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Eddie Rosario

Eddie Manuel Rosario, Puerto Rican MLB outfielder (Twins, Guardians, Braves, Nationals, Dodgers), born 1991; 2021 NLCS MVP who hit .560 with 14 hits as Atlanta reached the World Series; career .261, 169 home runs.

Eddie Shore

Eddie Shore (Edward William Shore, 1902-1985), Canadian NHL defenseman for the Boston Bruins and New York Americans; only defenseman to win four Hart Trophies, two Stanley Cups (1929, 1939), later Springfield Indians owner.

Eddie Southern

Eddie Southern (Silas Edward Southern, 1938-2023), American sprinter-hurdler, 400m hurdles silver at 1956 Melbourne Olympics behind Glenn Davis; NCAA 440y champion 1959, world #1 at 400m that year.

Eddie Sutton

Eddie Sutton (1936-2020), American college basketball coach; won 806 Division I games and was the first coach to take four schools, Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma State, to the NCAA Tournament; three Final Fours; Naismith Hall of Fame 2020.

Eddie the Eagle (film)

Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 British-American biographical comedy-drama directed by Dexter Fletcher, starring Taron Egerton as ski jumper Michael Edwards and Hugh Jackman as his fictional coach.

Eddie Tolan

Eddie Tolan (Thomas Edward Tolan Jr., 1908–1967) was an American sprinter, nicknamed the Midnight Express, who won the 100 and 200 meters at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

Eddie Williams (strongman)

Eddie Williams (strongman), Australian strongman born 1990, two-time Australia's Strongest Man (2017, 2018), five-time World's Strongest Man competitor with two finals, best finish 8th; 425 kg max deadlift PR; distinct from Eddie Hall.

Eddie Wineland

Eddie Wineland, American retired MMA bantamweight and first-ever WEC bantamweight champion (won May 2006, lost 2007 to Chase Beebe); 16-fight UFC veteran, challenged Renan Barao at UFC 165, retired 2022.

Eddy Curry

Eddy Curry (born 1982, Harvey, Illinois) is a retired NBA center, 2001 fourth overall pick from Thornwood High School, Bulls and Knicks scorer at the center of the 2005 DNA-testing dispute, later 2012 champion with Miami.

Eddy Doué

Eddy Gueladan Doué (born 2005, Bangolo, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian defensive midfielder for Estrela da Amadora, a former PSG U21 player and cousin of Désiré Doué, called up by Ivory Coast in 2026.

Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx, 'the Cannibal', Belgian cyclist born 1945, five Tours, five Giros, one Vuelta, 525 career wins, three world titles, hour record 1972; benchmark for cycling's greatest rider.

Edefuan Ulofoshio

Edefuan Ulofoshio, American NFL linebacker from Anchorage, Alaska; Washington Huskies walk-on, 2023 second-team All-American with 94 tackles; drafted 160th overall in round 5 of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.

Eden Gardens (ইডেন গার্ডেন্স)

Eden Gardens (ইডেন গার্ডেন্স), Kolkata cricket stadium, established 1864, oldest and second-largest in India, capacity 68,000, home of Bengal and Kolkata Knight Riders, hosted 1987 World Cup final and 2016 World Twenty20 finals.

Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard, Belgian winger (born 1991, La Louvière), starred for Lille, Chelsea (352 games, 110 goals, two Premier League titles), and Real Madrid; captained Belgium to third at the 2018 World Cup; retired October 2023.

Eden Park

Eden Park, Kingsland, Auckland: New Zealand's largest stadium (50,000) and national stadium, home of Auckland cricket and rugby. Hosted 1987 and 2011 Rugby World Cup finals, 1950 Empire Games, Test cricket since 1929-30, and NZ's first-ever State of Origin in 2027.

Eder

Eder: name of several athletes, chiefly Éder Francis Carbonera, Brazilian volleyball Olympic champion (Rio 2016), and Simon Eder, Austrian biathlete with 3 World Cup wins; also alpine skier Michael Eder and ski jumper Lisa Eder.

Eder Aller

Eder Aller (Eder Aller González), Spanish goalkeeper born 2007 in León; FC Barcelona La Masia graduate, Barça Atlètic debutant (6 Oct 2024), contracted to 2028, Spain U18 international.

Eder Maestre

Eder Maestre (Eder Maestre Eguia), Spanish football coach born 1986; former Real Sociedad assistant and CD Tenerife Femenino head coach, appointed London City Lionesses WSL manager on 2 January 2026.

Éder Militão

Éder Gabriel Militão (born 1998, Sertãozinho) is a Brazilian centre-back for Real Madrid and Brazil, signed from Porto for €50 million, winner of two Champions League and three La Liga titles, whose career has been marked by repeated ACL and hamstring injuries.

Ederson (footballer, born 1993)

Ederson (Ederson Santana de Moraes, born 1993, São Paulo) is a Brazilian goalkeeper famed for distribution. Benfica sold him to Manchester City for €40m in 2017; he won 17 trophies there, then joined Fenerbahçe.

Edgar Aabye

Edgar Aabye (Edgar Lindenau Aabye, 1865-1941), Danish journalist and tug-of-war player; Denmark's first sports journalist at Politiken; won 1900 Paris Olympic gold in the mixed Danish-Swedish tug-of-war team after replacing an injured puller.

Edgar Berlanga

Edgar Luis Berlanga Jr., "El Elegido" (born 1997), Brooklyn-born Puerto Rican super middleweight boxer who opened his pro career with 16 first-round knockouts, won the WBO NABO title, lost to Canelo Alvarez in 2024 and to Hamzah Sheeraz in 2025.

Edgar Brenchley

Edgar 'Chirp' Brenchley (1912-1975), British ice hockey right winger; 1936 Olympic gold medallist who scored the winning goal against Canada, 1937 World silver, later EAHL player, coach, and NHL scout.

Edgar Bruun

Edgar Bruun (Edgar Helge Bruun, 1905-1985), Norwegian race walker specializing in the 50 km walk; three Olympian (5th 1936, 4th 1948, 17th 1952), 1938 European bronze medallist, and 50 km world record holder 1936-1946.

Edgar Burgess

Edgar Richard Burgess (1891-1952), British rower, not the swimmer Bill Burgess; won gold at bow in the Leander eight at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, stroked Oxford's 1913 Boat Race crew, later Sudan Political Service.

Édgar Cháirez

Édgar Cháirez (Édgar José Cháirez Ayala, born 1996), nicknamed "Puro Chicali", is a Mexican mixed martial artist fighting out of Mexicali who competes in the UFC flyweight division.

Edgar Davids

Edgar Davids, Dutch midfielder born 1973 in Paramaribo, nicknamed the Pitbull; 1995 European Cup with Ajax, three Serie A titles with Juventus, 74 Netherlands caps, and trademark goggles worn after a 1999 glaucoma diagnosis.

Edgar Grospiron

Edgar Grospiron, French freestyle moguls skier born 1969, first Olympic moguls champion (Albertville 1992), bronze 1994, three world titles, 38 World Cup wins; later headed the French Alps 2030 organizing committee until his 2026 resignation.

Edgar Leonard

Edgar Leonard (Edgar Welch Leonard, 1881–1948), American tennis player; won 1904 St. Louis Olympic doubles gold with Beals Wright and singles bronze; later a New York broker.

Edgar Martínez

Edgar Martínez, Puerto Rican-born Mariners third baseman turned designated hitter, two-time AL batting champion (.343 in 1992, .356 in 1995), hitter of "The Double" in the 1995 ALDS, and 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame electee at 85.4 percent.