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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 [[Wiktionary:kin|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), [[United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana|US District Judge in Louisiana]].
* [[Benjamin C. Dawkins, Sr.]] (1881–1966), US District Judge in Louisiana.
* [[Brian Dawkins]] (1973-), [[American football]] [[Defensive back|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 [[Football (soccer)|football]]er.
* 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 Dawkins|John Sydney "Joe" Dawkins]] (1947-), Australian politician, instigator of educational reforms known as the [[Dawkins Revolution]].
* [[John Dawkins (South Australian politician)|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 (FBRT)|Peter Dawkins]], writer and founder-director of the [[Francis Bacon]] Research Trust.
** [[Peter Dawkins (musician)|Peter Dawkins]] (1946-), New Zealand record producer and musician.
** [[Pete Dawkins|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-), [[ethology|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.
==Fictional characters==
* ''Jack Dawkins'' aka [[The Artful Dodger]], in [[Charles Dickens]] novel [[Oliver Twist]].
* ''Hugh Dawkins'', [[alter ego]] of [[Tasmanian Devil (comics)|Tasmanian Devil]] in the [[DC Comics]] universe.
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