Muir (surname)

Muir is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A–J

• Adam Muir (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer
• Alex Muir (1923–1995), Scottish footballer
• Alex Muir (Albion Rovers footballer), Scottish footballer
• Alexander Muir, songwriter, poet and school headmaster
• Barry Muir (born 1937), Australian rugby league footballer
• Bill Muir (born 1942), American football coach
• Bryan Muir (born 1973), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Chris Muir (cartoonist) (born 1958), U.S. cartoonist
• David Muir, anchor of ABC World News Tonight
• Edwin Muir (1887–1959), British poet, novelist and translator, husband of Willa Muir
• Francis Muir (born 1926), British geophysicist
• Frank Muir (1920–1998), British comedian
• Gary Muir (born 1985), Scottish footballer
• Ian Muir (Scottish footballer) (1929–2009), Scottish footballer (Motherwell)
• Ian Muir (born 1963), English footballer (Tranmere Rovers)
• Jamie Muir (politician), Canadian educator and politician
• Jamie Muir, Scottish painter and former percussionist
• Jean Muir (actress) (1911–1996), American actress
• Jean Muir (1928–1995), British fashion designer
• John Kenneth Muir (born 1969), U.S. writer on film and television
• John Muir (1838–1914), naturalist, engineer, explorer, and writer
• John Muir (disambiguation), several people
• John Muir (South African naturalist) (1874–1947), South African naturalist and cultural historian
• John Muir (indologist) (1810–1882), Scottish sanskritist

K–Z

• Karen Muir (1952–2013), South African swimmer
• Kenneth Muir (disambiguation), several people
• Kenneth Muir (scholar) (1907–1996), literary scholar and author
• Kenneth Muir (VC) (1912–1950), British soldier
• Laura Muir (born 1993), Scottish athlete
• Leilani Muir (born 1944), Canadian plaintiff
• Lewis F. Muir (1883–1915), American composer
• Lindsay Muir (born 1956), Scottish footballer
• Lois Muir (born 1935), New Zealand sportswoman
• M. M. Pattison Muir (1848–1931), chemist and author
• Malcolm Muir (1885–1979), U.S. magazine industrialist
• Marjorie Muir Worthington (1900–1976), American writer
• Mike Muir (born 1964), U.S. singer
• Norrie Muir (born 1948), British mountaineer
• Richard David Muir (1857–1924), British prosecutor
• Robert Muir (disambiguation), several people
• Robbie Muir (footballer), Australian rules footballer
• Ruby Muir, cross-country runner from New Zealand
• Thomas Muir (disambiguation), several people
• Thomas Muir (mathematician) (1844–1934), British mathematician
• Thomas Muir of Huntershill (1765–1799), Scottish political reformer
• Willa Muir (1890–1970), Scottish novelist, essayist and translator, wife of Edwin Muir
• William Muir (1819–1905), British orientalist, founder of Muir College
• William Muir (coach) (1895–1967), college sports coach

Fictional characters

• Lucy Muir, a character in the film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
  • Carolyn Muir, a character in the subsequent TV series