Tarquin Explained

Tarquin (Latin Tarquinius) may refer to:

• Tarquin (opera), a chamber opera

Given name

• Lucius Tarquinius Priscus or Tarquin the Elder (died 579 BC), fifth of the seven legendary kings of Rome
• Lucius Tarquinius Superbus or Tarquin the Proud (died 496 BC), last of the seven legendary kings of Rome
• Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquin the Proud, of the Tarquin and Lucretia story
• Tarquin Hall (born 1969), British writer and journalist
• Tarquin Gotch, entertainment industry veteran

Surname

• Brian Tarquin (21st century), American guitarist
• Didier Tarquin (born 1967), French cartoonist and scenarist

Fictional

• Tarquin, a telepathic alien from the episode "Exile" of the science-fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise.
• Tarquin Blackwood, a fictional character from The Vampire Chronicles
• General Tarquin, a character from the webcomic The Order of the Stick
• Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel, character from the Monty Python sketch Election Night Special
• Tarquin, Sheridan's boyfriend on the TV series Keeping Up Appearances

See also

• Tarkin (disambiguation)