He attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey, as an undergraduate from the age of 18 in autumn 2009. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, +, was released on 9 September 2011 and has since been certified seven-times platinum in the UK. The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.

Edward Duncan Ernest "Edd" Gould was a British animator and artist. He was known for creating Eddsworld, a media franchise consisting of flash animations and webcomics featuring fictionalised versions of himself and longtime collaborators Thomas Ridgewell, Matthew Hargreaves and others. After Gould's death in 2012, production of Eddsworld has been continued by his friends, produced by Ridgewell.

Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer. Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.

What about the engine in "Thomas The Tank Engine"? There's an Edward there, too.

Of course, we cannot forget Edward Gould, the creator of the popular web-series "Eddsworld".

Edward Ma is a member of the Glitch Mob. An electronic band from LA. He's awesome. Not to mention good looking.

Edward Elric! :D.

Edward is Harry Styles' middle name.

(appears in Assassin's creed: Black Flag)
Edward James Kenway (1693 – 1735) was a Welsh-born British privateer-turned-pirate and a member of the Assassin Order.

Two notable characters from Marvel Comics and adaptations who have this as a middle name:

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Anthony Edward Stark aka Iron Man
Scott Edward Harris Lang aka Ant-Man.

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet. He wrote the poem The Owl and the Pussycat.

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was an American artist, best known for his 1942 painting "Nighthawks."

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.

Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (Born: February 17, 1991) is an English singer-songwriter.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a book written by American author Kate DiCamillo.

Edward John Smith (January 27th 1850 - April 15th 1912) was the Commodore of the White Star Line, nicknamed the millionaire captain due to his popularity, as well as being the ill fated captain of the RMS Titanic.

Edward is English pop singer Harry Styles' middle name.

Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE (1907 –1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. He was known by his second name, Edward.

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn was the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom and the father of Queen Victoria. The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island and the Canadian town of Prince Edward County are named after him.

When I think of it, I don't think of Twilight. I think of Edward Travilla, Elsie Dinsmore's wise and noble, yet good-natured and lovable, son, and the husband of Zoe Love, in the Elsie Dinsmore books.

Four words: "Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy!"

Edward (1894-1972) was the oldest son of King George V of Great Britain and his wife Mary of Teck. He later became King Edward VIII, but abdicated in 1936.

Edward Masterman is one of the characters of Agatha Christie's famous novel "Murder on the Orient Express".

Edward (1382-1382) was the oldest son of King Henry IV of England and his wife Mary. He died young.

Edward Antony Richard Louis (born 1964) is the youngest son of current Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and her husband Philip. He is married and has two children (Louise & James).

Edward (1453-1471) was the only son of King Henry VI and his wife Margaret of Anjou. He was killed at age 17.

Edward was the oldest son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainaut. He was known as the "Black Prince".

Edward was the name of the fourth son of King Edward I of England and his wife Eleanor of Castile. He later became King Edward II of England.

Edward was the fourth son of King George III of the UK and his wife Charlotte. He later married and his only child was later Queen Victoria of UK.

Edward V of England was the oldest son of King Edward IV of England and his wife Elizabeth Woodville. He was one of the "Princes of the Tower", who disappeared after being taken to the Tower of London.

Edward of Middleham (1473-1484) was the only son of King Richard III of England and his wife Anne Neville. He died young.

King Edward VII of UK was the oldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Edward was the oldest son of Edward II of England and his wife Isabelle of France. He later became King Edward III.

Edward "Ted" Kennedy (born 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a United States Senator.

Edward Morgan Forster (E. M. Forster) 1879-1970. The famous English author of 'A Room with a view" and "Where Angels Fear to Tread".

Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American actor and comedian. He was born 1961 in Brooklyn, New York.

Edward Norton is an American actor. He was born 1969 in Columbia, Maryland.

Edward Calvert (1799-1883) was an English painter and wood engraver.

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) was an English painter, illustrator and designer, a key figure in the second phase of Pre-Raphaelitism.

Edward Burra (1905-1976) was an English painter, draughtsman and stage designer.

Edward Grimes and his identical twin brother John form Irish duo Jedward.

Edward Bawden (1903-1989) was a British watercolour painter, illustrator, and designer of posters, wallpaper, tapestries and theatre decor.

Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867) was an English sculptor famous for the statue on Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979) was a British illustrator, painter, printmaker, and writer, best known as the illustrator of children's literature.

A fictional bearer is Edward Nygma, the Riddler, from the Batman comics.

This is a rather obscure bearer of the name, but there's a singer named Edward Ka-Spel. (His real surname's not Ka-Spel; it's really Sharpe.) He's from the band Legendary Pink Dots.

Edward Elgar, English composer.

Edward (Eddie) Brock is Venom in the Spider-Man 3 movie.

Edward Said was a Palestinian American literary theorist, cultural critic, and an advocate for Palestinian rights.

The real name of Avi (a popular children and young adult author) is Edward Irving Wortis.

Edward Blake ("The Comedian") is a character in the "Watchmen" graphic novel and movie.

A famous bearer is Ed Westwick who plays Chuck in the Gossip Girl TV show.

Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy is a famous bearer of this name.

Famous bearer: Actor Eddie Constantinowskiy, born 29. October 1917, Los Angeles, California. Death 25. February 1993, Wiesbaden, Germany.

The birth of the world's first test tube quintuplets is recorded in London, England. Alan, Brett, Connor, Douglas and Edward are the names chosen by parents Linda and Bruce Jacobssen.

Edward was the bumbling prince in the Disney film "Enchanted", played by James Marsden. Edward was also the shallow and vain character in the film "Penelope". Edward was also the hero of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. I used to not like this name, but all of a sudden I really love it, probably because of Edward from Twilight. The Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction author Garth Nix, famous for his books "Sabriel", "Shade's Children", and others, has two sons named Thomas and Edward. I think those are great names for siblings. I plan on having a cat named Edward in future.

A famous bearer is American playwright Edward Albee (born March 12, 1928). He is best known for his various works including the Pulitzer Prize winners 'A Delicate Balance' (1966), 'Seascape' (1974), and 'Three Tall Women' (1990), as well as other plays including 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1962). He was a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1996.

Edward "Ed" O'Brien is a member of the British band, Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and adds effects.

In the immensely popular anime Cowboy Bebop, Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV is the self-created name of one of the residents of the spaceship Bebop. Ed is an androgynous girl of around thirteen years of age with a genius hacking ability.

Edward Rutledge was the South Carolina delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

For those of you who are novel readers, in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" an attractive vampire bears the name Edward.

A famous bearer of this name is Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII of England. He is also one of the protagonists in Mark Twain's historical fiction entitled The Prince and the Pauper.

The main protaganist of the classic book Children of the New Forest by Captain Marryat is named Edward.

Um, Edward IV of England? Quite a ladies' man. Features of Posie Graeme-Evans' books "The Innocent", "The Exiled" and "The Forgotten"

In Anne Bronte's "Agnes Grey", Edward Weston is Agnes' love interest.

Authoress Jane Austen (1775-1817) used the name Edward in several of her novels including:
Mr. Edward Ferrars, shy and loyal hero of 'Sense & Senibility' (1811) who eventually became a clergyman and married Elinor Dashwood.
Mr. Edward Gardiner, brother of Mrs. Bennet, uncle of heroine Elizabeth Bennet, in 'Pride & Prejudice' (1813).
Mr. Edward Wentworth, clergyman brother of hero Captain Frederick Wentworth in 'Perusasion' (1817).
Sir Edward Denham, poor Baronet in her last unfinished novel 'Sanditon'.

Poet E. E. Cummings (Edward Estlin) is a famous bearer.

Edward Fairfax Rochester (Mr. Rochester) is in 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë.

A famous bearer is Edward Gorey, a wonderful writer and artist. Who is dead now.

Edward Cullen is the hero of the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Another famous bearer is actor Edward Furlong.

Another famous bearer is actor Edward Norton.

A famous bearer of this name is Edward Elric off of Full Metal Alchemist!

Famous bearer: Edward Scissorhands, the central character in Tim Burton's 1991 movie 'Edward Scissorhands' (played by Johnny Depp). In the film, Edward is isolated from the townspeople due to his physical deformity of having scissors for hands.

Actor, voice talent and comedian Edward (Eddie) Murphy (born 4/3/1961).