# Cal (given name)

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'''Cal''' is most commonly a masculine [given name](/source/given_name) (more rarely it can be used as a feminine name, as in the case of Scottish Author [Cal Flyn](/source/Cal_Flyn)) or a shortened form of a given name (usually [Calvin](/source/Calvin_(given_name)), [Callum](/source/Callum), [Caleb](/source/Caleb)), or rarely a variant of the Irish name [Cathal](/source/Cathal). It may refer to:

==Cal==
*[Cal Crutchlow](/source/Cal_Crutchlow) (born 1985), English motorcycle road racer
*[Cal Flyn](/source/Cal_Flyn), Scottish author and journalist
*[Cal McCombs](/source/Cal_McCombs) (born 1945), American football coach
*[Cal McCrystal](/source/Cal_McCrystal) (born 1959), Irish director and actor
*[Cal McGowan](/source/Cal_McGowan) (born 1970), American ice hockey player
*[Cal Murphy](/source/Cal_Murphy) (1932–2012), Canadian football coach and general manager
*[Cal Quantrill](/source/Cal_Quantrill) (born 1995), Canadian baseball player
*[Cal Stevenson](/source/Cal_Stevenson) (born 1996), American baseball outfielder
* Cal Chuchesta, alter-ego of music reviewer [Anthony Fantano](/source/Anthony_Fantano)

==Short for Calvin==
*[Cal Abrams](/source/Cal_Abrams) (1924–1997), American baseball player
*[Cal Bailey](/source/Cal_Bailey) (1909–1988), American caricaturist
*[Cal Dooley](/source/Cal_Dooley) (born 1954), American politician
*[Cal Eldred](/source/Cal_Eldred) (born 1967), American baseball player
*[Cal Gardner](/source/Cal_Gardner) (1924–2001), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Cal Howard](/source/Cal_Howard) (1911–1993), American animator
*[Cal Hubbard](/source/Cal_Hubbard) (1900–1977), American football player and baseball umpire
*[Cal Jones](/source/Cal_Jones) (1933–1956), American football player
*[Cal McLish](/source/Cal_McLish) (1925–2010), American baseball player and coach
*[Cal McVey](/source/Cal_McVey) (1849–1926), American baseball player
*[Cal Ripken Jr.](/source/Cal_Ripken_Jr.) (born 1960), American Hall of Fame baseball player
*[Cal Ripken Sr.](/source/Cal_Ripken_Sr.) (1935–1999), American baseball coach and manager
*[Cal Schenkel](/source/Cal_Schenkel) (born 1947), American artist
*[Cal Smith](/source/Cal_Smith) (1932–2013), American country musician
*[Cal Stoll](/source/Cal_Stoll) (1923–2000), American football player and coach
*[Cal Thomas](/source/Cal_Thomas) (born 1942), American conservative pundit
*[Cal Worthington](/source/Cal_Worthington) (1920–2013), American car dealer

==Other==
*[Cal Adomitis](/source/Cal_Adomitis) (born 1998), American football player
*[Cal Bouchard](/source/Cal_Bouchard) (born 1977), Canadian basketball player
*[Cal McNair](/source/Cal_McNair) (born 1961), American football executive
*[Cal Mitchell](/source/Cal_Mitchell) (born 1999), American baseball player
*[Cal O'Reilly](/source/Cal_O'Reilly) (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Cal Raleigh](/source/Cal_Raleigh) (born 1996), American baseball player
*[Cal Tjader](/source/Cal_Tjader) (1925–1982), American Latin jazz musician

==Fictional characters==
*[Cal Kestis](/source/Cal_Kestis), a character in the video game ''[Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order](/source/Star_Wars_Jedi%3A_Fallen_Order)''
*Cal Stone, character in ''[Manifest](/source/Manifest_(TV_series))'' TV series

==See also==
{{srt|given}}
*[Chal (name)](/source/Chal_(name))

{{given name}}
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Hypocorisms
Category:English-language unisex given names
Category:English unisex given names

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