Merkin (disambiguation)

A merkin is a pubic wig.

Merkin may also refer to:

People Hermann Merkin (1907–1999), American-Jewish businessman and philanthropist Ursula Merkin (1919–2006), German-born, American-Jewish author and philanthropist Richard Merkin (1938–2009), American painter and illustrator Marvin Merkins, pseudonym for Jacques Scandelari (1943–1999), French film director, screenwriter and producer Daphne Merkin (born 1954), American novelist and cultural critic J. Ezra Merkin (born 1954), American money manager, financier and philanthropist Michele Merkin (born 1975), American model and television host Merkin Valdez (born 1981), Dominican Major League Baseball player

Entertainment Merkin Muffley, a character in the British-American film Dr. Strangelove Merkin, Mother of Spiders, a character in the comic The Sandman A character in the cartoon Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose

Other uses An internet slang for inhabitants of the United States Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan, New York City Merkin Ball, a two-song single by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam

See also Mirkin, a surname