Namesakes
Australian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Harold Holt (a.k.a. Edward) 1966-1967 
Gough Whitlam (a.k.a. Edward) 1972-1975
British Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Edward Smith-Stanley 1852; 1858-1859; 1866-1868
Edward Heath 1970-1974
English and British Kings and Queens:
11 kings
King Edward the Elder 899-924
King Edward the Martyr 975-978
King Edward the Confessor 1042-1066
King Edward I Longshanks 1272-1307
King Edward II 1307-1327
King Edward III 1327-1377
King Edward IV 1461-1470; 1471-1483
King Edward V 1483
King Edward VI 1547-1553
King Edward VII 1901-1910
King Edward VIII 1936
Fictional Characters from Books:
3 characters, 2 heroes
Edward Ferrars 1811 Sense and Sensibility
Edward Fairfax Rochester 1847 Jane Eyre
Henry Jekyll (a.k.a. Edward) 1886 Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Jack Frost (a.k.a. Edward) 1984; 1987 Frost at Christmas; A Touch of Frost
Edward Cullen 2005 Twilight
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Edward Scissorhands 1990 Edward Scissorhands
Fictional Characters from Television:
6 characters, 1 hero
Eddie Winslow (a.k.a. Edward) 1989 Family Matters
Peter Brady (a.k.a. Edward) 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Ed Green (a.k.a. Edward) 1990 Law & Order
Jack Frost (a.k.a. Edward) 1992 A Touch of Frost
Edward Montgomery 1997 Dharma & Greg
Eli Sammler (a.k.a. Edward) 1999 Once and Again
Ted Chaough (a.k.a. Edward) 2007 Mad Men
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Ed Sheeran (a.k.a. Edward) 2016 Thinking Out Loud
Hall-of-Famers:
3 basketball, 1 football
(basketball) Ed Macauley (a.k.a. Edward) 1960
(basketball) Ed Wachter (a.k.a. Edward) 1961
(basketball) Edward "Moose" Krause 1975
(football) Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. 2016
Irish High Kings:
1 king
King Eideard Bruis (a.k.a. Edward) 1316-1318
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister/president
(prime minister/president) Éamon de Valera (a.k.a. Edward) 1937-1948; 1951-1954; 1957-1959; 1959-1973
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
James Harden (a.k.a. Edward) 2018 basketball
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Edward Stafford 1856-1861; 1865-1869; 1872
Bill Rowling (a.k.a. Edward) 1974-1975
Nobel Prize Winners:
7 medicine, 3 physics, 2 economics
(medicine) Edward Adelbert Doisy 1943
(physics) Edward Victor Appleton 1947
(medicine) Edward Calvin Kendall 1950
(physics) Edward Mills Purcell 1952
(medicine) Edward Lawrie Tatum 1958
(medicine) Salvador Luria (a.k.a. Edward) 1969
(economics) James Meade (a.k.a. Edward) 1977
(medicine) Joseph Murray (a.k.a. Edward) 1990
(physics) Richard E. Taylor (a.k.a. Edward) 1990
(medicine) Edward B. Lewis 1995
(medicine) John Sulston (a.k.a. Edward) 2002
(economics) Edward C. Prescott 2004
Notable Actors and Actresses:
15 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 comedian/actor
Edward G. Robinson 1893-1973
Macdonald Carey (a.k.a. Edward) 1913-1994
Morton Lowry (a.k.a. Edward) 1914-1987
Bill Daily (a.k.a. Edward) 1927-2018
Edward Herrmann 1943-2014
Ed O'Neill (a.k.a. Edward) 1946-
Phil Hartman (a.k.a. Edward) 1948-1998
Michael Tylo (a.k.a. Edward) 1948-2021
Tom Sizemore (a.k.a. Edward) 1961-2023
Ben Stiller (a.k.a. Edward) 1965-
Edward Norton 1969-
Rick Hoffman (a.k.a. Edward) 1970-
Michael Trucco (a.k.a. Edward) 1970-
Joel McHale (a.k.a. Edward) 1971-
Edward Furlong 1977-
Dominic Cooper (a.k.a. Edward) 1978-
Eddie Spears (a.k.a. Edward) 1982-
Notable Artists:
4 painters, 1 engraver/painter
