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| caption = [[Saint]] [[Edwin of Northumbria]] |
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| gender = Male |
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| meaning = ''rich/blessed friend'' |
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| name day = [[Poland]]: 11 March,<br/> France, Germany, United States: 12 October |
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| region = [[England]] |
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| related names = Audun, [[Edvin]], [[Edwina]] |
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'''Edwin''' may refer to: |
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The name '''Edwin''' means "wealth-friend". It comes from {{langx|ang|ēad}} (wealth, good fortune) and {{langx|ang|wine}} (friend).<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/edwin Behind the Name]</ref> Thus the Old English form is '''Ēadwine''', a name widely attested in early medieval England. [[Edwina]] is the feminine form of the name. |
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* [[1046 Edwin]], asteroid discovered by George Van Biesbroeck and named after his son |
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* Edwin, an Emacs-like editor built into [[MIT/GNU Scheme]] |
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Notable people and characters with the name include: |
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* [[Edwin (clothing)]], Japanese garment brand |
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* [[Edwin (musician)]], Canadian musician |
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* [[Edwin (ship)]], 15-ton schooner wrecked near Cape Hawke, New South Wales, Australia in late June 1816 |
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==Historical figures== |
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* [[Edwin of Northumbria]] (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint |
* [[Edwin of Northumbria]] (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint |
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* [[Edwin (son of Edward the Elder)]] (died 933) |
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* [[Eadwine of Sussex]] (died 982), Ealdorman of Sussex |
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* [[Eadwine of Abingdon]] (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon |
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* [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia]] (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) |
* [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia]] (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) |
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* [[Edwin Sandys (bishop)]] (1519–1588), Archbishop of York |
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* [[Edwin Hubble]], American astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope is named |
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* [[Edwin N. Hubbell]], American politician |
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* [[Edwin Jarvis]], fictional Marvel Comics supporting character |
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* Edwin Odesseiron, fictional wizard - see [[List of Baldur's Gate characters#Edwin Odesseiron|List of ''Baldur's Gate'' characters]] |
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* [[Edwin van der Sar]], Dutch footballer, goalkeeper for Manchester United |
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* [[Edwin Wijeyeratne]], former cabinet minister of Sri Lanka |
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== Modern era == |
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* [[E. W. Abeygunasekera]], Sri Lankan Sinhala politician |
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* [[Edwin Abbott Abbott]] (1838–1926), English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest |
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* [[Edwin Ariyadasa]] (1922–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist |
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* [[Rodolfo Sancho#Personal life|Edwin Arrieta Arteaga]] (died 2023), Colombian murder victim |
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* [[Edwin Austin Abbey]] (1852–1911), British artist |
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* Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), birth name of [[Buzz Aldrin]], American astronaut |
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* [[Edwin Anderson (disambiguation)|Edwin Anderson]], several people |
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* [[Edwin Howard Armstrong]] (1890–1954), American inventor |
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* [[Edwin Batdorf]] (1853–1927), American colonel |
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* [[Edwin L. Bauer]] (1905–{{Circa|1989}}), American tropical modernist architect in Hawai'i |
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* [[Edwin Bennett (potter)]] (1818–1908), English American pioneer of the pottery industry and art in the United States |
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* [[Edwin Bennett (cricketer)]] (1893–1929), English cricketer |
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* [[Edwin Keppel Bennett]] (1887–1958), English writer, poet, Germanist and academic |
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* [[Edwin Biedermann]] (1877–1929), British real tennis player |
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* [[Edwin Birdsong]] (1941–2019), American keyboardist and organist |
