Famous People with Name Kelvin

Kelvin Pritchett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Pritchett: was an American football defensive tackle.Pritchett was a first round selection by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1991 NFL Draft out of the University of Mississippi. However, Pritchett was traded to the Detroit Lions, who he played for, during 10 years and two stints with the team.

Kelvin Anderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Anderson: is a retired professional gridiron football player. As a running back, he rushed for over 1,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons in the Canadian Football League, a league record. He won the CFL's Grey Cup championship twice, as a member of the Calgary Stampeders, in 1998 and 2001.

Kelvin Keith Chapman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Keith Chapman: is a retired Major League Baseball player. He played his entire Major League career with the New York Mets.Kelvin Chapman attended Santa Rosa Junior College.[1] He was signed by the Mets organization as an amateur free agent on December 3, 1975.[2] His first season as a professional was with the Met's Rookie League team, Marion Mets of the Appalachian League in 1976. That season he played 62 games and had a batting average of .269, a slugging percentage of .347, and an on-base percentage of .342.[3]

Kelvin Davis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Davis: is an American boxer. He is a former IBF-champion in the Cruiserweight weight class.

Kelvin Seabrooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Seabrooks: was an American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it two times. Seabrooks turned professional in 1981 and captured the IBF bantamweight title in 1987 with a TKO win over Thierry Jacob, a fight in which Seabr

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin            Origin/Culture/Country: English

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin: was an British mathematical physicist and engineer. At Glasgow University he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form. He is widely known for developing the Kelvin scale of absolute temperature measurement. He was given the title Baron Kelvin in honour of his achievements and is therefore often described as Lord Kelvin. The title refers to the River Kelvin, which flows past his university in Glasgow, Scotland.He also had a later career as an electric telegraph engineer and inventor, a career that propelled him into the public eye and ensured his wealth, fame and honour.