Lista de Personas Famosas con el apellido Calhoun

John Caldwell Calhoun fue un líder político de los estados del sur de los Estados Unidos, un destacado filósofo político de la primera mitad del siglo XIX y uno de los principales actores en las grandes disputas políticas en su país. En estas disputas desempeñó un destacado papel como vocero y defensor de la esclavitud, de la nulidad y la de los derechos electorales de las minorías de las clases sociales superiores, especialmente de grupos como los dueños de esclavos, sobre las mayorías de las clases sociales inferiores. Sus ideas son consideradas vitales para la crisis constitucional futura que finalizaría en la Guerra de Secesión, una década después de su muerte.

David L. Calhoun is an American businessman, and president and CEO of The Boeing Company since January 2020. He was previously Boeing's chairman. He was appointed after the then CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, was fired amidst safety issues regarding the 737 MAX after two fatal crashes that claimed the lives of 346 passengers and crew on board.

James C. Calhoun, es un exentrenador de baloncesto estadounidense que estuvo en activo durante 40 años entrenando en la NCAA.

John Bumpass Calhoun fue un etólogo e investigador del comportamiento estadounidense que destacó por sus estudios sobre la densidad de población y sus efectos en el comportamiento. Afirmaba que los sombríos efectos de la superpoblación en los roedores eran un modelo sombrío para el futuro de la raza humana. Durante sus estudios, Calhoun acuñó el término "sumidero de comportamiento" para describir los comportamientos aberrantes en situaciones de densidad de población superpoblada y "bellos" para describir a los individuos pasivos que se retiraban de toda interacción social. Su trabajo obtuvo el reconocimiento mundial. Intervino en conferencias de todo el mundo y su opinión fue solicitada por grupos tan diversos como la NASA y el Panel del Distrito de Columbia sobre el hacinamiento en las cárceles locales. Los estudios con ratas de Calhoun sirvieron de base para el desarrollo de las teorías proxémicas de Edward T. Hall en 1966.

Rory Calhoun, fue un productor y actor de cine estadounidense. Su verdadero nombre era Francis Timothy McCown.

Floride Bonneau Calhoun was the wife of prominent U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. She is best known for her leading role in the Petticoat affair, which occurred during her husband's service as vice president of the United States. In that role, Mrs. Calhoun led the wives of other Cabinet members in ostracizing Peggy Eaton, the wife of Secretary of War John Eaton, whom they considered a woman of low morals. The affair helped damage relations between John C. Calhoun and President Andrew Jackson, and effectively ended any legitimate chance of him becoming president of the United States.

Monica Patrice Calhoun is an American film and television actress. Calhoun is best known for her roles in the films Bagdad Cafe, The Players Club, The Salon, The Best Man, and its sequel The Best Man Holiday. Calhoun was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the CBS Schoolbreak Special "Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love" (1993). Calhoun was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of Mia Morgan in the 1999 comedy–drama film The Best Man.

Joseph Calhoun was a Democratic-Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1804–1805) and represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives (1807–1811). Born in Staunton in the Colony of Virginia, he moved with his father to the Province of South Carolina in 1756 and settled in Granville District, on Little River, near the present town of Abbeville.

James Silas Calhoun (1802–1852) was best known as the Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1851 to 1852. He had many careers, though, including time as a Georgian politician, military officer, and bureaucrat in the United States government.

Patrick Calhoun, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, but emigrated to Virginia with his parents in 1733, and from there the family made their way to South Carolina. According to A Compendium of Irish Biography (1878):

He and his family suffered severely during the war with the French and the Indians. Shortly after the peace of 1763 he was elected a member of the provincial legislature, and continued a member of that and afterwards of the state legislature till his death in 1796. In the war of the Revolution he took an early, decided, and active part against the British. His son John Caldwell Calhoun was Vice-President of the United States from 1825 to 1832, and held other important offices, and was undoubtedly the ablest and most uncompromising champion of slavery and the slave power in his day.