Famous People with Name Caleb

Caleb Carr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Caleb Carr: Carr is author of the novels The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, Casing the Promised Land, Killing Time, The Italian Secretary, and the nonfiction books The Devil Soldier, a biography of 19-century American mercenary Frederick Townsend Ward, and The Lessons of Terror. Many of his novels are set in Victorian times; The Italian Secretary was an authorized Sherlock Holmes mystery.

Caleb Davis Bradham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Caleb Davis Bradham: He was a pharmacist, born in Chinquapin, Duplin County, North Carolina, May 27, 1867. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine.This drug store, located on the corner of Middle Street and Pollock Street in downtown New Bern, is where Bradham in 1898 invented the recipe -- a blend of kola nut extract, vanilla, and "rare oils" -- for what was initially known as "Brad's Drink," but that soon was renamed Pepsi-Cola. Bradham named his drink after a combination of the terms “pepsin” and “cola,” as he believed that his drink aided digestion much like the pepsin enzyme does, even though it was not used as an ingredient.

Caleb Truax            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Caleb Truax: is a super middleweight professional boxer from Minnesota. Truax compiled a record of 24 wins and 8 losses as an amateur boxer. In 2006 he was the USA Boxing State Champion, the Region 1 Champion, and the Upper Midwest Golden Gloves Champion. Truax's amat

Caleb Dell Lyon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Caleb Dell Lyon: was governor of Idaho Territory from 1864 to 1865 during the last half of the American Civil War.As territorial Governor, Lyon proved to be extremely unpopular. One journalist wrote he was "a conceited, peculiar man, who made many enemies and misappropria

Caleb Stone Denny            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Caleb Stone Denny: was the 15th and 17th mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Denny first worked as a teacher and librarian before completing a law degree. He served as the assistant attorney general of Indiana from 1873 to 1875. In 1985, Denny resigned his position