Calder

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Calder is a Scottish name and can refer to:

[edit] Places

• Several rivers in Scotland and northern England
• East Calder, Mid Calder and West Calder, three villages in West Lothian, Scotland
• Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of Saint Vincent
• Calder, Saskatchewan, a rural village in south-eastern Saskatchewan
• Calder Park, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia
• The Calder Highway, a freeway / highway in Victoria, Australia
• Calder Race Course is a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States

[edit] Persons

• Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan.

• Robert Calder, (1745–1818), British naval officer
• Alexander Calder (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas
• David O. Calder (1823–1884), Mormon pioneer
• James Calder (1826–1893), 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University

• Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of:
  • Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:
    • Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor and inventor of mobile sculpture

• James Alexander Calder (1868–1956), Canadian politician
• William M. Calder (1869–1945), senator from New York

• Frank Calder (1877–1943), the first NHL President, eponymous to:
  • The Calder Memorial Trophy, a trophy presented to the best rookie of the year in the National Hockey League, in North America
  • The Calder Cup, awarded to the winner of the American Hockey League playoffs

• Harry Calder (1901–1995), South African cricketer

• Peter Ritchie Calder, Lord Ritchie-Calder (1906–1982), Scottish author, journalist and academic, father of:
  • Nigel Calder (b. 1931), British science writer, father of:
    • Simon Calder (b. 1955), travel writer
  • Angus Calder (b. 1942), historian

• Frank Arthur Calder (1915–2006), Canadian politician, plaintiff in:
  • Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), a case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada
• Stephen Edward (Sam) Calder (b. 1916), Australian politician
• John Calder (b. 1927), founder of Calder Publishing
• Clive Calder (b. 1946), recording executive and businessman
• David Calder (actor) (b. 1946)
• Finlay Calder (b. 1957), Scottish rugby player

[edit] Other

• Calder Design Studio, an international design studio located in Stavanger, Norway