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Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic.

Dickens may also refer to:

People

• Dickens (surname)
• Dickens family, descendants of John Dickens, including his son Charles Dickens

Places

• Dickens (crater), a crater on Mercury

United Kingdom

• Dickens Heath, village in the borough of Solihull, West Midlands

United States

• Dickens, Iowa (population 202 at the 2000 census), a city in Clay County
• Dickens, Maryland, an unincorporated community in Allegany County
• Dickens, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Dickens, Nebraska, an unincorporated community in Lincoln County
• Dickens, Texas (population 332 at the 2000 census), a city in Dickens County
• Dickens County, Texas (population 2,762 at the 2000 census)

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Dickens (TV miniseries), 2002 PBS miniseries
• Dickens in America, 2005 BBC television documentary
• Dickensian (TV series), 2016 BBC drama that brings together characters created by Charles Dickens in a Victorian community

Education

• Charles Dickens Elementary School, public elementary school in Vancouver, Canada
• Dickens Annex, public elementary school in Vancouver, Canada
• Dickens Hall, historical building at Kansas State University in Manhattan, U.S.

Entertainment venues

• Dickens Athletic Center, 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, U.S.
• Dickens World, themed attraction located at Chatham Dockyard, Kent, UK
• Dickens on the Strand, annual Christmas festival in Galveston, Texas, U.S.

Other uses

• USS Dickens (APA-161), U.S. Navy attack transport during WW2

See also

• Dickins (disambiguation)