J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a famous British author and philologist, best known for The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edith Tolkien (1889–1971), J. R. R. Tolkien's wife John Tolkien (1917–2003), priest, J. R. R. Tolkien's eldest son Christopher Tolkien (1924–2020), J. R. R. Tolkien's third and youngest son Priscilla Tolkien (1929–2022), probation officer, J. R. R. Tolkien's daughter and youngest child Simon Tolkien (born 1959), writer, Christopher Tolkien's son Tim Tolkien (born 1962), sculptor, J. R. R. Tolkien's great-nephew Richard Tolkien (born 1955), British businessman and sailor
Tolkien may also refer to: Tolkien Estate, the legal body that owns the rights to J. R. R. Tolkien's works The Tolkien Trust, a charity managing the income from the Tolkien Estate The Tolkien Society, an educational charity and literary society devoted to the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien The Tolkien Ensemble, a Danish band who perform interpretations of J. R. R. Tolkien's works Tolkien (film), a 2019 American biographical drama about J. R. R. Tolkien 2675 Tolkien, an asteroid named after J. R. R. Tolkien J.R. Tolkien (schooner), a gaff-topsail schooner of Netherlands registry Tolkien (crater), a crater on Mercury Tolkien Black, a character from South Park, previously known as Token Black and Token Williams Tolkien Peak, a summit in the Cadwallader Range, British Columbia, Canada Tolkien Sewer, a brook in the Pevensey Levels in East Sussex, UK
See also Tolkien family Tolkin Toelken