Darkey, Darkie or Darky is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to:
People
Nickname
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David Bedell-Sivright
David Revell "Darkie" Bedell-Sivright (8 December 1880 – 5 September 1915) was a Scottish international rugby union forward who captained both Scotland and the British Isles. Born in Edinburgh, and educated at Fettes College where he l ...
(1880–1915), Scottish international rugby union player nicknamed Darkie
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Harlond Clift
Harlond Benton "Darkie" Clift (August 12, 1912 – April 27, 1992) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman for the St. Louis Browns (1934–1943) and the Washington Senators (1943–1945). He was an All-Star for the American League in 19 ...
(1912–1992), American Major League Baseball player nicknamed Darkie
* Richard
Darkie Hutton (1849–1921), reformed criminal and Salvation Army officer
* Dorcas
Darkey Kelly (died 1761), Irish brothel-keeper and alleged serial killer burned at the stake
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Paddy Prendergast (racehorse trainer)
Patrick Joseph Prendergast (1910–1980), known as Paddy "Darkie" Prendergast was an Irish trainer of racehorses. He won seventeen Irish classics and became the first Irish trainer to have a major impact on British flat racing. He trained t ...
(1910–1980), Irish racehorse trainer nicknamed Darkie
Other people
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Darkey, a disparaging term for a black person
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Darkey Africa, South African politician and diplomat
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Darkie Ellis (1914–1946), British boxer born Cyril Hills
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Joe Darkey
Joe Darkey (born 22 May 1942) is a former Ghanaian professional boxer who competed in the 1960s. A middleweight he competed in Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Middleweight, but was defeated in the third round. However two years later ...
(born 1942), Ghanaian former professional boxer
Fictional characters
* Joe Darkie, protagonist of ''
Darkie's Mob'', a British comic war story published in the weekly anthology ''Battle Picture Weekly'' from 1976 to 1977
* the title character of ''
The War of Darkie Pilbeam
''The War of Darkie Pilbeam'' was a three-part period drama set in the North of England during World War II, which originally aired on British television in 1968. It was written by ''Coronation Street'' creator Tony Warren and produced by Rich ...
'', a 1968 British three-part television movie
See also
* Butterfly species:
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Allotinus drumila
''Allotinus drumila'', the crenulate darkie, is a small butterfly found in India (Assam, Sikkim), Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan (China) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Description
Male upperside: earthy brown. Forewi ...
'', also known as the crenulate darkie
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Allotinus fabius'', also known as the angled darkie
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Allotinus multistrigatus'', also known as the great darkie
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Allotinus subviolaceus'', also known as the blue darkie
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