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Arthur Douglas Merriman Arthur Douglas Merriman, (25 November 1892 – 2 November 1972) was a government scientist with the Ministry of Supply, a British Army officer, and a recipient of the George Cross. Early life and career Merriman was born in Manchester in 1892. O ...
(1892–1972), English military officer *
Ashley Merriman Ashley Merriman is a chef from Center Sandwich, New Hampshire. She graduated from Hamilton College (class of 1998) and the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). When Merriman was in New York City, most of the time she worked at Butter and when ...
chef *
Boyd Merriman, 1st Baron Merriman Frank Boyd Merriman, 1st Baron Merriman of Knutsford, (28 April 1880 – 18 January 1962), known as Boyd Merriman, was a British Conservative politician and judge. Education Merriman was born in Knutsford, Cheshire, and educated at Winchester ...
(1880–1962), British Conservative Party politician and judge *
Brian Merriman Brian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre (c. 1747 – 27 July 1805) was an 18th-century Irish-language bard, farmer, hedge school teacher, and Irish traditional musician from rural County Clare. Long after his death, Merriman's li ...
(1749–1805), Irish poet and teacher *
Daniel Merriman Daniel Merriman (December 3, 1838 – September 18, 1912) was an American Congregational minister and art collector. With his wife, Helen Bigelow Merriman, he was a cofounder of the Worcester Art Museum and served as its first president. Biogra ...
(1838–1912), American minister and museum president * Edgar C. Merriman (1840–1894), American military officer *
Eric Merriman Eric Hugh Peter Merriman (6 December 1924 – 2 June 2003) was a British radio and television writer, who provided material for numerous comedians including Frankie Howerd, Terry Scott and Morecambe and Wise. Born in Golders Green, the son of musi ...
(1924–2003), British comedy scriptwriter for radio and TV *
Frederick Merriman (disambiguation) Frederick Merriman may refer to: *Frederick Merriman (politician) (1818–1865), New Zealand politician *Frederick Merriman (athlete) Frederick Harris Merriman (18 May 1873 – 27 June 1940) was a British tug of war competitor who competed ...
, multiple people *
Gregory Merriman Gregory Merriman (born 3 October 1988), also known as Greg Merriman, is an Australian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Danielle O'Brien, he is a six-time Australian senior national champion and three-time junior national champion. T ...
(born 1988), Australian ice dancer *
Helen Bigelow Merriman Helen Bigelow Merriman (July 14, 1844MERRIMAN, Helen Bigelow
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(1844–1933), American painter, art collector, and philanthropist *
Huw Merriman Huw William Merriman (born 13 July 1973) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexhill and Battle in East Sussex from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State for Rail ...
(born 1973), British Conservative Party politician, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexhill & Battle * James Merriman (born 1984), Welsh rugby union player * James Merriman (born 1985), Canadian soccer coach *
James A. Merriman James Anthony Merriman (October 10, 1869December 14, 1946) was an American physician and newspaper publisher. Merriman was the first African American physician to practice medicine in Portland, and perhaps the first in the state of Oregon; he w ...
(1869–1946), American physician and newspaper editor * John Merriman (disambiguation), multiple people *
Marcus Merriman Marcus Homer Merriman (1940–2006) was a historian and academic researching Anglo- Scottish relations in the 16th century and their European context. Background Merriman was born in Baltimore on 3 May 1940. Educated at Bowdoin College, Main ...
(1940–2006), American historian *
Nan Merriman Katherine Ann Merriman (April 28, 1920 – July 22, 2012) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Biography A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she performed with her pianist brother, J. Vick O'Brien (later president of the Pittsburgh Nationa ...
(1920–2012), American opera singer *
Nick Merriman Nicholas John Merriman (born 6 June 1960) is the chief executive of English Heritage. He was the director of the Horniman Museum, Horniman Museum and Gardens in south London from May 2018 to February 2024. Before that, he was the director of the th ...
(born 1960), British museum director * Percy Merriman (1882–1966), British musician * Peter Merriman chef, restauranteur and one of the founders of Hawaii regional cuisine *
Richard Merriman Richard Peter Merriman (born 12 November 1958) was an English cricketer. Merriman was a right-handed batsman, a leg break bowler and occasionally played as a wicketkeeper. Merriman made his debut for Dorset in the 1986 Minor Counties Champions ...
(born 1958), English cricketer * R. B. Merriman (1876–1945), American historian * Robert E. Merriman (1916–1983), American actor and director *
Robert Hale Merriman Robert Hale Merriman (November 17, 1908 – ) was an American doctoral student who fought with the Republican forces in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. He was killed while commanding the Abraham Lincoln Battalion of the International Br ...
(1908–1938), American commander of republican forces in the Spanish Civil War *
Ryan Merriman Ryan Earl Merriman (born April 10, 1983) is an American actor. He began his career at the age of ten and has appeared in several feature films and television shows. He is best known for a handful of Disney Channel original movies and for portra ...
(born 1983), American actor *
Shawne Merriman Shawne DeAndre Merriman (born May 25, 1984), nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was se ...
(born 1984) American football player *
Stefan Merriman Stefan William Merriman (born 24 March 1973 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is a former professional motorcycle trials and enduro rider. He won the World Enduro Championship in 2000 (250cc), 2001 (400cc), 2003 (250cc), and 2004 (Enduro 1). Career Mer ...
(born 1973), New Zealand enduro rider *
Truman A. Merriman Truman Adams Merriman (September 5, 1839 – April 16, 1892) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1889. Biography Early life and education He was ...
(1839–1892), U.S. Representative from New York *
William Merriman Colonel William Merriman (2 April 1838 – 11 March 1917) was a British officer in the Royal Engineers who played as a goalkeeper in three FA Cup Finals, winning the cup in 1875. Family and education Merriman was born at 13 Young Street, Kensin ...
(1838–1917) Colonel, CIE, British officer Royal Engineers & FA Cup Finals goalkeeper


