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Caleb is a
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
masculine given name meaning "faithful."
Given name
Biblical figures
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Caleb
Caleb (), sometimes transliterated as Kaleb ( he, כָּלֵב, ''Kalev'', ; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' ...
, the son of Jephunneh, an important figure in the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament
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Caleb, son of Hezron, one of the three sons of Hezron, mentioned in the Book of Chronicles
Actors
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Caleb Foote
Caleb Martin Foote (born December 23, 1993) is an American actor best known for his role in the television series '' The Kids Are Alright''.
He received the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle 2017 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Male Performanc ...
(born 1993), American actor
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Caleb Landry Jones
Caleb Landry Jones (born December 7, 1989) is an American actor and musician, known for his roles as Banshee in '' X-Men: First Class'', Jeremy Armitage in ''Get Out'', Red Welby in ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'', Ty Carter in '' T ...
(born 1989), American actor
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Caleb McLaughlin
Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He gained recognition for playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–present). McLaughlin began his career on the Broadway stage as Young Simba ...
(born 2001), American actor
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Caleb Ross
Caleb Ross (born 10 December 1981) is a New Zealand film and television actor best known for his role as Lex in the cult science fiction television series '' The Tribe''. In 1998, he played Logan Patterson on '' Shortland Street''. Throughout t ...
(born 1981), New Zealander film and television actor
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Caleb Spivak, American actor
Athletes
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Caleb Aekins
Caleb Aekins (born 21 November 1997) is a Wales international professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.
He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and Penrith Panthers in the NRL an ...
(born 1997), New Zealander rugby league footballer
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Caleb Agada (born 1994), Nigerian-Canadian basketball player
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Caleb Baldwin (boxer) (1769–1827), English boxer
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Caleb Biggers
Caleb Biggers (born November 2, 1999) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Bowling Green and Boise State.
Early life
Biggers grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended high school at Calvert Ha ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Caleb Binge
Caleb Binge (born 29 October 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays .
Playing career
Born in Lismore, New South Wales, Binge played his junior foot ...
(born 1993), Australian professional rugby league footballer
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Caleb Brantley (born 1994), American football player
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Caleb Clarke (rugby union)
Caleb Daniel Clarke (born 29 March 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is wing. Clarke made his international debut for New Zealand in 2020 and has since played 12 ...
(born 1999), New Zealand rugby union player
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Caleb Clarke (soccer)
Caleb Robert Clarke (born June 23, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player.
Early career
Clarke began playing youth soccer with the Richmond Selects. He later played with Coastal WFC, with whom he won a USL Super Y-League North American championship ...
(born 1993), Canadian former soccer player
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Caleb Crone (1919–1958), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Caleb Daniel
Caleb Daniel (born 7 July 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Known for his precise short kicking from half back, Daniel has been recognised statistic ...
(born 1996), Australian rules footballer
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Caleb Ekuban
Caleb Ansah Ekuban (born 23 March 1994) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club Genoa C.F.C., Genoa. Born in Italy, Ekuban represents the Ghana national football team. ...
(born 1994), Italian footballer
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Caleb Ekwegwo (born 1988), Nigerian footballer
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Caleb Ewan
Caleb Ewan (born 11 July 1994) is an Australian road and track bicycle racer who rides for UCI WorldTeam . A sprinter, Ewan has a style similar to that of Mark Cavendish, taking an extremely low position that offers him an aerodynamic advantag ...
(born 1994), Australian cyclist
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Caleb Farley (born 1998), American football player
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Caleb Folan (born 1982), English footballer
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Caleb Furst (born 2002), American basketball player
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Caleb Graham
Caleb Graham (born 12 September 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Graham was born and raised in Cairns, Queensland. He began playi ...
(born 2000), Australian rules footballer
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Caleb Hanie
Caleb Jeffrey Hanie (born September 11, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Colorado State and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He also played for the Denver Broncos a ...
(born 1985), American football player
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Caleb Houstan
Caleb Michael David Houstan (born January 9, 2003) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Houstan was a consensus f ...
(born 2003), Canadian basketball player
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Caleb Huntley (born 1998), American football player
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Caleb Johnson (American football) (born 1998), American football player
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Caleb Jones (American football)
Caleb Jones (born February 10, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.
Personal life and high school
Caleb Jones was born on Febr ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Caleb Love
Caleb Khristopher Love (born September 27, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference. He spent his first three seasons at North Carolina, where he was a starter and key piece of the team's 2 ...
(born 2001), American basketball player
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Caleb Marchbank
Caleb Marchbank (born 7 December 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Greater Western Sydney with their second selection and six ...
