Calhoun is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a variant of the Scottish surname Colquhoun. Notable people with this surname include:
In arts and entertainment Adam Calhoun (born 1980), American rapper and songwriter Alice Calhoun (1900–1966), American silent film actress Ann Marie Calhoun (born 1979), American violinist Chad Calhoun, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart (1933–2022), writer Eddie Calhoun (1921–1994), American jazz bassist Kutt Calhoun (born 1977), born Melvin Calhoun, musician Monica Calhoun (born 1971), American film and television actress Rory Calhoun (1922–1999), American actor Will Calhoun (born 1964), American musician William "Haystack" Calhoun (1934–1989), American professional wrestler William Henry Calhoun (1815–1865), American silversmith
In government, politics and activism Bob Calhoun (1937–2020), American politician and lawyer Bootsie Calhoun (1923–2014), American politician Charles Calhoun Jr. (1931–2014), American politician and jurist Cora Catherine Calhoun Horne (1865–1932), Black suffragist, civil rights activist, and an Atlanta socialite Floride Calhoun (1792–1866), wife of John C. Calhoun, second lady of the United States Harlan M. Calhoun (1903–1977), justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia James Calhoun (politician, born 1802) (1802–1852), Georgia politician, Army colonel, federal Indian agent, and Territorial Governor of New Mexico John A. Calhoun (1918–2000), American diplomat John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), United States politician and 7th Vice President Riemer Calhoun (1909–1994), American politician William Lowndes Calhoun (1837–1908), mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in 1879
In sport Cameron Calhoun (born 2004), American football player Don Calhoun (1952–2020), American football running back George Whitney Calhoun (1890–1963), American newspaper editor, co-founder of the Green Bay Packers NFL football team Jalon Calhoun (born 2000), American football player Jermie Calhoun (born 1988), running back for the Oklahoma Sooners Jim Calhoun (born 1942), head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team Kole Calhoun (born 1987), American Major League Baseball player Lee Calhoun (1933–1989), American hurdler Milo Calhoun (1940–1995), Jamaican boxer of the 1960s and '70s Shaq Calhoun (born 1996), American football player Tom Calhoun (born 1950), American sportscaster Thomas Calhoun (1795–1861), English clergyman and cricketer William "Haystack" Calhoun (1934–1989), American professional wrestler W. Bret Calhoun (born 1964), American racehorse trainer Willie Calhoun (born 1994), American baseball player
In other fields Ben Calhoun (born 1979), American radio reporter Cheshire Calhoun (fl. 1980s–2020s), American philosopher Craig Calhoun (born 1952), American sociologist David L. Calhoun (born 1957), American businessman, formerly president and chief executive of Boeing from 2020 to 2024 Frances Boyd Calhoun (1867–1909) American author James Calhoun (soldier) (1845–1876), American soldier, killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn John B. Calhoun (1917–1995), American ethologist
Fictional characters Barney Calhoun, fictional character from the Half-Life computer game series Mackenzie Calhoun, fictional character from Star Trek Daltry Calhoun, the leading character of the 2005 movie of the same name Noah Calhoun, fictional character played by Ryan Gosling in the 2004 movie The Notebook based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks Rutherford Calhoun, the protagonist of the novel Middle Passage by Charles Johnson Sergeant Tamora J. Calhoun, the protagonist of the video arcade game "Hero's Duty" in the Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph Anika Calhoun, fictional character played by Grace Gealey in Empire (2015 TV series) Captain Cassius Calhoun, leading character of The Headless Horseman, an 1866 adventure novel by Mayne Reid Coach Calhoun, fictional character in the film Grease Dean Ernie Calhoun, fictional character in the YouTube web series Video Game High School Bill Calhoun, one of three founders of Caesar's Legion, a faction in the video game Fallout: New Vegas