Alvin
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Alvin is a male given name.
- 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"
- Alvin AdamsAlvin AdamsAlvin Adams was the founder of Adams and Company, a forerunner to Adams Express, one of the first companies to act as a carrier for express shipments by rail in the United States...
, early 19th century businessman - Alvin AileyAlvin AileyAlvin Ailey, Jr. was an American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York. Ailey is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th century concert dance...
, African American choreographer and activist - Alvin Boyd KuhnAlvin Boyd KuhnAlvin Boyd Kuhn was a scholar of comparative religion, mythology, linguistics and language.Born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Kuhn studied the Ancient Greek language at university. He started his career working as a language teacher in high schools. He later enrolled at Columbia University to...
, religious scholar - Alvin Cheung, graphic designer who worked on stop-motion claymated television series PinguPinguPingu is a British-Swiss stop-motion claymated television series created by Otmar Gutmann. The series was produced by The Pygos Group and Trickfilmstudio for Swiss television. The show is about a family of anthropomorphic penguins at the South Pole. The main character is the family's son and title...
. - Alvin DarkAlvin DarkAlvin Ralph Dark , nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", is a former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for five National League teams from 1946 to 1960. Named the major leagues' Rookie of the Year with the Boston Braves when he batted .322...
, Major League Baseball player and manager - Alvin DavisAlvin DavisAlvin Glenn Davis , nicknamed "Mr. Mariner", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. Davis played his career primarily for the Seattle Mariners...
, Major League Baseball player - Alvin GoldmanAlvin GoldmanAlvin Ira Goldman is an American professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He previously taught at the University of Michigan and at the University of Arizona. He earned his PhD from Princeton University and is married to Holly Smith, a well known ethicist, former...
, American philosopher - Alvin HallAlvin HallAlvin D. Hall is an American financial adviser, author and media personality.-Early life:Hall was born in Tallahassee, Florida, one of seven children to a family of farmers, day workers and fishermen. He grew up in severe poverty...
, financial adviser, author and TV presenter - Alvin HarrisonAlvin HarrisonAlvin Harrison is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Calvin Harrison...
, American Olympic gold medal runner - Alvin P. HoveyAlvin P. HoveyAlvin Peterson Hovey was a Union general during the American Civil War, an Indiana Supreme Court justice, congressman, and the 21st Governor of Indiana from 1889 to 1891. During the war he played an important role in several battles and uncovered a secret plot for an uprising in Indiana...
, American Civil War general, Indiana supreme court justice, congressman, and governor of Indiana - Alvin KarpisAlvin KarpisAlvin Francis Karpis , nicknamed "Creepy" for his sinister smile, was an American criminal known for his alliance with the Barker gang in the 1930s. He was the last "public enemy" to be taken.-Early life:Karpis was born to Lithuanian immigrants in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and was raised in Topeka,...
, noted American criminal and "public enemy" - Alvin KraenzleinAlvin KraenzleinAlvin Christian Kraenzlein was an American athlete. He was the first sportsman to win four Olympic titles in a single Olympic Games...
, American athlete, four time gold medalist at the 1900 Paris Olympics - Alvin Langdon CoburnAlvin Langdon CoburnAlvin Langdon Coburn was an early 20th century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism...
, photographer - Alvin LeeAlvin LeeAlvin Lee is an English rock guitarist and singer. He began playing guitar at the age of 13, and with Leo Lyons formed the core of the band Ten Years After in 1960...
, born Graham Barnes, guitarist and singer - Alvin Lu
- Alvin MartinAlvin MartinAlvin Edward Martin is a retired English footballer who played as a defender.Playing most of his footballing career for West Ham United he appeared in 598 games for scoring 34 goals...
, English footballer - Alvin PlantingaAlvin PlantingaAlvin Carl Plantinga is an American analytic philosopher and the emeritus John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is known for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, metaphysics, and Christian apologetics...
, philosopher - Alvin RobertsonAlvin RobertsonAlvin Cyrrale Robertson is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995–96.-Career:...
, NBA basketball player - Alvin SaundersAlvin SaundersAlvin Saunders was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, in the United States, as well as the governor of the Nebraska Territory for most of the American Civil War.-Education:Saunders was born in Fleming County, Kentucky...
(1817-1899), governor of Nebraska Territory and later U.S. Senator from Nebraska - Alvin StardustAlvin StardustAlvin Stardust is an English pop singer and stage actor.-Career:...
, born Bernard Jewry, English pop singer - Alvin TofflerAlvin TofflerAlvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity....
, writer and futurist - Alvin C. York, famous World War I soldier, Medal of Honor awardee
- Alvin, one of many pseudonyms of Ken LaszloKen LaszloKen Laszlo is an Italo Disco singer who became famous in the 1980s.Ken was interested in music at a young age and his career began in 1980 when he played and sang in discos and clubs. His first hit in Europe was the single Hey Hey Guy in 1984...
, Eurobeat vocalist - Alvin, a Jack Russell Terrier mixed with Labrador
- Alvin van der Kuech, Electronic music programmer/producer