Emde, van Emde or von der Emde is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Don Emde (born 1951), American motorcycle racer, writer and publisher Hans Georg Emde (born 1919–2013), German politician Johannes Emde (1774–1859), German evangelist Mala Emde (born 1996), German actress See also Peter van Emde Boas (born 1945), Dutch computer scientist Wilhelm von der Emde (1922–2020), German-Austrian civil engineer Emde degradation EMDE in international finance refers to Emerging Markets and Developing Economies