Kalju (given name)

Kalju (meaning "cliff") is an Estonian-language male given name.

People named Kalju include:

• Kalju Jurkatamm (1941–2024), Estonian sprinter and hurdler
• Kalju Kangur (1925–1989), Estonian writer and translator
• Kalju Karask (1931–2011), Estonian opera and operetta singer and actor
• Kalju Koha (born 1956), Estonian politician
• Kalju Komissarov (1946–2017), Estonian actor
• Kalju Kruusa (born 1973), Estonian poet, editor and translator
• Kalju Lepik, (1920–1999), Estonian poet
• (1932–2019), Estonian freedom fighter, Soviet dissident
• Kalju Ojaste (born 1961), Estonian biathlete
• Kalju Orro (born 1952), Estonian actor
• Kalju Pitksaar (1931–1995), Estonian chess player
• Kalju Põldvere (1929–2011), Estonian zoologist, medical doctor, educator and politician
• Kalju Reitel (1921–2004), Estonian sculptor
• Kalju Suur (1928–2013), Estonian photographer
• Kalju Teras (1922–1990), Estonian educator
• Kalju Tonuma, (born 1970), Australian audio artist

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