Makin

Makin may refer to:

Places

• Makin (atoll), an atoll in Kiribati, known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Little Makin"
• Butaritari, an atoll in Kiribati known to U.S. military forces during World War II as "Makin Atoll" and "Makin Island"
• Makin, Indiana, a small town in Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States
• Makin, Pakistan, a town in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
• Makin, South Australia, a locality in South Australia
• Division of Makin, an electoral division in South Australia, Australia
• Hundred of Makin, a cadastral unit in South Australia
• Makin Tehsil, South Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan

Battles

• The Makin Island raid, a 1942 raid by U.S. Marines on Japanese military forces on Butaritari during World War II
• The Battle of Makin, the 1943 U.S. invasion of Butaritari during World War II

People

• Andrey Makin, birth name of Andreï Makine, French writer
• Bathsua Makin, English proto-feminist
• Chris Makin, British footballer
• Guy Makin (1879), South Australian architect, inaugural chairman of the Architects Board of South Australia
• Joel Makin (born 1994), Welsh squash player
• John and Sarah Makin, Australian baby farmers
• Kelly Makin, Canadian director
• Norman Makin, Australian politician
• Rex Makin (1925–2017), English solicitor and philanthropist

Ships

• USS Makin Island, more than one United States Navy ship

See also

• Makin v. Attorney General for New South Wales (1894), a Privy Council decision on similar fact evidence