Boykin or Boykins may refer to:

People

* A. Wade Boykin, American psychology professor * Amber Boykins (b.1969), American politician from

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

Brandon Boykin Brandon Boykin (born July 13, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steeler ...

, American football player * Christopher "Big Black" Boykin, American television personality *

Deral Boykin Deral Lamont Boykin (born September 2, 1970) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at ...

, American football player *

Dwight Boykins Dwight Anthony Boykins is a Democratic politician and former member of the Houston City Council in Texas, representing District D where he was born and raised. He was elected to the council in 2013 in the general election on November 5, 2013. He ...

(b. 1963), American politician from

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

Earl Boykins Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player. Standing at in height, he is the second-shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who is tall. He was the head coach for the Douglas Cou ...

, American professional basketball player *

Frank W. Boykin Frank William Boykin Sr. (February 21, 1885 – March 12, 1969) served as a Democratic Congressman in Alabama's 1st congressional district from 1935-1963. The son of sharecroppers, Boykin became the wealthiest man in Mobile, although his entrepre ...

(1885-1969), US congressman from

Mobile, Alabama Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 cens ...

Jarrett Boykin Jarrett Boykin Jr. (born November 4, 1989) is a former American football and Canadian football wide receiver and current coach. He played college football at Virginia Tech. Boykin was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free age ...

, American football player * Keith Boykin (b. 1965), American broadcaster and commentator *

Laura Boykin Laura Boykin Okalebo is an American computational biologist who uses supercomputing and genomics to help farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has studied the evolution of the agricultural pest whitefly and identified genetic differences between var ...

, American computational biologist *

McKinley Boykin McKinley Boykin (born March 24, 1983) is a former American football defensive tackle who played one season in the National Football League. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at M ...

, American football player * Miles Boykin, American football player * Otis Boykin (1920-1982), African-American inventor and engineer * Ronnie Boykins, jazz bassist *

Trevone Boykin Trevone Dequan Boykin (born August 22, 1993) is an American football quarterback for Galgos de Tijuana of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) and was signed by the Se ...

, American football player *

William G. Boykin William Gerald "Jerry" Boykin (born April 19, 1948) is a retired American lieutenant general who was the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush from 2002 to 2007. During his 36-year career i ...

(b. 1948), former U.S. Army general and Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence

Places

;In the United States *

Boykin, Alabama Boykin, also known as Gee's Bend, is an African American majority community and census-designated place in a large bend of the Alabama River in Wilcox County, Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 208. The Boykin Post Office A ...

* Boykin, Georgia *

Boykin, South Carolina (disambiguation) Boykin, South Carolina may refer to: *Boykin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, a census-designated place ** Battle of Boykin's Mill, fought between Union and Confederate forces in Kershaw County (1865) ** Boykin Mill Complex, Kershaw County *Boykin, ...

Boykins, Virginia Boykins is a town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 564 at the 2010 census. History John Boykin acquired a tract to the south of what became the town on the road to Severn, North Carolina, which lay partly in Virg ...

Other

* Boykin Spaniel, a dog breed {{Disambiguation, geo, surname