Baldwin (name)
Baldwin is an Old Germanic and Anglo-Saxon name. It may derive either from Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning 'brave, bold friend'. Baldwin is Baudouin in Old French and Balduīnus in Latin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz, meaning "bold friend." In Arabic sources, the name is بالدوين.
It is found in many other modern European languages: Baudouin, Baldovino, Boudewijn, Balduino.
People with the surname
- A. Michael Baldwin, American actor
- Abraham Baldwin, American politician
- Adam Baldwin, American actor
- Agnes Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Alec Baldwin, American actor, oldest and best known of the "Baldwin brothers"
- Alfred Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Andrew Baldwin, United States Navy officer, participant on The Bachelor television series
- Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, British businessman
- Augustus C. Baldwin, U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Augustus Warren Baldwin, politician in Upper Canada
- Bill Baldwin, United States science fiction writer
- Bob Baldwin (politician), Australian politician
- Bobby Baldwin, United States poker player
- Brian Baldwin, American man executed in Alabama
- Brooke Baldwin, CNN Newsroom anchor
- Cecil Baldwin, voice actor for the podcast Welcome to Night Vale
- Charles Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Charlotte Fowler Baldwin, American missionary
- Christopher Baldwin, American illustrator and author of webcomics
- Chuck Baldwin, 2008 Constitution Party nominee for President of the United States
- Clare Baldwin, American journalist
- Cliff Baldwin, American football player
- Craig Baldwin, American filmmaker
- Cyrus Baldwin, American civil engineer
- Cyrus G. Baldwin American minister, college professor, and college president
- Daniel Baldwin, American actor, producer, and director, one of the "Baldwin brothers"
- Daniel P. Baldwin, American politician
- Daryl Baldwin, Miami researcher and cultural activist
- Dave Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Daylen Baldwin, American football player
- Diana Baldwin, American coal miner
- Dick Baldwin, American actor
- Donny Baldwin, American rock drummer
- Doug Baldwin, American football player
- Doug Baldwin (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dwight Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Edith Ella Baldwin, American artist
- Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, British educator
- Lucky Baldwin, American entrepreneur, landowner, investor
- Ephraim Francis Baldwin, American architect
- Esther E. Baldwin, American missionary, teacher, translator, writer, editor
- Faith Baldwin, U.S. author of romance and fiction
- Frank Baldwin, one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice
- Frank Stephen Baldwin, American who invented a pinwheel calculator
- Frederick Walker Baldwin, hydrofoil and aviation pioneer
- Ged Baldwin, Canadian politician
- George Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Graham Baldwin, British anti-cult activist
- Greg A. Baldwin, American litigation attorney and partner
- Greg Baldwin, American voice actor
- Harry Baldwin (cricketer), English cricketer
- Harry Streett Baldwin, U.S. Congressman
- Henry Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Howard Baldwin, American businessman
- Howard S. Baldwin, American politician and businessman
- Ira Baldwin, founder and director emeritus of the Wisconsin Academy Foundation
- Ireland Baldwin, American fashion model
- James T. Baldwin, American industrial designer, author, and educator
- J. Rush Baldwin, American politician
- Jack Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- James Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Jason Baldwin, one of the West Memphis Three
- Jerry Baldwin, American businessman
- John Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Johnathan Baldwin, American football player
- Joseph Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Josh Baldwin, Christian Singer/songwriter
- Kaine Baldwin, Australian Football Player
- Kathleen Baldwin, American writer of comic romance novels
- Karen Dianne Baldwin, Canadian actress
- Keith Baldwin, American football player
- Lewis V. Baldwin, historian, author, and professor specializing in the history of the black churches in the United States
- Loammi Baldwin, American engineer, politician, and a soldier in the American Revolutionary War
- Loammi Baldwin Jr., American civil engineer
- Mark Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Mary Briscoe Baldwin, American missionary educator
- Matthias W. Baldwin, American steam locomotive builder, founder of Baldwin Locomotive Works
