Irvin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Irvin J. Borowsky (1924-2014), American publisher
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Irvin Cobb (1876–1944), American author
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Irvin Dorfman
Irvin "Irv" Sherrod Dorfman (September 3, 1924 – October 8, 2006) was an outstanding amateur American tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s. He was ranked No. 15 in singles in the United States in 1947, and No. 3 in doubles in the U.S. in 1948.
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(1924–2006), American tennis player
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Irvin Duguid
Irvin Duguid (born 18 December 1969, in Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire) is a Scottish musician and composer.
He studied piano and violin at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before going on to become keyboard player in t ...
(born 1969), Scottish musician
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Irvin Feld
Irvin Feld (April 19, 1918 – September 6, 1984) was a business entrepreneur who built a chain of record stores, promoted rock groups, produced concerts involving some of the biggest names in popular music. He was also the head of Ringling Bros ...
(1918–1984), American impresario
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Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923November 27, 2010) was an American film director, actor, and producer of film and television.
He gained notice early in his career as a filmmaker for directing quirky, independent drama films ...
(1923-2010), American film director
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Irvin Khoza (born 1948), South African sports administrator
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Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield Jr. (born December 23, 1977) is an American trumpeter, composer, bandleader and educator. On November 3, 2021, Mayfield was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the New Orleans public library system from over one mill ...
(born 1977), American jazz musician
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Irvin McDowell
Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885) was a career American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War. In 1862, he was given command ...
(1818–1885), American soldier
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Irvin Shapiro
Irvin Shapiro (August 6, 1906 – January 1, 1989) was an American producer, film importer and distributor who was responsible for introducing a number of influential foreign films to the United States, as well as handling the early work of some ...
(1906–1989), American film distributor
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Irvin Talton, (dates unavailable), American politician
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Earl Irvin West (1920–2011), American church historian
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Irvin Westheimer (1879–1980), American philanthropist
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Irvin Willat
Irvin V. Willat (November 18, 1890 – April 17, 1976) was an American film director of the silent film era. A short biography reprinted from ''Blue Book of the Screen'' (1923). He directed 39 films between 1917 and 1937. Early in his career ...
(1890–1976), American film director
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Irvin Yalom (born 1931), American author
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Irvin Yeaworth
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Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr. (February 14, 1926 – July 19, 2004) was a German-born American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park builder. He began his career singing at age 10 at KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylv ...
(1926–2004), German film director
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Britt Irvin
Brittney Elizabeth Irvin (born November 10, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has also done voiceover work for Ocean Productions. Irvin is best known for playing Katie in '' Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular'' and its sequel '' Scary Godmoth ...
(born 1984), Canadian actress
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Bruce Irvin
Bruce Pernell Irvin Jr. (born November 1, 1987) is an American football outside linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round with the 15th overall pick o ...
(born 1987), American football player
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Cole Irvin
Cole R. Irvin (born January 31, 1994), nicknamed "Swirvin Irvin", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Irvin was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth round of the 201 ...
(born 1994), American baseball player
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David Irvin
David Irvin (1794 – 1872) was a United States territorial judge.
Born in Albemarle County, Virginia, Irvin practiced law in Virginia. He was appointed a federal judge in Michigan Territory. In 1841, he was elected to the American Philosop ...
(1794-1872), Justice of the Wisconsin Territorial Supreme Court
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Dick Irvin
James Dickinson "Dick" Irvin Jr. (or II) (July 19, 1892 – May 16, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for professional teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the Western Canada Hockey League, and th ...
(1892–1957), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Fanny M. Irvin Fanny Marie Irvin (January 15, 1854 - September 26, 1929) was librarian of the Idaho State Law Library, and assisted in drafting several important legislative acts. She drafted a resolution to Congress from the state of Idaho endorsing women's suff ...
(1854–1929), American suffragist
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James Irvin (politician)
James Irvin (February 18, 1800 – November 28, 1862) was an American politician. Irvin was a prominent agriculturalist and ironmaster in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Irvin represented in the 27th and 28th Congresses. Irvin unsuccessfully ran ...
(1800–1862), American politician
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James Irvin (fighter)
James Lee Irvin (born September 12, 1978) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist, who was a professional competitor from 2003 to 2012, Irvin is the former WEC Heavyweight Champion and has also competed in the UFC, Strikeforce, ...
(born 1978), New Zealand mixed martial artist
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John Irvin
John Irvin (born 7 May 1940) is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's '' Tinke ...
(born 1940), British film director
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Leroy Irvin (born 1957), American football player
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Leslie Irvin (parachutist)
Leslie Leroy Irvin (September 10, 1895 – October 9, 1966) was a stunt-man for the fledgling Californian film industry. Flying in balloons, he performed using trapeze acrobatics and parachute descents. For the 1914 film ''Sky High,'' Irvin ...
