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English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
Hawkins is said by FaNUK (Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland) to have three possible origins.
The most usual origin is the forename Hawkin with an original genitival -s (that is, "Hawkin's son") (or else it is Hawkin used as a surname with a later excrescent -s in the early modern period to bring it into line with the predominant style of hereditary surnames with such a genitival -s).
It is one of many personal names with the diminutive Middle English suffix -kin (originally from Low German or Dutch) added to a single-syllable hypocoristic form, such as Robert > Hob > Hopkin, Walter > Wat > Watkin, or William > Will > Wilkin. The Middle English personal name Haw is a rhyming fond form of Raw, that is, Ralph.
Another possible origin is the placename
Hawkinge, near Folkestone, in Kent, England. This was written as ''Hauekinge'' in 1204,
based on Old English heafoc (hawk), or more likely this same word used as a personal name. A final 'ng' was (and is) simplified to 'n' in English generally; the final -s would be the excrescent -s added to the locative surname in the belief that it was the personal name Hawkin.
In Ireland, Hawkins may be the result of Anglicising a native surname: it was used as a substitute for Ó hEacháin ‘descendant of Eachán' (= little Eachaidh, i.e. a pet form of the personal name Eachaidh meaning ‘horseman’), as it had a vague similarity in sound to the Irish name.
In Scotland, the given name Eachann has two elements. The first element is ''each'', meaning "horse". The second element is ''donn'', which has been given two meanings. One proposed meaning is "brown"; the other is "lord". The early Gaelic form of the name, Eachdonn, was confused with the Norse
Hakon (which is etymologically unrelated). Hawkins and a derivative, Howkins, are a sept of Clan Stewart of Lennox and of Clan Guthrie.
People
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Adelaide Hawkins (1914–2008), American cryptologist
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Alex Hawkins (1937–2017), American football player and sportscaster
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Alfred Hawkins (footballer), (1904 – ''unknown'') English association footballer
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Alice Hawkins
Alice Hawkins (Stafford, 1863 – Leicester, 1946) was a leading English suffragette among the boot and shoe machinists of Leicester. She went to prison five times for acts committed as part of the Women’s Social and Political Union militant ...
(1863–1946), leading English suffragette
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Andy Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Anthony Hawkins
Anthony Hawkins (30 September 1932 – 23 September 2013), was an English-born, Australian-based television actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Smith in the police procedural ''Special Squad (1984)'' and F ...
(1932–2013), Australian actor
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Armis E. Hawkins (1920–2006), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
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Augustus Hawkins
Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the co ...
(1907–2007), American politician, author of the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act
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Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979) is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season, when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK Championship ...
(born 1979), English snooker player
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Ben Hawkins (American football) (born 1944), American football player
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Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754June 6, 1816) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter eli ...
(1754–1816), American farmer, statesman, and delegate to the Native American Creek people
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Brad Hawkins (disambiguation), multiple people
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Buddy Boy Hawkins, American country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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C. R. Hawkins (1900–1959), American politician, Missouri senator
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Charlotte Hawkins (born 1975), English television and radio presenter, newsreader and journalist
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Chauncey Lamont Hawkins or Amir Junaid Muhadith (born 1975), American rapper, better known as ''Loon''
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Chris Hawkins
Christopher Charles Hawkins (born 23 September 1975) is a British radio presenter, DJ, and music pundit.
Hawkins is a regular early morning presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music. He can also be heard presenting documentary programmes on BBC Radio 4 ...
(born 1975), English DJ and radio presenter
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Chris Hawkins (American football)
Chris Hawkins (born April 12, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars on April 26, 2010, after the 2010 NFL Draft.
Hawkins has also been a member of the Tenne ...
(born 1982)
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Christopher Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Clifford Frank Hawkins
Clifford Frank Hawkins (1915–1991) was a British gastroenterologist and rheumatologist.
Biography
After education at Dulwich College, Clifford F. Hawkins studied at the medical school of Guy's Hospital, where he graduated MB BS in 1939. Duri ...
(1915–1991), British physician
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...
(1904–1969), American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Connie Hawkins (1942–2017), American basketball player
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Corey Hawkins (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
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Curt Hawkins (born 1985), American professional wrestler
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D. J. B. Hawkins
Denis John Bernard Hawkins (17 July 1906 – 16 January 1964) was a British philosopher and Catholic Church, Roman Catholic priest.
