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The name Darwin may refer to various places, things, and people, including:

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The word "Darwin", when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language, many of which are associated with the pre-eminent naturalist Charles Darwin who became famous as a result of his theory of the evolution of The Origin of Species via natural selection. In the list below, confirmed namesakes of Charles Darwin are denoted by asterisks (*).

People:

  • Charles Darwin (1809–1882), renowned naturalist and thinker
  • Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802), Charles' grandfather, himself a naturalist and doctor with early published ideas about evolution
  • George Darwin (1845–1912), Charles' son, astronomer and mathematician
  • Leonard Darwin (1850–1943), Charles' son, economist, eugenicist, and politician
  • Charles Galton Darwin (1887–1962), George's son, mathematician, physicist and eugenicist
  • ...and other members of the Darwin — Wedgwood family.
  • Mike Darwin (1955–), cryonics pioneer, writer, leader and scientific researcher; no relation to Charles
  • Darwin (comics)*, a fictional character in Marvel Comics' X-Men series, named so for the power of "reactive evolution"

Places:

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United States:

Other places:

Fictional places:

  • Darwin IV, the planet visited in Expedition by Wayne Douglas Barlowe

Institutions:

Computing:

Other uses:

  • Darwin (ESA), a multiple-satellite project planned by the European Space Agency
  • Darwin Medal*, an award given by the Royal Society (London)
  • Darwin Awards*, an award for people who help the gene pool by dying through their own stupidity
  • Darwin fish*, a well-known parody of the ichthys symbol (also known as the "Jesus fish")
  • RRS Charles Darwin*, a research vessel of the UK Natural Environment Research Council
  • Darwin's finches*, the genus of finches Darwin studied during his visit to the Galápagos Islands
  • Darwin (unit), a unit of evolution
  • Darwin!, an LP released in 1972 by Italian progressive rock band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

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