Melvin

Melvin may refer to one of the following:

As a surname

As a surname, Melvin is a modernized version of the Scottish clan name Melville (surname). The name Melville was shortened to “Melvin” during the Scottish Reformation period.

• Allan Melvin (1923-2008), American actor
• Bob Melvin (born 1961), Major League baseball player
• Chasity Melvin (born 1976), American basketball player
• Doug Melvin (born 1952), Major League Baseball front office executive
• Doug Melvin (rower) (born 1928), British rower
• Eric Melvin, guitarist in punk band NOFX
• John Melvin (1887-1917), officer in the United States Navy
• Leland D. Melvin, an African American NASA astronaut and University of Richmond wide receiver
• Murray Melvin (born 1932), English stage and film actor
• Rachel Melvin (born 1985), American actress

As a given name

• Melvin Belli (1907-1996), American lawyer known as 'The King of Torts'
• Melvin Bernhardt (born 1941), American stage and television director
• Melvin Booker (born 1972), American basketball player
• Melvin Brown (footballer) (born 1979), Mexican football player
• Melvin Bullitt (born 1984), American football player
• Melvin Burgess (born 1954), British author of children's fiction
• Melvin Calvin (1911-1997), American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle
• Melvin Day (born 1923), New Zealand artist and art historian
• Melvin Dummar (born 1944), American hoaxer and subject of film Melvin and Howard
• Melvin Ely (born 1978), American basketball player
• Melvin Edmonds, member of R&B group After 7
• Melvin Fowler (born 1979), American football center
• Melvin Frank (1913-1988), American screenwriter and film director
• Melvin Franklin (1942-1995), stage name of American bass singer David Melvin English
• Melvin Gibbs, American bass guitarist
• Melvin Guillard (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
• Melvin Hochster (born 1943), American mathematician
• Melvin Jones (American football) (born 1955), American football player
• Melvin Jones, founder of Lions Clubs International
• Melvin Kaminsky (born 1926), given name of actor Mel Brooks
• Melvin Konner, Professor of Anthropology
• Melvin R. Laird (born 1922), American politician and writer
• Melvin Maas (1898-1964), U.S. Representative from Minnesota
• Melvin Manhoef (born 1976), Dutch kickboxer
• Melvin McQuaid (1911-2001), member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Melvin Mora (born 1972), Major League baseball player
• Melvin Nieves (born 1971), baseball player
• Melvin O'Doom (born 1980), English comedian
• Melvin Ott (1909-1958), Major League Baseball right fielder
• Melvin Parker (born 1944), American drummer who played in James Brown's band
• Melvin van Peebles (born 1932), American actor and director
• Melvin Purvis (1903-1960), American FBI agent
• Melvin Ragin (born 1951), American guitarist known as 'Wah-Wah Watson'
• Melvin Rhyne (born 1936), jazz organist
• Melvin Rosen (born 1928), American track coach
• Melvin Schwartz (1932-2006), American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988
• Melvin Seals (born 1953), American musician
• Melvin Sparks (born 1946), American jazz guitarist
• Melvin Steinberg (born 1933), Governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995
• Melvin Stewart (born 1968), American swimmer and Olympic medal winner
• Melvin Tarley (born 1982), Liberian footballer
• Melvin B. Tolson (1898-1966), American modernist poet
• Melvin Alvah Traylor (born 1878), American banker
• Melvin Alvah Traylor, Jr. (1915-2008), American ornithologist
• Melvin Turpin (1960-2010), American basketball player
• Melvin Valladares, Honduran football striker
• Melvin Watkins (born 1954), American basketball coach
• Melvin Zais (1916-1981), United States Army general
• Melvin Rincon (born 1985), Colombian Medical Doctor and Scientist

Fictional characters

• Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris, in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Melvin Frohike, in the television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen
• Melvin Palmer, on the television show Boston Legal
• Melvin the Superhero Guy, a puppet of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham
• Melvin, evil alter-ego of Marik Ishtar, a villain in the manga and anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Melvin Sneedly, from Dav Pilkey's book series Captain Underpants
• Melvin the Monster, a minor character from Tiny Toon Adventures

Places

United States

• Melvin, California
• Melvin, Illinois
• Melvin, Iowa
• Melvin, Michigan
• Melvin, Texas
• Melvin River, New Hampshire

United Kingdom

• Melvin, Shrewsbury
• Lough Melvin, a lake on the border with the Republic of Ireland

Other uses

• USS Melvin (DD-335), Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy
• USS Melvin (DD-680), Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy
• The Melvins, American rock band
• The "Melvin", the national Scoutcraft Competition of Scouting Ireland (CSI)

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