Darien may refer to:

Places

Central America

Darién Gap The Darién Gap (, , ) is a geographic region that connects the Americas, American continents, stretching across southern Panama's Darién Province and the northern portion of Colombia's Chocó Department. Consisting of a large drainage basin, ...

, break in the Pan-American Highway between Colombia and Panama *

Darién National Park Darién National Park () is a World Heritage Site in Panama. It is about from Panama City, is the most extensive of all national parks of Panama, and is one of the most important World Heritage Sites in Central America. Geography The Darién ...

Darién Province Darién (, ; ) is a Provinces of Panama, province in Panama whose capital city is La Palma, Darién, La Palma. With an area of , it is located at the eastern end of the country and bordered to the north by the province of Panamá Province, Panam ...

* Gulf of Darién * "... a peak in Darien", phrase in Keats's poem "

On First Looking into Chapman's Homer "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" is a sonnet written by the English Romanticism, Romantic poet John Keats. Written in October 1816, it tells of Keats' sense of wonder and amazement upon first reading Odyssey (George Chapman translation), ...

United States

Darien, Connecticut Darien ( ) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. With a population of 21,499 and a land area of just under , it is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast (Connecticut), Gold Coast. Situated on the Long Island ...

** Darien (Metro-North station) *

Darien, Georgia Darien () is a city in and the county seat of McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River, approximately south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statist ...

Darien, Illinois Darien (formerly Cass) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 22,011. A southwestern suburb of Chicago, Darien was named after the town of Darien, Connecticut. Darien is just north of I-5 ...

Darien, Missouri Darien is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Darien was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1954. The community was named after a place mentioned in the last ...

Darien, New York Darien is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 3,010 at the 2020 census. Darien lies in the southwestern part of Genesee County, southwest of Batavia. History During the early historic period, the area was ...

Darien, Wisconsin Darien ( or ) is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village is located within the Darien (town), Wisconsin, Town of Dari ...

Darien (town), Wisconsin Darien is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Darien, Wisconsin, Village of Darien is located within the town. The unincorpor ...

People

First name

Darien Angadi Darien Robert Kabir Angadi (19 March 1949 – 5 December 1981) was an English singer and actor. Biography Darien Angadi was the son of painter and novelist Patricia Angadi (née Patricia Clare Fell-Clarke), (who introduced George Harrison of the ...

(1949–1984), British actor *

Darien Boswell Darien Graham Boswell (23 May 1938 – 11 February 2018) was a New Zealand rower. Boswell was born in Auckland in 1938. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew mem ...

(1938–2018), New Zealand rower *

Darien Brockington Little Brother is an American hip-hop duo from Durham, North Carolina, that consists of rappers Phonte and Big Pooh. DJ and producer 9th Wonder was an original member of the group but departed in 2007. The group has produced five acclaimed stud ...

(born 1979), American singer *

Darien Butler Darien Butler (born March 1, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Arizona State. Early life Butler grew up in Compton, California and attended Narbonne High School. College career Butler was a me ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Darien Fenton Darien Elizabeth Fenton (born 25 February 1954) is a New Zealand politician and was a Member of Parliament from until her retirement in 2014. Personal life and early career Fenton's grandfather, Fred Frost, was a Labour MP for New Plymouth ...

(born 1954), New Zealand politician * Darien Ferrer (born 1983), Cuban volleyball player *

Darien Graham-Smith Darien Graham-Smith is a British journalist, scholar and thespian. He was born in London in 1975. Graham-Smith holds the title of Deputy Editor at the British periodical PC Pro, published monthly by Dennis Publishing, where he is responsible for ...

(born 1975), British journalist *

Darien Porter Darien Porter (born January 6, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and was selected by the Raiders in the t ...

(born 2001), American football player *

Darien Sills-Evans Darien Evans, better known by his stage name, Darien Sills-Evans, is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director. He is best known for Darien in '' Cosby'' (1998-2000), Dr. Fields in '' Third Watch'' (2002-2005) and Andrew in '' The Recep ...

(born 1974), American actor *

Darien Takle Darien Ruth Takle is a New Zealand actor, playwright and teacher. Takle is best known for playing Cyrene, Xena's mother in '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. In 2021, Takle was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to th ...

, New Zealand actor

Surname

Georges Darien Georges Darien (pseudonym for Georges Hippolyte Adrien; 1862–1921) was a French writer associated with anarchism and an outspoken advocate of Georgism. Life Darien was born into a deeply religious family. On 16 March 1881 he enlisted in the ...

(1862–1921), French writer

Ships

* , a turbo-electric refrigerated cargo ship * , World War II refugee ship

Fictional characters

* Camila Darién, in Mexican telenovela '' Pasión'' *

Darien Fawkes ''The Invisible Man'' (also shortened to "''The I-Man''" in Season 2) is an American science fiction television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty. The show aired two seasons, ...

, in ''The Invisible Man'' television series, 2000–2002 * Darien Lambert, a character in the 1990s television series ''Time Trax'' * Darien Maugrim, a character in ''The Fionavar Tapestry'' novels by Guy Gavriel Kay *

Darien Shields , also known as , is a fictional character and one of the primary protagonists of the ''Sailor Moon'' media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. He disguises himself to support the series' central heroines, the Sailor Guardians. Wearing a mask t ...

( Tuxedo Mask), a protagonist in the anime ''Sailor Moon''

Other uses

*Darién, brand of bananas distributed in the U.S. by

Turbana (company) Established in 1970, grower-owned Turbana Corporation, is a leading importer of tropical produce in North America, including bananas, plantains, pineapples, and ethnic tropicals. Turbana was the first organization to bring Fair Trade Certified b ...

Darien pocket gopher The Darien pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys dariensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is occurs in Panama and Colombia. Some authors classify it in the genus '' Orthogeomys'', but later research has allowed this and its relate ...

, rodent native to Panama *

Darien scheme The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing New Caledonia, a colony in the Darién Gap on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The pl ...

, 17th century attempt to create a Scottish colony called "Caledonia" *Darien Spirit, a progressive rock band signed to

Charisma Records Charisma Records (also known as The Famous Charisma Label) was a British record label founded in 1969 by former journalist Tony Stratton Smith. He had previously acted as manager for rock bands such as The Nice, the Bonzo Dog Band and Van d ...

*An alternative name for the extinct

Cueva language Cueva was an Indigenous language An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by its indigenous peoples. Indigenous languages are not necessarily national languages but they can be; fo ...

spoken by the Cueva people