Kirby

Kirby may refer to:

Places

Canada

• Kirby, Ontario, a hamlet

United States

• Kirby, Arkansas
• Kirby, Indiana
• Kirby, Ohio
• Kirby, Texas
• Kirby, Vermont
• Kirby, West Virginia
• Kirby, Wisconsin
• Kirby, Wyoming

England

• Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
• Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire

People

• Kirby (surname), people with the surname Kirby
• Kirby (given name), people with the given name Kirby

Buildings

• Kirby Castle, a castle in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England
• Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house located near Corby, Northamptonshire, England
• Kirby Hall, a Fortified Manor House in Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire, England
• Kirby Sports Center, a sports arena in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

In entertainment

• Kirby (character), a popular Nintendo video game character
  • Kirby (series), the video game series named after the character
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, a TV series based on the famous video game character
• Kirby, a character in The Brave Little Toaster
• "Kirby" (Dynasty), an episode of the television series Dynasty

Other uses

• Kirby Award, an award presented from 1985–1987 for achievements in comic books
• Kirby calculus, in geometric topology
• Kirby Building Systems a wholly owned subsidiary of Alghanim Industries that manufactures pre-engineered buildings
• Kirby Company, the manufacturer of Kirby vacuum cleaners
• Kirby Corporation, a barge operator
• Kirby College of Further Education, now part of Middlesbrough College, North Yorkshire, England
• Kirby 23, a sailboat designed by Bruce Kirby and produced in the mid-1980s
• Kirby wire, a pendulum-based flying system for stage performers

See also

• Kirkby (disambiguation)
• Kirby dots, an artistic convention in comic books