Calvin is a masculine given name. It has been especially popular among American Protestants, who may be baptized as John Calvin to honor the religious leader, but are later known as "Calvin", "Cal", or "JC".
Notable people with this name include:
John Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
Calvin Abrams, Major League Baseball outfielder
Calvin Abueva (born 1988), Filipino professional basketball player
Calvin Andrew (born 1986), English footballer
Calvin Borel, thoroughbred horse jockey
Calvin Broadus, rapper, better known as Snoop Dogg
Calvin Chen, a member of the Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit
Calvin Cheng, fashion mogul
Calvin Gotlieb (born 1921), Canadian professor
Calvin Harris, Scottish electro musician/singer
Calvin Hill, former NFL player
Calvin Johnson (musician), frontman of Beat Happening and owner of indie label K Records
Calvin Johnson (American football), National Football League player
Calvin Klein (fashion designer)
Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr., current National Basketball Association player
Calvin Murphy, former National Basketball Association player
Calvin Ripken, Jr., former Major League Baseball player
Calvin Ripken, Sr., former Major League Baseball player
Calvin Trillin, writer
Calvin Vernon, Master Jedi
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 Valentine, a character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
Calvin Zabo, Mister Hyde, supervillain in Marvel Comics
