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Ed Etzel

Ed Etzel (Edward Frederick Etzel Jr., born 1952) is an American rifle shooter and sport psychologist who won 1984 Olympic gold in men's small-bore rifle prone with 599/600, then coached West Virginia University to four NCAA rifle titles.

Ed Ferry

Ed Ferry (Edward Payson Ferry, 1941-2023) was an American rower who won gold in the men's coxed pair with Conn Findlay and cox Kent Mitchell at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a Stanford Hall of Famer later a Wharton MBA and home builder.

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders (Edward Paul Flanders) was an American actor best known for playing Dr. Donald Westphall on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988.

Ed Fornieles

Ed Fornieles (born 1983) is a British artist known for role-play performances (Animal House, NY NY HP HP), the installation Modern Family (2014), and The Certificate Program, an Ethereum-based funding model shown at the 2018 Athens Biennale.

Ed Freeman

Ed Freeman, known as Ed W. Freeman and nicknamed "Too Tall," was a US Army helicopter pilot who received the Medal of Honor for the Battle of Ia Drang.

Ed Gallrein

Ed Gallrein, retired Navy SEAL captain (O-6) and fifth-generation Shelbyville, Kentucky farmer, defeated Thomas Massie in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th congressional district with Trump's endorsement.

Ed Gamble

Ed Gamble (Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble, b. 1986, Hammersmith) is an English comedian, Durham University alumnus, Taskmaster series 9 champion, co-host of the Off Menu podcast with James Acaster, and Radio X presenter.

Ed Gein

Ed Gein (Edward Theodore Gein, 1906–1984), the Butcher of Plainfield, was a Wisconsin murderer and grave robber arrested in 1957, found not guilty by reason of mental defect, and the inspiration for Psycho, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill.

Ed Gillespie

Ed Gillespie (born 1961) is a Republican strategist, lobbyist, RNC chairman (2004), Bush White House counselor (2007-2009), and losing Virginia Senate (2014) and gubernatorial (2017) nominee.

Ed Gordon

Ed Gordon (Edward Lansing Gordon Jr., 1908–1971), American long jumper, University of Iowa; seventh at 1928 Olympics, 1932 Los Angeles long jump gold medalist at 7.64 m, AAU and NCAA champion.

Ed Gourdin

Ed (Ned) Gourdin, Edward Orval Gourdin, American long jumper, sprinter, lawyer, and judge; set a 7.69 m long jump world record in 1921, first legal jump over 25 feet, and won 1924 Olympic long jump silver.

Ed Graff

Ed Graff (Edward Graff, "Mush"), 1897-1954, American rugby union hooker from San Francisco; won Olympic gold with the United States at Paris 1924 and later coached revived rugby at Cal/Berkeley.

Ed Graves

Ed Graves (Edwin Darius Graves, Jr., 1897–1986) was an American Naval Academy rower and Navy captain who won gold in the men's eight at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics as crew captain.

Ed Hackbarth

Ed Hackbarth is an American restaurateur and Air Force veteran who co-founded the Del Taco fast-food chain, opening the first restaurant in Yermo, California, in 1961.

Ed Hamm

Ed Hamm (Edward Barton Hamm, 1906-1982), American long jumper, Georgia Tech athlete, 1928 Amsterdam Olympic long jump gold medalist at 7.73 m, and world record holder at 7.90 m from the July 1928 AAU/Olympic Trials.

Ed Harbison

Ed Harbison is an American politician and Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate from the 15th district, first elected in 1992 after serving on the Muscogee County School Board.

Ed Harlow

Ed Harlow is an American molecular biologist at Harvard Medical School whose 1988 Nature paper showed the adenovirus E1A protein physically binds the retinoblastoma gene product.

Ed Harris

Ed Harris (born 1950, Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor and director with four Oscar nominations (Apollo 13, The Truman Show, Pollock, The Hours), a Golden Globe for Game Change, and the Man in Black role in Westworld.

Ed Hedley

Ed Hedley (Edwin P. Hedley, 1864-1947), American rower of Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club; won gold in the men's eight at the 1900 Paris Olympics and held Canadian and Schuylkill Navy sculling titles.

Ed Heinemann

Ed Heinemann (1908–1991) was an American aeronautical engineer known for the SBD Dauntless dive bomber and A-4 Skyhawk, with over 20,000 aircraft built to his designs.

Ed Helms

Ed Helms (Edward Parker Helms), American actor and comedian from Atlanta known as a Daily Show correspondent 2002-2006, Andy Bernard on The Office, and Stu in the Hangover trilogy; also host of the SNAFU history podcast.

Ed Hennig

Ed Hennig (Edward August Hennig, 1879–1960), American gymnast from Cleveland and Turnverein Vorwärts member, won two golds at the 1904 Olympics in club swinging and horizontal bar, then won national titles into his seventies.

Ed Henry

Ed Henry (born 1971) is an American TV journalist, ex-Roll Call columnist, CNN and Fox News chief White House correspondent, WHCA president 2012-2013, fired by Fox in 2020, now Newsmax chief news anchor.

Ed Hochuli

Ed Hochuli (born 1950, Milwaukee) is a retired NFL referee (1990-2017, referee from 1992) and Phoenix trial attorney at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, known for detailed penalty explanations, two Super Bowls, and son Shawn succeeding him.

Ed Hooper

Ed Hooper is an American politician and retired Clearwater firefighter serving as a Republican Florida senator for District 21 since 2018, chairing Senate Appropriations and previously serving four House terms.

Ed House

Ed House is the name of several unrelated Americans: a 1925 USC relay sprinter, a 1937 minor league baseball player, a Texas theft defendant, an Oklahoma deputy marshal, and a 2001 Hillsdale football receiver, distinct from NBA guard Eddie House.

Ed Hurt

Ed Hurt (Eduard Christian Hurt, born 1955) is a molecular biologist and professor at Heidelberg University's Biochemistry Center, known for work on ribosome assembly and mRNA export.

Ed Jackson

Ed Jackson is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate from District 25, first elected in 2014 to represent West Tennessee.

Ed Jennings

Ed Jennings (Edward Francis Jennings, 1898–1975), American rowing coxswain from Philadelphia; won coxed pairs gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and bronze at Paris 1924, not the South African runner Athol Jennings.

Ed Jovanovski

Ed Jovanovski (JovoCop), Canadian defenceman born 1976 in Windsor, Ontario; first overall 1994 NHL draft pick, 1,128 NHL games, 500 points, 2002 Olympic gold with Canada, first NHL player back after hip resurfacing surgery.