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Revision as of 03:47, 12 September 2012
Melvin may refer to one of the following:
As a surname
As a surname, Melvin is a modernized version of the Scottish clan name Melville (surname). The name Melville was shortened to “Melvin” during the Scottish Reformation period.
- Allan Melvin (1923–2008), American actor
- Bob Melvin (born 1961), Major League baseball player
- Chasity Melvin (born 1976), American basketball player
- Doug Melvin (born 1952), Major League Baseball front office executive
- Doug Melvin (rower) (born 1928), British rower
- Eric Melvin, guitarist in punk band NOFX
- John Melvin (1887–1917), officer in the United States Navy
- Leland D. Melvin, an African American NASA astronaut and University of Richmond wide receiver
- Sir Martin Melvin (1879–1952), British businessman and newspaper manager
- Murray Melvin (born 1932), English stage and film actor
- Rachel Melvin (born 1985), American actress
As a given name
- Melvin Belli (1907–1996), American lawyer known as 'The King of Torts'
- Melvin Bernhardt (born 1941), American stage and television director
- Melvin Booker (born 1972), American basketball player
- Melvin Brown (footballer) (born 1979), Mexican football player
- Melvin Bullitt (born 1984), American football player
- Melvin Burgess (born 1954), British author of children's fiction
- Melvin Calvin (1911–1997), American chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle
- Melvin Day (born 1923), New Zealand artist and art historian
- Melvin Dummar (born 1944), American hoaxer and subject of film Melvin and Howard
- Melvin Ely (born 1978), American basketball player
- Melvin Edmonds, member of R&B group After 7
- Melvin Fowler (born 1979), American football center
- Melvin Frank (1913–1988), American screenwriter and film director
- Melvin Franklin (1942–1995), stage name of American bass singer David Melvin English
- Melvin Gibbs, American bass guitarist
- Melvin Guillard (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
- Melvin Hochster (born 1943), American mathematician
- Melvin Jones (American football) (born 1955), American football player
- Melvin Jones, founder of Lions Clubs International
- Melvin Kaminsky (born 1926), given name of actor Mel Brooks
- Melvin Konner, Professor of Anthropology
- Melvin R. Laird (born 1922), American politician and writer
- Melvin Maas (1898–1964), U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- Melvin Manhoef (born 1976), Dutch kickboxer
- Melvin McQuaid (1911–2001), member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Melvin Mora (born 1972), Major League baseball player
- Melvin Nieves (born 1971), baseball player
- Melvin O'Doom (born 1980), English comedian
- Melvin Ott (1909–1958), Major League Baseball right fielder
- Melvin Parker (born 1944), American drummer who played in James Brown's band
- Melvin van Peebles (born 1932), American actor and director
- Melvin Platje (born 1988), Dutch football player
- Melvin Purvis (1903–1960), American FBI agent
- Melvin Ragin (born 1951), American guitarist known as 'Wah-Wah Watson'
- Melvin Rhyne (born 1936), jazz organist
- Melvin Rosen (born 1928), American track coach
- Melvin Schwartz (1932–2006), American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988
- Melvin Seals (born 1953), American musician
- Melvin Sia, Malaysian-Chinese actor, singer, model
- Melvin Sparks (born 1946), American jazz guitarist
- Melvin Steinberg (born 1933), Governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995
- Melvin Stewart (born 1968), American swimmer and Olympic medal winner
- Melvin Tarley (born 1982), Liberian footballer
- Melvin B. Tolson (1898–1966), American modernist poet
- Melvin Alvah Traylor (born 1878), American banker
- Melvin Alvah Traylor, Jr. (1915–2008), American ornithologist
- Melvin Turpin (1960–2010), American basketball player
- Melvin Valladares, Honduran football striker
- Melvin Watkins (born 1954), American basketball coach
- Melvin Zais (1916–1981), United States Army general
Fictional characters
- Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris, in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Melvin Frohike, in the television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen
- Melvin Palmer, on the television show Boston Legal
- Melvin the Superhero Guy, a puppet of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham
- Melvin, evil alter-ego of Marik Ishtar, a villain in the manga and anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Melvin Sneedly, from Dav Pilkey's book series Captain Underpants
- Melvin the Monster, a minor character from Tiny Toon Adventures
- Melvin Udall, Jack Nicholson's character in As good as it gets
Places
- United States
- Melvin, California
- Melvin, Illinois
- Melvin, Iowa
- Melvin, Michigan
- Melvin, Texas
- Melvin River, New Hampshire
- United Kingdom
- Lough Melvin, a lake on the border with the Republic of Ireland
Other uses
- USS Melvin (DD-335), Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy
- USS Melvin (DD-680), Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy
- The Melvins, American rock band
- The "Melvin", the national Scoutcraft Competition of Scouting Ireland (CSI)
- Another name for a wedgie.