Merlin (surname)

Merlin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Albert Merlin (1931–2015), French economist and vice-president of the "Presaje" institute
 * Alessandra Merlin (born 1975), retired Italian alpine skier
 * Alfred Merlin (1876–1965), French historian and archaeologist
 * André Merlin (1911–1960), French tennis player
 * Antoine Christophe Merlin (1762–1833), also known as Merlin de Thionville, French politician
 * Antoine François Eugène Merlin (1778–1854), French soldier and general
 * Arnaud Merlin (born 1963), French jazz critic, music journalist and radio producer
 * Christian Merlin (born 1964), French contemporary music critic and musicologist
 * Christine Merlin, French chronobiologist and an associate professor of biology
 * Christophe Antoine Merlin (1771–1839), French cavalry general in the Napoleonic Wars
 * Dino Merlin (born 1962), Bosnian musician
 * Émile Merlin (1875–1938), Belgian mathematician and astronomer
 * Ernest Merlin (1886–1959), British cyclist
 * Gerald Merlin (1884–1945), British sports shooter
 * Henry Beaufoy Merlin (1830–1873), Australian photographer, showman, illusionist and illustrator
 * Jacques Merlin (1480–1541), French theologian and book editor
 * Jan Merlin (1925–2019), American character actor, television writer, and author
 * Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954), French astronomer
 * Joanna Merlin (1931–2023), American actress and casting director
 * John Joseph Merlin (1735–1803), Belgian inventor and horologist
 * Kristen Merlin (born 1984), American country singer
 * Laurent Merlin (born 1984), French footballer
 * Lina Merlin (1887–1979), Italian politician
 * Martial Henri Merlin (1860–1935), French colonial administrator
 * Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai (1754–1838) French politician and lawyer
 * Quentin Merlin (born 2002), French footballer
 * Renzo Merlin (1923–2003), Italian professional football player
 * Roberto Merlin, Argentine physicist
 * Serge Merlin (1933–2019), French actor
 * Shmuel Merlin (1910–1994), Zionist activist, Irgun member and Israeli politician
 * Sidney Merlin (1856–1952), Greek botanist and sports shooter
 * Umberto Merlin (1885–1964), Italian lawyer and politician