Mervyn

Mervyn "Merv" Maynard (c. 1931 – 2017) was an Aboriginal Australian jockey who rode numerous winners in a career spanning almost five decades. Maynard was inducted into the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame, an honour which he regarded as his greatest achievement.

Mervyn Warren is an American film composer, record producer, conductor, arranger, lyricist, songwriter, pianist, and vocalist. Warren is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a 10-time Grammy Award nominee. Warren has written the underscore and songs for many feature and television films and has written countless arrangements in a variety of musical styles for producers Quincy Jones, David Foster, Arif Mardin, and dozens of popular recording artists, including extensive work on Jones' Back on the Block, Q's Jook Joint, and Q: Soul Bossa Nostra.

Mervyn Bishop is an Australian news and documentary photographer. Joining The Sydney Morning Herald as a cadet in 1962 he was the first Aboriginal Australian to work on a metropolitan daily newspaper and one of the first to become a professional photographer. In 1971, four years after completing his cadetship, he was named Australian Press Photographer of the Year. He has continued to work as a photographer and lecturer.

Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr. Was an American television host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in film and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show. He also created the internationally popular game shows Jeopardy! And Wheel of Fortune through his television production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment. During his lifetime, Griffin was considered an entertainment business magnate.

Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), the author of the sometimes disturbing, "gothic"-fantasy Gormenghast novels.

Mervyn LeRoy (15 ottobre 1900-13 settembre 1987) director. He directed several films like Little Woman, Quo vadis? Waterloo Bridge and many other. He won two oscars, one in 1946 for lifetime achievement and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1975.

Sir Mervyn King (b. 1948), Governor of the Bank of England.

Mervyn's is the name of a department store chain.

Mervyn Johns, Welsh actor best known as Bob Cratchit in Scrooge. Father of Glynis Johns.

I can't help but hear Mervyn and think of Robin Hood: Men in Tights... in the movie, that's the name of the Sheriff of Nottingham, and every time he tells someone his name, they snicker.