Famous People with Name Eddi

Eddie Cantor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Cantor: was an American comedian, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five children. His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname, Banjo Eyes, and in 1933, the artist Frederick J. Garner caricatured Cantor with large round and white eyes resembling the drum-like pot of a banjo. Cantor's eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical Banjo Eyes (1941).

Arthur Stanley Eddington            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Arthur Stanley Eddington: was an English astrophysicist of the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity of stars, or the radiation generated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour.He is famous for his work regarding the Theory of Relativity. Eddington wrote a number of articles which announced and explained Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. World War I severed many lines of scientific communication and new developments in German science were not well known in England. He also conducted an eclipse expedition in 1919 that provided one of the earliest confirmations of relativity, and became known for his popular expositions and interpretations of the theory.

Sir Roderick Ian Eddington            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Roderick Ian Eddington: is an Australian businessman. He is currently chair of the government body Infrastructure Australia, a director of News Corporation, continuing his long association with that company, and has served in other senior positions including as former CEO of British Airways. Eddington graduated from the University of Western Australia with first class BEng Honours in 1972 followed by a MEng Sci. Being the 1974 Rhodes Scholar from Western Australia, he completed his DPhil in the Department of Engineering Science at Oxford University and played eight first-class cricket matches for Oxford in 1975 and 1976.

Bruce Lindsay Eddis            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Bruce Lindsay Eddis: was an English cricketer. He played several matches for the Straits Settlements, against the Federated Malay States and Hong Kong, before playing a first-class match for a combined Army/Navy team at Lord's in August 1919. He later played twice for the MCC