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 StatesCalvin Abrams, Major League Baseball outfielderCalvin Abueva (born 1988), Filipino professional basketball playerCalvin Andrew (born 1986), English footballerCalvin Borel, thoroughbred horse jockeyCalvin Broadus, rapper, better known as Snoop DoggCalvin Chen, a member of the Taiwanese boyband FahrenheitCalvin Cheng, fashion mogulCalvin Gotlieb (born 1921), Canadian professorCalvin Harris, Scottish electro musician/singerCalvin Hill, former NFL playerCalvin Johnson (musician), frontman of Beat Happening and owner of indie label K RecordsCalvin Johnson (American football), National Football League playerCalvin Klein (fashion designer)Calvin "C. J." Miles, Jr., current National Basketball Association playerCalvin Murphy, former National Basketball Association playerCalvin Ripken, Jr., former Major League Baseball playerCalvin Ripken, Sr., former Major League Baseball playerCalvin Trillin, writerCalvin Vernon, Master JediFictional characters:
Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), a main character of the retired comic strip Calvin and HobbesCalvin Cambridge, main character in the 2002 film Like MikeCalvin Valentine, a character in the soap opera HollyoaksCalvin Zabo, Mister Hyde, supervillain in Marvel Comics