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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|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.
==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]]
==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
==Sports==
* [[Bryan Muir]] (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Jim Muir]] (born 1958), U.S. skateboarder
* [[Lois Muir]] (born 1935), New Zealand sportswoman
==Artistry==
* [[Chris Muir]] (born 1958), U.S. cartoonist
* [[Jean Elizabeth Muir]] (1928–1995), British fashion designer
==Television==
* [[David Muir]], correspondent for ABC News
* [[John Kenneth Muir]] (born 1969), U.S. writer on film and television
==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
==Law==
* [[Leilani Muir]] (born 1944), Canadian plaintiff
* [[Richard Muir]] (1857–1924), British prosecutor
* [[Thomas Muir (radical)]] (1765–1799), Scottish radical
==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]]
==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]].
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