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 (Bāldwīn).

It is found in many other modern European languages: Baudouin (French), Baldovino (Italian), Boudewijn (Dutch), Balduino (Spanish and Esperanto).

People with the surname

• A. Michael Baldwin (born 1963), American actor
• Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), American politician
• Adam Baldwin (born 1962), American actor
• Agnes Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Baldwin (born 1958), American actor, oldest and best known of the "Baldwin brothers"
• Alfred Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Andrew Baldwin (born 1977), United States Navy officer, participant on The Bachelor television series
• Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1904–1976), British businessman
• Augustus C. Baldwin (1817–1903), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Augustus Warren Baldwin (1776–1866), politician in Upper Canada
• Bill Baldwin (1935–2015), United States science fiction writer
• Bob Baldwin (politician) (born 1955), Australian politician
• Bobby Baldwin (born 1950), United States poker player
• Brian Baldwin (1958–1999), American man executed in Alabama
• Brooke Baldwin (born 1979), CNN Newsroom anchor
• Cecil Baldwin, voice actor for the podcast Welcome to Night Vale
• Charles Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Charlotte Fowler Baldwin (1805–1873), American missionary
• Christopher Baldwin (born 1973), Illustrator and author of webcomics
• Chuck Baldwin (born 1952), 2008 Constitution Party nominee for President of the United States
• Clare Baldwin, American journalist
• Cliff Baldwin (1899–1979), American football player
• Craig Baldwin (born 1952), American filmmaker
• Cyrus Baldwin (1773–1854), American civil engineer
• Cyrus G. Baldwin (1852–1931) American minister, college professor, and college president
• Daniel Baldwin (born 1960), American actor, producer, and director, one of the "Baldwin brothers"
• Daniel P. Baldwin (1837–1908), American politician
• Daryl Baldwin, Miami researcher and cultural activist
• Dave Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Daylen Baldwin (born 1999), American football player
• Diana Baldwin (1948–2016), American coal miner
• Dick Baldwin (1911–1996), American actor
• Donny Baldwin, American rock drummer
• Doug Baldwin (born 1988), American football player
• Doug Baldwin (ice hockey) (1922–2007), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dwight Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Edith Ella Baldwin (1848–1920), American artist
• Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1938–2021), British educator
• Lucky Baldwin (Elias J. Baldwin, 1828–1909), American entrepreneur, landowner, investor
• Ephraim Francis Baldwin (1837–1916), American architect
• Esther E. Baldwin (1840–1910), American missionary, teacher, translator, writer, editor
• Faith Baldwin (1893–1978), U.S. author of romance and fiction
• Frank Baldwin (1842–1923), one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice
• Frank Stephen Baldwin (1838–1925), American who invented a pinwheel calculator
• Frederick Walker Baldwin (1882–1948), hydrofoil and aviation pioneer
• Ged Baldwin (1907–1991), Canadian politician
• George Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Graham Baldwin (born c. 1954), British anti-cult activist
• Greg A. Baldwin (born 1946), American litigation attorney and partner
• Greg Baldwin (born 1960), American voice actor
• Harry Baldwin (cricketer) (1860–1935), English cricketer
• Harry Streett Baldwin (1894–1952), U.S. Congressman
• Henry Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Howard Baldwin (born 1942), American businessman
• Howard S. Baldwin (1934–2008), American politician and businessman
• Ira Baldwin (1895–1999), founder and director emeritus of the Wisconsin Academy Foundation
• James T. Baldwin (1933–2018), 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
• Joseph Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Josh Baldwin, Christian Singer/songwriter
• Kaine Baldwin (born 2002), Australian Football Player
• Kathleen Baldwin, American writer of comic romance novels
• Karen Dianne Baldwin (born 1963), Canadian actress
• Keith Baldwin (born 1960), American football player
• Lewis V. Baldwin, historian, author, and professor specializing in the history of the black churches in the United States
• Loammi Baldwin (1744–1807), American engineer, politician, and a soldier in the American Revolutionary War
• Loammi Baldwin Jr. (1780–1838), American civil engineer
• Mark Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Mary Briscoe Baldwin (1811–1877), American missionary educator
• Matthias W. Baldwin (1795–1866), American steam locomotive builder, founder of Baldwin Locomotive Works
• Melvin Baldwin (1838–1901), Representative from Minnesota
• Michele Baldwin (1966–2012) also known as Lady Ganga, stand up paddled 700 miles down the Ganges River to raise awareness of cervical cancer
• Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist) (born 1955), American professional motorcycle road racer
• Monaray Baldwin (born 2002), American football player
• Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1899–1958), British socialist politician
• Owen Baldwin (1893–1942), British flying ace
• Patrick Baldwin Jr. (born 2002), American basketball player
• Percival G. Baldwin (1880–1936), American politician and businessman
• Peter Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Raymond E. Baldwin (1893–1986), United States Senator, the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut
• Richard J. Baldwin (1853–1944), Pennsylvania State Representative, Pennsylvania State Senator, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Robert Baldwin (disambiguation), several people
• Roger Nash Baldwin (1884–1981), founder of ACLU
• Roger Sherman Baldwin (1793–1863), US lawyer and politician
• Roy E. Baldwin (born 1948), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Roy Alvin Baldwin (1885–1940), member of the Texas House of Representatives
• Roy Baldwin (footballer) (1927–2016), Australian rules footballer
• Ruth Baldwin (c. 1761–1788), aka Ruth Bowyer, a convict sent to Australia on the First Fleet
• Sally Baldwin (1940–2003), University of York social sciences professor
• Shauna Singh Baldwin (born 1962), Canadian-American novelist
• Simeon Baldwin (1761–1851), son-in-law of Roger Sherman
• Simeon E. Baldwin (1840–1927), jurist, law professor and the 65th Governor of Connecticut
• Simon Baldwin (born 1975), rugby league footballer
• Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947), later Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, three-time prime minister of the United Kingdom
• Stephen Baldwin (born 1966), American actor, youngest of the "Baldwin brothers"
• Stephen Baldwin (politician) (born 1982), American politician, West Virginia state Senator
• Sumner Baldwin (1833–1903), New York politician
• Tammy Baldwin (born 1962), American politician, Senator from Wisconsin, first openly homosexual Senator
• Theodore Anderson Baldwin (1839–1925), U.S. military officer during the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War
• Thomas Scott Baldwin (1860–1923), U.S. Army Major and pioneer balloonist
• Tom Baldwin (racing driver) (1947–2004), NASCAR Modified race driver
• Tommy Baldwin (born 1945), English footballer
• Tommy Baldwin Jr. (born 1966), team majority owner of Tommy Baldwin Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
• Tony Baldwin, (born 1973), college softball coach
• Wade Baldwin IV (born 1996), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Walter Baldwin (1889−1977), American film and television actor
• William Baldwin (disambiguation), several people

