Riddler Real Name. The actors who played The Riddler are Frank Gorshin and Jim Carrey. A brilliant mind obsessed with puzzles Edward Nigma was force into a life of crime after a failed technology demonstration.
The most Riddler families were found in the USA in 1880. The Riddler family name was found in the USA the UK Canada and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. January 1988 Edward Nashton who later changed his name to Edward Nigma is the super-villain known as the Riddler.
Edward Ed Nygma formerly Edward Nashton also known as The Riddler is a former forensic scientist working for the Gotham City Police Department with a penchant for speaking in riddles.
The Riddler real name Edward Nigma is a supervillain with a penchant for charades and riddles. Utilizing technology and a small army of henchmen Riddler would pull of complex schemes leaving puzzle clues for the police and Batman to solve. Despite not being taken seriously by other criminals he is an agent of and strategist for the Light. Illinois had the highest population of Riddler families in 1840.