| Name: | Dave Howell Evans |
| Date of Birth: | August 8th, 1961 |
| Place of Birth: | East London |
| Parents: | Gwenda and Garvin Evans |
| Siblings: | Sister Gill and brother Dick |
| Marital Status: | Edge is seperated from his wife Aislinn since 1991. His new life companion is Morleigh Steinberg...the belly dancer from the ZOO TV tour. |
| Children: | Edge has got three children from Aislinn: Hollie (born 1985), Arran (born 1986) and Blue Angel (born 1989). In October 1997 Morleigh gave birth to a daughter...Sian. Their are expecting another kid at the end of the year. |
When The Edge was one-year old he and his parents Gwenda and Garvin and his siblings Dick and Gill moved to Dublin.
At High School he discovered Larry´s notice and received after reception into the band the nickname "The Edge". Bono coined it in reference to the shape of his head being "sharp" like his mind, and Bono also refers to him as "The Edge" because Edge often thinks on the outer edges of things.
Although he plays the lead guitar in the band, that constitute the unmistakeable U2 sound, Edge has still other qualities. Some of U2´s lyrics came from his feather and he proved in songs like "Van Dieman´s Land", "Seconds", "Numb" and not to forget in many Popmart-Karaoke-songs that he can sing.