Strain (surname)

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


 * Christina Strain (born 1981), comic book colorist
 * Isaac Strain (1821-1857), American/Canadian explorer
 * John Paul Strain (born 1955), American illustrator and artist
 * Julie Strain (1962-2021), American actress and model and musician
 * Michael G. Strain (born 1958), Commissioner of Agriculture & Forestry in the U.S. state of Louisiana
 * Rob Strain, NASA Goddard Center director
 * Ted Strain (1917-1999), American basketball player
 * Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890–1968), born Malcolm Strain, American writer
 * Dana Plato (1964–1999), born Dana Michelle Strain, American actress