Dawkins
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Dawkins is an English surname. It is a compound of 'Daw', a common diminutive of 'David' during the Middle Ages, and Kin; literally "the kin of David". It has also been linked with the Keynes family as a derivative name. It may refer to:
- Benjamin C. Dawkins, Jr. (1911–1984), US District Judge in Louisiana.
- Benjamin C. Dawkins, Sr. (1881–1966), US District Judge in Louisiana.
- Brian Dawkins (1973-), American football Safety for the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Sir Clinton Edward Dawkins (1859–1905), British businessman and civil servant.
- Darryl Dawkins (1957-), American basketball player and coach.
- Derek Dawkins, English footballer.
- Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III aka Aloe Blacc, American soul singer and musician.
- Gookie Dawkins (1979-), Major League Baseball Shortstop.
- Jimmy Dawkins, Chicago blues musician
- John Sydney "Joe" Dawkins (1947-), Australian politician, instigator of educational reforms known as the Dawkins Revolution.
- John Dawkins, Australian politician, member of South Australian Legislative Council.
- Johnny Dawkins (1963-), American basketball player and coach.
- Marian Stamp Dawkins, professor of animal behaviour at Oxford, ex-wife of Richard Dawkins.
- Marvin Dawkins aka MC Romeo (1980-), British garage music MC and member of So Solid Crew.
- Peter Dawkins:
- Peter Dawkins, writer and founder-director of the Francis Bacon Research Trust.
- Peter Dawkins (1946-), New Zealand record producer and musician.
- Peter Miller Dawkins (1938-) former US Army Brigadier General, Heisman Trophy winner, Rhodes Scholar, and currently vice chairman of Citigroup Private Bank.
- Richard Dawkins (1941-), ethologist, evolutionary biologist, science populariser and noted atheist.
- Richard MacGillivray Dawkins (1871–1955), British archaeologist.
- Sean Dawkins (1971-), American footballer.
- William Boyd Dawkins (1837–1929), British geologist and archaeologist.
[edit] Fictional characters
- Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, in Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist.
- Hugh Dawkins, alter ego of Tasmanian Devil in the DC Comics universe.