Culver is a surname that can mean "dove" or "pidgeon" (see: '). Notable people with the surname include:
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Andrew Culver (railroad)
Andrew R. Culver (1832–1906, aged 74) was the president of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad. The line came to be known as the "Culver Route" or "Culver Line", and the name is still in use: the elevated line that replaced it, and the ...
(1832–1906), founder of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad
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Chet Culver
Chester John Culver (born January 25, 1966) is an American politician who served one term as the 41st governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he had previously served as the 29th secretary of state of Iowa from 199 ...
(born 1966), American politician and the former governor of Iowa
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Ellsworth Culver (1927–2005), humanitarian/aid worker and co-founder of Mercy Corps International
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Frank Culver (1897–1955), college football player and attorney
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Frank Culver (NFL) (1897–1969), professional football player
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Frank P. Culver (c. 1864–1949), president of Polytechnic College
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Frank P. Culver Jr. (1889–1980), justice of the Texas Supreme Court
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George Culver
George Raymond Culver (born July 8, 1943), is an American former professional baseball
pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Ph ...
(born 1943), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Harry Culver
Harry Hazel Culver (January 22, 1880 – August 17, 1946) was a real estate developer and promoter. He was born in Milford, Nebraska, the middle child of five of Jacob H. and Ada L. (Davison) Culver, who lived on a farm. At age 18, he enlisted i ...
(1880–1946), American real-estate developer, founder of Culver City, California
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Henry Harrison Culver (1840–1897), founder of the Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana
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Jarrett Culver (born 1999), American basketball player
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John Culver
John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives (1965–1975) and United States Senate (1975–1981) from Iowa. A memb ...
(1932–2018), American politician who represented Iowa; father of Chet Culver
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Michael Culver
Michael Culver (born 16 June 1938) is an English actor. He was born in Hampstead, London, the son of actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye. He was educated at Gresham's School.
Actor
Culver's aunt, father, mother and brother a ...
(born 1938), English actor
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Roland Culver
Roland Joseph Culver, (31 August 1900 – 1 March 1984) was an English stage, film, and television actor.
Life and career
After Highgate School, he joined the Royal Air Force and served as a pilot from 1918 to 1919. After considering other c ...
(1900–1984), English actor
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