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 ''A Dictionary of First Names'' is an onomastic work of reference on given names, published by Oxford University Press, edited by Patrick Hanks Patrick Hanks (born 24 March 1940) is an English lexicographer, corpus linguist, and onomastici ...

, the modern given name "owes its popularity as much to the New York fashion designer Calvin Klein . 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 Calvin Abueva (born February 4, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was picked second overall by the Alaska Aces during the 2012 PBA Draft. He was nick ...

(born 1988), Filipino professional basketball player * Calvin Anderson (born 1996), American football player *

Calvin Andrew Calvin Hyden Andrew (born 19 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Andrew began his career at Luton Town, making his debut in the 2004–05 League One title winning season. He was loaned out to G ...

(born 1986), English footballer * Calvin Borel (b. 1966), thoroughbred horse jockey * Calvin Broadus, or his stage name Snoop Dogg (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. He ...

(born 1980), member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit * Calvin Cheng (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 (1872–1933), 30th President of the United States * Calvin Gotlieb (1921–2016), Canadian professor * Calvin Harris (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) Calvin Johnson (born November 1, 1962) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and disc jockey. Known for his uniquely deep and droning singing voice, Johnson was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, ...

, frontman of Beat Happening and owner of indie label K Records *

Calvin Johnson (American football) Calvin Johnson Jr., (born September 29, 1985) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Georgia Tech, where he twice ...

(b. 1985), National Football League player *

Calvin Klein (fashion designer) 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, and ...

(b. 1942) * Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr. (b. 1987), current National Basketball Association player * Calvin Miller (born 1998), Scottish footballer * Calvin Murphy (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. (b. 1960), former Major League Baseball player * Calvin Ripken, Sr. (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 (linguist), Calvin Thomas (1854 – 1919), American scholar * Calvin Trillin (born 1935), writer * Calvin Throckmorton (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, a character in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Calvin Zabo, Mister Hyde, supervillain in Marvel Comics * ''Calvin'', the titular alien in the 2017 film ''Life (2017 film), Life'' * List of Power Rangers Ninja Steel characters#Calvin Maxwell, Calvin Maxwell, one of the protagonists in ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' * ''Calvin Fischoder'', character from animated series, ''Bob's Burgers''

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