Hawkins was born in Thornton Heath and attended Whitgift School, Croydon. (1906–1964), British philosopher and priest
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Dale Hawkins (1936–2010), American singer and songwriter
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Dan Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Darrell Hawkins (born 1969), American basketball coach and player
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David Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Dennis Hawkins (born 1947) English association footballer
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Donald Hawkins
Donald Hawkins (born April 22, 1992) is a gridiron football tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Texas. Hawkins ha ...
(born 1992), American football player
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Edward Hawkins (1789–1882), English academic, Provost of Oriel College, Oxford
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Edward Hawkins (New York politician)
Edward Hawkins (January 21, 1829 in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, New York – June 10, 1908 in Jamesport, Suffolk Co., NY) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Daniel Shaler Hawkins (1798–1868) and ...
(1829–1908), New York politician
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Edwin Hawkins (1943–2018), American singer and songwriter
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Erick Hawkins
Frederick "Erick" Hawkins (April 23, 1909November 23, 1994) was an American modern-dance choreographer and dancer.
Early life
Frederick Hawkins was born in Trinidad, Colorado, on April 23, 1909. He majored in Greek civilization at Harvard Univer ...
(1909–1994), modern dancer
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Ernie Hawkins
Ernie Hawkins (born Ernest Leroy Hawkins, 1947, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American acoustic blues guitar player, singer, songwriter, recording artist, and educator.
Hawkins, along with fellow bluesmen Stefan Grossman and Roy Bookbinder, ...
(born 1947), American blues guitarist and singer
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Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is best remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1 ...
(1914–1993), American trumpet player and big band leader
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Etta Hawkins (1865–1945), American stage actress
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Francesca Hawkins
Francesca Hawkins is a television news presenter and public relations specialist in Trinidad and Tobago. She is a frontline presenter for CNC3 Television. She is the current President of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago.
Media career
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(fl. 1980s–2020s), Trinidadian television news presenter
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Geoffrey Hawkins
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins KBE CB MVO DSC (13 July 1895 – 5 October 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.
Naval career
Hawkins was promoted to midshipman on 15 January 1913 and served in the First Wo ...
(1895–1980), Royal Navy officer
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Georgann Hawkins (1955–1974), American murder victim of
Ted Bundy
Theodore Robert Bundy (Name change, born Cowell; November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more th ...
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George Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Gerald Hawkins
Gerald Stanley Hawkins (20 April 1928– 26 May 2003) was a British-born American astronomer and author noted for his work in the field of archaeoastronomy. A professor and chair of the astronomy department at Boston University in the Uni ...
(1928–2003), American-British astronomer
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Gerald Hawkins (politician) (1943–2015), American politician
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Greg Hawkins
Gregory Dale Hawkins was a trader and principal in the hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management that after four spectacularly successful years lost most of its clients' money in 1998 when the Russian government defaulted on its debt payments on Au ...
(fl. 1970s–2000s), American hedge-fund trader
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Gregory P. Hawkins (born 1957), American lawyer, speaker, and writer
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Hamilton S. Hawkins (1834–1910), American general
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Hawkshaw Hawkins
Harold Franklin "Hawkshaw" Hawkins (December 22, 1921 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honk ...
(1921–1963), American country and western singer
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Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton (1817–1907), English judge
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Henry Hawkins (politician) (1790–1845), New York politician
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Hersey Hawkins
Hersey R. Hawkins Jr. (born September 29, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. After starring at Chicago's Westinghouse High School, the 6'3" (1.90 m) shooting guard attended Bradley University. Hawkins played for 4 teams ...
(born 1966), American professional basketball player
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Howie Hawkins
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Howard Gresham Hawkins III (born December 8, 1952) is an American trade unionist, environmental activist, and perennial candidate from New York. A co-founder of the Green Party of the United States, Hawkins was the party's presidential nomin ...
(born 1952), Green Party nominee in 2020 US presidential election
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Jack Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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James Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Javian Hawkins (born 1999), American football player
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Jaylinn Hawkins (born 1997), American football player
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Jeff Hawkins (born 1957), American scientist
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Jeffrey Hawkins (born 1966), American diplomat and ambassador
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Jennifer Hawkins
Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983) is an Australian model, television presenter and beauty queen best known for being crowned Miss Universe Australia and later the same year Miss Universe 2004. She was the host of '' Australia's Next T ...
