Calvin (given name) explained
Calvin is a masculine given name. It has been particularly popular among American Protestants, who may be baptized as John Calvin to honor the religious leader, although in the judgement of the Oxford Dictionary of First Names, the modern given name "owes its popularity as much to the New York fashion designer Calvin Klein [b. 1942] as to the theologian".[1]
Notable people with this name include:
- Calvin Abrams (1924–1997), Major League Baseball outfielder
- Calvin Abueva (born 1988), Filipino professional basketball player
- Calvin Anderson (born 1996), American football player
- Calvin Andrew (born 1986), English footballer
- Calvin Ashford (–2008), African-American interior designer
- Calvin Borel (born 1966), thoroughbred horse jockey
- Calvin Broadus, or his stage name Snoop Dogg (born 1971), American rapper
- Calvin Chen (born 1980), member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit
- Calvin Cheng (born 1975), fashion mogul
- Calvin Galusha Coolidge (1815–1878), American politician, grandfather of the 30th U.S. president
- Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933), 30th President of the United States
- Calvin Gotlieb (1921–2016), Canadian professor
- Calvin Harris (born 1984), Scottish electro musician/singer
- Calvin Hill (born 1947), former NFL player
- Calvin Johnson (musician) (born 1962), frontman of Beat Happening and owner of indie label K Records
- Calvin Johnson (born 1985), National Football League player
- Calvin Klein (fashion designer) (born 1942)
- Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr. (born 1987), current National Basketball Association player
- Calvin Miller (born 1998), Scottish footballer
- Calvin Miller (born 1996), American runner
- Calvin Murphy (born 1948), former National Basketball Association player
- Calvin Peach, Canadian politician
- Calvin Peete (1943–2015), American professional golfer
- Calvin Petrie (born 1984), Montserratian international footballer
- Calvin Pickard (born 1992), National Hockey League goaltender
- Calvin Ridley (born 1994), American football player
- Calvin Ripken, Jr. (born 1960), former Major League Baseball player
- Calvin Ripken, Sr. (1935–1999), former Major League Baseball player
- Calvin Robinson (born 1985), British political commentator and clergyman
- Calvin Ross (born), American law enforcement officer
- Calvin Royal III (born 1988/89), American ballet dancer
- Calvin Schrage (born 1991), American politician
- Calvin Simon (1942–2022), American musician
- Calvin Smith (born 1961), American former sprint track and field athlete
- Calvin Thomas (1854–1919), American scholar
- Calvin Trillin (born 1935), writer
- Calvin Throckmorton (born 1996), American football player
- Calvin Wooster (1771–1798), American circuit rider
Fictional characters
- Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), a main character of the retired comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
- Calvin, the titular alien in the 2017 film Life
- Calvin Cambridge, main character in the 2002 film Like Mike
- Calvin Candie, character in the 2012 film Django Unchained
- Calvin Fischoder, character from animated series, Bob's Burgers
- Calvin Maxwell, one of the protagonists in Power Rangers Ninja Steel
- Calvin Swanson, character from the anime series Glitter Force (originally named Keita Midorikawa)
- Calvin Valentine, a character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
- Calvin Zabo, Mister Hyde, supervillain in Marvel Comics
External links
Notes and References
- A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press (2007). s.v. "Calvin".
