What is "irwin"

masc. proper name, Old English Eoforwine "boar-friend;" often confused with Irving, Irvin, which are from Irvine, Ayrshire, or Irving, Dumfries.

IRWIN is a collective of Slovenian artists, primarily painters, and an original founding member of Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK).

The 'Irwin' mango is a commercial mango cultivar which was developed in South Florida.

Irwin is a given name, and may refer to:

• Irwin Allen (1916–1991), television and film producer
• Irwin Barker, Canadian comedian and writer
• Irwin Caplan, cartoonist
• Irwin Chusid, record producer, journalist, self-described landmark preservationist, and radio personality
• Irwin Corey (born 1914), American comic and film actor
• Irwin Cotler (born 1940), former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
• Irwin Donenfeld, former Executive Vice President and Editorial Director of DC Comics
• Irwin Edman (1896–1954), American philosopher and professor of philosophy
• Irwin Goodman (1943–1991), Finnish singer
• Irwin Hasen (born 1918), cartoonist best known for Wildcat and Dondi
• Irwin Hoffman (born 1924), American conductor
• Irwin M. Jacobs (born 1933), electrical engineer and chairman of Qualcomm
• Irwin Kra (born 1937), American mathematician
• Irwin McIntosh (1926–1988), former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
• Irwin Molasky
• Irwin Rose (born 1926), American biologist, co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Irwin Schiff (born 1928), tax protester
• Irwin Shaw (1913–1984), American playwright, screenwriter and author
• Irwin Silber (born 1925), American writer
• Irwin Stelzer (born 1932), American economist and business columnist for The Sunday Times (UK) and The Courier-Mail
• Irwin Stone (1907–1984), biochemist, chemical engineer, and author
• Irwin Thomas (born 1971), lead singer in the Australian band Southern Sons
• Irwin Winkler, American film producer and director
• Irwin Yablans (born 1934), independent film producer and distributor

• Irwin (Billy and Mandy), a fictional character from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Irwin is a surname, and may refer to:

• Alexander Irwin (died 1752), British Army officer
• Alexander J. Irwin (1799-1843), United States territorial legislator
• Andy Offutt Irwin, an American storyteller and singer/songwriter
• Arthur Irwin (1858–1921), a Canadian-American shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball
• Ashton Irwin, drummer in the band 5 Seconds of Summer
• Barney Irwin, a professional wrestler
• Bill Irwin (born 1950), American actor and clown
• Charles Irwin (1824–1873), an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Denis Irwin (born 1965), a former Irish football player
• Elaine Irwin, a former American supermodel and current spokeswoman for Almay Cosmetics
• Frederick Irwin (1788–1860), an acting Governor of Western Australia
• George Rankine Irwin (1907–1998), an American scientist specializing in fracture mechanics
• Hale Irwin (born 1945), American golfer
• Heath Irwin (born 1973), American football player (nephew of Hale)
• Herbert Carmichael Irwin (1894–1930), an Irish-born aviator and athlete
• Inez Haynes Irwin (1873–1970), an American feminist author
• J. David Irwin, an Electrical Engineering Educator
• James Irwin (1930–1991), a member of the Apollo 15 mission and the eighth man to walk on the Moon
• James Bruce Irwin (1921–2012), New Zealand botanist
• Sir James Murray Irwin (1858–1938), a British Army doctor who served in Sudan, the Boer War and the Great War
• Jared Irwin (1750–1818), a former Governor of Georgia
• Jeff Irwin, an American musician
• John N. Irwin (1844 – 1905), American politician and Governor of Idaho Territory (1883) and Arizona Territory (1890–2)
• John N. Irwin, II (1913 – 2000), American diplomat
• Julia Irwin, an Australian politician
• Julienne Irwin, an American singer
• Kenny Irwin, Jr. (1969–2000), a NASCAR Winston Cup driver and 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year.
• Les Irwin (1898–1985), an Australian politician
• Lew Irwin, a radio broadcaster and founder of The Credibility Gap.
• May Irwin (1862–1938), an actress, singer and major star of vaudeville
• Noel Irwin (1892–1972), a British World War II general
• Patrick Henry Irwin (1837–1908), an American self-taught civil engineer and surveyor.
• Robert Irwin (North Carolina State Senator) (1738-1800), a patriot general of militia in the American Revolutionary War
• Robert Irwin (artist), an American artist
• Robert Graham Irwin (born 1946), a British historian, novelist and writer on Arabic literature
• Robert Irwin (real estate author) (fl. late 20th century), a real estate author
• Scott Irwin, a professional wrestler and brother of Bill Irwin
• Steve Irwin (1962–2006), an Australian conservationist and television personality
  • Bob Irwin (born c. 1940), Steve's father, an Australian naturalist
  • Terri Irwin (born 1964), Steve's widow, an American-born naturalist
  • Bindi Irwin (born 1998), Steve and Terri's daughter, an Australian teen personality
• Steve Irwin, an Australian rugby league footballer
• Stu Irwin (1903–1967), an American actor
• William Irwin (disambiguation), a various people named William or Bill Irwin
• Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, created Baron Irwin in 1926