Calderón
Calderón (pronounced [kaldeˈɾon]) is a Spanish and Sefardi occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" ("cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.[1]
Calderón, or Calderon, may refer to:
- Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician
- Alfonso Calderon (activist), Spanish born activist and advocate for gun control
- Alfonso Calderón (poet), Chilean poet and writer
- Bernardo Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architect
- Charles Calderon (born 1950), California lawyer and politician, brother of Ron
- Cleofé Calderón, Argentine botanist
- Diego de Landa Calderón, an early Bishop in the Yucatán
- Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
- Felipe G. Calderón, Filipino constitutionalist
- Francisco García Calderón, President of Peru in 1881
- Francisco García Calderón Rey, Peruvian writer and diplomat, representative at the Evian Conference in 1938
- Iñigo Calderón, Spanish footballer playing at Brighton & Hove Albion
- Iván Calderón (boxer), Puerto Rican boxer
- Iván Calderón (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Jorge Calderón, long-time musical collaborator with Warren Zevon
- José Calderón (basketball), Spanish basketball player
- José Luis Calderón, Argentine footballer
- José Luis Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architect
- José Manuel Calderón (musician), Dominican singer, songwriter and musician
- Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia
- María Calderón, Spanish actor
- Mercedes Calderón, Cuban volleyball player
- Paco Calderón, Mexican political cartoonist
- Paul Calderón, American actor
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish dramatist
- Philip Hermogenes Calderon, British painter of Spanish origin
- Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, president of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944
- Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, president of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994; son of the above
- Ramón Calderón, former Real Madrid president
- Ron Calderon (born 1957), California politician, brother of Charles
- Ruth Calderon (born 1961), Israeli scholar and politician
- Serafín Estébanez Calderón, Spanish author (1799–1867)
- Sila María Calderón, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2000–2004)
- Tatiana Calderón, Colombian racing driver
- Tego Calderón, Puerto Rican rapper
- Vicente Calderón, former Atlético Madrid president
- Wilmer Calderon, (born 1975) Puerto Rican-American actor
See also
References
- Woods, Richard Donovon; Alvarez-Altman, Grace (1978). Spanish Surnames in the Southwestern United States: A Dictionary. G. K. Hall. p. 31. ISBN 9780816181452. Retrieved 2020-10-14 – via Google Books.
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