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'''Gavin''' is a male [[given name]].<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006">{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC&pg=PT200 |access-date=14 October 2018 |page=200}}</ref> It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "god send" or "little white falcon"<ref name="Lesley Bolton 2009">{{cite book |last=Bolton |first=Lesley|authorlink=Lesley Bolton|title=The Complete Book of Baby Names|publisher=[[Sourcebooks, Inc]] | year=2009 |isbn=1402207646 |url=https://books.google.it/books?redir_esc=y&id=x9AY2AdyDkEC&q=white+hawk#v=onepage&q=gavin&f=false |access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref>. Sir Gawain was a knight of [[King Arthur's Round Table]]. ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'' is an epic poem connected with [[King Arthur]]'s [[Round Table]]. Gavin also shares an origin with the Italian name Gavino, which dates back to ancient [[Latin]]. Saint [[Gavinus]] ([[San Gavino, Porto Torres]], [[Sardinia]]) was an early Christian martyr, an ex–Roman centurion decapitated in 300 AD, whose head was thrown in the Mediterranean Sea before being reunited with his body. |
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== People with the given name == |
== People with the given name == |
Revision as of 16:05, 13 September 2019
Pronunciation | /ˈɡævɪn/ GAV-in |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Celtic/Welsh |
Meaning | “God-send”, “little white falcon” |
Other names | |
Related names | Gawain |
Gavin
People with the given name
- Gavin Affleck (born 1958), Canadian architect
- Gavin Allen (born 1965), Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Andresen, American software developer
- Gavin Annandale (born 1989), South African rugby union player
- Gavin Arroyo (born 1972), American water polo player
- Gavin Arthur (1901–1972), American astrologer and sexologist
- Gavin Ashenden (born 1954), English Anglican priest
- Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918–1984), English soldier, publisher and peer
- Gavin Baddeley (born 1966), British journalist
- Gavin Badger, Australian rugby league referee
- Gavin Baker (born 1988), English cricketer
- Gavin Barwell (born 1972), British politician
- Gavin Bayes (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Becker (born 1999), American singer-songwriter and actor
- Gavin Beith (born 1981), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Bellis (born 1973), Australian Paralympic rower
- Gavin Bennion (born 1993), British rugby league player
- Gavin Bishop (born 1946), New Zealand writer and illustrator
- Gavin Blackburn, Scottish rugby union player
- Gavin Bland (born 1971), British fell runner
- Gavin Blyth (1969–2010), British television producer and journalist
- Gavin Bone (born 1964), English writer
- Gavin Bornholdt (1947–2011), New Zealand sailor
- Gavin Bradley, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
- Gavin Brady (born 1973), New Zealand sailor
- Gavin Brennan (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Gavin Briant (born 1969), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Gavin Broder, Irish rabbi
- Gavin Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Bryars (born 1943), English composer and double bassist
- Gavin Buckley (born 1963), Australian-American politician
- Gavin Butt (born 1967), English writer and academic
- Gavin Byram (born 1974), English cricketer
- Gavin Cadwallader (born 1986), English footballer
- Gavin Caines (born 1983), English footballer
- Gavin Campbell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Carr, British conductor and opera singer
- Gavin Carragher (born 1933), Australian sprinter
- Gavin Castleton, American musician
- Gavin Cattle (born 1980), Welsh rugby union player
- Gavin Cecchini (born 1993), American baseball player
- Gavin Christie (born 1981), Bahamanian footballer
- Gavin Christopher (1949–2016), American singer and musician
- Gavin Clark (1969–2015), English singer-songwriter and musician
- Gavin Claxton (born 1966), English television producer, screenwriter and director
- Gavin Clinch (born 1974), Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Coles (born 1968), Australian golfer
