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Calder (surname)

Calder is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

  • Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of:
    • Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:
      • Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor, inventor of mobile sculpture
  • Alison Calder (born 1969), Canadian poet and literary critic
  • Angus Calder (1942–2008), Scottish writer, historian and poet, son of Peter Calder
  • David Calder (actor) (born 1946), English actor
  • James Traill Calder (1794–1864), Scottish local historian
  • John Calder (1927–2018), founder of Calder Publishing
  • Keith Calder (born 1979), American film producer
  • Rebecca Calder (born 1981), English actress
  • Simon Calder (born 1955), travel writer
  • Tony Calder (1943–2018), English music manager

Politics

  • Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas
  • Archibald Clement Calder, Canadian politician
  • Frank Arthur Calder (1915–2006), Canadian politician, plaintiff in Calder v British Columbia (AG)
  • James Alexander Calder (1868–1956), Canadian politician
  • James Erskine Calder (1808–1882), English-born Surveyor General of Tasmania
  • John Alexander Calder, Canadian politician
  • Ritchie Calder (1906–1982), Scottish author, journalist and academic, father of Nigel
  • Sam Calder (1916–2008), Australian politician
  • William M. Calder (1869–1945), senator from New York

Religion

  • David O. Calder (1823–1884), Mormon pioneer
  • John Calder (minister) (1733–1815), Scottish dissenting minister
  • Robert Calder (priest) (1650?–1723), clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church, author, and controversialist

Science and medicine

  • Alvinus Calder (1892–1975), Canadian physician
  • James Calder (orthopaedic surgeon) (born 1968), English orthopaedic surgeon
  • Mary Gordon Calder (c. 1906–1992), Scottish palaeobotanist
  • Muffy Calder (born 1958), Canadian-born Scottish computer scientist
  • Nigel Calder (1931–2014), British science writer, son of Peter, father of Simon

Sport

  • Barbara Calder (1924–2018), British yachtswoman
  • Bob Calder (1907–1973), Scottish footballer
  • David Calder (rower) (born 1978), Canadian rower
  • Eddie Calder, American college basketball player
  • Finlay Calder (b. 1957), Scottish rugby player
  • Frank Calder (1877–1943), British-born Canadian ice hockey executive, journalist, and first National Hockey League president
  • Harry Calder (1901–1995), South African cricketer
  • Jim Calder (footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer
  • Jim Calder (rugby league) (), New Zealand rugby player
  • Jim Calder (rugby union) (born 1957), Scottish rugby player
  • Katie Calder (born 1980), New Zealand cross-country skier

Other fields

  • Clive Calder (born 1946), South African-born British billionaire recording executive and businessman
  • Jean Calder (1932/1933–2022), Australian humanitarian worker
  • Kent E. Calder (born 1948), American professor of East Asian studies
  • James Calder (academic administrator) (1826–1893), fifth president of Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • Sir James Calder, 1st Baronet (1686–1711), of the Calder baronets
  • Sir James Calder, 3rd Baronet (1760–1774), of the Calder baronets
  • Robert Calder (1745–1818), British naval officer

References

References

  1. (1862). "The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names.". J. Munsell.
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