# Darling (surname)

Darling is a surname that may refer to:

## Politicians

* Alberta Darling, American politician
* Alex Darling, Australian 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
* Don Darling, Canadian politician
* 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
* Steve Darling (born 1969), British politician
* William Darling (politician) (1885–1962), British politician and businessman

## Sports

* Boob Darling, National Football League player
* Chuck Darling (1930–2021), American basketball player
* Dennis Darling, Bahamian athlete
* Gary Darling, Major League Baseball umpire
* Hannah Darling (golfer) (born 2003), Scottish golfer
* Helen Darling, American basketball player
* Joe Darling (1870–1946), Australian cricket captain, 1899–1905
* Lon Darling, founder of the United States' National Basketball League
* Malcolm Darling (born 1947), Scottish footballer
* Max Darling (born 2000), Vincentian-New Zealand basketball player
* 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 Darling, British spy
* Donald Allan Darling (1915–2014), American statistician
* Edward Darling, Irish bishop
* 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
* Lowell Darling, American artist
* 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
* Samuel Taylor Darling (1872–1925), American scientist
* 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