- Gavin Collins (born 1966), British Anglican archdeacon
- Gavin Coombes (born 1997), Irish rugby union player
- Gavin Cooper (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Cowan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Crawford (born 1971), Canadian comedian and actor
- Gavin Crawford (footballer) (1869–1955), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Creel (born 1976), American actor, singer and songwriter
- Gavin Cronje (born 1979), South African racing driver
- Gavin E. Crooks, English chemist
- Gavin Crosisca (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Dacey (born 1984), Welsh rugby union player
- Gavin Dalzell, 2nd Earl of Carnwath (1627−1674), Scottish nobleman
- Gavin Davis (born 1977), South African politician
- Gavin Dawson, American sports radio personality
- Gavin D'Costa (born 1958), British Roman Catholic theologian
- Gavin DeBartolo (born 1982), Australian rugby union player
- Gavin de Becker (born 1954), American writer
- Gavin de Beer (1899–1972), British evolutionary embryologist
- Gavin DeGraw (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and musician
- Gavin Deas, pseudonymous Scottish writer
- Gavin Dein, British businessman
- Gavin Delahunty, Irish curator
- Gavin Devlin, Gaelic footballer
- Gavin Geoffrey Dillard (born 1954), American poet and songwriter
- Gavin Dodd, English rugby league player
- Gavin Douglas (c. 1474–1522), Scottish bishop, makar and translator
- Gavin Downie (1924–1998), New Zealand politician
- Gavin Duffy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Dunbar (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Escobar (born 1991), American football player
- Gavin Esler (born 1953), Scottish journalist, television presenter and writer
- Gavin Evans (born 1984), Welsh rugby union player
- Gavin Ewart (1916–1995), British poet
- Gavin Ewing (born 1981), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Gavin Exell (born 1962), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Extence (born 1982), English writer
- Gavin F. Gardner (1848–1919), Australian stockbroker
- Gavin Fernandes, Canadian re-recording mixer
- Gavin Ferreira, Indian field hockey player
- Gavin Fingleson (born 1976), South African-born Australian baseball player
- Gavin Fink (born 1992), American actor
- Gavin Fisher (born 1964), British mechanical engineer
- Gavin Fleming (1826–1890), Canadian merchant and politician
- Gavin Fletcher (born 1941), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Flood (born 1954), British Hindu studies scholar
- Gavin Floyd (born 1983), American baseball player
- Gavin Forsyth (born 1969), English alpine skier
- Gavin Fox (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Francis (born 1975), Scottish physician and writer
- Gavin Franklin (born 1978), English cricketer
- Gavin Fraser (born 1972), English-born Scottish rugby union player
- Gavin Free (born 1988), English actor, filmmaker, cinematographer, and internet personality
- Gavin Friday (born 1959), Irish singer-songwriter and musician
- Gavin Friels (born 1977), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Frost (1930–2016), English Wiccan
- Gavin Fryer, British philatelist
- Gavin George (born 2003), American classical pianist
- Gavin Gibb (c.1750 – 1831), Scottish minister
- Gavin Glinton (born 1979), Turks and Caicos Islands footballer
- Gavin Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin L. Graham (1894–1963), South African World War I flying ace
- Gavin Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Green (born 1993), Malaysian golfer
- Gavin Greenaway (born 1964), English film score composer
- Gavin Greenlees (1930–1983), Australian poet
- Gavin Greig (1856–1914), Scottish folk song collector, playwright and teacher
- Gavin Griffin (born 1981), American poker player
- Gavin Griffin (footballer) (born 1993), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Griffiths (born 1993), English cricketer
- Gavin Gunning (born 1991), Irish footballer
- Gavin Hadley, Hong Kong rugby union player
- Gavin Hamilton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Hanrahan (born 1965), Australian rugby union player
- Gavin Harding (born 1974), British politician and academic
- Gavin Hardkiss (born 1968), South African musician
