The Edge
The Edge in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: David Howell Evans
Place of Birth: Ilford, Essex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 8 August, 1961
Ethnicity: Welsh
The Edge, or Edge, is an Irish/British musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of Irish rock band U2. Other members of the band are Bono, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr.
He was born in Essex, England, to Welsh parents, Gwenda (Richards) and Garvin Evans, who were from Llanelli. He was raised in Ireland after moving there as an infant. The Edge is married to American dancer and choreographer Morleigh Steinberg. He has three children with his former wife Aislinn O’Sullivan; and two children with Morleigh.
Born in England of Welsh parents, so ethnically Welsh, but as Irish as you get. To be Irish is much more than ancestry.