Girardin is a French-language surname, in some cases a francization of Italian surname Gherardini. It may refer to: People Girardin family, a French branch of the Italian Gherardini family: (d. 1689), French ambassador to Constantinople (1647–1724), French Navy administrator René de Girardin, Marquis de Vauvray (1735–1808), French gardener and writer on gardens, Jean-Louis's grandon Louis Stanislas de Girardin (1762–1827), French general and politician, René-Louis's son (1767–1848), French politician, René-Louis's son (1776–1855), French general, René-Louis's son (1802–1874), French politician, Louis Stanislas's son Émile de Girardin (1806–1881), French journalist, Alexandre's illegitimate son Delphine de Girardin, née Gay, (1804–1855), French writer, Émile's wife Annick Girardin (b. 1964), French politician (1830–1915), French politician Brigitte Girardin (born 1953), French politician Émile Girardin (1895–1982), Canadian businessman Éric Girardin (b. 1962), French politician Étienne Girardin (b. 1994), French singer of chorus group Vox Angeli (1888–1972), French architect Frank J. Girardin (1856–1945), American artist (1803–1884), French chemist Jules Girardin (1832–1888), French writer Lise Girardin (1921–2010), Swiss politician Marc Girardin a.k.a. Saint-Marc Girardin (1801–1873), French politician Marie-Louise Victoire Girardin (1754–1794), French ship's steward and cross-dresser (1749–1786), French architect Paul Girardin (1875–1950), French geographer Ray Girardin (1935–2019), American film, stage and television actor Companies Girardin Brewery (est. 1845), a family owned brewery in Belgium Girardin Minibus (est. 1935), a Canadian bus manufacturer See also Girard (disambiguation) and Girard (surname) Gérardin Gherardini and Gherardini family French-language surnames