Famous People with Name Calvin

Calvin Kadi            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Calvin Kadi: is a South African professional footballer currently playing for Bidvest Wits as a striker.

Calvin Donovan Marlin            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Calvin Donovan Marlin: is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa.He played mostly for Ajax Cape Town and Supersport United. In July 2006, he joined Mamelodi Sundowns on a two-year contract.Marlin was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was also South Africa's first choice keeper at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt.

Calvin Zola-Makongo            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Calvin Zola-Makongo: often known simply as Calvin Zola, is a football player from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He currently plays in England for Crewe Alexandra. As confirmed by Chris Kamara on Sky Sports' Gilette Soccer Saturday, his name has been shortened to "Zola" by

Calvin Mokoto            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Calvin Mokoto: is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events.

Melvin Ellis Calvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvin Ellis Calvin: American chemist most famed for discovering the Calvin, or Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham, for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.

Mack Calvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mack Calvin: is an American former basketball player.Calvin began his professional career with the ABA's Los Angeles Stars, averaging 16.8 points per game in his first season to make the ABA All-Rookie Team. The following season, he averaged a career-high 27.2 points for The Floridians, in the process setting the ABA records for most free throws made (696) and most free throws attempted (805) in one season.[1] Calvin also played for the ABA's Carolina Cougars, Denver Nuggets, and Virginia Squires before the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976. He also briefly coached the Squires during the 1975-1976 season. During his ABA career, he tallied 10,620 points and 3,067 assists (second in ABA history behind only Louie Dampier's 4,044) and appeared in 5 All-Star games.

John Calvin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

John Calvin: was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he suddenly broke from the

Hiram Augustus Calvin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hiram Augustus Calvin: was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Frontenac as an Independent Conservative from 1892 to 1896 and as a Conservative from 1900 to 1904. He also helped establish the Kingston Foundry and Machinery Company. In 1879, he married Annie W. Marsh. He served as reeve for Garden Island from 1884 to 1892. Calvin was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1892 by-election held after George Airey Kirkpatrick was named Lieutenant-Governor. Calvin did not run for reelection in 1896. He served on the board of governors for Kingston Hospital, was a trustee for Queen's University and was vice-chairman of the School of Mining and Agriculture at Kingston.