Calder

Calder is a Scottish name and may refer to:

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, Cumbria - a village of northwest England
• Calder, Edmonton - a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Canada, formerly its own town
• Calder, Saskatchewan, a village in south-eastern Saskatchewan
• Calder No. 241, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality in south-eastern Saskatchewan
• Calder Park, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia
  • location of Calder Park Raceway, a motorsport venue
• The Calder Freeway and Calder Highway, a freeway / highway in Victoria, Australia
• Calder Race Course, a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA

Persons

Groups

• Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan.
• Calder Baronets, two baronetcies created for people with the surname Calder

Surname

• Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas
• Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of:
  • Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:
    • Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor, the inventor of mobile sculpture
• Clive Calder (b. 1946), recording executive and businessman
• David Calder (actor) (b. 1946)
• David O. Calder (1823–1884), Mormon pioneer
• Eddie Calder, American college basketball player
• Finlay Calder (b. 1957), Scottish rugby player
• 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
• Frank Arthur Calder (1915–2006), Canadian politician, plaintiff in:
  • Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), a case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada
• Harry Calder (1901–1995), South African cricketer
• James Calder (1826–1893), 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University
• James Alexander Calder (1868–1956), Canadian politician
• Jim Calder (b. 1960) Scottish Footballer - Inverness Caledonian Thistle
• Jim Calder (rugby league) New Zealand rugby league international
• Jim Calder (rugby union) (b. 1957) Scottish rugby union international
• John Calder (b. 1927), founder of Calder Publishing
• Katherine Calder (b. 1980), cross-country skier and Winter Olympian
• 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
• Robert Calder, (1745–1818), British naval officer
• Sam Calder (b. 1916), Australian politician
• William M. Calder (1869–1945), senator from New York

Other

• Calder Abbey in northwest England
• Calder Cannons, an Australian rules football club
• Calder Pillay, a character in the Chasing Vermeer Series by Blue Balliet

See also

• Calders (disambiguation)