(born 1996), Australian rules footballer
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Caleb Martin (1924–1994), American football player
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Caleb Murphy
Caleb Murphy (born December 15, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Grand Valley State before transferring to Ferris State.
Early life and hig ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Caleb Patterson-Sewell
Caleb Patterson-Sewell (born May 20, 1987) is an American soccer coach and former professional player, who currently serves as assistant coach and assistant sporting director with Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship.
Early life and career
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(born 1987), American professional footballer
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Caleb Ralph
Caleb Stan Ralph (born 10 September 1977 in Rotorua) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Ralph began his first-class career with Bay of Plenty, then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury. He started his Super Rugby career with the ...
(born 1977), New Zealand rugby union footballer
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Caleb Richards (born 1998), English footballer
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Caleb Shepherd (born 1993), New Zealander rowing cox
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Caleb Shudak (born 1997), American football player
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Caleb Stanko (born 1993), American soccer player
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Caleb Swanigan
Caleb Sylvester Swanigan (April 18, 1997 – June 20, 2022) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was ranked among the top prep ...
(1997–2022), American professional basketball player
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Caleb Thielbar
Caleb John Thielbar (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Twins in 2013.
Career Early career
Thielbar attended Randolph High ...
(born 1987), American professional baseball player
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Caleb Timu
Caleb Timu (born 22 February 1994) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby footballer of Samoan heritage who played rugby union for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and for Montpellier Herault Rugby in Top 14. His position ...
(born 1994), New Zealand-born Australian rugby footballer
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Caleb Williams (born 2002), American football player
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Caleb Wilson (born 1996), American football player
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Caleb Zady
Caleb Zady Sery (born 10 February 1999) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Ligue 2 club Caen.
Club career
Ajaccio
Zady Sery made his professional debut for Ajaccio in a 0–0 league draw against Pa ...
(born 1999), Ivorian professional footballer
Politicians
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Caleb J. Anderson
Caleb Johan Anderson (31 October 1910–26 June 1996) was a Swedish Social Democrat and an important adviser to Prime Minister Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and sta ...
(1910–1996), Swedish Social Democrat
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Caleb Atwater
Caleb Atwater (December 1778 – March 13, 1867) was an American politician, historian, and early archaeologist in the state of Ohio. He served several terms as a state politician and was appointed as United States postmaster of Circleville, Ohio ...
(1778–1867), American politician, historian, and early archaeologist
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Caleb Ayer (1813–1883), American politician
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Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks (18 September 1659 – 13 September 1696) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1696.
Biography
Banks was the son of Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Dethick, daughter of Sir Joh ...
(1659–1696), English politician, member of the House of Commons
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Caleb P. Bennett
Caleb Prew Bennett (November 11, 1758May 9, 1836) was an American soldier and politician from Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and a member ...
(1758–1836), American soldier and politician
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Caleb Cushing
Caleb Cushing (January 17, 1800 – January 2, 1879) was an American Democratic politician and diplomat who served as a Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General under President Franklin Pierce. He was an eager proponent of territoria ...
(1800–1879), American statesman and diplomat, Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General
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Caleb Ellis
Caleb Ellis (April 16, 1767 – May 6, 1816) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States Representative, representing the states's at-large congressional district.
Early life and education
Ellis was born ...
(1767–1816), American politician and lawyer
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Caleb Frostman (born 1984), American politician
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Caleb Hanna
Caleb Hanna (born October 29, 1999) is an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, from 2018 to 2024. Hanna was elected to the office on November 6, 2018, defeating incumbent Dana Lynch. Caleb Hanna lives ...
(born 1999), American politician as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
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Caleb C. Harris
Caleb C. Harris (September 22, 1836 – September 24, 1904) was an American farmer, physician, and politician.
Born in the township of Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania, Harris moved with his parents to Walworth County, Wisconsin, in 1 ...
(1836–1904), American farmer, physician, and politician
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Caleb Claiborne Herbert
Caleb Claiborne Herbert (1814 – July 5, 1867) was a Confederate politician during the American Civil War.
He was born in Goochland County, Virginia, and later moved to Texas. He served in the Texas Senate from 1857 to 1859. An ardent support ...
(1814–1867), Confederate politician
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Caleb Hopkins (Upper Canada)
Caleb Hopkins (June 10, 1786 – October 8, 1880) was a farmer and Reform politician in Upper Canada and later in the Province of Canada.
Early life
Hopkins was born in Frankford, New Jersey in 1785. His father, Captain Silas Hopkins, was ...
