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-), evolutionary biologist, atheist, humanist, and sceptic.
• 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 in the DC Comics universe.

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