- Gavin Harper (born 1986), British writer
- Gavin Harrison (born 1963), British musician
- Gavin Hassett (born 1973), Canadian rower
- Gavin Hastings (born 1962), Scottish rugby union player
- Gavin Haynes (born 1969), English cricketer
- Gavin Heeroo (born 1984), English footballer
- Gavin Heffernan (born 1980), Canadian filmmaker
- Gavin Henderson (born 1948), English arts administrator, conductor and trumpeter
- Gavin Henderson, 2nd Baron Faringdon (1902–1977), British politician
- Gavin Henson (born 1982), Welsh rugby union player
- Gavin Hewitt (born 1951), British journalist
- Gavin Hickie (born 1980), Irish rugby union player and coach
- Gavin Hill (born 1965), New Zealand rugby union and league player
- Gavin Hipkins (born 1968), New Zealand photographer
- Gavin Hitchings (born 1937), New Zealand jeweller
- Gavin Hoare (1934–1992), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Holligan (born 1980), English footballer
- Gavin Hood (born 1963), South African film director
- Gavin Hoover (born 1997), American cyclist
- Gavin Houston (born 1977), American actor
- Gavin Hoyte (born 1990), English footballer
- Laurel Hubbard (born 1978), transgender weightlifter formerly known as Gavin Hubbard
- Gavin Hume (born 1980), South African rugby union player
- Gavin Hunt (born 1964), South African footballer and manager
- Gavin Hyman, British theologian
- Gavin James (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Jantjes (born 1948), South African painter, curator, writer and lecturer
- Gavin Jarvie (1879–?), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Jeanne, Seychellois football manager
- Gavin Jennings (born 1957), Australian politician
- Gavin Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Wildridge Johnstone (1941–1987), Australian ornithologist
- Gavin Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Kaysen (born 1979), American chef
- Gavin Keane (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Kelly (born 1968), English footballer
- Gavin Keneally, Australian politician
- Gavin Kerr (born 1977), English rugby union player
- Gavin King (born 1979), Australian journalist
- Gavin Kirk (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gavin Kirk (priest), British Anglican priest
- Gavin Kitching, British writer and academic
- Gavin Koppell, musician
- Gavin Kwan (born 1996), Indonesian footballer
- Gavin I. Langmuir (1924–2005), Canadian historian
- Gavin Lackey (born 1968), Australian modern pentathlete
- Gavin Laird (1933–2017), Scottish trade unionist
- Gavin Lambert (1924–2005), English writer
- Gavin Lane (born 1966), South African footballer
- Gavin Lang (1926–1989), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Larsen (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
- Gavin Lawless (born 1970), South African rugby union player
- Gavin Le Sueur (born 1959), Australian sailing adventurer, doctor and writer
- Gavin Lee (born 1971), English actor
- Gavin Lester (born 1977), Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Liddle (born 1963), English footballer
- Gavin Lightman (born 1939), English judge
- Gavin Lindsay (born 1929), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gavin Long (1901–1968), Australian journalist and military historian
- Gavin Eugene Long, American triple murderer
- Gavin Love (born 1978), British basketball player and coach
- Gavin Lovegrove (born 1967), New Zealand javelin thrower
- Gavin Lowe (born 1995), Scottish rugby union player
- Gavin Lowe (computer scientist), British academic
- Gavin Lurssen, American audio engineer
- Gavin Lyall (1932–2003), English writer
- Gavin Lynch (born 1985), English footballer
- Gavin MacFadyen (1940–2016), American investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker
- Gavin MacIntosh (born 1999), American actor
- Gavin MacKenzie (born 1952), Canadian lawyer
- Gavin MacKenzie (sociologist) (1942–2001), British political scientist and sociologist
- Gavin MacLeod (born 1931), American actor
- Gavin MacLeod (football) (born 1983), Scottish footballer and manager
- Gavin MacPherson, South African pair skater
- Gavin Maguire (born 1967), English-born Welsh footballer
- Gavin Mahon (born 1977), English footballer
