Baldwin (name)

The name Baldwin or Balduin is of Anglo-Saxon and Old German origin, from the Old English Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning "bold friend". French version Baudouin, Dutch version Boudewijn. It was frequently used in medieval Britain as a surname.^[1]

Surname

• A. Michael Baldwin
• Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), American politician
• Adam Baldwin (born 1962), American actor
• Alec Baldwin (born 1958), American actor, oldest and best known of the "Baldwin brothers"
• Alfred Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Andrew Baldwin, U.S. Naval officer, participant on "The Bachelor" TV show
• Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
• Augustus C. Baldwin (1817–1903), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Augustus Warren Baldwin (1776–1866), politician in Upper Canada
• Bill Baldwin (born 1935), United States science fiction writer
• Bob Baldwin (born 1955), Australian politician
• Bobby Baldwin (born 1950), United States poker player
• Cecil Baldwin, voice actor for the podcast Welcome to Night Vale
• Charles Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Christopher Baldwin (born 1973), Illustrator and author of webcomics
• Chuck Baldwin, 2008 Constitution Party nominee for President of the United States
• Craig Baldwin (born 1952), American filmmaker
• Daniel Baldwin (born 1960), American actor, producer, and director, one of the "Baldwin brothers"
• Dave Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• David Dwight Baldwin (1831–1912), educator on Maui
• Donny Baldwin, American rock drummer
• Doug Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Dwight Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
• Ephraim Francis Baldwin
• Faith Baldwin
• Frank Baldwin
• Frank Stephen Baldwin
• Frederick W. Baldwin
• Furman Stewart Baldwin, American photographer
• Ged Baldwin, Canadian politician
• George Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Greg Baldwin, American voice actor
• Harry Baldwin (cricketer) (1860–1935), English cricketer
• Harry Streett Baldwin
• Henry Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Ira Baldwin
• J. Baldwin (born 1934), American industrial designer, author, and educator
• Jack Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• James Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Jason Baldwin, one of the West Memphis Three
• Jerry Baldwin
• John Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Judy Baldwin (1973–2010) American commercial, music video and film director
• Kathleen Baldwin (novelist)
• Karen Dianne Baldwin
• Keith Baldwin, American football player
• Lewis V. Baldwin
• Loammi Baldwin
• Loammi Baldwin, Jr.
• Mark Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Matthias W. Baldwin (1795–1866), American steam locomotive builder, founder of Baldwin Locomotive Works
• Melvin Baldwin
• Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist)
• Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
• Peter Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Raymond E. Baldwin
• Robert Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Roger Nash Baldwin, (1884–1981), founder of ACLU
• Roger Sherman Baldwin, (1793–1863), US lawyer and politician
• Ron Baldwin
• Ruth Baldwin aka Ruth Bowyer (c.1761–1788), a convict sent to Australia on the First Fleet
• Sally Baldwin
• Shauna Singh Baldwin
• Simeon Baldwin
• Simeon Eben Baldwin
• Simon Baldwin
• Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947), three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Stephen Baldwin (born 1966), American actor, youngest of the "Baldwin brothers"
• Sumner Baldwin (born 1833), New York politician
• Tammy Baldwin (born 1962), American Politician, Senator from Wisconsin, first openly homosexual Senator
• Theodore Anderson Baldwin
• Thomas Scott Baldwin (1860–1923), U.S. Army Major and pioneer balloonist
• Tom Baldwin (racing driver)
• Tommy Baldwin
• Tommy Baldwin Jr.
• William Baldwin (disambiguation), several people

Rulers and nobles

• Baldwin I of Jerusalem (also Baldwin I of Edessa, 1058?–1118)
• Baldwin II of Jerusalem (also Baldwin II of Edessa, died 1131)
• Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130–1162)
• Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161–1185)
• Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177–1186)
• Baldwin I of Ramla (died 1138)
• Baldwin of Ibelin (early 1130s – c. 1187 or 1186/1188) (also Baldwin III of Ramla)
• Baldwin I of Flanders
• Baldwin II of Flanders (also Baldwin I of Boulogne)
• Baldwin III of Flanders
• Baldwin IV of Flanders
• Baldwin V of Flanders
• Baldwin VI of Flanders (also Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut)
• Baldwin VII of Flanders
• Baldwin VIII of Flanders
• Baldwin I of Constantinople (also Baldwin IX of Flanders and Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut, 1172–1205)
• Baldwin II of Constantinople (1217–1273)
• Baldwin II of Boulogne
• Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut (1056–1098?)
• Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut (1088–1120)
• Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (1108–1171)
• Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (1150–1195)
• Baudouin I of Belgium, called "Baldwin" in English
• Baldwin of Exeter, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon (died 1155)
• Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon (1217–1245)
• British prime minister Stanley Baldwin, later ennobled to Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

Others

• Baldwin of Rieti (died 1140), saint
• Baldwin (Archbishop of Trier) (c. 1285–1354)
• Baldwin (Archbishop of Pisa) (died 1145)
• David Dwight Baldwin (1831–1912), malacologist

Fictional characters

• Robbie Baldwin, a superhero in Marvel Comics
• In the soap opera Coronation Street:
  • Carol Baldwin
  • Danny Baldwin
  • Frankie Baldwin
  • Jamie Baldwin
  • Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
  • Mike Baldwin (Coronation Street)
  • Viv Baldwin
  • Warren Baldwin
• In the soap opera The Young and the Restless:
  • Eden Baldwin
  • Michael Baldwin
  • River Baldwin

See also

• All pages beginning with "Baldwin"
• All pages beginning with "Balduin"
• All pages beginning with "Baudouin"
• All pages beginning with "Boudewijn"
• Baldwin I (disambiguation)
• Baldwin II (disambiguation)
• Baldwin III (disambiguation)
• Baldwin IV
• Baldwin V
• Baldwin VI (disambiguation)

References