Cal (given name)

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:

Cal

 * Cal Crutchlow (born 1985), English motorcycle road racer
 * Cal Flyn, Scottish Author and Journalist
 * Cal McCombs (born 1945), American football coach
 * Cal McCrystal (born 1959), Irish director and actor
 * Cal McGowan (born 1970), American ice hockey player
 * Cal Murphy (1932–2012), Canadian football coach, general manager and scout
 * Cal Quantrill (born 1995), Canadian baseball player
 * Cal Stevenson (born 1996), American baseball outfielder
 * Cal Chuchesta, alter-ego of music reviewer Anthony Fantano

Short for Calvin

 * 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

Other

 * Cal Adomitis (born 1998), American football player
 * Cal Kestis, fictional character in Star Wars
 * Cal McNair (born 1961), National Football League executive
 * Cal Mitchell (born 1999), American baseball player
 * Cal O'Reilly (born 1986), National Hockey League player
 * Cal Raleigh (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Cal Tjader (1925–1982), American Latin jazz musician
 * Cal Stone, fictional character in TV series Manifest