Merlin (given name)

Merlin is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Male

• Merlin (rapper), British rapper
• Merlin Bartz (born 1961), American politician
• Merlin Bronques, American musician and photographer
• Merlin Cadogan (born 1974), English escapologist
• Merlin Carpenter (born 1967), English visual artist
• Merlin Crossley, Australian molecular biologist, university teacher and administrator
• Merlin A. Ditmer (1886–1950), American basketball coach
• Merlin Donald (born 1939), Canadian psychologist
• Merlin Guilfoyle (1908–1981), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley (1939–2022), British peer, author and right-wing activist
• Merlin Holland (born 1946), English biographer
• Merlin Hull (1871–1953), American lawyer
• Merlin Hulse (born 1923), American politician
• Merlin James (born 1960), Scottish artist
• Merlin Kopp (1892–1960), American baseball athlete
• Merlin R. Lybbert (1926–2001), Canadian general authority
• Merlin Malinowski (born 1958), retired Canadian National Hockey League player
• Merlin Mann (born 1966), American writer
• Merlin Miller (born 1956), American film director
• Merlin Minshall (1906–1987), British naval officer
• Merlin Nippert (born 1938), American professional baseball player
• Merlin Nunn (1930–2020), Canadian judge
• Merlin Olsen (1940–2010), American football player
• Merlin O'Neill (1898–1981), American commissioned officer
• Merlin Owen Pasco (1892–1918), New Zealand entomologist
• Merlin J. Peterson (1901–1977), American member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Merlin Santana (1976–2002), American actor
• Merlin F. Schneider (1901–1970), American officer
• Merlin Bingham Swire (born 1973), British businessman
• Merlin Tandjigora (born 1990), Gabonese footballer
• Merlin Little Thunder (born 1956), American artist
• Merlin Tuttle (born 1941), American ecologist
• Merlin Volzke (1925–2013), retired American jockey
• Merlin Wiley (1875–1963), American politician
• Merlin Wittrock (1931–2007), American educational psychologist

Female

• Merlin Diamond (born 1991), Namibian sprinter
• Merlin D'Souza (born 1961), Indian composer
• Merlin Stone (1931–2011), American author