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Merriman Smith Albert Merriman Smith (February 10, 1913 – April 13, 1970) was an American wire service reporter, notably serving as White House correspondent for United Press International and its predecessor, United Press. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1964 fo ...
, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter *
Merriman Colbert Harris Merriman Colbert Harris (July 9, 1846 – May 8, 1921) was a Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1904, who was active in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japan. Birth and family Merriman was born July 9 ...
, Methodist missionary bishop * Merriman Cuninggim, Methodist minister and university administrator


Others

* Henry Seton Merriman, pen name of English author
Hugh Stowell Scott Hugh Stowell Scott (9 May 1862 – 19 November 1903) was an English novelist who wrote under the pseudonym of Henry Seton Merriman. His best known novel, ''The Sowers'' went through thirty UK editions. Life Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he beca ...
(1862–1903) * King Merriman, a title of Australian Aboriginal elder
Umbarra Umbarra, or King Merriman (died 1904) was an Aboriginal elder, elder of the Djirringanj/Yuin people of the Bermagui, New South Wales, Bermagui area on what has become called the Sapphire Coast since European Colonial settlement of far-southern ...
(died 1904)


Places

* Merriman Island,
Wallaga Lake Wallaga Lake is an estuarine lake in Bega Valley Shire in New South Wales, Australia, the largest lake in southern NSW. It is located between Bermagui, New South Wales, Bermagui to the south and between Tilba Tilba to the north, situated beneath ...
, New South Wales, Australia *
Merriman, Nebraska Merriman is a village in Cherry County, Nebraska. The population was 128 at the time of the 2010 census. History Merriman was established in 1885 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named fo ...
, a village in Cherry County, Nebraska (USA) *
Merriman, Northern Cape Merriman is a village on the R398 road in the central Karoo region of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine p ...
, a village in South Africa * Merriman Park/University Manor, Dallas, a neighborhood association


See also

* Merryman {{disambiguation, geo, name English-language surnames English-language names