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Edgar

Edgar Degas (born 1834, died 1917)
French painter and sculptor.
- Painted The Rehearsal (see list of Impressionist Artists)
Edgar Yipsel ''E.Y.'' Harburg (born 1898, died 1981)
American lyricist.
- Wrote ''''Over the Rainbow'''' (see list of Songwriters)

Edgar R. Brooks
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Central & South West (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Edgar (died 1107)
King of Scotland, 1097-1107.
- Son of Malcolm III; died in his early thirties and was succeeded by his brother, Alexander I (see list of Scottish Monarchs)
Edgar (born 944, died 975)
King of England, 959-975.
- Called ''''The Peaceful,'''' he allowed the Danes in the north a degree of self rule, pacified Northumbria, and ceded Lothia to Kenneth of Scotland to obtain his good will (see list of British Monarchs)

Edgar Kaiser
- 1969 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Edgar Allan Poe (born 1809, died 1849)
American poet and short-story writer. Known for his tales of the macabre.
- On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
Edgar Wayburn
Former president of Sierra Club; Member, American College of Physicians
- 1999 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Edgar D. Adrian (born 1889)
English physiologist known for his studies of neurons.
- 1932 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Charles Sherrington (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
Edgar D. Mitchell
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Apollo 14 (1971); made third moon landing (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)

Edgar Diddle
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
Edgar Hickey
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
Edgar Laprade
Hockey player.
- 1946 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
Edgar Martinez
Baseball player.
- 1992, 1995 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)

Edgar Bergen (born 1903, died 1978)
American ventriloquist and comedian. Father of actress Candace Bergen.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Edgar Kennedy (born 1890, died 1948)
American comedian and actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

Edgar Bowers (born 1924, died 2000)
American poet.
- 1989 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
Edgar Rice Burroughs (born 1875, died 1950)
American novelist.
- Wrote Tarzan of the Apes (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Edgar Laurence ''E.L.'' Doctorow (born 1931)
American novelist.
- 1986 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for World''s Fair (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Author of the 1975 best-selling novel Ragtime (see list of Bestselling Fiction Authors in the U.S.)
Edgar
- The wronged heir to the Duke of Gloucester, and fellow exile of the title character, in King Lear (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
Edgar Lee Masters (born 1869, died 1950)
American poet.
- Wrote Spoon River Anthology (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
Edgar May
- 1961 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
Edgar Ansel Mowrer
- 1933 Pulitzer Prize winner for Correspondence (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence)
Edgar Allan Poe (born 1809, died 1849)
American poet and short-story writer. Known for his tales of the macabre.
- Wrote Tales of Mystery and Imagination (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)