Muir

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A Muir is the Scots word for moorland, and Scots Gaelic for sea, and is the etymological origin of the surname and Clan Muir/Mure/Moore in Scotland and other parts of the world.

As a surname, it may chiefly refer to John Muir (1838–1914), the naturalist, engineer, explorer, and writer, to any of several geographic locations named for him, or to many others with the same last name.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Music 3 Sports 4 Artistry 5 Television 6 Literature 7 Law 8 Other people 9 Other uses

[edit] Geography

• John Muir Country Park in Dunbar, Scotland
• John Muir Trail
• John Muir Wilderness
• Lake Muir
• Mount Muir
• Muir, Michigan
• Muir Beach, California
• Muir Glacier
• Muir Woods National Monument

[edit] Music

• Alexander Muir, songwriter, poet and school headmaster in the township of Scarborough, Ontario
• Jamie Muir, British percussionist
• Mike Muir (born 1964), U.S. singer
• Muir Mathieson, British conductor

[edit] Sports

• Bryan Muir (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jim Muir (born 1958), U.S. skateboarder
• Lois Muir (born 1935), New Zealand sportswoman

[edit] Artistry

• Chris Muir (born 1958), U.S. cartoonist
• Jean Elizabeth Muir (1928–1995), British fashion designer

[edit] Television

• David Muir, correspondent for ABC News
• John Kenneth Muir (born 1969), U.S. writer on film and television

[edit] Literature

• Edwin Muir (1887–1959), British poet, novelist and translator
• John Muir (indologist) (1810–1882), Scottish sanskritist
• Malcolm Muir (1885–1979), U.S. magazine industrialist
• Sean Muir (born 1983), U.S. playwright
• William Muir (born 1977), Scottish poet

[edit] Law

• Leilani Muir (born 1944), Canadian plaintiff
• Richard Muir (1857–1924), British prosecutor
• Thomas Muir (radical) (1765–1799), Scottish radical

[edit] Other people

• Francis Muir (born 1926), British geophysicist
• Frank Muir (1920–1998), British comedian
• Jamie Muir (politician), Canadian educator and politician
• Kenneth Muir (1912–1950), British soldier
• M. M. Pattison Muir (1848-1931), chemist and author.
• Norrie Muir (born 1948), British mountaineer
• Robbie Muir, New Zealand musician
• Robbie Muir (footballer), Australian rules football player
• Thomas Muir (mathematician) (1844–1934), British mathematician
• William Muir (1819–1905), British orientalist
• Sir Thomas Muir, Founder of Muir College

[edit] Other uses

• John Muir College (a residential college of the University of California, San Diego)
• Muir College (a school for boys from Grade 4 to Grade 12 situated in Uitenhage, South Africa)
• Muir Island, fictional island in the Marvel Comics universe
• Muir - A character in the animated series Oban Star Racers.