Calvin is a masculine given name. It has been particularly popular among American Protestants, who may be baptized as

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 ...

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 Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, a ...

. 1942as to the theologian".''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Calvin". 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 Borel (b. 1966), thoroughbred horse jockey * Calvin Broadus, or his stage name

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, ...

(born 1971), American rapper *

Calvin Chen Calvin Chen ( zh, t=辰亦儒, w=''Chen I-Ju'', poj=Sîn E̍k-jû, p=Chén Yìrú; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ:Shìn Yi̍t-yî; Teochew pronunciation in Tâi-lô: Sîng Iā-dzû) is a Thai Chinese actor, businessman, model, singer, and television host. H ...

(born 1980), member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit *

Calvin Cheng Calvin Cheng Ern Lee is a Singaporean businessman and former Nominated Member of Parliament. Cheng is known for his views on socio-political issues in Singapore. He began his business career in the modeling industry and expanded into event host ...

(born 1975), fashion mogul *

Calvin Galusha Coolidge Calvin Galusha Coolidge (September 22, 1815 – December 15, 1878) was an American farmer and politician. Background Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vermont. His parents were Calvin Coolidge (1780–1853) and Sarah Thompson (1789–1856). Coolid ...

(1815–1878), American politician, father of the 30th U.S. president *

John 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 Republican lawyer from New England who climbed up the ladder of Ma ...

(1872–1933), 30th President of the United States *

Calvin Gotlieb Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, (March 27, 1921 – October 16, 2016) was a Canadian professor and computer scientist who has been called the "Father of Computing" in Canada. He was a Professor in Computer Science at the University of Toronto. ...

(1921–2016), Canadian professor *

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, '' I Created Disco'', was released in June ...

(born 1984), Scottish electro musician/singer *

Calvin Hill Calvin G. Hill (born January 2, 1947) is a retired American football player. He played running back in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. Hill played for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Browns. He also p ...

(born 1947), former NFL player * Calvin Johnson (musician), frontman of Beat Happening and owner of indie label K Records * Calvin Johnson (American football) (b. 1985), National Football League player * Calvin Klein (fashion designer) (b. 1942) * Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr. (b. 1987), current National Basketball Association player *

Calvin Miller Calvin Miller (born 9 January 1998) is a Scottish footballer who can play as a left-back or winger for Falkirk. Miller has previously played for Celtic, Dundee, Ayr United, Harrogate Town, Notts County, Chesterfield and Greenock Morton. Cl ...

(born 1998), Scottish footballer *

Calvin Murphy Calvin Jerome Murphy (born May 9, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player who after a prolific collegiate career at Niagara, where he averaged 33.1 points per game over his three years, played in the National Basketball Associa ...

(born 1948), former National Basketball Association player * Calvin Peete (1943 – 2015), American professional golfer * Calvin Pickard (born 1992), National Hockey League goaltender * Calvin Ridley (born 1994), American football player *

Calvin Ripken, Jr. Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed " The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his ...

(b. 1960), former Major League Baseball player *

Calvin Ripken, Sr. Calvin Edwin Ripken Sr. (December 17, 1935 – March 25, 1999) was an American baseball player, scout, coach and manager. who spent 36 years in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played in the Orioles' farm system beginning in 1957, and ...

(1935–1999), former Major League Baseball player * Calvin Robinson, British political commentator and clergyman * 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), former sprint track and field athlete from the United States * Calvin Thomas (1854 – 1919), American scholar * Calvin Trillin (born 1935), writer *

Calvin Throckmorton Calvin Throckmorton (born August 16, 1996) is an American football guard for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon, and signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints in 202 ...

(born 1996), American football player Fictional characters: * Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), a main character of the retired comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes'' * Calvin Cambridge, main character in the 2002 film '' Like Mike'' * Calvin Candie, character in the 2012 film '' Django Unchained'' *

Calvin Valentine Calvin Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'', played by Ricky Whittle. He arrived in July 2006 as a police officer with his mother Diane Valentine, his brother Sonny Valentine and his siste ...

, a character in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Calvin Zabo, Mister Hyde, supervillain in Marvel Comics * ''Calvin'', the titular alien in the 2017 film ''

Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for Cell growth, growth, reaction to Stimu ...

'' * Calvin Maxwell, one of the protagonists in ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' * ''Calvin Fischoder'', character from animated series, ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—who ...

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