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Famous People with Name Kelvin

Kelvin as First Name

Kelvin Jiménez     Kelvin Jiménez        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Jiménez: (born October 27, 1980 in Sánchez, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 6'0", 180 lb., he bats and throws right-handed.

Kelvin T. Cato     Kelvin T. Cato        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin T. Cato: is a professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent.Cato was an obscure player averaging six points and six rebounds at the University of South Alabama in 1992-93. At that time, he struck up a relationship with then University of New Orleans coach Tim Floyd, who recognized Cato's potential. In 1994, Floyd took over as head coach at Iowa State University and convinced Cato to transfer to Iowa State. Cato averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game for an Iowa State team that reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1997 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Kelvin Parnell Upshaw     Kelvin Parnell Upshaw        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Parnell Upshaw: is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a 6'2" (188 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played competitively at Marshall High School, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M Junior College and the University of Utah. He played 120 games in the NBA from 1988 to 1991 averaging 5.4ppg, 2.1apg and 1.2rpg in 12.6mpg.

Kelvin Ransey     Kelvin Ransey        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Ransey: was a collegiate and professional basketball player in the 1970s and 1980s, respectively.The 6' 1" Ransey was the fourth overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, by the Chicago Bulls. He was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers before the season began, and was runner up for the Rookie-of-the-Year award that year (1980-81). Ransey played for six years in the NBA for 3 different teams, averaging 11.4 points and 5.2 assists per game. His best season, statistically, was his second, when he averaged over 16 points and 7 assists. He retired from the game at the age of 27 to become a Christian minister in Toledo, and now lives in Mississippi.

Kelvin Trent Tucker     Kelvin Trent Tucker        Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kelvin Trent Tucker: is a retired American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the American National Basketball Association.A 6'5" shooting guard, Tucker attended the University of Minnesota from 1978 to 1982, leading them to a Big Ten Conference championship in his senior year. He was then selected by the New York Knicks with the 6th overall pick of the 1982 NBA Draft. One of the earliest three-point specialists, Tucker represented the Knicks in the first ever Three-point Shootout (1986), making it to the semifinals before being outpaced by Craig Hodges and eventual winner Larry Bird. Tucker would play nine seasons with the Knicks before joining the San Antonio Spurs in 1991, and after one season with the Spurs he joined the Chicago Bulls, who won the 1993 NBA Championship. He retired after that season, having tallied 6,237 career points and 1,532 career assists, and he currently ranks 9th all-time in career three-point field goal accuracy (40.8%).

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Kelvin as Last Name

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin     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.

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