Ed (given name)

Ed is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Edward, Edgar, Edmund, Edwin, Edith, etc. It may refer to:

People

• Ed Asner (born 1929), American actor
• Ed Balls (born 1967), British politician
• Ed Begley (1901–1970), American actor
• Ed Begley Jr. (born 1949), American actor and environmentalist, son of Ed Begley
• Ed Buck (born 1954), American Democrat political activist and fundraiser
• Ed Carpenter (disambiguation)
• Ed Coleman (disambiguation)
• Ed Conroy (basketball) (born 1967), American college basketball coach
• Ed Conroy (politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician
• Ed Cook (American football) (1932–2007), American National Football League player
• Ed Cook (basketball), American college basketball player and head coach
• Ed Faron (born 1947), American author and pit bull breeder
• Ed Gein (1906–1984), American murderer and body snatcher
• Ed de Goey (born 1966), Dutch former football goalkeeper
• Ed Green (1860–1912), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ed Harris (born 1950), American actor, producer, director and screenwriter
• Ed Helms (born 1974), American actor and comedian
• Ed Jenkins (disambiguation)
• Ed Kennedy (infielder) (1861–1912), Major League Baseball player
• Ed Kennedy (outfielder) (1856–1905), Major League Baseball player
• Ed Kubale (1899–1971), American football player and coach
• Ed Lee (disambiguation)
• Ed Long (disambiguation)
• Ed McMahon (1923–2009), American announcer, actor and singer
• Ed Miliband (born 1969), British politician
• Ed Mirvish (1914–2007), American-Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario
• Ed Montague (shortstop) (1905–1988), American Major League Baseball player
• Ed Montague (umpire) (born 1948), American Major League Baseball umpire
• Ed Newman (born 1951), American All-Pro football player
• Ed O'Bannon (born 1972), American basketball player
• Ed O'Neal, a member of the Dixie Melody Boys American Southern Gospel quartet
• Ed O'Neil (born 1952), American football coach and former National Football League player
• Ed O'Neil (baseball) (1859–1892), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ed O'Neill (born 1946), American actor
• Ed Oliver (American football) (born 1997), American football player
• Ed Price (disambiguation)
• Ed Reynolds (safety) (born 1991), American football player
• Ed Roberts (disambiguation)
• Ed Schultz (born 1954), American television and radio host, political commentator and former sports broadcaster
• Ed Shaw (American football) (1895–1964), American National Football League player
• Ed Skrein (born 1983), English actor and rapper
• Ed Stasium (fl. 1970–present), American record producer and engineer
• Ed Sullivan (1901–1974), American television personality, reporter and syndicated columnist, creator and host of The Ed Sullivan Show
• Ed Taylor (disambiguation)
• Ed Walker (disambiguation)
• Ed Walsh (1881–1959), American Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher and manager
• Ed Walsh Jr. (1905–1937), American Major League Baseball pitcher, son of Ed Walsh
• Ed Ward (ice hockey) (born 1969), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
• Ed Ward (writer) (born 1948), American writer and radio commentator
• Ed. Weinberger (born 1945), American screenwriter and television producer
• Ed Williams (disambiguation)
• Ed Wood (1924–1978), American filmmaker, director, producer, actor and writer
• Ed Wright (disambiguation)
• Ed Young (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

• The title talking horse of Mr. Ed, a 1960s television sitcom
• Ed Green, on the television series Law & Order
• Ed Grimley, created and portrayed by Martin Short
• Ed Killifer, a villain in the James Bond film Licence to Kill
• Ed the Sock, a puppet on television
• One of the title characters of Ed, Edd n Eddy, an animated television series
• Ed the Hyena from Disney's The Lion King
• The title character of Ed the Happy Clown, a graphic novel

See also

• Big Ed, a list of people and a fictional character with the nickname