Merril is a

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. Notable people with the name include: *

Judith Merril Judith Josephine Grossman (January 21, 1923 – September 12, 1997), who took the pen-name Judith Merril around 1945, was an American and then Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist, and one of the first women to be widel ...

(1923–1997), American and Canadian science fiction writer *

Merril Anthony Merril Anthony (16 November 1909 – 18 May 1967) was a Guyanese cricketer. He played in one first-class match for British Guiana in 1929/30. See also * List of Guyanese representative cricketers The Guyana cricket team represents, origi ...

(1909–1967), Guyanese cricketer *

Merril Bainbridge Merril Bainbridge (born 2 June 1968) is an Australian pop music singer and songwriter. Her debut was in 1994 with the single, "Mouth", which peaked at number one for six consecutive weeks in Australia and became a top five hit in the United State ...

(born 1968), Australian singer and songwriter *

Merril Hoge Merril DuAine Hoge (; born January 26, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. He played college foot ...

(born 1965), American football player *

Merril Jessop Merril Jessop (December 27, 1935 – February 28, 2022) was a high-ranking bishop in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, commonly referred to as the FLDS Church. He was briefly the de facto leader of the FLDS. Jessop ...

(1935–2022), American bishop *

Merril Sandoval Merril L. Sandoval (April 18, 1925 – February 9, 2008) was an American Navajo World War II veteran and a member of the Navajo Code Talkers, a group of United States Marines who transmitted important messages in their native Navajo language in ...

(1925–2008), U.S. Marine, Navajo code talker