Edge (surname) explained

Edge is a surname of Anglo-Saxon or Norse origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Government and politics

• Geoff Edge (born 1943), British politician
• Sir John Edge (1841–1926), Irish-born British justice in India
• John P. Edge (1822–1904), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Peter T. Edge, American government official
• Walter Evans Edge (1873–1956), American diplomat and politician
• Sir William Edge, 1st Baronet (1880–1948), British politician and businessman

Music

• Andrew Edge (born 1956), English musician
• Damon Edge (1949–1995; born Thomas Wisse), American musician
• Dexter Edge (born 1953), American musicologist
• Dustin Edge (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and musician
• Graeme Edge (1941–2021), English musician, songwriter and poet
• Norman Edge (1934–2018), American jazz musician
• Peter Edge (fl. 1980s–2020s), English-American record executive

Sports

Basketball

• Charles Edge (basketball) (born 1950), American basketball player
• Şafak Edge (born 1992), Turkish basketball player

Cricket

• Cyril Edge (1916–1985), English cricketer
• Geoffrey Edge (1911–1996), English cricketer

Football (soccer)

• Alf Edge (1864–1941), English footballer
• Bob Edge (1872–1918), English footballer
• Derek Edge (1942–1991), English footballer
• Jesse Edge (born 1995), New Zealand footballer
• Lewis Edge (born 1987), English footballer
• Roland Edge (born 1978), English footballer
• Shayne Edge (born 1971), American football player
• Thomas Edge (footballer) (born 1970), New Zealand footballer
• Tommy Edge (1898–1966), English footballer

Other

• Allan Edge (fl. 1970s), British slalom canoeist
• Bruce Edge (1924–1994), Australian rules footballer
• Butch Edge (born 1956), American baseball player
• Dave Edge (born 1954), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner
• Denny Edge (1903–1954), Canadian-born American player and coach of ice hockey
• Sandra Edge (born 1962), New Zealand netball coach and former player
• Selwyn Edge (1868–1940), British businessman, racing driver, and cyclist
• Steve Edge (rugby league) (born 1951), Australian rugby player

Writers

• Arabella Edge (fl. 1990s–2010s), English writer
• John T. Edge (born 1962), American writer and commentator
• Simon Edge (born 1964), British novelist and journalist

Other

• Charles Edge (architect) (1800–1867), British architect
• Charles Edge (computer scientist) (fl. 1990s–2020s), American computer scientist and author
• Dawn Edge (fl. 1990s–2020s), British medical researcher
• Nina Edge (born 1962), English ceramicist, feminist and writer
• Rosalie Edge (1877–1962), American environmental advocate
• Steve Edge (born 1972), British actor and comedian
• Steve Edge (lawyer) (born 1950), British corporate tax lawyer
• Stuart Edge (born 1989 as Stuart Edgington), American actor and entertainer
• Thomas Edge (died 1624), English merchant, whaler and sealer
• William Edge (mathematician) (1904–1997), British mathematician

See also

• Morgan Edge, a DC Comics supervillain
• The Edge (born 1961 as David Howell Evans), guitarist for rock band U2