Calvin may refer to:

Names

Calvin (given name) 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 ...

** Particularly

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...

, 30th President of the United States *

Calvin (surname) Calvin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Henry Calvin (1918–1975), American comic actor * Hiram Augustus Calvin (1841–1932), Canadian businessman and politician * John Calvin (1509–1564), theologian, Protestant reform ...

** Particularly

John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...

, theologian

Places

In the United States

Calvin, Arkansas Calvin is a hamlet within Lawrence County, Arkansas. It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 67 U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern ter ...

, a hamlet *

Calvin Township, Jewell County, Kansas Calvin Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 s ...

Calvin, Louisiana Calvin is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 236 at the 2000 census. Geography Calvin is located at (31.963299, -92.779853). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , al ...

, a village *

Calvin Township, Michigan Calvin Township is a civil township of Cass County, Michigan, Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,037 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Calvin Township's first public school was built in 1834. Calvi ...

Calvin crater Calvin is an impact crater located in Calvin Township, Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was discovered in 1987 by Randall Milstein of the Michigan Geological Survey while examining data from about 100 test wells drilled in the area. ...

, an impact crater *

Calvin, North Dakota Calvin is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15 at the 2020 census. Calvin was founded in 1905. Likely the most historic structure left in town, the Calvin AF & AM Corinthian Masonic Lodge Number 78, was b ...

, a city *

Calvin, Oklahoma Calvin is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 294 at the 2010 census. History The present community of Calvin was established in 1895, when the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (C O & G) laid a line through th ...

, a town *

Calvin, Virginia Calvin is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. ...

Calvin, West Virginia Calvin is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Calvin is located on West Virginia Route 55, northeast of Summersville. Calvin has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer th ...

, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

Calvin, Ontario Calvin is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District. The township took its name from Delino Dexter Calvin, an Ontario lumber merchant and MPP based in Frontenac County. In 2007, Calvin, along with the ...

, Canada, a township *

Mount Calvin Mount Calvin () is a mountain over high, standing southeast of Pilon Peak in the southern part of the Everett Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and ...

, Victoria Land, Antarctica

Schools

Calvin University (South Korea) Calvin University is a Presbyterian-affiliated university in South Korea. The campus is located in Giheung-Gu, Yongin City, Gyeonggi province, to the south of Seoul. Academic departments Undergraduate *Theology *Missionary Work *Preschool Go ...

, a Presbyterian-affiliated university in South Korea *

Calvin University Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a Private university, private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, Ch ...

, Grand Rapids, Michigan *

Calvin Theological Seminary Calvin Theological Seminary is a private Christian Reformed Church seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is closely tied to Calvin University, though each institution has its own board. History The seminary was founded in 1876 with the purpos ...

, Grand Rapids, Michigan *

Calvin High School (disambiguation) Calvin High School may refer to: *Calvin High School (Louisiana) in Calvin, Louisiana *Calvin High School (North Dakota), a now defunct school in Calvin, North Dakota *Calvin High School (Oklahoma) in Calvin, Oklahoma Places with similar names inc ...

, various American schools *

Calvin Christian School (Escondido, California) Calvin Christian School is a private Christian school in Escondido, California. It consists of a preschool, elementary school, junior high, and high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and al ...

Calvin Christian School (Kingston, Tasmania) Calvin Christian School is a coeducational, private Kindergarten to Year 12 Christian school located 12 kilometres south of Hobart, Tasmania in Kingston. It is part of Christian Schools Tasmania, a network of four schools around Hobart. It is o ...

Collège Calvin The Collège Calvin, formerly the Collège de Genève, is the oldest public secondary school in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin. History On February 24, 1428, the ''Conseil Général'' of Geneva decided to establish ...

, the oldest public secondary school in Geneva, Switzerland; founded by

Other uses

Hurricane Calvin (disambiguation) The name Calvin has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. * Tropical Storm Calvin (1981), briefly threatened Baja California Sur * Tropical Storm Calvin (1987), did not make landfall * Hurricane Calvin (1993), killed 37 ...

, various Pacific Ocean cyclones *

Calvin Cycle The Calvin cycle, light-independent reactions, bio synthetic phase, dark reactions, or photosynthetic carbon reduction (PCR) cycle of photosynthesis is a series of chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen-carrier compounds into ...

, a biochemical system involved in production of sugars *

Calvin (horse) Calvin (1872–1879) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1875 Belmont Stakes. Besides the Belmont, Calvin won two other stakes races as a two and three year old horse. He was euthanized in 1879 after contracting tetanus. Backg ...

, an American Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 1875 Belmont Stakes *

Susan Calvin Dr. Susan Calvin is a fictional character appearing in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series of science fiction short stories. According to I, Robot, Susan Calvin was born in the year 1982 and died at the age of 82, either in 2064 or 2065. She was t ...

, fictional robopsychologist in Isaac Asimov's short stories *

Calvin Company The Calvin Company was a Kansas City, Missouri-based advertising, educational and industrial film production company that for nearly half a century was one of the largest and most successful film producers of its type in the United States. Origi ...

, a defunct educational and industrial film production company *

Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes) ''Calvin and Hobbes'' is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was Print syndication, syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly cited as "the last great newspaper comic", ''Calvin and Hobb ...

, a comic strip character ** ''Calvin'', a novel by

Martine Leavitt Martine Leavitt is a Canadian American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor. Biography Leavitt was born in 1953 in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary a ...