- Gavin Main (born 1995), Scottish cricketer
- Gavin Mannion (born 1991), American cyclist
- Gavin Marguerite, French rugby league player
- Gavin Marshall (born 1960), Australian politician
- Gavin Massey (born 1992), English footballer
- Gavin Maxwell (1914–1969), Scottish naturalist and writer
- Gavin Maxwell (canoeist) (born 1970), Canadian sprint canoeist
- Gavin McCallum (born 1987), Canadian soccer player
- Gavin McCann (born 1978), English footballer
- Gavin McClurg (born 1972), American paragliding pilot and sailor
- Gavin McCoy, British radio personality
- Gavin McDonnell (born 1986), English boxer
- Gavin McGowan (born 1976), English footballer
- Gavin McInnes (born 1970), Canadian writer, actor, comedian and co-founder of Vice Media
- Gavin McLean (born 1965), New Zealand fencer
- Gavin McMahon (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Meadows (born 1977), English swimmer
- Gavin Menzies (born 1937), English pseudohistorian
- Gavin Mikhail (born 1975), American musician
- Gavin Millar (born 1938), Scottish film director, critic and television presenter
- Gavin Miller (born 1960), Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Milroy (1805–1886), Scottish physician and medical writer
- Gavin Mitchell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Mogopa (born 1996), Botswana judoka
- Gavin Morgan (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gavin Morgan (footballer) (1911–1991), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Morris (born 1998), South African cricketer
- Gavin Morrison (born 1990), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Mortimer, British writer and historian
- Gavin Moynihan (born 1994), Irish golfer
- Gavin Mudd, Australian academic
- Gavin Muir (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Murgatroyd (born 1969), Namibian cricketer
- Gavin Murray (born 1957), Scottish footballer and manager
- Gavin Nebbeling (born 1963), South African footballer
- Gavin Newlands (born 1980), Scottish politician
- Gavin Newsom (born 1967), American politician
- Gavin Nisbet, Scottish footballer
- Gavin Noble (born 1981), Irish triathlete
- Gavin Nolan (born 1977), Welsh painter
- Gavin O'Brien (born 1993), Irish hurler
- Gavin O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Ó Fearraigh (born 1980), Irish actor, dancer and model
- Gavin O'Keefe, Australian illustrator
- Gavin O'Mahony (born 1987), Irish hurler
- Gavin O'Reilly (born 1966), Irish businessman
- Gavin O'Toole (born 1975), Irish footballer
- Gavin Oliver (born 1962), English footballer
- Gavin Packard (1964–2012), Indian actor
- Gavin Parker, British Royal Air Force air marshal
- Gavin Parsonage (born 1968), Australian cyclist
- Gavin Patterson (born 1967), British chief executive
- Gavin Peacock (born 1967), English footballer
- Gavin Peers (born 1985), Irish footballer
- Gavin Petrie, British writer
- Gavin Pfitzner (born 1966), Australian tennis player
- Gavin Pfuhl (1947–2002), South African cricketer
- Gavin Plumley (born 1981), British writer and broadcaster
- Gavin Polone, American film and television producer
- Gavin Pretor-Pinney, British writer
- Gavin Price (born 1974), Scottish footballer and manager
- Gavin Price-Jones (born 1970), English rugby league player
- Gavin Prout (born 1978), Canadian lacrosse player
- Gavin Pyper (born 1979), Scottish racing driver
- Gavin Quinn, Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Quinnell (born 1983), Welsh rugby union player
- Gavin Rae (born 1977), Scottish footballer and manager
- Gavin Rain (born 1971), South African artist
- Gavin Rajah, South African fashion designer
- Gavin Ramjaun (born 1983), English journalist
- Gavin Reddy (born 1996), South African cricketer
- Gavin Rees (born 1980), Welsh footballer
- Gavin Reid (born 1934), English Anglican bishop
- Gavin Clydesdale Reid (born 1946), Scottish economist
- Gavin Reilly (born 1993), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Relly (1926–1999), South African businessman
- Gavin Rennie (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Gavin Reynolds (born 1979), English cricketer
- Gavin Richards (born 1946), English actor, writer and theatre director
- Gavin Roberts (born 1984), Welsh rugby union player
- Gavin Robertson (born 1966), Australian cricketer