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* [[Edwin Booth]] (1833–1893), American Shakespearean actor |
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* [[Edwin H. Brainard]] (1882–1957), American Marine aviation pioneer |
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* [[Edwin Bramall]] (1923–2019), Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces |
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* [[Edwin Cardona]] (born 1992), Colombian professional footballer |
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* [[Edwin Cassiani]] (born 1972), Colombian boxer |
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* [[Edwin Catmull]] (born 1945), American computer scientist, animator, and co-founder of [[Pixar]] |
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* [[Edwin Centeno]] (1981–2010), Peruvian race walker |
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* [[Edwin Cerrillo]] (born 2000), American professional soccer player |
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* [[Edwin Chadwick]] (1800–1890), British social reformer |
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* [[Edwin Cheney]] (1869—1942), American electrical engineer |
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* [[Edwin Clarke]] (1919–1996), British neurologist and medical historian |
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* [[Edwin Cole (disambiguation)|Edwin Cole]], multiple people |
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* [[Edwin L. Cox]], American oilman and philanthropist from Dallas, Texas |
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* [[Edwin M. Cronk]] (1918–2020), American diplomat |
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* [[Edwin Davies]] (1946–2018), British businessman and philanthropist |
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* [[Edwin Denby (poet)|Edwin Denby]] (1903–1983), American poet, novelist, dance critic |
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* [[Edwin Denby (politician)|Edwin Denby]] (1870–1929), American lawyer and politician |
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* [[Edwin Díaz]] (born 1994), Puerto Rican professional baseball player |
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* [[Edwin Edwards (disambiguation)|Edwin Edwards]], multiple people |
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* [[Edwin L. Elwood]] (1847–1907), American soldier |
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* [[Edwin Encarnación]] (born 1983), Dominican baseball player |
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* [[Edwin Escobar]] (born 1992), Venezuelan baseball player |
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* [[Edwin L. Felter]] (1917–2004), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court |
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* [[Edwin Feulner]] (born 1941), American activist |
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* [[Edwin Henry Fitler]] (1825–1896), American businessman and politician |
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* [[Edwin E. Floyd]] (1924–1990), American mathematician |
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* [[Edwin M. Gardner]] (1845–1935), American painter |
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* Edwin Ghazal (born 1968), also known as [[Edwin (musician)]], Canadian musician |
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* [[Edwin Goedhart]] (born 1962), American politician |
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* [[Edwin Norman Hartshorn]] (1835–1901), American politician and educator |
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* [[Edwin Haslam]] (1932–2013), British physical organic chemist |
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* [[Edwin Hawkins]] (1943–2018), American musician and singer |
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* [[E. L. B. Hurulle]] (1919–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat, provincial governor |
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* [[Edwin N. Hubbell]] (1815–1897), American politician |
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* [[Edwin Hubble]] (1889–1953), American astronomer |
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* [[Edwin Jackson (baseball)]] (born 1983), American baseball player |
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* [[Edwin R. Keedy]] (1880–1958), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School |
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* [[Edwin Lefèvre]] (1871–1943), American journalist, writer, and diplomat |
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* [[Edwin Lutyens]] (1869–1944), British architect |
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* [[Edwin H. May Jr.]] (1924–2002), American politician |
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* [[Edwin C. May]], American parapsychologist |
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* [[Edwin May (architect)|Edwin May]] (1823–1880), American architect in Indiana |
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* [[Edwin McCain]] (born 1970), American musician |
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* [[Edwin Meese]] (born 1931), American attorney general |
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* [[Edwin Moses]] (born 1955), American hurdler |
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* [[Edwin Mosquera (footballer)]] (born 2001), Canadian footballer |
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* [[Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter)]] (1985–2017), Colombian weightlifter |
