Kerwin is a surname and a given name. Notable individuals with this name are listed below.

Surname

Ashley Kerwin '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is the fourth entry of the ''Degrassi'' television franchise created by Schuyler and Kit Ho ...

, fictional character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Brian Kerwin Brian Kerwin (born October 25, 1949) is an American actor who has starred in feature films, Broadway shows, and television series and movies. Life Kerwin was born in Chicago and raised in Flossmoor, Illinois. He has three siblings, Anne, Dennis, ...

, American actor *

Claire Kerwin Claire Kerwin (1919–2005) was a Belgian-born Canadian artist that worked and experimented with several different mediums which included acrylics, collages, metalworking, mixed media, painting, pastels, graphics, and printmaking. She was born ...

, Belgian-born Canadian artist * Cornelius M. Kerwin, American educator *

Erin Kerwin Erin Kerwin is an American politician. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United Stat ...

, American politician *

Helen Kerwin Helen Kerwin (born October 10, 1947) is an American politician who was elected member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 58th district in 2024. A member of the Republican Party, she succeeded DeWayne Burns. Her daughter Brooke Roll ...

, American politician *

Irene Kerwin Helen Irene Kerwin (November 3, 1925 – November 29, 2023) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Listed at 5' 7", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed. She was dubbed 'Pepper' by her teammates. Madden, W. C. (2005) ...

, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

James Kerwin James Kerwin, (born October 13, 1973) is an American film director, theatre director, and screenwriter. Education and academics Kerwin, who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, attended Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield. Kerwin graduate ...

, American film and theater director *

James C. Kerwin James Charles Kerwin (May 14, 1850 – January 29, 1921) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 16 years of his life (1905–1921). Biography Born in Menasha, Wisconsi ...

, American jurist * John Kerwin, American talk-show host *

Joe Kerwin Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut. He served as the science pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25, 1973, to June 22, 1973. He was the first physician to be selected for astronaut ...

, College lacrosse coach * Joseph P. Kerwin, American astronaut *

Lance Kerwin Lance Michael Kerwin (November 6, 1960 – January 24, 2023) was an American actor, known primarily for roles in television and film during his childhood and teen years in the 1970s. He played lead roles in the TV series ''James at 15'' as well ...

, American actor *

Larkin Kerwin John Larkin Kerwin (June 22, 1924 – May 1, 2004) was a Canadian physicist. Born in Quebec City, he studied physics at St. Francis Xavier University and obtained his master's degree in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. H ...

, Canadian physicist * Mary Ann Kerwin, American breastfeeding activist and co-founder of La Leche League *

Patrick Kerwin Patrick Kerwin (October 25, 1889 – February 2, 1963) was a Canadian judge who served as the tenth Chief Justice of Canada from 1954 to 1963 and as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1935 to 1954. Life and career Patric ...

, Canadian judge * Tom Kerwin, American basketball player *

Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. Walter Thomas Kerwin Jr. (14 June 1917 – 11 July 2008) was a United States Army four star general who served as Commanding General, United States Continental Army Command in 1973, Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command from 1973 ...

, American general *

William Kerwin William Kerwin (April 17, 1927 – October 27, 1989) was an American actor and filmmaker. He was most well known for his character roles in the films of Herschell Gordon Lewis. Career Kerwin enjoyed some success on the stage and screen bef ...

(1927 – 1989), was an American actor and filmmaker *

Zoe Kerwin Zoe or variants may refer to: People * Zoe (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Zoë (British singer) (Zoë Pollock, born 1969) ** Zoë (Austrian singer) (Zoë Straub, born 1996) Arts and entertainment F ...

, Australian lawyer

Given name

Kerwin Bell Kerwin Douglas Bell (born June 15, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who has been the head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts football team since 2021. He played professionally as a quarterback for 14 seasons in the Can ...

(1965-), American football player *

Kerwin Kofi Charles Kerwin Kofi Charles is the Indra K. Nooyi Dean & Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management at the Yale School of Management. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an elected Fell ...

, Guyanese-American professor *

Kerwin Danley Kerwin Joseph Danley (born May 25, 1961) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League (NL) from 1992 to 1999 and throughout both leagues from 2000 to 2021. He wore uniform number 44. He was promoted to ...

(1961-), American baseball umpire *

Kerwin Duinmeijer Kerwin Lucas Duinmeijer (born Kerwin Lucas, though he later took on the surname of his foster parents; 5 June 1968 – 21 August 1983) was a Dutch teenager of Netherlands Antillean descent who was murdered in an act of senseless violence. Tho ...

, Dutch murder victim *

Kerwin Frost Kerwin Frost (born July 26, 1995) is an American entertainer, DJ, talk show host, and comedian. He first rose to prominence in New York City's Soho Youth streetwear scene. Early life Frost was raised in public housing in Harlem. He became in ...

, American DJ *

Kerwin Korman The Doomsday Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily an enemy of Carol Danvers, the character exists within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Created by writer ...

, Fictional comic book character ''Doomsday Man'' *

Kerwin Mathews Kerwin Mathews (January 8, 1926 – July 5, 2007) was an American actor best known for playing the titular heroes in ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958), ''The Three Worlds of Gulliver'' (1960), and ''Jack the Giant Killer (1962 film), Jack the G ...

(1926-2007), American actor * Kerwin Mungroo, South African cricketer * Kerwin Peixoto (1988), Peruvian footballer * Kerwin Roach, American basketball player *

Kerwin Swint Kerwin Swint (born March 21, 1962) is an American political scientist and author, known for his research and writing in the fields of political campaigns, mass media, and political history. He or his work has appeared in a number of national and i ...

(1962-), American political scientist * Kerwin Vargas (2002-), Colombian footballer * Kerwin Waldroup (1974-), American football player {{surname Surnames of Irish origin