People with the mononym

• Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1058?–1118), also Baldwin I of Edessa
• Baldwin II of Jerusalem (died 1131), also Baldwin II of Edessa
• Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130–1162)
• Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161–1185), a.k.a. the Leper King
• Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177–1186)
• Baldwin I of Ramla (died 1138)
• Baldwin of Ibelin (early 1130s – c. 1187 or 1186/1188), also Baldwin III of Ramla
• Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders (probably 830s – 879)
• Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders (865–918), also Baldwin I of Boulogne
• Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (c. 940–962)
• Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders (980–1035)
• Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012–1067)
• Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders (c. 1030–1070), a.k.a. Baldwin the Good, also Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut
• Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders (1093–1119)
• Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172–c.1205), also Baldwin IX of Flanders and Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut
• Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217–1273), or Baldwin of Courtenay
• Baldwin II, Count of Boulogne (died c. 1027)
• Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut (1056–1098?)
• Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut (1088–1120)
• Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (1108–1171)
• Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (1150–1195), also Baldwin I of Namur (1189–1195), Baldwin VIII of Flanders (1191–1195)
• Baldwin of Forde (c. 1125–1190), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Baldwin of Biggar (fl. 1160–1170), Flemish/Scots magnate, Sheriff of Clydesdale
• Baldovin (fl. 1325–1345), Serbian noble
• Baldwin (abbot of Bury St Edmunds) (died 1097)
• Baldwin (archbishop of Pisa) (died 1145)
• Baldwin of Rieti (died 1140), saint
• Baldwin of Luxembourg (c. 1285–1354), Archbishop of Trier
• Baudouin of Belgium (1930–1993), called "Baldwin" in English

People with the given name

• Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon (died 1155)
• Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon (1217–1245)
• Baldwin Domingo (1926–2020), 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 (A Discovery of Witches)
• Tom Baldwin (The 4400)
• Tom Baldwin (General Hospital)

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Baldwin
• All pages with titles beginning with Balduin
• All pages with titles beginning with Baudouin
• All pages with titles beginning with Boudewijn
• Baldwin I (disambiguation)
• Baldwin II (disambiguation)
• Baldwin III (disambiguation)
• Baldwin IV
• Baldwin V
• Baldwin VI (disambiguation)
• Baudouin (disambiguation)
• Boudewijn (given name)