Kerwin is a surname and a given name. Notable individuals with this name are listed below.
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Ashley Kerwin, fictional character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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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
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Claire Kerwin, Belgian-born Canadian artist
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Cornelius M. Kerwin, American educator
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Erin Kerwin, American politician
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Helen Kerwin, American politician
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Irene Kerwin, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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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
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James C. Kerwin, American jurist
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John Kerwin, American talk-show host
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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
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Joseph P. Kerwin, American astronaut
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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
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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
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Mary Ann Kerwin, American breastfeeding activist and co-founder of La Leche League
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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
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Tom Kerwin, American basketball player
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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
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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
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Zoe Kerwin, Australian lawyer
Given name
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Kerwin Bell (1965-), American football player
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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
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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
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Kerwin Duinmeijer, Dutch murder victim
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Kerwin Frost, American DJ
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Kerwin Korman, Fictional comic book character ''Doomsday Man''
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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
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Kerwin Mungroo, South African cricketer
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Kerwin Peixoto (1988), Peruvian footballer
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Kerwin Roach, American basketball player
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Kerwin Swint (1962-), American political scientist
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Kerwin Vargas (2002-), Colombian footballer
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Kerwin Waldroup (1974-), American football player
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