Galvin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Galvin (1922-2011), Chairman and CEO of MotorolaFred Galvin, an American mathematicianJohn Galvin (soldier), retired American General and Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts UniversityJohn Galvin (Irish politician), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, TD for Cork Borough constituency 1956–1963John Galvin, keyboardist for Molly HatchetKeith Galvin, Gaelic footballer with Dublin GAAKevin Galvin, business activistMartin Galvin, Irish-American lawyer and Irish republican political activistMick Galvin Irish association footballerPat Galvin, Australian politician (1911–1980)Pat Galvin (public servant), Australian public servant (b. 1933)Patrick Galvin, Irish writer and poetPaul Galvin (businessman), founder of the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation that later was renamed to MotorolaPaul Galvin (footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAAPud Galvin, an early American baseball playerSheila Galvin Irish politicianTony Galvin, Irish soccer playerWilliam Francis Galvin (b. 1950), Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth