Edward VIII18941972King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions in 1936 who abdicated his throne later that year, becoming known as the Duke of Windsor
Edward Calvin Kendall18861972American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work isolating cortisone and other adrenal gland hormones
J. Edgar Hoover18951972American law enforcement administrator who directed the FBI for nearly five decades, shaping its early crime-fighting and intelligence operations