, (1786–1880), Canadian farmer and politician
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Caleb Jenner (1830–1890), English-born politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Council
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Caleb Jones (politician) (born 1980), American politician
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Caleb R. Layton
Caleb Rodney Layton (September 8, 1851 – November 11, 1930) was an American physician and politician, from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U. S. Representative from Dela ...
(1851–1830), American politician
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Caleb Lomax
Caleb Lomax (c. 1695–1730), of Childwick Bury, near St Albans, Hertfordshire, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1730.
Lomax was the eldest surviving son of Joshua Lomax MP of Childwick Bury, ...
(1695–1730), British landowner and politician
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Caleb J. McNulty
Caleb Jefferson McNulty (December, 1816 – July 12, 1846) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician. Active in the Democratic Party, he became Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives; while serving in this post he was alleged to ...
(1816–1846), American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician
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Caleb Powell (1793–1881), Irish Repeal Association and Whig politician
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Caleb Powers (1869–1932), United States Representative from Kentucky and Secretary of State of Kentucky
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Caleb Rice (1792–1873), American politician and businessman
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Caleb Rodney
Caleb Rodney (April 29, 1767 – April 29, 1840) was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
E ...
(1767–1840), American merchant and politician
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Caleb Rowden, American politician
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Caleb Blood Smith
Caleb Blood Smith (April 16, 1808 – January 7, 1864) was a United States Representative from Indiana, the 6th United States Secretary of the Interior and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ind ...
(1808–1864), United States Representative from Indiana
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Caleb Stark Caleb Stark (December 3, 1759 – August 28, 1838) was an American state senator. He was the eldest son of General John Stark and his wife Molly Stark.
Biography
He was born December 3, 1759, at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. During the American Revolu ...
(1759–1838), American state senator
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Caleb Stetson
Caleb Stetson (January 6, 1801 – January 1885) was an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut (1801–1885), American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
*Caleb Strong">assachusett writing systems, məhs ...
(1801–1885), American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
*Caleb Strong (1745–1819), lawyer and politician, sixth and tenth Governor of Massachusetts
*Caleb Newbold Taylor (1813–1887) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
*Caleb Walton West (1844–1909), American politician and Governor of Utah Territory
*Caleb Wright (1810–1898), English politician
Other
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Caleb Angas (1782–1860), English agriculturist
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Caleb Ashworth
Caleb Ashworth, D.D. (1722–1775) was an English dissenting tutor.
Life
Ashworth was born at Cloughfold, Rossendale, Lancashire, in 1722. His father, Richard Ashworth, who died in 1751, aged eighty-four, was a lay preacher among the Particula ...
(1722–1775), English dissenting tutor
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Caleb Bonham (born 1986), American businessman and television personality
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Caleb Bradham
Caleb Davis Bradham (May 27, 1867 – February 19, 1934) was an American pharmacist, best known as the inventor of soft drink Pepsi.
Early life
Bradham was born Caleb Davis Bradham on May 27, 1867, in Chinquapin, North Carolina to George Wash ...
(1867–1934), inventor of Pepsi-Cola
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Caleb Carr
Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American military historian and author. Carr is the second of three sons born to Lucien Carr and Francesca Von Hartz.
He authored '' The Alienist'', '' The Angel of Darkness'', ''The Lessons of Terror'', ...
(born 1955), American military historian and author
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Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck
Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck (estimated 1644 – 1666) was the first Native American to graduate from Harvard University.
Life
Cheeshahteaumuck, the son of a Nobnocket (West Chop) sachem, was born into the Wampanoag tribe on Martha's Vineyard and he r ...
(died 1665 or 1666), the first Native American graduate of Harvard University
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Caleb Crain, American writer
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Caleb de Casper
Caleb De Casper is an American singer and performing artist. They are known for their image as a queer icon and musical versatility, ranging from horror cabaret and glam rock to disco and dark synth pop. They have been named "Artist of the Mo ...
, American singer and performing artist
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Caleb Deschanel
Joseph Caleb Deschanel, (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. He is a member of the National Film Preservatio ...
(born 1944), Franco-American cinematographer
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Caleb Evans (geologist)
Caleb Evans (25 July 1831 – 16 September 1886), was an English geologist.
Family life
Evans, born on 25 July 1831, was educated under Professor Key at University College School. The death of his father compelled him to leave school at an e ...
(1831–1886), English geologist
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Caleb Finch
Caleb Ellicott Finch (born July 4, 1939) is an American academic who is a professor at the USC Davis School of Gerontology. Finch's research focuses on aging in humans, with a specialization in cell biology and Alzheimer's disease.
