Baldwin
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Baldwin can refer to:
Place
Baldwin is the name of some places in Canada:
- Baldwin (community), Ontario
- Baldwin, Ontario
- Baldwin, Quebec
- Baldwin Mills, Quebec
- Baldwin Road, Prince Edward Island
- Baldwins Bridge, Ontario
- Baldwinton, Saskatchewan
Baldwin is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Baldwin, Florida
- Baldwin, Georgia
- Baldwin, Illinois
- Baldwin, Iowa
- Baldwin, Louisiana
- Baldwin, Maine
- Baldwin, Maryland
- Baldwin, Michigan
- Baldwin, Chemung County, New York
- Baldwin, Nassau County, New York
- Baldwin, Pennsylvania
- Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Baldwin (town), Wisconsin
- Baldwin City, Kansas
- Baldwin County, Alabama
- Baldwin County, Georgia
- Baldwin Park, California
- Baldwin Park, Missouri
- Baldwin Township, North Dakota
- Baldwin Township, Delta County, Michigan
- Baldwin Township, Iosco County, Michigan
- Baldwin Township, Pennsylvania
There are also:
These places should not be confused with Ballwin, Missouri, nor with Balwyn, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
Companies
Baldwin Locomotive Works was once a major manufacturer of steam locomotives. It was founded by Matthias William Baldwin in 1831. At the beginning of the 20th century it was the largest manufacturer of steam locomotives in the United States of America. Before going out of business it had merged with other locomotive manufacturers in 1950 to form Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation, but BLH ceased building locomotives in 1956.
Baldwin Piano is the largest manufacturer of pianos and keyboard instruments in the United States. It was purchased by Gibson after declaring bankruptcy in 2001.
People
- Baldwin was a bishop of Kraków in the 12th century, died ~1109.
- Baldwin, James was an African-American novelist and essayist, probably best known for his novel Go Tell it on the Mountain.
- Baldwin, James T. was an industrial designer, author and educator.
- Baldwin, James Mark was a philosopher and psychologist.
- Baldwin, Joseph M. was an Australian astronomer.
- Baldwin, Matthias W. (1795-1866), American steam locomotive builder, founder of Baldwin Locomotive Works.
- Baldwin, Stanley was a politician in the United Kingdom, serving as Prime Minister three times.
- Baldwin, Thomas Scott US-aviation pionieer.
There are also four American brothers who all are actors—Daniel, Stephen, William, and the best-known of the four, Alec Baldwin.
Baldwin is also the name of several dukes and kings:
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem (also Baldwin I of Edessa)
- Baldwin II of Jerusalem (also Baldwin II of Edessa)
- Baldwin III of Jerusalem
- Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
- Baldwin V of Jerusalem
- Baldwin of Ibelin
- Baldwin I of Flanders
- Baldwin II of Flanders (also Baldwin I of Boulogne)
- Baldwin III of Flanders
- Baldwin IV of Flanders
- Baldwin V of Flanders
- Baldwin VI of Flanders (also Baldwin I, Count of Hainaut)
- Baldwin VII of Flanders
- Baldwin VIII of Flanders
- Baldwin I of Constantinople (also Baldwin IX of Flanders and Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut)
- Baldwin II of Constantinople
- Baldwin II of Boulogne
- Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut
- Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
- Baudouin of Belgium