Darby
- Abraham Darby I (1678–1717), British ironmaster and pioneer of coke-fired smelting
- Abraham Darby II (1711–1763), British ironmaster, son of Abraham I
- Abraham Darby III (1750–1791), British ironmaster, builder of the world's first iron bridge
- Adrian Darby, OBE (born 1937), British environmentalist
- Christopher Darby-Griffith, British Member of Parliament, 1857–1868
- Duane Darby, English footballer
- Francis Darby (1783–1850), eldest son of Abraham Darby III, art lover and correspondent of John Constable
- George Darby (c. 1720 – 1790), Irish vice-admiral in the British Royal Navy
- George Darby (baseball) (1869–1937), pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- George Darby, MP, Member of Parliament for East Sussex 1837–1841
- George Andrew Darby, engineer and inventor
- Harry Darby (1895–1987), American politician
- Henry D'Esterre Darby, (1750–1823), Irish admiral in the British Royal Navy
- Henry Darby-Griffith, CB, general, British Army
- John Darby (NASCAR official), NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race director
- John Fletcher Darby (1803–1882), U.S. Representative from Missouri and fourth mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
- John M. Darby, American botanist and academic
- John Nelson Darby, leader of the Plymouth Brethren, founder of the Darbyites and translator of the Darby Bible
- Joseph Darby, American military policeman
- Julian Darby, English footballer
- Kim Darby, American actress
- Larry Darby, American politician
- Mark Darby, Irish man and overall sound guy
- Marshall E. Darby (1918–1941), U.S. Navy officer for whom the destroyer escort USS Darby (DE-218) is named
- Mary Darby, maiden name of British poet Mary Robinson
- Matthew Darby, British landscape designer and publisher
- Matthew Darby (later Darby-Griffith) (1772–1823), general, British Army
- Newman Darby, American inventor
- Rhys Darby (born 1974), New Zealand comedian and actor
- Séamus Darby, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Stephen Darby (born 1988), English footballer
- Steve Darby (born 1955), English football coach and pundit
- Thomas Darby, inventor of the Darby Steam-Digger
- Tom Darby, journalist and newscaster, KKOH 780 AM, Reno, Nevada
- Tom Darby, half of the country music duo Darby and Tarlton
- William Darby (1796–1871), aka Pablo Fanque, circus proprietor
- William J. Darby (1913–2001), American nutritional biochemist and historian
- William Orlando Darby (1911–1945), U.S. Army officer, commander of Darby's Rangers
- Trevor Darby, Davidson Day Linebacker
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