- Gavin Robinson (born 1984), Northern Ireland politician
- Gavin Robinson (model agent) (1935–2002), South African model agent
- Gavin Rose (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Rossdale (born 1967), English singer-songwriter and musician
- Gavin Rothery (born 1987), English footballer
- Gavin Rayna Russom (born 1974), American musician
- Gavin Salam, theoretical particle physicist
- Gavin Schilling (born 1995), German basketball player
- Gavin Schmidt, British climatologist
- Gavin Schmitt (born 1986), Canadian volleyball player
- Gavin Scott (born 1950), English screenwriter
- Gavin Scott (rugby union) (born 1974), Scottish rugby union player
- Gavin Seager (born 1978), English racing driver
- Gavin Seim (born 1985), American activist
- Gavin Sheets (born 1996), American baseball player
- Gavin Shephard (born 1971), English cricketer
- Gavin Shoesmith, Australian singer-songwriter and musician
- Gavin Short (born 1962), Falkland Islands politician
- Gavin Shuker (born 1981), British politician
- Gavin Sibayan (born 1981), American Paralympic soccer player
- Gavin Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds (1881–1971), British judge, politician and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- Gavin Singh (born 1987), Surinamese cricketer
- Gavin Skelton (born 1981), English footballer, coach and manager
- Gavin Smellie (born 1986), Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter
- Gavin Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Sontag (born 1977), American tennis player
- Gavin Souter (born 1929), Australian journalist and historian
- Gavin Spielman (born 1972), American painter and musician
- Gavin St Pier (born 1967), Guernsey politician
- Gavin Stamp (1948–2017), British writer and architectural historian
- Gavin Stenhouse (born 1986), English actor
- Gavin Stevens (born 1932), Australian cricketer
- Gavin Stevens (cyclist) (born 1960), New Zealand cyclist
- Gavin Stewart (born 1957), British rower
- Gavin Strachan (born 1978), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Strang (born 1943), Scottish politician
- Gavin Sutherland (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Swan (born 1970), Australian cricketer
- Gavin Swankie (born 1983), Scottish footballer
- Gavin Taylor (c. 1942–2013), British film and television director
- Gavin Templeton (born 1978), American jazz musician
- Gavin Thomas (born 1977), Welsh rugby union player
- Gavin Thompson, Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Thorley (born 1947), New Zealand long-distance runner
- Gavin Thornbury (born 1993), Irish rugby union player
- Gavin Thorpe, English board game designer and writer
- Gavin Thredgold (born 1961), Australian rowing coxswain and coach
- Gavin Tomlin (born 1983), English footballer
- Gavin Tonge (born 1983), Antigua and Barbuda cricketer
- Gavin Trippe (born 1940), English motorcycle racing promoter, journalist, and publisher
- Gavin Tucker (born 1986), Canadian mixed martial artist
- Gavin Turek, American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
- Gavin Turk (born 1967), English artist
- Gavin Urquhart (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Verhey (born 1990), American Magic: The Gathering designer
- Gavin Vernon (1926–2004), Scottish engineer
- Gavin Vlijter (born 1997), Surinamese footballer
- Gavin Wallace (born 1984), Jamaican cricketer
- Gavin Walls (born 1980), American football player
- Gavin Walsh (born 1965), Irish computer programmer and writer
- Gavin Wanganeen (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
- Gavin Ward (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Ware (born 1993), American basketball player
- Gavin Webster (born 1969), English stand-up comedian
- Gavin Weightman (born 1945), English journalist
- Gavin Wheeldon (born 1976), British businessman
- Gavin Whittaker (1970–2017), Australian rugby league player
- Gavin Whyte (born 1996), Northern Ireland footballer
- Gavin Wilkinson (born 1973), New Zealand footballer
- Gavin Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Williamson (born 1976), British politician for the Conservative party
- Gavin Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Wolpert, Canadian-American bridge player
