For other individuals with the same surname, see Hanfstaengl family.
Edgar Hanfstaengl (15 July 1842, in Munich – 28 May 1910, in Munich) was a Chief Clerk and Commercial Purchaser, and an Art Publisher.
He is a significant figure because he was the son of a famous Bavarian court photographer connected with the circle of Ludwig II, and became a close confidant of the Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria.
He was also the father of Ernst Hanfstaengl, the political figure.