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 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, 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, 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, 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), American computer scientist and author Dawn Edge, 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 English-language surnames