Namesakes
Vesto Slipher
(a.k.a. Melvin) (m) 1875-1969 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Mel Sheppard
(m) 1883-1942
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912 1500 m; medley relay; 4x400 m relay; 800 m (gold/silver)
Jimmie Lunceford
(a.k.a. Melvin) (m) 1902-1947
Notable Musicians
Mel Ott
(m) 1909-1958
Hall-of-Famers 1951 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Mel Hein
(m) 1909-1992
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (football)
Melvin Calvin
(m) 1911-1997
Nobel Prize Winners 1961 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Mel Patton
(m) 1924-2014
Olympic Medalists 1948 200 m; 4x100 m relay (gold)
Mel Brooks
(a.k.a. Melvin) (m) 1926-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Tony Award Winners 2001 The Producers (director)
Dean Kelley
(a.k.a. Melvin) (m) 1931-1996
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Melvin Schwartz
(m) 1932-2006
Nobel Prize Winners 1988 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Mel Pender Jr
(m) 1937-
Olympic Medalists 1968 4x100 m relay (gold)
Lance Larson
(a.k.a. Melvin) (m) 1940-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/gold)
Dakin Matthews
(a.k.a. Melvin) (m) 1940-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mel Counts
(m) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Mel Renfro
(m) 1941-
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (football)
Melvin Franklin
(m) 1942-1995
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1989 The Temptations
Mel Daniels
(m) 1944-2015
Hall-of-Famers 2012 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Mel Blount
(m) 1948-
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (football)
Melvin "Melle Mel" Glover
(m) 1961-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Melvin Stewart
(m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/bronze)