Alvin (given name)
Alvin is an English male given name. It was introduced in the 19th century based on surnames which were in turn derived from the Old English names Æthelwine, Ælfwine and Ealdwine. The corresponding German name is Alwin, which continues the Old High German names Albwin and Adalwin.
- Alvin Adams, early 19th century businessman
- Alvin Ailey, African American choreographer and activist
- Alvin Boyd Kuhn, religious scholar
- Alvin Cheung, graphic designer who worked on stop-motion claymated television series Pingu.
- Alvin Dark, Major League Baseball player and manager
- Alvin Davis, Major League Baseball player
- Alvin Goldman, American philosopher
- Alvin Hall, financial adviser, author and TV presenter
- Alvin Harrison, American Olympic gold medal runner
- Alvin P. Hovey, American Civil War general, Indiana supreme court justice, congressman, and governor of Indiana
- Alvin Karpis, noted American criminal and "public enemy"
- Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete, four time gold medalist at the 1900 Paris Olympics
- Alvin Langdon Coburn, photographer
- Alvin Lee, born Graham Barnes, guitarist and singer
- Alvin Martin, English footballer
- Alvin Plantinga, philosopher
- Alvin Robertson, NBA basketball player
- Alvin Saunders (1817-1899), governor of Nebraska Territory and later U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Alvin Stardust, born Bernard Jewry, English pop singer
- Alvin Toffler, writer and futurist
- Alvin C. York, famous World War I soldier, Medal of Honor awardee
- popular culture
- Alvin, one of many pseudonyms of Ken Laszlo, Eurobeat vocalist
- Alvin Seville, Cartoon singing chipmunk from, "Alvin and the chipmunks (TV Series) "Alvin and the Chipmunks (The movie)" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel"
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