The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), American inventor Edwin Batdorf (1853–1927), American colonel Edwin Bennett (1818–1908), ceramics industrialist Edwin Biedermann (1877–1929), British real tennis player Edwin Booth (1833–1893), Shakespearean actor Jayawardene Welatantrige Edwin Boteju, Sri Lankan Sinhala Anglican clergyman and legislator Edwin H. Brainard (1882–1957), American Marine aviation pioneer Edwin Bramall (1923–2019), Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces Edwin Cassiani (born 1972), Colombian boxer Edwin Centeno (1981–2010), Peruvian race walker Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890) British social reformer Edwin Clarke (1919–1996), British neurologist and medical historian Edwin L. Cox, American oilman and philanthropist from Dallas, Texas Edwin M. Cronk (1918–2020), American diplomat Edwin Davies (1946–2018), British businessman and philanthropist Edwin L. Elwood (1847–1907), American soldier Edwin Encarnación (born 1983), Dominican baseball player Edwin Escobar (born 1992), Venezuelan professional baseball player Edwin Henry Fitler (1825-1896), American businessman and politician Edwin E. Floyd (1924–1990), American mathematician Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935), American painter Edwin Haslam (1932–2013), physical organic chemist and an author of books on polyphenols Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle (1919-2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat, Provincial Governor Edwin N. Hubbell (1815–1897), American politician Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), American astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope is named Edwin Jackson (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player Edwin R. Keedy (1880–1958), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869–1944), British architect Edwin McCain (born 1970), American musician Edwin Meese (born 1931), American Attorney General Edwin Moses (born 1955), American track and field athlete Edwin Mosquera (weightlifter) (1985–2017), Colombian weightlifter Edwin Newman (1919–2010), American newscaster and journalist Edwin Olivarez (born 1963), Filipino politician Edwin Orozco