- Gavin Wood (born 1980), British programmer and co-founder of Ethereum
- Gavin Woods (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gavin Worboys (born 1974), English footballer
- Gavin Wright (born 1943), American historian
- Gavin Yates, New Zealand Anglican clergyman
- Gavin Young (1928–2001), British journalist and writer
- Fictional characters
- Gavin Belson, a character from the HBO series "Silicon Valley"
- Gavin Mitchell, a character from the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh
- Gavin Spinner Mason, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Gavin Stevens (Faulkner character), a character in several novels by William Faulkner
- Gavin Sullivan, a character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Gavin Volure, a character in the television series 30 Rock
- Gavin Young, the Austin & Ally character
People with the surname
- Agnes Gavin (1872–1947), Australian actor and screenwriter
- Andy Gavin (born 1970), American programmer
- Barrie Gavin (born 1935), British film director
- Barry Gavin (1944–2017), Australian rules footballer
- Bill Gavin (1907–1985), American radio personality and publisher
- Blair Gavin (born 1989), American soccer player
- Brian Gavin (born 1957), South African diamond cutter
- Brian Gavin (referee) (born 1977), Irish hurling referee
- Buck Gavin (1895–1981), American football player
- Catherine Gavin (1907–2000), Scottish academic historian, war correspondent and historical novelist
- Charles Gavin (born 1960), Brazilian drummer and music producer
- Cy Gavin (born 1985), American artist
- Diarmuid Gavin (born 1964), Irish garden designer and television personality
- Don Gavin, American stand-up comedian and actor
- Enon Gavin (born 1971), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Erica Gavin (born 1947), American actress
- Francis Gavin (born 1962), American political scientist
- Frank Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frankie Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
- George Gavin (1810–1880), Irish politician
- James M. Gavin (1907–1991), American general
- Hector Gavin (1815–1855), Scottish physician and sanitarian
- Herb Gavin (1921–2009), United States Army Air Forces test pilot
- Hugh Gavin (1878–1940), Australian rules footballer
- James Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jamila Gavin British Indian born author of The Surya Trilogy
- Jason Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jim Gavin (footballer) (born 1971), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager
- John Gavin (1931–2018), American actor, diplomat, and politician
- John Gavin (disambiguation) or Johnny Gavin, multiple people
- Joseph G. Gavin Jr (1920–2010), American engineer
- Julian Gavin (born 1965), Australian-born British opera singer
- Kelontae Gavin (born 1999), American gospel singer and preacher
- Ken Gavin (1883 – c. 1956), Australian rugby union player
- Kim Gavin, British choreographer
- Leon H. Gavin (1893–1963), American politician
- Mark Gavin (born 1963), Scottish footballer
- Michael Gavin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Natalie Gavin, English actress
- Nigel Gavin, New Zealand musician and composer
- Norman Gavin (1922–2013), English cricketer
- Oliver Gavin (born 1972), British racing driver
- Paddy Gavin (1929–2006), Irish footballer
- Pat Gavin (born 1967), English footballer
- Patrick Gavin, Northern Irish footballer
- Peter Gavin (1847–1931), Canadian merchant and politician
- Peter Gavin (Australian politician) (born 1949), Australian politician
- Robert Gavin (1827–1883), British painter
- Rod Gavin (born 1949), New Zealand canoeist
- Rupert Gavin (born 1953), English businessman
- Stewart Gavin (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tim Gavin (born 1963), Australian rugby union player
- Fictional characters
- Maggie Gavin, a character in the television series Rescue Me
- Teddy Gavin, a character in the television series Rescue Me
- Tommy Gavin, protagonist of the television series Rescue Me
See also
- Cyclone Gavin, a tropical cyclone of the 1982–83 South Pacific cyclone season
- Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power station in Cheshire, Ohio, United States
- Gavan (disambiguation)