Larkin
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Larkin is an English or Irish surname, a diminutive of Laurence
, and the source of a patronymic surname. It may refer to:
Laurence
Laurence is an English male given name and surname. A female given name with identical spelling exists in French.In all cases it is derived from the Roman given name, Laurentius, which can mean either "from Laurentum" or "wreathed/crowned with laurel".-Given name:*Laurence Fishburne, American...
, and the source of a patronymic surname. It may refer to:
People with the surname Larkin
- Anatoly LarkinAnatoly LarkinAnatoly Ivanovich Larkin was a Russian theoretical physicist, universally recognised as a leader in theory of condensed matter, and who was also a celebrated teacher of several generations of theorists....
(1932-2005), physicist, worked at Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics and was a professor at the University of Minnesota - Barry LarkinBarry LarkinBarry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team...
(born 1964), retired major league baseball player - Bryce LarkinBryce LarkinBryce Larkin is a recurring character on the spy comedy series Chuck on NBC. Bryce is the ex-college roommate and fraternity brother of the series' main character, Chuck Bartowski and was formerly partnered and once romantically involved with Chuck's CIA handler Sarah Walker. Bryce was responsible...
, a character in the TV show Chuck - Celia LarkinCelia LarkinCelia Larkin is a former Irish civil servant and was the partner of then Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Their relationship ended in April 2003. Ahern is separated, though not divorced, from his wife. There was some controversy in the media at Ahern's public presentation of his partner...
- Chris LarkinChris LarkinChris Larkin is an English actor.He was born Christopher Stephens in the Middlesex Hospital in London and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is the elder son of Dame Maggie Smith, and the late Sir Robert Stephens...
, British actor - Clarence LarkinClarence LarkinRev. Clarence Larkin was an American Baptist pastor, Bible teacher and author whose writings on Dispensationalism had a great impact on conservative Protestant visual culture in the 20th century...
, early 20thC US author - Denis LarkinDenis LarkinDenis Larkin was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official, and son of Dublin's most noted trade union leader, the Liverpool-born Jim Larkin, who died in 1948 . He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála for the Dublin North East constituency at the 1954...
(1908-1987), Irish politician - Gene LarkinGene LarkinEugene Thomas Larkin is a former switch-hitting first baseman, designated hitter and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire seven-season career with the Minnesota Twins. During his playing career he wore #9 for Minnesota, and was a member of both the 1987 and 1991 World...
- Geri LarkinGeri LarkinP'arang Geri Larkin, born Geraldine Kapp Willis, is founder and former head teacher of Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple, a Korean Chogye center in Detroit, Michigan. The name Geri Larkin is a pen name. She graduated from Barnard College in 1973...
- Zen teacher - Henry LarkinHenry LarkinHenry E. Larkin played Major League Baseball for 10 seasons .At age 24, Larkin started his career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1884. On June 16, 1885 he hit for the cycle...
- James LarkinJames LarkinJames Larkin was an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, born to Irish parents in Liverpool, England. He and his family later moved to a small cottage in Burren, southern County Down. Growing up in poverty, he received little formal education and began working in a variety of jobs...
(1876-1947), Irish labour leader - Joan Marie Larkin, real name of musician Joan Jett
- John D. Larkin of the Larkin Soap Company, who commissioned the Larkin Administration BuildingLarkin Administration BuildingThe Larkin Building was designed in 1904 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906 for the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New York. The five story dark red brick building used pink tinted mortar and utilized steel frame construction. It was noted for many innovations, including air conditioning,...
from Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture... - John Paul LarkinScatman JohnJohn Paul Larkin , better known by his stage name Scatman John, was an American musician who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hit "Scatman "....
(1942–1999), American singer better known by his stage name of Scatman John - Linda LarkinLinda LarkinLinda Larkin is an American cinema and television actress. She is best known for providing the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in the movie Aladdin and various Aladdin sequels and spin-offs, as well as in the Kingdom Hearts video game series...
- Margaret LarkinMargaret LarkinMargaret Larkin was an American writer, poet, singer-songwriter, researcher, journalist and union activist.She wrote The Hand of Mordechai on a kibbutz in Israel, Seven Shares in a Gold Mine about a murder conspiracy in Mexico, and the Singing Cowboy, a collection of Western folk songs...
, American writer and musician - Mike Larkin, American professional golfer
- Moscelyne LarkinMoscelyne LarkinMoscelyne Larkin is one of the "Five Moons", Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma to gain international fame in the 20th century. After dancing with the Original Ballet Russe and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, she and her husband settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in 1956 they founded the...
