Minchin
Introduction '''Minchin''' is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:* A. Keith Minchin (1899–1963), founder of Koala Farm, Adelaide* Alfred Minchin (1917–1998), British Free Corps collaborator* Alice Minchin (1889–1966), New Zealand teacher and librarian* Devon Minchin (1919–2014), Australian businessman and author* Edward Alfred Minchin (1866–1915), British zoologist* Elizabeth Minchin, Australian classicist* Frederick F. Minchin (1890–1927? ), English aviator* George Minchin (1845–1914), Irish mathematician and physicist* Humphrey Minchin (1727–1796), British politician* James Minchin (1858–1919), Australian cricketer* John Minchin (c. 1741–1793), English cricketer* Louise Minchin (born 1968), British television presenter* Nel Minchin (born 1984/85), Australian film director* 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* William Minchin (1774–1821), Irish-born British army officer'''Fictional characters:'''* Miss Minchin, headmistress in ''A Little Princess''
Places * Minchin Abad, a city in Punjab, Pakistan:*Minchinabad Tehsil, a tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan* Minchinhampton, a town in Stroud District, England
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