Edson

Edson can refer to:

Places

Canada

• Edson, Alberta

United States

• Edson, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Sherman County, Kansas, USA
• Edson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, a town
  • Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Surname

• J. T. Edson (born 1928), English author of American Westerns
• Merritt A. Edson (1897-1955), U.S. Marine Corps General
• John Joy Edson, American banker

First name

• Édson Brazilian given name, often written Edson

Most notably:

• Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer, better known as "Pelé"
• Édson Boaro, known as "Édson" (born 1959), Brazilian footballer from 1986 World Cup Squad
• Edson Buddle (born 1981), United States soccer player for Los Angeles Galaxy

• Edson A. Putnam (1832-1917), American politician

Other

• The destroyer USS Edson (DD-946), named after General Edson
• Edson (tractors)