Édouard Manet (a.k.a. Edward) 1832-1883
Edvard Munch (a.k.a. Edward) 1863-1944
Adolf Edward Herstein 1869-1932
Edward Hopper 1882-1967
Edward Ruscha 1937-
Notable Athletes:
4 basketball, 2 baseball, 1 ice hockey, 1 rugby, 1 soccer
(basketball) Ed Wachter (a.k.a. Edward) 1883-1966
(basketball) Edward "Moose" Krause 1913-1992
(basketball) Ed Macauley (a.k.a. Edward) 1928-2011
(ice hockey) Garnet Bailey (a.k.a. Edward) 1948-2001
(baseball) Jayson Nix (a.k.a. Edward) 1982-
(rugby) Netani Talei (a.k.a. Edward) 1983-
(baseball) Eddie Kunz (a.k.a. Edward) 1986-
(basketball) James Harden (a.k.a. Edward) 1989-
(soccer) Curtis Good (a.k.a. Edward) 1993-
Notable Businesspeople:
3 businesspersons
Edward Harland 1831-1895
Edward Beale McLean 1889-1941
Warren Buffett (a.k.a. Edward) 1930-
Notable Evildoers:
1 pirate
Edward Teach "Blackbeard" c. 1680-1718
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
William Edward Parry 1790-1855
Notable Filmmakers:
1 screenwriter/director/producer
Christopher Nolan (a.k.a. Edward) 1970-
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
1 television/radio
(television/radio) Edward R. Murrow 1908-1965
Notable Journalists:
1 television
(television) Edward R. Murrow 1908-1965
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 3 composers, 3 singers, 1 lyricist
Edvard Grieg (a.k.a. Edward) 1843-1907 classical
Edward Elgar 1857-1934 classical
Edward MacDowell 1860-1908
Edward "Duke" Ellington 1899-1974
Edward Eager 1911-1964
Chuck Berry (a.k.a. Edward) 1926-2017 rock
Eddie Money (a.k.a. Edward) 1949-2019
Eddie Clarke (a.k.a. Edward) 1950-2018
Eddie Van Halen (a.k.a. Edward) 1955-2020 rock
Mark E. Smith (a.k.a. Edward) 1957-2018
Ed Sheeran (a.k.a. Edward) 1991- pop
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
G. E. Moore (a.k.a. Edward) 1873-1958
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Alun Michael (a.k.a. Edward) 1943-
Ted Cruz (a.k.a. Edward) 1970-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer, 1 astronomer/physicist, 1 biologist, 1 physicist
Edward Jenner 1749-1823
Edward Charles Pickering 1846-1919
Edward Teller 1908-2003
Carl Sagan (a.k.a. Edward) 1934-1996
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/playwright
E. M. Forster (a.k.a. Edward) 1879-1970
Edward Eager 1911-1964
Olympic Medalists:
14 bronze, 13 gold, 13 silver, 2 bronze/gold, 2 gold/bronze, 2 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/silver, 1 bronze/silver/gold
(bronze/silver) Alphonzo Bell (a.k.a. Edward) 1904 tennis
(bronze) Lawrence Feuerbach (a.k.a. Edward) 1904 shot put
(gold) George Larner (a.k.a. Edward) 1908 10 mile walk; 3500 m walk
(bronze) Edward Spencer 1908 10 mile walk
(bronze) Edward Archibald 1908 pole vault
(silver/bronze) Edward Owen 1908; 1912 5 miles; 3000 m team
(gold) Edward Cooke 1908 pole vault
(bronze/gold) Ed Lindberg (a.k.a. Edward) 1912 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(silver) Charles Edward Blewitt 1920 3000 m team
(bronze) Harold Annison (a.k.a. Edward) 1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Percival Peter (a.k.a. Edward) 1920 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Edward Gourdin 1924 long jump
(bronze) Edward Toms 1924 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Edward Kirby 1924 3000 m team
(gold) Charley Borah (a.k.a. Edward) 1928 4x100 m relay
(silver/bronze) Jack London (a.k.a. Edward) 1928 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ed Hamm (a.k.a. Edward) 1928 long jump