Early life a ...
, professor studying ageing in human beings
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Caleb Fleming
Caleb Fleming, D.D. (4 November 1698 – 21 July 1779) was an English dissenting minister and Polemicist.
Life
Fleming was born at Nottinghamshire on 4 November 1698. His father was a hosier; his mother, whose maiden name was Buxton, was a da ...
(1698–1779), English dissenting minister and Polemicist
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Caleb Followill
Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill.
The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and ga ...
(born 1982), lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Kings of Leon
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Caleb Garling, American writer
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Caleb V. Haynes (1895–1966), American Air Force major general
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Caleb Jeacocke (1706–1786), English baker and businessman
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Caleb Lewis
Caleb Lewis is an Australian playwright and game designer. He is known for his play '' Dogfall'', first produced in 2007 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Early life and education
Lewis' father was a diver, whose job at one time was to retrieve bo ...
(born 1978), Australian playwright
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Caleb Cain Marcus
Caleb Cain Marcus is an American photographer, living in New York City.
Life and work
Cain Marcus was born in Colorado. He received his MFA from Columbia University.
The book ''The Silent Aftermath of Space'' was published in 2010. Robert Frank ...
, American photographer
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Calev Myers
Calev Michael Myers ( he, כלב מאיירס) is an Israeli lawyer, author and civil rights activist.
Career
In 2004, Myers became a partner at Yehuda Raveh, a law firm, established in 1940 by Gideon Hausner, Attorney-General of Israel and Membe ...
(21st century), American-Israeli lawyer
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Caleb Hillier Parry
Caleb Hillier Parry (21 October 1755 – 9 March 1822) was an Anglo-Welsh physician credited with the first report of Parry–Romberg syndrome, published in 1815, and one of the earliest descriptions of the exophthalmic goiter, published in 1825 ...
(1755–1822), Anglo-Welsh physician
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Caleb Pusey (1727), friend and business partner of William Penn, provincial supreme court justice
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Caleb Quaye
Caleb Quaye (born 9 October 1948), is an English rock guitarist and studio musician best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with Elton John, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Hall & Oates and Ralph McTell, and also toured wi ...
(born 1948), English guitarist
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Caleb Rotheram (1694–1752), English dissenting minister and tutor
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Caleb Saleeby (1878–1940), English physician, writer, and journalist
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Caleb Schaber (1973–2009), American artist and journalist
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Caleb Silver
Caleb Silver is an American journalist and the editor in chief of Investopedia, a Dotdash brand focused on investing and financial education. He previously worked as the Director of Business News at CNN, the Executive Producer of CNN Money and w ...
, American journalist
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Caleb Simper
Caleb Simper (12 September 1856 – 28 August 1942) was an English composer and church organist. He gained fame for his prolific output of choral cantatas, anthems and organ works, which were widely performed and sold in their millions. H ...
(1856–1942), English composer and church organist
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Caleb Stewart (1975–2021), American musician
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Caleb Andrew Stewart (1888–1959), Scottish mathematician
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Caleb Whitefoord
Caleb Whitefoord (1734 – 25 January 1810) was a Scottish merchant, diplomat, and political satirist.
Life
He was born in Edinburgh in 1734, probably in the family home of Whitefoord House on the Canongate, the illegitimate son of Colonel Ch ...
(1734–1810), Scottish merchant, diplomat, and political satirist
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Caleb Thomas Winchester
Caleb Thomas Winchester (January 18, 1847 – March 24, 1920) was an American English scholar.
Biography
He was born in Montville, Connecticut. He prepared for college at Wilbraham Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. He then attended Wesleyan U ...
(1847–1920), American English scholar
Fictional characters
* Caleb Garth, a character in the George Eliot novel ''
Middlemarch
''Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life'' is a novel by the English author Mary Anne Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. It first appeared in eight installments (volumes) in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, i ...
''
* Caleb Trask, a major character in the John Steinbeck novel ''
East of Eden''
* Caleb Lambert, the son of Gary and Caroline Lambert in Jonathan Franzen's novel ''
The Corrections
''The Corrections'' is a 2001 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. It revolves around the troubles of an elderly Midwestern couple and their three adult children, tracing their lives from the mid-20th century to "one last Christmas" toge ...
''
* Caleb Bradley, a corporate swindler in Ayn Rand's novel ''
The Fountainhead
''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to comp ...
''
* Caleb Temple, main character in the 1995 television series ''
American Gothic
''American Gothic'' is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the ''American Gothic'' House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people efancied shoul ...
