Irv is a diminutive form (hypocorism) of the masculine given names Irving, Irvin, Irvine, etc. It may refer to: Irvin Irv Anderson (1923–2008), American politician Irving Irv Comp (1919–1989), American National Football League player Irv Constantine (1907–1966), American National Football League player Irving Cottler (1918–1989), American drummer Irvin Irv Cross (1939–2021), American sportscaster and former National Football League player Irvin Irv Eatman (born 1961), American former National Football League and United States Football League player Irvine Irv Frew (1907–1995), Scottish-born Canadian National Hockey League player Irving Irv Goode (born 1940), American former National Football League player Irv Gotti (born 1970), American hip hop and R&B record producer born Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr. H. Irving Grousbeck (born 1934), American entrepreneur, Stanford Business School professor and co-owner of the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association franchise Irving Irv Kluger (1921–2006), American jazz drummer Irving Irv Kupcinet (1912–2003), American newspaper columnist and television talk-show host Irv Mondschein (1924–2015), American track and field champion Irving Irv Noren (1924–2019), American former Major League Baseball player and coach Irving Irv Novick (1916–2004), American comic book artist Irvin Irv Pankey (born 1958), American former National Football League player Irving Irv Ray (1864–1948), American professional baseball player Irvine Irv Robbins (1917–2008), Canadian-born American co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain Irwin Irv Rothenberg (1921–2009), American basketball player in the Basketball Association of America (now the National Basketball Association) Irving Irv Rubin (1945–2002), Canadian-born American chairman of the Jewish Defense League Irvin Irv Smith (born 1971), American former National Football League player Irvin Irv Smith Jr. (born 1998), American football player James Irvin Irv Spencer (1937–1999), American National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player Irving Irv Torgoff (1917–1993), American basketball player in the Basketball Association of America (now the National Basketball Association) Irvin Irv Williams (1919–2019), African-American jazz saxophonist and composer Irvin Irv Wisniewski (1925–2014), American college basketball and golf head coach Irving Irv Young (1877–1935), American Major League Baseball pitcher See also Irvin (name) Irvine (name) Irving (name) Hypocorisms