Irving
Irving is originally a Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. It may also refer to:
Persons
Family name
- Amy Irving (born 1953), American film and stage actress
- Arthur Irving (born 1931), Canadian industrialist, son of K.C. Irving
- Bob Irving (sportscaster), Canadian sportscaster
- Clifford Irving (born 1930), U.S. author who created a hoax autobiography of Howard Hughes
- Dan Irving (1854-1924), British politician, Labour MP
- David Irving (born 1938), British writer, best known for his denial of the Holocaust
- David Irving (footballer) (born 1951), British Member of Parliament
- Edmund George Irving (1910-1990), British naval hydrographer
- Edward Irving (1792-1834), Scottish clergyman
- Edward Irving (plant collector) (1816–1855), Scottish surgeon
- Edward A. Irving (born 1927), Canadian geologist
- Francis Irving, British programmer and activist for freedom of information.
- Henry Irving (1838-1905), British actor
- Isabel Irving (1871–1944), American actress
- James K. Irving (born 1928), Canadian industrialist, son of K.C. Irving
- Jayne Irving (born 1956), British TV presenter
- John Irving (disambiguation), several people
- K. C. Irving (Kenneth Colin Irving, 1899-1992), Canadian industrialist, founder of the Irving Group of Companies
- Kyrie Irving (born 1992), American professional basketball player
- Mary Jane Irving (1913–1983), American actress
- Robert Irving (disambiguation), several people
- T. B. Irving (Thomas Ballantyne Irving, 1914-2002), publisher of the first American English translation of the Qur'an
- Thomas Irving (Medal of Honor) (born 1842)
- Washington Irving (1783-1859), U.S. author of the early 19th century
- William Irving (disambiguation), several people
First name
- Irving Amen, printmaker
- Irving Azoff, American music executive and manager
- Irving Berlin (1888–1989), Russian-born American songwriter
- Irving Alexander Block, American matte painter and screenwriter, wrote the story on which Forbidden Planet was based.
- Irving Fisher, economist
- Irving Folwartshny (1914–1994), American athlete
- Irving Kaplan
- Irving Kaplansky, mathematician
- Irving Kaplan (chemist), an MIT professor
- Irving Langmuir, chemist and physicist and winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- Irving R. Levine, broadcast journalist
- Irving Mondschein, track and field champion
- Irving Mosberg (1908–1973), New York politician and judge
- Irving "Ving" Rhames, African-American actor
- Irv Rubin (Irving David Rubin), former Jewish Defense League leader
- Irving Stone, American writer
- Irving Thalberg (1899-1936), American film producer
- Irving Thalberg, Jr. (1930-1987), American philosopher
- Irving Wallace, American novelist and non-fiction writer
Places
Canada
- Irving Nature Park, a park in Saint John, N.B.
United States
- Irving, California (disambiguation)
- Irving, Marin County, California
- Irving, California, former name of Irvington, California
- Irving, Illinois
- Irving, Iowa
- Irving (Duluth), Minnesota
- Irving, New York
- Irving, Texas
- Irving, Wisconsin, a town
- Irving (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
- Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
- Irving Township, Montgomery County, Illinois
- Irving Township, Michigan
- Irving Township, Minnesota
- Lake Irving, a lake in Minnesota
Companies
- Irving Group of Companies, Canadian conglomerate based in Saint John, New Brunswick, controlled by the Irving family, including:
- J. D. Irving, a conglomerate with holdings in forestry, pulp and paper, tissue, newsprint, building supplies, frozen food, transportation, shipping lines, and ship building, including
- The Fort Reliance Company, an oil conglomerate that includes:
- Irving Trust, formerly a large New York bank, merged into Ban of New York in 1988
Other uses
- "Irving", World War II Allied code-name for the Japanese Nakajima J1N aircraft
- Operation Irving, a military operation that took place in Vietnam in October 1966
- Irving (band), an American indie rock band
- Irving (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip)
- "Irving", designation for the Metal Gear Gekko in the video game Metal Gear Solid 4
- Irving, a magic sword belonging to Joe the Barbarian in Jack Chalker's Dancing Gods series of fantasy novels
- Lloyd Irving, the main protagonist in the Tales of Symphonia video game
- "Irving (Jaggered Sixteenths)", the B-side instrumental jazz tune accompanying The Crystals' 1964 A-side hit "All Grown Up"
See also
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