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Calderón (pronounced [kaldeˈɾon]) is a Spanish and occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" ("cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.[1]
"Calderón" without any further specifics usually refers to Pedro Calderón de la Barca, the Spanish dramatist.
Calderón, or Calderon, may also 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
- Cecilia Calderón Prieto (born 1949), Ecuadorian economist
- 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
- Elena Amat Calderón (1910–2006), Spanish university professor and archivist
- 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)
- Graciela Calderón, Argentine activist
- Graciela Calderón (botanist) (1931–2022), Mexican botanist
- 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
- Julio Meléndez Calderón (born 1942), Peruvian football player
- María Calderón, Spanish actor
- Marcos Calderón (1928–1987), Peruvian football player and manager
- Mercedes Calderón, Cuban volleyball player
- Ofer Calderon, Israeli former hostage
- 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
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