Famous People with Name Edmond

John Edmond            Origin/Culture/Country: Zimbabwe

John Edmond: is a Rhodesian folk singer who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War. He was sometimes called the "Bush Cat". During his childhood, he and his parents moved between Scotland and Central Africa. He went to school in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia, Edinburgh, Scotland, and in South Africa at Christian Brothers College in Pretoria. He displayed a natural talent for music at an early age when he was given a mouth organ as a birthday gift from his grandmother at age three. John mastered the instrument within half an hour. As a boy scout, he played the bugle and was in the local scout bugle band. While at school in Edinburgh, he was chosen to sing in the famous St John's boys choir. He was regularly featured in lead roles at Christian Brothers College in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. John was lead drummer in the college's pipe band. He went on to win the South African Junior drumming championships at the Royal Scottish gathering at Wembley in 1953. After college, John was employed at the Roan Antelope copper mine.

Bob Edmond            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Bob Edmond: is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules footballer with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and won two Commonwealth Games silver medals in weightlifting.

Ian Edmond            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Ian Edmond: is a former British breaststroke swimmer. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the men's 200 m breaststroke where he reached the semi-final, but was disqualified during his swim. He also represented Scotland at the 1998 and

Wendy Marjorie Edmond            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Wendy Marjorie Edmond: is a former Australian politician. Born in Bundaberg, she was a nuclear medicine technologist before entering politics. She was also a member of Amnesty International and the Wildlife Preservation Society, and had served as president of the Rainsworth Bra