Calderón (pronounced kaldeˈɾon) is a Spanish and occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" ("cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.
"Calderón" without any further specifics usually refers to Pedro Calderón de la Barca, the Spanish dramatist.
Calderón, or Calderon, may also refer to:
Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician
Alfonso Calderon (activist), Spanish born activist and advocate for gun control
Alfonso Calderón (poet), Chilean poet and writer
Altagracia Calderón, Mexican nurse and militant
Arley Calderón (born 1999), Cuban weightlifter
Bernardo Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architect
Cecilia Calderón Prieto (born 1949), Ecuadorian economist
Charles Calderon (born 1950), California lawyer and politician, brother of Ron
Cleofé Calderón, Argentine botanist
Diego de Landa Calderón, an early bishop in the Yucatán
Elena Amat Calderón (1910–2006), Spanish university professor and archivist
Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
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