Galvin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Galvin (1922-2011), Chairman and CEO of Motorola
Fred Galvin, an American mathematician
John Galvin (soldier), retired American General and Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
John Galvin (Irish politician), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, TD for Cork Borough constituency 1956–1963
John Galvin, keyboardist for Molly Hatchet
Keith Galvin, Gaelic footballer with Dublin GAA
Kevin Galvin, business activist
Martin Galvin, Irish-American lawyer and Irish republican political activist
Mick Galvin Irish association footballer
Pat Galvin, Australian politician (1911–1980)
Pat Galvin (public servant), Australian public servant (b. 1933)
Patrick Galvin, Irish writer and poet
Paul Galvin (businessman), founder of the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation that later was renamed to Motorola
Paul Galvin (footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
Pud Galvin, an early American baseball player
Sheila Galvin Irish politician
Tony Galvin, Irish soccer player
William Francis Galvin (b. 1950), Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth