Irving

Irving is originally a Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. It may also refer to:

Persons

Family name

• Amy Irving (born 1953), American film and stage actress
• Arthur Irving (born 1931), Canadian industrialist, son of K.C. Irving
• Bob Irving (sportscaster), Canadian sportscaster
• Clifford Irving (born 1930), U.S. author who created a hoax autobiography of Howard Hughes
• Dan Irving (1854-1924), British politician, Labour MP
• David Irving (born 1938), British writer, best known for his denial of the Holocaust
• David Irving (footballer) (born 1951), British Member of Parliament
• Edmund George Irving (1910-1990), British naval hydrographer
• Edward Irving (1792-1834), Scottish clergyman
• Edward Irving (plant collector) (1816–1855), Scottish surgeon
• Edward A. Irving (born 1927), Canadian geologist
• Francis Irving, British programmer and activist for freedom of information.
• Henry Irving (1838-1905), British actor
• Isabel Irving (1871–1944), American actress
• James K. Irving (born 1928), Canadian industrialist, son of K.C. Irving
• Jayne Irving (born 1956), British TV presenter
• John Irving (disambiguation), several people
• K. C. Irving (Kenneth Colin Irving, 1899-1992), Canadian industrialist, founder of the Irving Group of Companies
• Kyrie Irving (born 1992), American professional basketball player
• Mary Jane Irving (1913–1983), American actress
• Robert Irving (disambiguation), several people
• T. B. Irving (Thomas Ballantyne Irving, 1914-2002), publisher of the first American English translation of the Qur'an
• Thomas Irving (Medal of Honor) (born 1842)
• Washington Irving (1783-1859), U.S. author of the early 19th century
• William Irving (disambiguation), several people

First name

• Irving Amen, printmaker
• Irving Berlin (1888–1989), Russian-born American songwriter
• Irving Fisher, economist
• Irving Folwartshny (1914–1994), American athlete
• Irving Kaplan
• Irving Kaplan (chemist), an MIT professor
• Irving Langmuir, chemist and physicist and winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
• Irving Mondschein, track and field champion
• Irving Mosberg (1908–1973), New York politician and judge
• Irv Rubin (Irving David Rubin), former Jewish Defense League leader
• Irving Stone, American writer
• Irving Thalberg (1899-1936), American film producer
• Irving Thalberg, Jr. (1930-1987), American philosopher
• Irving Wallace, American novelist and non-fiction writer

Places

Canada

• Irving Nature Park, a park in Saint John, N.B.

United States

• Irving, California (disambiguation)
  • Irving, Marin County, California
  • Irving, California, former name of Irvington, California
• Irving, Illinois
• Irving, Iowa
• Irving (Duluth), Minnesota
• Irving, New York
• Irving, Texas
• Irving, Wisconsin, a town
  • Irving (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Irving Township, Montgomery County, Illinois
• Irving Township, Michigan
• Irving Township, Minnesota
• Lake Irving, a lake in Minnesota

Companies

• Irving Group of Companies, Canadian conglomerate based in Saint John, New Brunswick, controlled by the Irving family, including:
  • J. D. Irving, a conglomerate with holdings in forestry, pulp and paper, tissue, newsprint, building supplies, frozen food, transportation, shipping lines, and ship building, including
    • Irving Tissue
    • Irving Shipbuilding
    • Irving Equipment
  • The Fort Reliance Company, an oil conglomerate that includes:
    • Irving Oil
      • Irving Oil Refinery
• Irving Trust, formerly a large New York bank, merged into Ban of New York in 1988

Other uses

• "Irving", World War II Allied code-name for the Japanese Nakajima J1N aircraft
• Operation Irving, a military operation that took place in Vietnam in October 1966
• Irving (band), an American indie rock band
• Irving (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip)
• "Irving", designation for the Metal Gear Gekko in the video game Metal Gear Solid 4
• Irving, a magic sword belonging to Joe the Barbarian in Jack Chalker's Dancing Gods series of fantasy novels
• Lloyd Irving, the main protagonist in the Tales of Symphonia video game
• "Irving (Jaggered Sixteenths)", the B-side instrumental jazz tune accompanying The Crystals' 1964 A-side hit "All Grown Up"

See also

• Erving (disambiguation)