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People

Christine Darden Christine Darden (born September 10, 1942, as Christine Mann) is an American mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA to researching supersonic flight and sonic booms. S ...

(born 1942), American mathematician and engineer * Christopher Darden (born 1956), American lawyer * Colgate Darden (1897–1981), American congressman, governor, and University of Virginia president *

George Darden George Washington "Buddy" Darden III (born November 22, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. He served in the state house and then for more than five terms as Congressman from Georgia. Early life Darden ...

(born 1943), American politician *

Geraldine Claudette Darden Geraldine Claudette Darden (born July 22, 1936) is an American mathematician. She was the fourteenth African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. Early life and education Darden was born in Nansemond County, Virginia. Darden earned a b ...

(born 1936), African-American mathematician *

Jaelon Darden Jaelon Darden (born January 14, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Texas. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth roun ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Jimmy Darden James Wesley Darden (June 19, 1922 – April 29, 1994) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Darden played college basketball at the University of Wyoming and University of Denver. He was a member of the Wyoming Cowboys team ...

(1922–1994), American professional basketball player and coach * Joshua Darden (born 1979), American typeface designer *

Mills Darden Mills Darden (October 7, 1799 – January 23, 1857) was an American who became famous as one of the largest men ever in human history. His enormous size both in terms of his body weight and height made him one of the biggest humans to have ever ...

(1798–1857), American who was one of the largest people in history * Ollie Darden (born 1944), American retired professional basketball player *

Paul Darden Paul Darden, Jr. (born October 27, 1968) is an American professional poker player, rap music promoter, and night club owner from New Haven, Connecticut. Early years He was accused of murder at the age of 15, due to mistaken identity but was ...

(born 1968), American poker player *

Thom Darden The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, and is a sept of the Clan MacThomas. Thom is also a first name variant of the abbreviation " Tom" of "Thomas" that holds the "h". People with the surname ...

(born 1950), American retired National Football League player *

Thomas Darden Thomas Francis Darden Jr. (September 8, 1900 – June 17, 1961) was a U.S. Navy officer who achieved the rank of captain, the commander of a Navy light cruiser during World War II, and was the governor of American Samoa from July 7, 1949 t ...

(1900–1961), 37th governor of American Samoa and US Navy captain *

Tony Darden Tony Darden (born September 2, 1957) is an American former track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400-meter dash at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan. Track ...

(born 1957), American retired sprinter *

Tony Darden (American football) Tony Darden (born August 11, 1975) is a former American football defensive back who played National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. Early life and high school Darden was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and grew up ...

(born 1975), American National Football League player *

Severn Darden Severn Teakle Darden Jr. (November 9, 1929 – May 27, 1995) was an American comedian and actor, and a founding member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe as well as its predecessor, the Compass Players. He is known from his film appe ...

(1929–1995), American comedian and actor *

Stephen Heard Darden Stephen Heard Darden (November 19, 1816 – May 16, 1902) was a prominent Texas politician who served in the Texas Senate and then as an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Life Mr. Darden is of English-Irish desc ...

(1816–1902), American politician and Confederate politician and officer *

Willie Darden Willie Jasper Darden, Jr. (June 1, 1933 – March 15, 1988) was an American man who was executed in Florida for murder during the course of a robbery. Darden's case was notable because of the 14 years that he spent on death row between his death ...

(1933–1988), American man executed in Florida *

Darden Hamilton Darden Hamilton (born November 28, 1956) is a former member of the Arizona State Senate The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each rep ...

(born 1956), American politician *

Darden Smith Darden Smith (born March 11, 1962, in Brenham, Texas) is an Austin-based singer-songwriter known for his lyrics and for weaving folk and Americana influences with rock, pop, and the musical roots of his home state.Keith Kachtick, "Quick Change ...

(born 1962), American singer-songwriter

Other uses

Darden, Tennessee Darden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is ...

, United States, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

University of Virginia Darden School of Business The Darden School of Business is the graduate business school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Darden School offers MBA, PhD, and Executive Education programs. The school was founded ...

, a graduate school * Darden Field, home stadium for the Colorado School of Mines baseball teams * Darden Hotel (Hamilton, North Carolina), on the National Register of Historic Places * City Hotel (Marthaville, Louisiana), also known as "Hotel Darden", on the National Register of Historic Places * Darden Restaurants, a restaurant management company {{disambiguation, surname, given name