Minchin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. Keith Minchin (1899–1963), founder of Koala Farm, Adelaide Alfred Minchin (1917–1998), British Free Corps collaborator Alice Minchin (1889–1966), New Zealand teacher and librarian Devon Minchin (1919–2014), Australian businessman and author Edward Alfred Minchin (1866–1915), British zoologist Elizabeth Minchin, Australian classicist Frederick F. Minchin (1890–1927?), English aviator George Minchin (1845–1914), Irish mathematician and physicist Humphrey Minchin (1727–1796), British politician James Minchin (1858–1919), Australian cricketer John Minchin (c. 1741–1793), English cricketer Louise Minchin (born 1968), British television presenter Nel Minchin (born 1984/85), Australian film director Nick Minchin (born 1953), Australian politician, senator for South Australia R. E. Minchin (1831–1893), first director, Adelaide Zoo, South Australia A. C. Minchin (1857–1934), director, Adelaide Zoo 1893 to 1934 R. R. Minchin (grandson), director, Adelaide Zoo 1935 to 1940 Tim Minchin (born 1975), Australian comedian, actor and musician William Minchin (1774–1821), Irish-born British army officer
Fictional characters: Miss Minchin, headmistress in A Little Princess
Places Minchin Abad, a city in Punjab, Pakistan Minchinabad Tehsil, a tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan Minchinhampton, a town in Stroud District, England
See also Edward Minchen (1852–1913), an Australian botanical artist Zhou Ming-Zhen (1918–1996), aka Minchen M. Chow, a Chinese paleomammalogist John Minshull (1741–1793), aka Minchin, an English cricketer Lake Minchin, a former lake on the Altiplano of South America Minna Herzlieb nicknamed Minchin (1789–1865), a German female publisher