Darling (surname)

Darling is a surname that may refer to:

Politicians

 * Alberta Darling, American politician
 * Alistair Darling (1953–2023), British politician and government minister
 * Charles Henry Darling (1809–1870), British colonial governor
 * Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling (1849–1936), British lawyer, politician and judge
 * James Andrew Darling (1891–1979), Saskatchewan, Canada, politician 1944–1960
 * John Darling Sr. (1831–1905), South Australian merchant and politician
 * John Darling Jr. (1852–1914), South Australian businessman and politician
 * John P. Darling (1815–1882), New York politician
 * Lucius B. Darling (1827–1896), American fertilizer magnate and Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island 1885–1887
 * Ralph Darling (1772–1858), British Army officer, governor of New South Wales, Australia
 * Ruby Ann Darling (born 1941), Bahamian politician
 * William Darling (politician) (1885–1962), British politician and businessman

Sports

 * Boob Darling, National Football League player
 * Chuck Darling (1930–2021), American basketball player
 * Gary Darling, Major League Baseball umpire
 * Hannah Darling (golfer) (born 2003), Scottish golfer
 * Helen Darling, American basketball player
 * Joe Darling, Australian cricket captain, 1899–1905
 * Lon Darling, founder of the United States' National Basketball League
 * Malcolm Darling (born 1947), Scottish footballer
 * Nate Darling (born 1998), Canadian basketball player
 * Randy Darling (born 1957), American curler
 * Ron Darling, Major League Baseball player

Entertainment

 * Bobby Darling, Indian actress
 * David Darling (musician), American cellist and composer
 * Erik Darling (1933–2008), American songwriter and folk music artist
 * Helen Darling (singer), American country music singer/songwriter
 * Ida Darling (1875–1936), American actress
 * Jean Darling (1922–2015), American child actress
 * Jennifer Darling, American actress
 * Maria Darling, British actress
 * Sarah Darling, American country music singer and songwriter
 * Darling, mononymous nickname of Indian actor Prabhas (born 1979)

Other professions

 * Brian Darling (born 1965), American lawyer and lobbyist
 * David J. Darling, British astronomer and writer
 * Donald Allan Darling (1915–2014), American statistician
 * Frank Darling (architect) (1850–1923), Canadian architect
 * Fred Darling (1884–1953), British racehorse trainer, son of Sam
 * Gordon Darling (1921–2015), Australian businessman and philanthropist, husband of Marilyn Darling
 * Grace Darling (1815–1842), British lighthouse keeper
 * Jay Norwood Darling (1876–1962), known as Ding Darling, American cartoonist and conservationist
 * John Darling Sr. (1831–1905), South Australian merchant and politician
 * John Darling Jr. (1852–1914), South Australian businessman and politician
 * Joseph Robinson Darling (1872–1957), special agent of the U.S. Department of Justice, author, promoter, explorer and soldier of fortune
 * Sir Malcolm Lyall Darling (1880–1969), administrator in British India and authority on peasant agriculture
 * Marilyn Darling (born 1943), Australian philanthropist and patron of the arts, wife of Gordon Darling
 * Pamela Darling, American librarian and preservation specialist
 * Paul Darling, English barrister
 * Sam Darling (1852–1921), British racehorse trainer
 * Thomas Darling (1720–1789), Connecticut entrepreneur

Fiction

 * Captain Kevin Darling, in the TV series Blackadder
 * Cherry Darling, in the Planet Terror segment of Grindhouse, played by Rose McGowan
 * Nola Darling, in Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It
 * Wendy Darling, principal character in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and other members of the Darling family
 * The Darlings of The Andy Griffith Show
 * The Darlings of Clarissa Explains It All
 * The Darlings of Dirty Sexy Money, headed by Patrick "Tripp" Darling III
 * Jessica Darling series of novels by Megan McCafferty
 * Darling, the owner of Lady in Lady and the Tramp
 * Monica Costello aka Darling, a bank robber and the wife of fellow bank robber Buddy in Baby Driver portrayed by Eiza Gonzalez
 * Sarah Darling (Scream), fictional actor in "Stab 3" played by Jenny McCarthy from Scream 3