Throughout the world, Goodwin (Goodwin 
, Гудвин 
, גודווין 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly given name. The forename Goodwin is habitual in Dominica, where it is quite a common male name, South Africa, where it is a rare masculine name, and Nigeria, where it is a rare principally male, but very seldom girly name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States. Predominantly, Goodwin is the last name as well as the forename.
Goodwin is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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harvey goodwin British academic and Anglican bishop (1818-1891), GB (b. 1818) |
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| hersey bradford goodwin (b. 1805) |
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angier goodwin American politician (1881-1975), US (b. 1881) |
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| sir richard elton goodwin British Army general (1908-1986), GB (b. 1908) |
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| astley john hilary goodwin (b. 1900) |
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hunter goodwin player of American football, US (b. 1972) |
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carte goodwin American attorney and politician, US (b. 1974) |
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giles goodwin Entrepreneur from the United States, US |
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| stewart goodwin medical microbiologist (b. 1932) |
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bryson goodwin Australian rugby league footballer, AU (b. 1985) |
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| graham c. goodwin Australian electrical engineer, AU (b. 1945) |
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| lian goodwin British synchronised swimmer, GB (b. 1968) |
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| dryden goodwin British artist, GB (b. 1971) |
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| murray goodwin Zimbabwean cricketer, ZW (b. 1972) |
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| lee goodwin professional footballer (born 1978), GB (b. 1978) |
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