Edgar

Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Edgar (composed of ead "rich, prosperous" and gar "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor (1819). People with the given name Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland Edgar Alaffita (born 1996), Mexican footballer Edgar Angara (1934–2018), Filipino lawyer Edgar Barrier (1907–1964), American actor Edgar Baumann (born 1970), Paraguayan javelin thrower Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist Edgar Berlanga (born 1997), American boxer Edgar Bogardus (1927–1958), American poet Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013), American-Canadian businessman Edgar H. Brown (1926–2021), American mathematician Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979), American actor Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), American author, creator of Tarzan Edgar Cantero (born 1981), Spanish author in Catalan, Spanish, and English languages, author of The Supernatural Enhancements Edgar Cayce (1877–1945), American psychic and healer Edgar Chadwick (1869–1942), English footballer and manager Edgar Cheung, Hong Kong foil fencer and Olympic champion Edgar F. Codd, British computer scientist Edgar Contreras (disambiguation), several people Edgar Davids, Dutch footballer Edgar Degas, French painter Edgar Eather (1886–1968), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada Edgar Fonseca, Colombian road cyclist Edgar Froese, German musician Edgar Fuller, American mathematician Édgar González (disambiguation), multiple people Edgar Grospiron, French freestyle skier and Olympic champion Edgar A. Guest, American poet Edgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court Edgar P.