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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 research supersonic flight and sonic booms. She ...

(born 1942), American mathematician and engineer *

Christopher Darden Christopher Allen Darden (born April 7, 1956) is an American lawyer, author, and lecturer. He worked for 15 years in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he gained national attention as a co-prosecutor in the murder trial o ...

(born 1956), American lawyer *

Colgate Darden Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (February 11, 1897 – June 9, 1981) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician aligned with the Byrd Organization who served as U.S. Representative from Virginia (1933–37, 1939–41), the 54th Governor o ...

(1897–1981), American congressman, governor, and University of Virginia president * George 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 professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at North Texas. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft. Ear ...

(born 1999), American football player * Jimmy Darden (1922–1994), American professional basketball player and coach * John A. Darden (1879–1942), Alabama attorney, publisher, and state legislator *

Joshua Darden Joshua Darden (born 1979 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) is an American typeface designer. He published his first typeface at the age of 15, becoming according to ''Fonts In Use'' the first known African-American typeface designer. C ...

(born 1979), American typeface designer * Mills Darden (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 acq ...

(born 1968), American poker player *

Thom Darden Thomas Vincent Darden (born August 28, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a safety and punt returner for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). The Ohio native is memorable for important plays ...

(born 1950), American retired National Football League player * Thomas Darden (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. Trac ...

(born 1957), American retired sprinter *

Tony Darden (American football) Tony Darden (born August 11, 1975) is an American former professional football defensive back who played National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. Early life 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 des ...

(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 (United States), state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Sena ...

(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 Cha ...

(born 1962), American singer-songwriter

Other uses

Darden, Tennessee Darden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. C ...

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

University of Virginia Darden School of Business The Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration (branded as the Darden School of Business) is the graduate business school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school offers ...

, a graduate school *

Darden Field Darden Field is a historic baseball stadium that has been home to the Colorado School of Mines baseball teams since it was constructed in 1937. Featuring fieldstone stands with flagstone benches built into the hillside, the park was originally a ...

, home stadium for the Colorado School of Mines baseball teams *

Darden Hotel (Hamilton, North Carolina) Darden Hotel, also known as Conoho House and Hamilton House, is a historic hotel building located at Hamilton, Martin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1843, and is a two-story, three bay by four bay, temple form frame building in the Gr ...

, 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 Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Darden has more than 1,800 restaurant locations and more than 175,000 employees, making it the world's largest full-service restaurant c ...

, a restaurant management company {{disambiguation, surname, given name