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* [[Edwin Newman]] (1919–2010), American newscaster and journalist |
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* [[Edwin Olivarez]] (born 1963), Filipino politician |
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* [[Edwin Orozco]] (born 1982), Colombian road cyclist |
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* [[Edwin Poots]] (born 1965), British politician |
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* [[Edwin Portillo]] (born 1962), Salvadoran footballer and manager |
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* [[Edwin Quilagury]] (born 1977), Venezuelan football manager |
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* [[Edwin Alfred Rickards]] (1872–1920), British architect |
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* [[Edwin Schlossberg]] (born 1945), American designer, author, and artist |
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* [[Edwin Spanier]] (1921–1996), American mathematician |
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* [[Edwin Stanton]] (1814–1869), American lawyer and politician |
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* [[Edwin Starr]] (1942–2003), American soul music singer |
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* [[Edwin Sutherland]] (1883–1950), American sociologist and criminologist |
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* [[Edwin Thomas (disambiguation)|Edwin Thomas]], multiple people |
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* [[Edwin Torres (disambiguation)|Edwin Torres]], multiple people |
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* [[Edwin Tsai]], Hong Kong former tennis player |
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* [[Edwin Tsitsi]] (1925–1997), Nauruan politician |
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* [[Edwin van der Sar]] (born 1970), Dutch football player |
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* [[Edwin Vurens]] (born 1968), Dutch football player |
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* [[Edwin Walker (disambiguation)|Edwin Walker]], multiple people |
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* [[Ed. Weinberger]] (born 1945), American screenwriter and television producer |
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* [[Edwin Wijeyeratne]] (1889–1968), Sri Lankan cabinet minister |
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* [[Edwin Bidwell Wilson]] (1879–1964), American mathematician |
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* [[Edwin (director)]] (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker |
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==Fictional and mythical characters== |
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{{disambig}} |
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* [[Edwin Drood]], main character in ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens |
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[[Category:English masculine given names]] |
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* Deputy Edwin Durland, in ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', an animated television series |
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[[Category:Germanic names]] |
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* [[Edwin Jarvis]], a Marvel Comics supporting character |
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[[Category:English given names]] |
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* [[Aun]] (known as ''Edwin the Old'' in English), mythical Swedish king |
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* Edwin, a puppet character in ''[[Pajanimals]]'', a children's television series |
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* Edwin Payne, one of the Ghost detectives in Dead Boy Detectives a Comic book written by Neil Gaiman also adapted as a Netflix TV series. |
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== References == |
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[[fr:Edwin]] |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[ko:에드윈]] |
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[[nl:Edwin]] |
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[[pt:Edwin]] |
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[[Category:Old English given names]] |
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[[Category:English masculine given names]] |
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[[Category:Masculine given names]] |
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[[Category:Dutch masculine given names]] |
Latest revision as of 01:39, 5 November 2024
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Gender | Male |
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Name day | Poland: 11 March, France, Germany, United States: 12 October |
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Meaning | rich/blessed friend |
Region of origin | England |
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Related names | Audun, Edvin, Edwina |
The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from Old English: ēad (wealth, good fortune) and Old English: wine (friend).[1] Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
Historical figures
[edit]- Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint
- Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933)
- Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), Ealdorman of Sussex
- Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon
- Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II)
- Edwin Sandys (bishop) (1519–1588), Archbishop of York
Modern era
[edit]- E. W. Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
- Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest
- Edwin Ariyadasa (1922–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist
- Edwin Arrieta Arteaga (died 2023), Colombian murder victim
- Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911), British artist
- Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), birth name of Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut
- Edwin Anderson, several people
- Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), American inventor
- Edwin Batdorf (1853–1927), American colonel
- Edwin L. Bauer (1905–c. 1989), American tropical modernist architect in Hawai'i
- Edwin Bennett (potter) (1818–1908), English American pioneer of the pottery industry and art in the United States
- Edwin Bennett (cricketer) (1893–1929), English cricketer
- Edwin Keppel Bennett (1887–1958), English writer, poet, Germanist and academic
- Edwin Biedermann (1877–1929), British real tennis player
- Edwin Birdsong (1941–2019), American keyboardist and organist
- Edwin Booth (1833–1893), American Shakespearean actor
- Edwin H. Brainard (1882–1957), American Marine aviation pioneer
- Edwin Bramall (1923–2019), Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces
- Edwin Cardona (born 1992), Colombian professional footballer
- Edwin Cassiani (born 1972), Colombian boxer
- Edwin Catmull (born 1945), American computer scientist, animator, and co-founder of Pixar
- Edwin Centeno (1981–2010), Peruvian race walker
- Edwin Cerrillo (born 2000), American professional soccer player
- Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890), British social reformer
- Edwin Cheney (1869—1942), American electrical engineer
- Edwin Clarke (1919–1996), British neurologist and medical historian
- Edwin Cole, multiple people
- Edwin L. Cox, American oilman and philanthropist from Dallas, Texas
- Edwin M. Cronk (1918–2020), American diplomat
- Edwin Davies (1946–2018), British businessman and philanthropist
- Edwin Denby (1903–1983), American poet, novelist, dance critic
- Edwin Denby (1870–1929), American lawyer and politician
- Edwin Díaz (born 1994), Puerto Rican professional baseball player
- Edwin Edwards, multiple people
- Edwin L. Elwood (1847–1907), American soldier
- Edwin Encarnación (born 1983), Dominican baseball player
- Edwin Escobar (born 1992), Venezuelan baseball player
- Edwin L. Felter (1917–2004), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
- Edwin Feulner (born 1941), American activist
- Edwin Henry Fitler (1825–1896), American businessman and politician
- Edwin E. Floyd (1924–1990), American mathematician
- Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935), American painter
- Edwin Ghazal (born 1968), also known as Edwin (musician), Canadian musician
- Edwin Goedhart (born 1962), American politician
- Edwin Norman Hartshorn (1835–1901), American politician and educator
- Edwin Haslam (1932–2013), British physical organic chemist
- Edwin Hawkins (1943–2018), American musician and singer
- E. L. B. Hurulle (1919–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat, provincial governor
- Edwin N. Hubbell (1815–1897), American politician
- Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), American astronomer
- Edwin Jackson (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player
- Edwin R. Keedy (1880–1958), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943), American journalist, writer, and diplomat
- Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944), British architect
- Edwin H. May Jr. (1924–2002), American politician
- Edwin C. May, American parapsychologist
- Edwin May (1823–1880), American architect in Indiana
- Edwin McCain (born 1970), American musician
- Edwin Meese (born 1931), American attorney general
- Edwin Moses (born 1955), American hurdler
- Edwin Mosquera (footballer) (born 2001), Canadian footballer
- Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) (1985–2017), Colombian weightlifter
- Edwin Newman (1919–2010), American newscaster and journalist
- Edwin Olivarez (born 1963), Filipino politician
- Edwin Orozco (born 1982), Colombian road cyclist
- Edwin Poots (born 1965), British politician
- Edwin Portillo (born 1962), Salvadoran footballer and manager
- Edwin Quilagury (born 1977), Venezuelan football manager
- Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872–1920), British architect
- Edwin Schlossberg (born 1945), American designer, author, and artist
- Edwin Spanier (1921–1996), American mathematician
- Edwin Stanton (1814–1869), American lawyer and politician
- Edwin Starr (1942–2003), American soul music singer
- Edwin Sutherland (1883–1950), American sociologist and criminologist
- Edwin Thomas, multiple people
- Edwin Torres, multiple people
- Edwin Tsai, Hong Kong former tennis player
- Edwin Tsitsi (1925–1997), Nauruan politician
- Edwin van der Sar (born 1970), Dutch football player
- Edwin Vurens (born 1968), Dutch football player
- Edwin Walker, multiple people
- Ed. Weinberger (born 1945), American screenwriter and television producer
- Edwin Wijeyeratne (1889–1968), Sri Lankan cabinet minister
- Edwin Bidwell Wilson (1879–1964), American mathematician
- Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker
Fictional and mythical characters
[edit]- Edwin Drood, main character in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens
- Deputy Edwin Durland, in Gravity Falls, an animated television series
- Edwin Jarvis, a Marvel Comics supporting character
- Aun (known as Edwin the Old in English), mythical Swedish king
- Edwin, a puppet character in Pajanimals, a children's television series
- Edwin Payne, one of the Ghost detectives in Dead Boy Detectives a Comic book written by Neil Gaiman also adapted as a Netflix TV series.