Ed Edmondson - chess official - died in 1982.
Ed Townsend died on August 13, 2003 at the age of 74.
In New York City there is a chess summer camp called Grant's Greatest Chess Players summer camp. They have 4 Bishops the co-ed camp and Pawns to Queens the all- girls camp. Both are at the Chess Forum in NYC. Here is the website ggcpchessclub.wordpress.com. Hope this helps.
Ed Blakely was born in 1937.
Ed Whiting was born in 1860.
Ed Decter was born in 1959.
Ed Barge was born in 1910.
Ed Bonja was born in 1945.
Ed Diener was born in 1946.
Ed Kavanagh was born in 1954.
Ed Wheelan was born in 1888.
Ed Steitz was born in 1920.