Merrill (surname)

Aaron S. Merrill Aaron Stanton Merrill (March 26, 1890 – February 28, 1961), also known as Tip Merrill, was an American rear admiral during World War II who led American naval forces during the Solomon Islands campaign as well as the first admiral to solely use ...

, US Navy rear admiral during World War II * Amanda Merrill, American Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate *

Ayres Phillips Merrill Ayres Phillips Merrill (1825–September 16, 1883) was an American planter and diplomat. He was the owner of a plantation in Adams County, Mississippi, and he served as the United States Minister Resident to Belgium from 1876 to 1877. He graduate ...

(1825-1883), American planter and diplomat * Beverly Ann Merrill, star of ''

The Real Housewives of New Jersey ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'' (abbreviated ''RHONJ'') is an American reality television series that premiered on May 12, 2009, on Bravo. Developed as the fourth installment of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired twelve seaso ...

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Charles E. Merrill Charles Edward Merrill (October 19, 1885 – October 6, 1956) was an American philanthropist, stockbroker, and co-founder, with Edmund C. Lynch, of Merrill Lynch (previously called Charles E. Merrill & Co.). Early years Charles E. Merrill, th ...

, American philanthropist, stockbroker, and co-founder of Merrill Lynch * Charles E. Merrill Jr., American educator * Dina Merrill (1923-2017), American actress *

Elmer Drew Merrill Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through t ...

, botanist * Elmer Truesdell Merrill, classical scholar * Estelle M. H. Merrill (pen name, Jean Kincaid; 1858–1908), journalist, editor * Eugene H. Merrill (academic) * Eugene H. Merrill (politician) * Forrest Merrill (born 1996), American football player *

Frank Merrill Frank Dow Merrill (December 4, 1903 – December 11, 1955) was a United States Army general and is best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders, officially the 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), in the Burma Campaign of World War II ...

, US Army major general; commander of

Merrill's Marauders Merrill’s Marauders (named after Frank Merrill) or Unit ''Galahad'', officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit, which fought in the South ...

Frank Thayer Merrill Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curr ...

(1848-1936), American illustrator *

Gary Merrill Gary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television actor whose credits included more than 50 feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. He starr ...

(1915–1990), American actor * George F. Merrill, American politician * George P. Merrill, American chemist, geologist and pedologist, winner of the 1922

J. Lawrence Smith Medal J. Lawrence Smith Medal is awarded every three years by the National Academy of Sciences for investigations of meteoric bodies. The medal is in honor of its namesake, the American chemist and meteoriticist, J. Lawrence Smith. Recipients Sour ...

Helen Merrill Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1930) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording '' Helen Merrill'' (with Clifford Brown), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation ...

, American Jazz vocalist *

Helen Maud Merrill Helen Maud Merrill (pen name, Samantha Spriggins; May 5, 1865 - unknown) was an American litterateur and poet from Maine. Her first published poem was in the '' Waterville Sentinel'', in 1882. During the decade of 1882–1892, Merrill contribute ...

(1865–1943), American litterateur, poet * Herbert A. Merrill (1855–1926), American dentis * Herbert M. Merrill (1871–1956), New York Socialist assemblyman 1912 *

James Merrill James Ingram Merrill (March 3, 1926 – February 6, 1995) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977 for ''Divine Comedies.'' His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist lyri ...

, American poet * James Griswold Merrill, American Congregational minister and university administrator * Jan Merrill, American middle distance runner * Jenny B. Merrill (1854–1934), American educator, author * John Merrill (disambiguation), multiple people * Katherine Merrill (1876–1962), American artist *

Kieth Merrill Kieth W. Merrill (born May 22, 1940) is an American filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the film industry since 1967. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America ...

, American filmmaker * Lewis Merrill, US Army officer in civil war; later fought against KKK. *

Merrill Ashley Linda Michelle Merrill (born December 2, 1950), known professionally as Merrill Ashley, is an American former ballet dancer and '' répétiteur''. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1967, was promoted to principal dancer in 1977, and retired ...

(born 1950), American ballet dancer and ''répétiteur'' born Linda Michelle Merrill *

Lorenzo Merrill Lorenzo Merrill (June 21, 1818 - August 15, 1895) was an American teacher, farmer, merchant, and politician from Burnett, Wisconsin who served two one-year terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature (1848) a ...

, American politician *

Lou Merrill Louis Dilman Merrill (April 1, 1912 – April 7, 1963) was an American actor, who worked primarily in radio from the 1930s through the 1950s. Early life Lou Merill was born on April 1, 1912, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., and moved to the ...

, American actor *

Margaret Manton Merrill Margaret Manton Merrill (1859 – June 19/20, 1893) was a British-born American journalist, writer, translator, and elocutionist. At the age of twenty, she became the founder, owner and editor of the ''Colorado Temperance movement in the United ...

(1859–1893), British-American journalist, writer, translator, elocutionist * Maud A. Merrill, American psychologist *

Monique Merrill Monique Merrill (born May 26, 1969) is an American world champion adventure racer, ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker. She studied at the University of Virginia. Merrill attended the Pine Crest School until 1987, and studied at the Unive ...

, American ski mountaineer *

Nathaniel Merrill Nathaniel Merrill (February 8, 1927 – September 9, 2008) was a celebrated American stage director and opera director. He was the resident stage director at the Metropolitan Opera from 1956-1985. During his 28 seasons at the Met he staged a total ...

, American stage director and opera director * Orsamus Cook Merrill, American politician * Paul W. Merrill (1887–1961), American astronomer *

Philip Merrill Philip Merrill (April 28, 1934 – June 10, 2006) was an American diplomat, publisher, banker, and philanthropist. Career Born Philip Merrill Levine, he was a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Business School. At Cornell, he was manag ...

, American diplomat, publisher, banker, and philanthropist * Richard B. Merrill, American inventor of Foveon X3 sensor *

Robert Merrill Robert Merrill (June 4, 1917 – October 23, 2004) was an American operatic baritone and actor, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit. He received the National Medal of Arts in 1993. Early life Merrill was born Moishe Miller, ...

, American operatic baritone singer *

Russel Merrill Russel ("Russ") Hyde Merrill (April 8, 1894 – September 16, 1929) was an Alaskan aviation pioneer. Early life Born on 8 April 1894 in Des Moines, Iowa, he attended Grinnell College for three years before transferring to Cornell. Before graduatin ...

, US Navy pilot during World War I, and pioneer of aviation in Alaska * Samuel Merrill (disambiguation), multiple people * Stephen Merrill (disambiguation), multiple people *

Thomas W. Merrill Thomas W. Merrill, a legal scholar, is the Charles Evans Hughes professor at Columbia Law School. He has also taught at Yale Law School and Northwestern University School of Law. He is a leader in three fields: property, administrative, and envir ...

, American legal scholar *

Wayne R. Merrill The first USS ''Batfish'' (SS/AGSS-310) is a Balao class submarine, ''Balao''-class submarine, known primarily for the remarkable feat of sinking three Imperial Japanese Navy submarines in a 76-hour period, in February 1945. USS ''Batfish'' is ...

, United States Navy submarine commander in World War II {{surname