Cal (given name)

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

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  • Cal Abrams (1924–1997), Major League Baseball player
  • Cal Dooley (born 1954), former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for California
  • Cal Eldred (born 1967), retired Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Cal Gardner (1924–2001), National Hockey League player
  • Cal Howard (1911–1993), American animator
  • Cal Hubbard (1900–1977), Hall of Fame collegiate and professional football player and Hall of Fame baseball umpire
  • Cal Jones (1933–1956), collegiate football player
  • Cal McLish (1925–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Cal McVey (1849–1926), early professional baseball player
  • Cal Ripken Jr. (born 1960), Major League Baseball Hall of Fame retired shortstop and third baseman
  • Cal Ripken Sr. (1935–1999), Major League Baseball coach and manager
  • Cal Schenkel (born 1947), artist specialising in album cover design
  • Cal Smith (1932–2013), American country music singer and guitarist
  • Cal Stoll (1923–2000), American football player and coach
  • Cal Thomas (born 1942), conservative pundit
  • Cal Worthington (1920–2013), American car dealer

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