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'''Egbert''' is a name that derives from old Germanic words meaning "bright edge", such as that of a blade. [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] variant spellings include '''Ecgberht''' ({{IPA|ang|ˈedʒberˠxt}}) and '''Ecgbert'''. German variant spellings include '''Eckbert''' and '''Ekbert'''.

==People with the first name==
===Middle Ages===
* [[Ecgberht of Kent]], king of Kent (ruled 664–673)
* [[Ecgberht of Ripon]] (died 729), Anglo-Saxon saint, monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne
* [[Ecgbert of York]] (died 766), Archbishop of York
* [[Ecgberht II of Kent]] (died c. 784), king of Kent
* {{interlanguage link|Egbert of Saxony|de|Ekbert (Sachsen)|it|Ecberto}} (fl. 756–811), Saxon nobleman
* [[Egbert of Lindisfarne]] (died 821), Bishop of Lindisfarne
* [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex|Egbert of Wessex]], king of Wessex (ruled 802–839)
* [[Ecgberht I of Northumbria]], king of Northumbria (deposed 872; died 873)
* [[Ecgberht II of Northumbria]], king of Northumbria (ruled c. 876–883)
* {{ill|Ekbert of Wetigau|de|Ekbert (Wetigau)}} (fl. 889–{{circa|930}}), Saxon nobleman
* [[Egbert (archbishop of Trier)]] (c. 950–993)
* [[Egbert of Liège]] ({{fl.|c. 1023}}), educator and author
* [[Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen]] (d. 1068)
* {{ill|Egbert von Münsterschwarzach|de}} (d. 1076/7), abbot
* [[Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen]] (c. 1060–1090)
* {{ill|Ekbert I of Tecklenburg|de|Ekbert I. (Tecklenburg)}} (d. 1150), German count
* [[Eckbert of Schönau]] (d. 1184), abbot and biographer
* {{ill|Ekbert von Andechs-Meranien|de}} (d. 1237), bishop of Bamberg
* {{ill|Ekbert von Bentheim|de}} (d. 1335), ecclesiastic
* [[Egbert Hallihan, Duke of New Jersey]] (c. 1347)

===Modern era===
* [[Egbert Strijbos]] (born 1975), Dutch scientist and scholar and handy man with a diverse toolbox.
* [[Egbert Bakker]] (born 1958), Dutch classical scholar
* [[Egbert Baqué]] (born 1952), German gallerist, author and translator
* [[Egbert Benson]] (1746–1833), New York jurist and politician, a founding father of the United States
* [[Egbert Brieskorn]] (1936–2013), German mathematician
* [[Egbert B. Brown]] (1816-1902), Union general in the American Civil War
* {{interlanguage link|Egbert van Burmania Rengers|fr||fy|Egbert fan Burmania Rengers|nl|}} (1745–1806), Frisian nobility and politician
* [[Egbert Cadbury]] (1893-1967), British Royal Navy First World War pilot and businessman
* [[Egbert Cleave]] (fl. 1870s), American author
* [[Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III]] (born 1979), American musician known as ''Aloe Blacc''
* [[Egbert van Drielst]] (1745-1818), Dutch painter
* {{interlanguage link|Egbert von Frankenberg und Proschlitz|de|Egbert von Frankenberg und Proschlitz (1909–2000)|nl|}} (1909-2000), East German military leader and politician
* [[Egbert B. Groen]] (1915-2012), American politician and lawyer
* [[Egbert Hambley]] (1862–1906), British-born American mining engineer
* [[Egbert Hayessen]] (1913–1944), German World War II resistance fighter 
* [[Egbert van Heemskerk]] (1634–1704), Dutch Golden Age painter
* [[Egbert Hirschfelder]] (1942–2022), German rower
* [[Egbert Ho]] (born 1978), Dutch field hockey player
* [[Egbert Cornelis Nicolaas van Hoepen|Egbert C.N. van Hoepen]] (1884–1966), Dutch paleontologist
* [[Egbert Jahn]] (born 1941), German political scientist
* [[Egbert Kankeleit]] (1929–2022), German nuclear physicist
* [[Egbert Xavier Kelly]] (1894–1945), Irish De La Salle Brother
* [[Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer]] (1604-1665), Dutch admiral of the United Provinces of the Netherlands
* [[Egbert Adriaan Kreiken]] (1896–1964), Dutch teacher and astronomer
*{{interlanguage link|Egbert Jans van Leeuwarden|de||fy||nl|}} (1608–1674), Dutch clockmaker
* [[Egbert Lucas]] (1878–1958), British Anglican Archdeacon
* [[Egbert van 't Oever]] (1927–2001), Dutch speed skater and speed skating coach
* [[Egbert van der Poel]] (1621–1664), Dutch Golden Age painter
* [[Egbert Rimkus]] (died 1996), German tourist famous for disappearing in [[Death Valley]]
* [[Egbert Schuurman]] (born 1937), Dutch engineer, philosopher, and politician
* [[Egbert Stephens]] (born 1952), Guyanese cricketer
* [[Egbert Streuer]] (born 1954), Dutch sidecar driver
* [[Egbert Don Taylor]] (1937–2014), Jamaican Episcopelian bishop
* [[Egbert Ten Eyck]] (1779–1844), American lawyer and politician, US congressman from New York
* [[Egbert Van Alstyne]] (1878–1951), American songwriter and pianist
* [[Egbert van Kampen]] (1908-1942), Belgian mathematician
* [[Egbert Ludovicus Viele]] (1825-1902), American engineer, politician and Civil War brigadier general
* {{interlanguage link|Egbert Wagenborg|de||fy||nl|}} (1866–1943), Dutch shipowner and builder
* [[Egbert White]] (1894–1976), American war correspondent
* [[Egbert Austin Williams]] (1874–1922), Bahamian-American vaudeville comedian

==People with the surname==
* [[Albert Gallatin Egbert]] (1828–1896), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
* [[Harry C. Egbert]] (1839–1899), US Army brigadier general
* [[James Chidester Egbert, Jr.]] (1859–1948), American classical scholar and educator
* [[James Dallas Egbert III]] (1962–1980), American college student involved in a widely covered disappearance
* [[Joseph Egbert]] (1807–1888), U.S. Representative from New York
* [[Rae L. Egbert]] (1891–1964), New York politician
* [[Sherwood Egbert]] (1920–1969), president of Studebaker-Packard Corporation
* [[William Egbert]] (1857–1936), Canadian physician and politician

==Fictional characters==
* [[John Egbert]], in the webcomic ''Homestuck''
* [[Julie Egbert]], a character from the Australian television series ''Prisoner'', played by Jackie Woodburne
* [[Egbert B. Gebstadter]], fictional author who appears in the works of Douglas Hofstadter
* Egbert, a chicken villager in the [[Animal Crossing]] series

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