(1895–1966), American parachutist
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Marvin Irvin
Marvin Lee Irvin (born May 4, 1949) is an American serial killer and former police officer who murdered two women in St. Joseph, Missouri in September and October 1990, and after his arrest confessed to an additional 1979 murder, which up to that ...
(born 1949), American serial killer
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Michael Irvin
Michael Jerome Irvin (born March 5, 1966) is an American sports commentator and former professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In 2007, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fa ...
(born 1966), American football player
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Monte Irvin
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (February 25, 1919 – January 11, 2016) was an American left fielder and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Newark Eagles (1938–1942, 1946–1948), New York Giant ...
(1919–2016), American baseball player and Hall of Fame inductee
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Rea Irvin
Rea Irvin (August 26, 1881 – May 28, 1972) was an American graphic artist. Although never formally credited as such, he served de facto as the first art editor of ''The New Yorker''. He created the Eustace Tilley cover portrait and the ''New Y ...
(1881–1972), American graphic artist
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Sam Irvin
Sam Irvin (born June 14, 1956) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, author and film teacher.
Irvin's directing credits include '' Guilty as Charged'', '' Oblivion'', '' Elvira's Haunted Hills'', and all ...
(born 1956), American director and producer
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Tex Irvin
Cecil Paul "Tex" Irvin (October 9, 1906 – February 11, 1978) was an American football tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Providence Steam Roller and New York Giants. He first enrolled at the Schreine ...
(1906–1978), American football player
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Tommy Irvin
Thomas Telford Irvin (July 14, 1929 – September 14, 2017) was an American politician who served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvin holds a record as the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in ...
(1929-2017), American politician
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William W. Irvin (1779–1842), Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
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Bruce Irvin
Bruce Pernell Irvin Jr. (born November 1, 1987) is an American football outside linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round with the 15th overall pick o ...
, fictional character in the ''Tekken'' series of video games
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John Irvin
John Irvin (born 7 May 1940) is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's '' Tinke ...
, fictional character in the television series ''NYPD Blue'' and ''Public Morals''
*Irvin Irving, fictional character in numerous novels by
Michael Connelly
Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.
Connelly is the bes ...
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Irvin v. Dowd
''Irvin v. Dowd'', 359 U.S. 394 (1959), was a United States Supreme Court case.. It involved an escaped convict's ( Leslie Irvin) denial of appeal. The convict sought a federal writ of habeas corpus.
''Irvin v. Dowd'' was one of the first of many ...
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Justice Irvin (disambiguation)
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William A. Irvin
William Adolph Irvin (December 7, 1873 - January 1, 1952) was the president of U.S. Steel.
Biography
He was born on December 7, 1873, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In 1931 he was named vice president of U.S. Steel.
After his father died while he was ...
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Earvin
Earvin is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Earvin "Magic" Johnson (born 1959), American executive and former basketball player
* Earvin "EJ" Johnson (born 1992), son of Magic; American television personality
*Earvin N'Gapeth ( ...
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Ervin (disambiguation) Ervin may refer to:
* Ervin (given name)
* Ervin (surname)
* Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana, one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, USA
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* Justice Ervin (disambiguation)
* Earvin
* Ervine
* Erving (disambiguation)
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Ervine Ervine is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Ervine Metzl (1899–1963), American graphic artist and illustrator best known for his posters and postage stamp designs
* Ervine Mosby (1877–1916), Englis ...
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Erving (disambiguation) Erving may refer to:
People
* Cameron Erving (born 1992), American college football player
* George W. Erving (1769–1850), American diplomat
* Julius Erving (born 1950), American basketball player, also known as "Dr. J"
* Erving Goffman (1922â ...
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Erwan Erwan () is a masculine Breton given name, sometimes spelled ''Erwann''. Its francization is the French given name Yves.
Etymology
From Old Breton given name . It might thus be formed of Proto-Brythonic words "well, good" and "talent, natura ...
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Erwin (disambiguation) Erwin may refer to:
People Given name
* Erwin Chargaff (1905–2002), Austrian biochemist
* Erwin Dold (1919–2012), German concentration camp commandant in World War 2
* Erwin Hauer (1926–2017), Austrian-born American sculptor
* Egon Erwin Kisc ...
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Irvine (disambiguation) Irvine may refer to:
Places On Earth Antarctica
* Irvine Glacier
*Mount Irvine (Antarctica)
Australia
* Irvine Island
* Mount Irvine, New South Wales
Canada
* Irvine, Alberta
* Irvine Inlet, Nunavut
United Kingdom
* Irvine, North Ayrshire, S ...
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Irving (disambiguation) Irving may refer to:
People
*Irving (name), including a list of people with the name
Fictional characters
* Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip)
* Lloyd Irving, the main protagonist in the ''Tales of Symphonia'' video ...
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Irwin (disambiguation)
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