Minchin

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

• Alfred Minchin (1917–1998), British Free Corps collaborator
• Frederick F. Minchin (1890–1927?), English aviator
• A. Keith Minchin (1899–1963), founder of Koala Farm, Adelaide
• Louise Minchin (born 1968), British television presenter
• Nick Minchin (born 1953), Australian politician, senator for South Australia
• R. E. Minchin (1831–1893), first director, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia

• A. C. Minchin (1857–1934), director, Adelaide Zoo 1893 to 1934
• R. R. Minchin (grandson), director, Adelaide Zoo 1935 to 1940

• Tim Minchin (born 1975), Australian comedian, actor and musician

Fictional characters:

• Miss Minchin, headmistress in A Little Princess

See also

• Edward Minchen (1852–1913), an Australian botanical artist
• Zhou Ming-Zhen (1918–1996), aka Minchen M. Chow, a Chinese paleomammalogist
• John Minshull (1741–1793), aka Minchin, an English cricketer
• Lake Minchin, a former lake on the Altiplano of South America
• Minna Herzlieb nicknamed Minchin (1789–1865), a German female publisher