(born 1983), Australian model and
Miss Universe 2004
Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 1, 2004, at the Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Quito, Ecuador. Jennifer Hawkins of Australia was crowned by Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic as her successor at the end ...
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Jim Hawkins (radio presenter) (born 1962), English radio presenter
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John Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Jonathan Hawkins (born 1983), British chess grandmaster
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Joyce Hawkins (died 1992), English lexicographer and dictionary editor
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Justin Hawkins
Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and YouTube personality best known for being the founder, lead singer, and lead guitarist of The Darkness. He was influenced by rock bands of the 1970s and ...
(born 1975), English rock musician
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Keith Hawkins (born 1967), English poker player
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Kyle Hawkins (born 1970), American lacrosse coach
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LaTroy Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins (born December 21, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In his 21-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Ro ...
, (born 1972), baseball player
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Margaret Hawkins (1877–1969), American teacher and activist
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Matt Hawkins
Matthew Hawkins (born 30 March 1983) is a South African born, former American rugby union player and former coach of the United States sevens team.
Playing career
Hawkins played loose forward for the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club when he f ...
(born 1983), South African rugby player who played for the United States
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Matthew Hawkins (born 1982), American mountain biker
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Nehemiah Hawkins, (1833–1928), American writer and publisher
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Paul Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Paula Hawkins (politician)
Paula Hawkins (née Fickes; January 24, 1927 – December 4, 2009) was an American politician from Florida. She is the only woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida. She was the second woman ever elected to the Senate from the American Sout ...
(1927–2009), American politician
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Petri Hawkins-Byrd
Petri Hawkins-Byrd (born Petri Adonis Byrd; November 29, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York), better known as Bailiff Byrd or simply Byrd, is an American court show bailiff, television personality, social media personality, actor, voice actor, writer, ...
, bailiff "Byrd" on the ''Judge Judy'' TV series
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Rebecca Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Richard Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Rob Hawkins
Rob Hawkins (born 14 April 1983) is a rugby union player who last played for Bristol Rugby in Premiership Rugby. Hawkins has previously played for Leicester Tigers, Bath and Newcastle Falcons.
Career
Hawkins' position of choice is as a hook ...
(born 1983), English rugby union player
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Robert Hawkins (disambiguation), several people
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Ronnie Hawkins
Ronald Cornett Hawkins (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century.
His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He ...
(1935–2022), American rock singer and songwriter
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Rush Hawkins
Rush Christopher Hawkins (September 14, 1831 – October 25, 1920) was a lawyer, Union colonel in the American Civil War, politician, book collector, and art patron. He was mustered out of the Union Army in 1863 but served in the New York Militi ...
(1831–1920), American Civil War colonel and politician
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Sally Hawkins (born 1976), British actress
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Jalacy J. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of ...
(1929–2000), American singer and entertainer
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Simeon S. Hawkins (1827–1908), New York politician
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Sophie B. Hawkins (born 1967), American singer and songwriter
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Stewart J. Hawkins (born c. 1935), British scouting leader
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Taylor Hawkins
Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he ...
(1972–2022), American musician
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Tianna Hawkins
Tianna Bartoletta née Madison (born August 30, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she placed f ...
(born 1991), American basketball player
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Tim Hawkins
Timothy Aaron Hawkins (born March 30, 1968) is an American Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for parodying popular songs such as Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel", Kansas's "Dust in the Wind", and " The Candy Man", ...
(born 1975), American Christian comedian
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Thomas Hawkins (disambiguation), several people called Thomas or Tom
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Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992), American scientist and inventor
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William Hawkins (disambiguation) , several people
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Wynn Hawkins
Wynn Firth Hawkins (February 20, 1936 – February 11, 2021) was an American professional baseball player, scout and executive. During his active career, he was a right-handed pitcher who was signed by the Cleveland Indians before the 1955 sea ...
(1936–2021), American Major League Baseball pitcher
References
External links
Hawkins Worldwide DNA Project(with information on the Hawkins surname)
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English-language surnames
Occupational surnames
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