Edsall is the surname of: James K. Edsall (1831−1892), American politician John Tileston Edsall (1902−2002), an early protein scientist Joseph E. Edsall (1789−1865), American politician Norman Edsall (1873−1899), US Navy sailor Randy Edsall (born 1958), American college football head coach Samuel Cook Edsall (1860−1917), American Episcopal bishop Thomas B. Edsall (born 1941), American journalist and academic