{{wiktionary, Irv Irv is a diminutive form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of the masculine given names Irving, Irvin, Irvine, etc. It may refer to: * Irvin Irv Anderson (1923–2008), American politician * Irving Irv Comp (1919–1989), American National Football League player * Irv Constantine (1907–1966), American National Football League player * Irving Cottler (1918–1989), American drummer * Irvin Irv Cross (1939–2021), American sportscaster and former National Football League player * Irvin Irv Eatman (born 1961), American former National Football League and United States Football League player * Irvine Irv Frew (1907–1995), Scottish-born Canadian National Hockey League player * Irving Irv Goode (born 1940), American former National Football League player * Irv Gotti (born 1970), American hip hop and R&B record producer born Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. * H. Irving Grousbeck (born 1934), American entrepreneur, Stanford Business School professor and co-owner of the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association franchise * Irving Irv Kluger (1921–2006), American jazz drummer * Irving Irv Kupcinet (1912–2003), American newspaper columnist and television talk-show host * Irv Mondschein (1924–2015), American track and field champion * Irving Irv Noren (1924–2019), American former Major League Baseball player and coach * Irving

Irv Novick Irving Novick (; April 11, 1916 – October 15, 2004) was an American comics artist who worked almost continuously from 1939 until the 1990s. Career A graduate of the National Academy of Design, Irv Novick got his start in the workshop of Harr ...

(1916–2004), American comic book artist * Irvin Irv Pankey (born 1958), American former National Football League player * Irving Irv Ray (1864–1948), American professional baseball player * Irvine Irv Robbins (1917–2008), Canadian-born American co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain * Irwin Irv Rothenberg (1921–2009), American basketball player in the Basketball Association of America (now the National Basketball Association) * Irving Irv Rubin (1945–2002), Canadian-born American chairman of the Jewish Defense League * Irvin Irv Smith (born 1971), American former National Football League player * Irvin Irv Smith Jr. (born 1998), American football player * James Irvin

Irv Spencer James Irvin Daniel Spencer (December 4, 1937 — October 22, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 73 games in the World Hockey Association and 230 games in the National Hockey League between 1959 and 1974. Spencer played for the Phi ...

(1937–1999), American National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player * Irving

Irv Torgoff Irving Torgoff (March 6, 1917 – October 21, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. Early life Torgoff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and played basketball at Tilden High School. Education He attended Long Island Universi ...

(1917–1993), American basketball player in the Basketball Association of America (now the National Basketball Association) * Irvin

Irv Williams Irvin Williams (August 17, 1919 – December 14, 2019) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Throughout his nine-decade career, Williams focused on the Great American Songbook and the tenor sax as a solo vehicle. Musical history His fir ...

(1919–2019), African-American jazz saxophonist and composer * Irvin

Irv Wisniewski Irvin C. "Whiz" Wisniewski (January 8, 1925 – February 26, 2014) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in 1951, tallying a mark of 2–6. Wisniewski was also ...

(1925–2014), American college basketball and golf head coach * Irving

Irv Young Irving Melrose Young (July 21, 1877 – January 14, 1935) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911 for the Boston Beaneaters/Doves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago White Sox.

(1877–1935), American Major League Baseball pitcher

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