(bronze) Edward Smouha 1928 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ed Gordon (a.k.a. Edward) 1932 long jump
(silver) Edward Dawson 1936 basketball
(gold) Glenn Morris (a.k.a. Edward) 1936 decathlon
(silver) Malcolm Wiseman (a.k.a. Edward) 1936 basketball
(silver) Edward O'Brien 1936 4x400 m relay
(bronze) John Salisbury (a.k.a. Edward) 1956 4x400 m relay
(silver) Eddie Southern (a.k.a. Edward) 1956 400 m hurdles
(bronze/silver/gold) Frank McKinney Jr. (a.k.a. Edward) 1956; 1960 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Stephen Clark (a.k.a. Edward) 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Edward Caruthers Jr. 1968 high jump
(bronze/gold) Charles Greene (a.k.a. Edward) 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Lee Evans (a.k.a. Edward) 1968 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(gold) Vincent Matthews (a.k.a. Edward) 1968; 1972 4x400 m relay; 400 m
(bronze) James Henry (a.k.a. Edward) 1968 diving - springboard
(bronze) John Ferris (a.k.a. Edward) 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m medley
(gold) Eddie Hart (a.k.a. Edward) 1972 4x100 m relay
(silver) Martin Reynolds (a.k.a. Edward) 1972 4x400 m relay
(silver) Ed Ratleff (a.k.a. Edward) 1972 basketball
(silver) Tom Henderson (a.k.a. Edward) 1972 basketball
(gold) Harvey Glance (a.k.a. Edward) 1976 4x100 m relay
(silver) Alan Mouchawar (a.k.a. Edward) 1988 water polo
(silver) Craig Klass (a.k.a. Edward) 1988 water polo
(bronze) Charles Smith IV (a.k.a. Edward) 1988 basketball
(gold/bronze) Mark Lenzi (a.k.a. Edward) 1992; 1996 diving - springboard
(bronze) Jayson Nix (a.k.a. Edward) 2008 baseball
(gold/bronze) Ed Clancy (a.k.a. Edward) 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(bronze) Edward Gal 2012 equestrian
(gold) Ed McKeever (a.k.a. Edward) 2012 canoe sprint
(silver) Trey Hardee (a.k.a. Edward) 2012 decathlon
(gold) James Harden (a.k.a. Edward) 2012 basketball
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Edward Seaga 1980-1989 Jamaica
Other Royalty:
2 princes
Andrew, Duke of York (a.k.a. Edward) 1960- United Kingdom
Edward, Duke of Edinburgh 1964- United Kingdom
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers, 1 president
(prime minister) Edward Osóbka-Morawski 1944-1947
(president) Edward Bernard Raczyński 1979-1986
(prime minister) Edward Babiuch 1980
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Duarte the Philosopher (a.k.a. Edward) 1433-1438
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 winner
Edward P. Jones 2004 The Known World
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Chuck Berry (a.k.a. Edward) 1986
Saints:
15 blessed, 3 saints
Saint Edward the Martyr c. 962-978
Saint Edward the Confessor 1003-1066
Blessed Edward Powell ?-1540
Blessed Edward Burden 1540-1588
Blessed Edward Stransham 1557-1586
Blessed Edward Osbaldeston 1560-1594
Blessed Edward Oldcorne 1561-1606
Blessed Edward Thwing 1565-1600
Saint Ambrose Edward Barlow 1585-1641
Blessed Edward Campion ?-1588
Blessed Edward James ?-1588
Blessed Edward Shelley ?-1588
Blessed Edward Jones ?-1590
Blessed Edward Waterson ?-1593
Blessed Edward Bamber 1600-1646
Blessed Edward Coleman ?-1678
Blessed Edward Poppe 1890-1924
Blessed Piotr Edward Dankowski 1908-1942
Scottish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Edward Balliol 1332-1336
Shakespearian Characters:
4 characters
Prince Edward of Westminster Henry VI (3); Richard III
Edward Poins Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2)
Edward IV Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3); Richard III
Prince Edward Richard III