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 Ames (1927–2023), American singer
 * Ed Asner (1929–2021), American actor
 * Ed Balls (born 1967), British politician
 * Ed Begley (1901–1970), American actor
 * Ed Begley Jr. (born 1949), American actor and environmentalist
 * Ed Bruce (1939–2021), American country music songwriter-singer
 * Ed Buck (born 1954), American Democrat political activist and fundraiser
 * Ed Buckingham, Canadian politician
 * Ed Carpenter (disambiguation)
 * Ed Coleman (disambiguation)
 * Ed Conroy (basketball) (born 1967), American college basketball coach
 * Ed Conroy (politician) (1946–2020), Canadian politician
 * Ed Cook (American football) (1932–2007), American National Football League player
 * Ed Cook (basketball), American college basketball player and head coach
 * Ed Cota (born 1976), Panamanian basketball player
 * Ed Davey (born 1965), British politician
 * Ed Diehl, American politician
 * Ed Dodds, American football executive
 * Ed Elisma (born 1975), American basketball player
 * 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 Koch (1924–2013), American politician and mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989
 * Ed Kubale (1899–1971), American football player and coach
 * Ed LaDou (1955–2007), American chef, known for inventing California-style pizza
 * Ed Lee (disambiguation)
 * Ed Long (disambiguation)
 * Ed Maverick (born 2001), Mexican singer and songwriter
 * 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 Orgeron (born 1961), American football coach
 * Ed Price (disambiguation)
 * Ed Reynolds (safety) (born 1991), American football player
 * Ed Roberts (disambiguation)
 * Ed Rubinoff (born 1935), American tennis player
 * Ed Schultz (1954–2018), American television and radio host, political commentator and former sports broadcaster
 * Ed Shaw (American football) (1895–1964), American National Football League player
 * Ed Sheeran (born 1991), English singer and songwriter
 * 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) (1948–2021), 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 Woods (born 2002), American football player
 * Ed Wright (disambiguation)
 * Ed Wynn (1886–1966), American actor and comedian
 * Ed Yong (born 1981), British science journalist
 * Ed Young (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

 * Ed, a hyena from Digger (webcomic)
 * Ed, a hyena from Disney's The Lion King
 * The title talking horse of Mr. Ed, a 1960s television sitcom
 * Ed Green, Detective on the television series Law & Order, portrayed by Jesse L. Martin
 * Ed Grimley, created and portrayed by Martin Short
 * Ed Killifer, a villain in the James Bond film Licence to Kill
 * Ed Sieveking, the protagonist of the Darren Shan novel Lady of the Shades
 * Ed Bighead, an anthropomorphic frog from the Nickelodeon show Rocko's Modern Life
 * Ed the Sock, a puppet on television
 * One of the title characters of Ed, Edd n Eddy, an animated television series
 * The title character of Ed the Happy Clown, a graphic novel
 * Ed Galbraith, a recurring character in the Breaking Bad universe
 * Ed, a spider first appeared in the episode "Web Weirdos" of the animated series Adventure Time