, Native American ballerina, one of the "Five Moons" - Oliver Waterman LarkinOliver Waterman LarkinOliver Waterman Larkin was an American art historian and educator. He won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book Art and Life in America.- Biography :...
(1896–1970), American art historian - Patrick LarkinPatrick LarkinPatrick Larkin is a bestselling novelist specializing in historical, military, and espionage thrillers. His collaborations with Larry Bond, including Red Phoenix, Vortex, Cauldron, The Enemy Within, and Day of Wrath, have won critical acclaim for their suspense, realism, and unblinking appreciation...
- Patty LarkinPatty LarkinPatty Larkin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter. redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics...
, American Folk musician - Peter Charles LarkinPeter Charles LarkinPeter Charles Larkin, PC , was a Canadian businessman, diplomat, and political patron.Larkin, a world traveller who specialized in finding foodstuffs for import, was best known for founding the Salada Tea Company in 1892. Larkin introduced the concept of packaging tea in foil to maintain quality....
- Phil LarkinPhil LarkinPhil 'Fan' Larkin is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1963 until 1979...
- Philip Arthur Larkin (1922-1985), English poet
- Ryan LarkinRyan LarkinRyan Larkin was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic 1969 Oscar-nominated short Walking and the acclaimed Street Musique . He was the subject of the Oscar-winning film Ryan.-Home life and education:Ryan Larkin's father was an airline mechanic...
, Canadian animator - Shannon LarkinShannon LarkinShannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...
- Thomas O. LarkinThomas O. LarkinThomas Oliver Larkin was an early American emigrant to Alta California and a signer of the original California Constitution. He was the United States' first and only consul to the California Republic.-Early years:...
(1802-1858), American merchant and diplomatic agent - Tim LarkinTim LarkinTim Larkin is the audio director for Cyan Worlds, a software company that produced the Myst series of computer games. While working at Cyan, Tim worked as a sound designer for Riven, and as a composer for realMyst, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Myst V: End of Ages.He has twelve years experience in the...
- Tom LarkinTom LarkinTom Larkin is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad. He plays the drums, sings background vocals and uses samplers...
- Tony LarkinTony LarkinAnthony Gerard "Tony" Larkin is a former English professional footballer and the current manager and coach of the England blind football team, which is based at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford...
, English professional footballer - William LarkinWilliam LarkinWilliam Larkin was an English painter active from 1609 until his death in 1619, known for his iconic portraits of members of the court of James I of England which capture in brilliant detail the opulent layering of textiles, embroidery, lace, and jewellery characteristic of fashion in the Jacobean...
(died 1619), English painter - Pop Larkin, Ma Larkin, and the Larkin family — characters in the British television series The Darling Buds of MayThe Darling Buds of MayThe Darling Buds of May is a British comedy drama which was first broadcast between 1991 and 1993 produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV Network. It is set in an idyllic rural 1950s Kent, among a large, boisterous family. The three series were based on the novels by H. E. Bates. Originally...
Places
- Larkin Charter Township, MichiganLarkin Charter Township, MichiganLarkin Charter Township is a charter township of Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,514 at the 2000 census. Larkin Charter Township is second in population of Midland County, following Jerome Township.-Geography:...
- Larkin Township, MinnesotaLarkin Township, MinnesotaLarkin Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water...
- Larkin Bus & Taxi TerminalLarkin Bus & Taxi TerminalThe Larkin Bus & Taxi Terminal is located in Johor Bahru , Malaysia, some 5 kilometres northwest of the northern tip of the Johor–Singapore Causeway...
a bus terminal in Johor Bahru,Malaysia
Buildings and structures
- Larkin Administration BuildingLarkin Administration BuildingThe Larkin Building was designed in 1904 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906 for the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New York. The five story dark red brick building used pink tinted mortar and utilized steel frame construction. It was noted for many innovations, including air conditioning,...
, destroyed building of the defunct Larkin Soap Company - Larkin Terminal WarehouseLarkin Terminal WarehouseThe Larkin Terminal Warehouse is located at 726 Exchange Street, Buffalo, New York in a neighborhood known as the "Hydraulics". The neighborhood was one of Buffalo's earliest industrial districts and it derived its name from the construction of a small hydraulic canal...
, original warehouse of the defunct Larkin Soap Company