- Melvin Baldwin, Representative from Minnesota
- Michele Baldwin also known as Lady Ganga, stand up paddled 700 miles down the Ganges River to raise awareness of cervical cancer
- Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist), American professional motorcycle road racer
- Monaray Baldwin, American football player
- Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, British socialist politician
- Owen Baldwin, British flying ace
- Patrick Baldwin Jr., American basketball player
- Percival G. Baldwin, American politician and businessman
- Peter Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Raymond E. Baldwin, United States Senator, the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut
- Richard J. Baldwin, Pennsylvania State Representative, Pennsylvania State Senator, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Robert Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Nash Baldwin, founder of ACLU
- Roger Sherman Baldwin, US lawyer and politician
- Roy E. Baldwin, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Roy Alvin Baldwin, member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Roy Baldwin (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Ruth Baldwin, aka Ruth Bowyer, a convict sent to Australia on the First Fleet
- Sally Baldwin, University of York social sciences professor
- Shauna Singh Baldwin, Canadian-American novelist
- Simeon Baldwin, son-in-law of Roger Sherman
- Simeon E. Baldwin, jurist, law professor and the 65th Governor of Connecticut
- Simon Baldwin, rugby league footballer
- Stanley Baldwin, later Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, three-time prime minister of the United Kingdom
- Stephen Baldwin, American actor, youngest of the "Baldwin brothers"
- Stephen Baldwin (politician), American politician, West Virginia state Senator
- Sumner Baldwin, New York politician
- Tammy Baldwin, American politician, Senator from Wisconsin, first openly homosexual Senator
- Theodore Anderson Baldwin, U.S. military officer during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War
- Thomas Scott Baldwin, U.S. Army Major and pioneer balloonist
- Tom Baldwin (racing driver), NASCAR Modified race driver
- Tommy Baldwin, English footballer
- Tommy Baldwin Jr., team majority owner of Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
- Tony Baldwin,, college softball coach
- Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Walter Baldwin, American film and television actor
- William Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
People with the mononym
Baldwin I of Jerusalem, also Baldwin I of Edessa- Baldwin II of Jerusalem, also Baldwin II of Edessa
- Baldwin III of Jerusalem
- Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, a.k.a. the Leper King
- Baldwin V of Jerusalem
- Baldwin I of Ramla
- Baldwin of Ibelin, also Baldwin III of Ramla
- Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders
- Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders, also Baldwin I of Boulogne
- Baldwin III, Count of Flanders
- Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders
- Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
- Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders, a.k.a. Baldwin the Good, also Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders
- Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, also Baldwin IX of Flanders and Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, or Baldwin of Courtenay
- Baldwin II, Count of Boulogne
- Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, also Baldwin I of Namur, Baldwin VIII of Flanders
- Baldwin of Forde, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Baldwin of Biggar, Flemish/Scots magnate, Sheriff of Clydesdale
- Baldovin, Serbian noble
- Baldwin (abbot of Bury St Edmunds)
- Baldwin (archbishop of Pisa)
- Baldwin of Rieti, saint
- Baldwin of Luxembourg, Archbishop of Trier
- Baudouin of Belgium, called "Baldwin" in English
People with the given name
- Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon
- Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon
- Baldwin Domingo, American politician
Fictional characters with the surname
- Robbie Baldwin, a superhero in Marvel Comics
- In the soap opera Coronation Street:
- *Carol Baldwin
- *Danny Baldwin
- *Frankie Baldwin
- *Jamie Baldwin
- *Mike Baldwin (Coronation Street)
- *Viv Baldwin
- *Warren Baldwin
- In the soap opera The Young and the Restless:
- *Eden Baldwin
- *Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
- *Michael Baldwin (The Young and the Restless)
- *River Baldwin
- Baldwin Montclair
- Tom Baldwin (The 4400)
- Tom Baldwin (General Hospital)