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
 - Altagracia Calderón, Mexican nurse and militant
 - Arley Calderón (born 1999), Cuban weightlifter
 - 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
 - Frida Kahlo y Calderón, Mexican painter
 - Gabriel Díaz Vara Calderón, bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1671–1676)
 - 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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