List of Famous people named Melvin

Melvin Van Peebles is an American actor, filmmaker, playwright, novelist and composer.

Melvin Ingram III is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football for the University of South Carolina, and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the Chargers in the first round with the 18th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

David Melvin English better known by the stage name Melvin Franklin, or his nickname "Blue", was an American bass singer. Franklin was best known for his role as a founding member of Motown singing group The Temptations from 1960 to 1994.

Melvin Horace Purvis II was an American law enforcement official and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. Given the nickname "Little Mel" because of his short, 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) frame, Purvis became noted for leading the manhunts that captured or killed bank robbers such as Baby Face Nelson, John Dillinger, and Pretty Boy Floyd, but his high public profile was resented by local law enforcement. Purvis asserted he had killed Floyd single-handed, others variously claimed that Floyd had been already wounded, or even that Purvis had ordered Floyd summarily shot dead for refusing to provide information.

Melvin Jermaine Booker is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 185 lb (84 kg) point guard, he played for the University of Missouri.

Melvin Gordon III is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Melvin Whitfield Carter III is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party who has served as mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, since 2018. Elected to his first term in November 2017, Carter is the 55th mayor of Minnesota's capital city and its first African American mayor.

Melvin Douglas "Little Melvin" Williams was an American actor. He was known for trafficking heroin in his native Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared as an actor in the HBO series The Wire, which explores many Baltimore-related subjects, including narcotics trafficking, and served as an inspiration for the character of Avon Barksdale.

Melvin Sia, is a Malaysian Chinese actor, model and singer. He won the Best Actor Award at the Malaysia Golden Awards for his role in Romantic Delicacies. He also won Most Popular Actor in Viewers' Choice category in the same award.

Melvin Odoom is a British comedian, radio DJ and television presenter.