Irvin Explained
Irvin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Irvin J. Borowsky (1924–2014), American publisher
- Irvin Charles (born 1997), American football player
- Irvin Cobb (1876–1944), American author
- Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006), American tennis player
- Irvin Duguid (born 1969), Scottish musician
- Irvin Feld (1918–1984), American impresario
- Irvin Kershner (1923–2010), American film director
- Irvin Khoza (born 1948), South African sports administrator
- Irvin Mayfield (born 1977), American jazz musician
- Irvin McDowell (1818–1885), American soldier
- Irvin Shapiro (1906–1989), American film distributor
- Irvin Talton, American politician
- Earl Irvin West (1920–2011), American church historian
- Irvin Westheimer (1879–1980), American philanthropist
- Irvin Willat (1890–1976), American film director
- Irvin Yalom (born 1931), American author
- Irvin Yeaworth (1926–2004), German film director
Surname
- Britt Irvin (born 1984), Canadian actress
- Bruce Irvin (born 1987), American football player
- Cole Irvin (born 1994), American baseball player
- David Irvin (1794–1872), Justice of the Wisconsin Territorial Supreme Court
- Dick Irvin (1892–1957), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Fanny M. Irvin (1854–1929), American suffragist
- James Irvin (politician) (1800–1862), American politician
- James Irvin (fighter) (born 1978), New Zealand mixed martial artist
- John Irvin (born 1940), British film director
- Leroy Irvin (born 1957), American football player
- Leslie Irvin (parachutist) (1895–1966), American parachutist
- Marvin Irvin (born 1949), American serial killer
- Michael Irvin (born 1966), American football player
- Monte Irvin (1919–2016), American baseball player and Hall of Fame inductee
- Rea Irvin (1881–1972), American graphic artist
- Sam Irvin (born 1956), American director and producer
- Tex Irvin (1906–1978), American football player
- Tommy Irvin (1929-2017), American politician
- William W. Irvin (1779–1842), Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Fictional characters
- Bruce Irvin, fictional character in the Tekken series of video games
- John Irvin, fictional character in the television series NYPD Blue and Public Morals
- Irvin Irving, fictional character in numerous novels by Michael Connelly
See also