''
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Caleb (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Caleb is a fictional character played by Nathan Fillion in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series), Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' created by Joss Whedon. The character is a sadistic Aspd, sociopath with a pathological hatred of ...
, a villain in the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' television series
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Caleb Nichol
''The O.C.'' is an American Television series created by Josh Schwartz for the FOX Network in 2003. Schwartz serves as executive producer while also writing and directing for the show, including the premieres and finales of all seasons.
The sh ...
, in ''The O.C.'' television series
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Caleb (computer game character), protagonist of the computer game ''Blood'' and its sequel, ''Blood II: The Chosen''
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Caleb (W.I.T.C.H.)
The following is a list of characters in the ''W.I.T.C.H.'' comics. The series revolves around five teenage girls who possess magical powers over the five elements of nature and are revealed to be the Guardians of Kandrakar.
Main characters
T ...
, in the comic book and animated television series ''W.I.T.C.H.''
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Caleb Morley
The following is a list of characters who appeared on the ABC daytime soap opera '' Port Charles'', which ran from 1997 to 2003. The series was created by Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, and Wendy Riche. It is a spin-off of the serial ''Gen ...
, vampire in the soap opera ''Port Charles''
* Caleb Lansing-Gant, part-human part-machine protagonist of the UK game show ''
Mission: 2110''
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Caleb Rivers
'' Pretty Little Liars'' is an American teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King for Freeform. It is based on Sara Shepard's novel series of the same name. Some of the characters appeared in the spin-off shows '' Ravenswoo ...
, character from the TV series ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American mystery teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. Developed by I. Marlene King, the series was broadcast on Freeform between June 8, 2010, and June ...
''
* Caleb Widogast, one of the main characters from the American ''
Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (T ...
'' web series ''
Critical Role
''Critical Role'' is an American web series in which a group of professional voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The show started streaming partway through the cast's first campaign in March 2015. Campaign one ended in October 2017 afte ...
''
* Caleb Williams, the main character in the
William Godwin
William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. Godwin is most famous f ...
novel ''
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams
''Things as They Are; or The Adventures of Caleb Williams'' (1794; retitled ''The Adventures of Caleb Williams; or Things as They Are'' in 1831, and often abbreviated to ''Caleb Williams'') by William Godwin is a three-volume novel written as ...
''
* Caleb Prior, the brother of protagonist Tris Prior in the ''
Divergent'' series and
film of the same name
* Caleb Smith, a computer programmer tasked with evaluating an artificial being, in the film
Ex Machina
* Caleb Dingle, character from the TV series ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffa ...
''
* Caleb Dume, real name of
Jedi
Jedi (), Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are the main heroic protagonists of many works of the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Old Galactic Republic, and later supporting the Rebel Alliance, the Jedi ...
Kanan Jarrus
Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr.. He is featured as one of the main characters of the animated series ''Star Wars Rebels'' (2014–2018) and related works. His ...
in
Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the '' Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressi ...
* Caleb Lindel, character from the
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...
show ''
Big Mouth''
* Caleb, recurrent character from the
Syfy show
Helix
A helix () is a shape like a corkscrew or spiral staircase. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is formed as two intertwined hel ...
in Season 2
* Caleb, character from the
HBO
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...
show
Westworld
''Westworld'' is an American science fiction-thriller media franchise that began with the 1973 film ''Westworld'', written and directed by Michael Crichton. The film depicts a technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populate ...
in Season 3
* Caleb John Gosche, a cannibal who appears in Seasons 5 and 6 of
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural Television comedy, comedy television series that aired on Fox Television Network, Fox, and later on NBC. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight ...
* Caleb Malphas, a demon from Sherrilyn Kenyon's teen fiction series, The Chronicles Of Nick.
* Caleb Quinn, also known as "The Deathslinger", who uses a harpoon gun for his "killer ability", in the videogame
Dead by Daylight
''Dead by Daylight'' is an asymmetric multiplayer survival horror online game developed by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a savage Killer and the other four play as ...
* Caleb Covington, a character in Netflix's
Julie and the Phantoms
''Julie and the Phantoms'' is an American musical comedy-drama streaming television series created by Dan Cross and David Hoge that was released via streaming on Netflix on September 10, 2020. The series is based on the Brazilian television seri ...
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Kaleb (name)
Kaleb is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Caleb (given name), Caleb, as well as a surname.
Notable people with the given name "Kaleb" include
*Kaleb Brown (born 2003), American college football player
*Kaleb Canales (born 1978), Amer ...
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Hebrew masculine given names
English masculine given names
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