Morin

Morin is a common French surname.

Prominent people with the surname include:

In Canada:

• Blain Morin, a Canadian politician and labour union organizer
• Claude Morin (ADQ politician) (born 1953), a Canadian politician
• Claude Morin (PQ politician) (born 1929), a Canadian politician
• Gilles Morin (born 1931), a Canadian retired politician in Ontario
• Guy Paul Morin, a Canadian who was wrongfully convicted of a 1984 murder
• Jacques-Yvan Morin (born 1931), a Canadian former politician in Quebec
• Jean-Baptiste Morin (politician) (1840–1911), a Canadian politician
• Karl Morin-Strom (also Karl Strom) (born 1952), a Canadian former politician in Ontario
• Louis-Simon-René Morin (1883–1955), the head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II

In other places:

• Arthur Morin (1795-1880), a French physicist
• Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803–1865), a lawyer, judge and politician
• Bernard Morin (1931-), a French mathematician, especially a topologist
• Charles Morin, a nom de plume used by Winston Churchill
• Edgar Morin (also Edgar Nahoum) (born 1921), a French philosopher and sociobiologist
• Hervé Morin (born 1961), a Minister of Defence of France
• Jean Morin (theologian) (also Joannes Morinus) (1591–1659), a French theologian and biblical scholar
• Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician) (also Morinus) (1583–1656), a French mathematician, astrologer and astronomer
• Jean-Baptiste Morin (composer) (1677–1745), a French composer
• Jeremy Morin, an American professional ice hockey player
• John M. Morin (1868–1942), an American Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Lee Morin (born 1952), a NASA astronaut
• Simon Morin, burnt at the stake in 1663 for claiming to be Jesus
• Randy Charles Morin (born 1969), an author and blogger
• William H. Morin, an American Medal of Honor recipient

Places

• Morin-Heights, Quebec, a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada
• Morin Lake, a small lake northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Morinville, Alberta, a town in Sturgeon Country, in Alberta, Canada
• Grand Morin, a 118 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne
• Petit Morin, a 86 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne
• Quartier-Morin, a municipality in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti
• Val-Morin, Quebec, a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada
• Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner, a banner of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China

Literature

• That Pig Of A Morin in a short story by Guy de Maupassant

Other uses

• Morin (molecule), a flavonol

See also

• morin khuur, a Mongolian bowed stringed instrument
• Morini (disambiguation)