As in every family, some of us of the name Montin have made themselves a little better known than others, at least judging by the Internet. Here are a few found in history books or surfing the Net... Those mentioned here may ask for correction of the information.

Cardinal Jacopo Montini (XV century), bishop of Florence

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, born in Brescia 1897, bishop of Milan, who became Pope Paul VI from 1963 to 1978.

Lars Jonasson Montin, born 1723 on Hisingen in Gothenburg, Sweden, student in Lund 1743 and in Uppsala 1745, MD in Lund 1751, county medical officer in Halland 1756, assessor 1782, died 1785 in Halmstad.

MONTIN Inc., a recently privatized Polish construction company

Locanda Montin, a well-known, recommended restaurant in Venice

Montin Bookstore, Vasa, Finland

Paolo Montin, Italian composer

Stig Montin, Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Novemus, Orebro University, Sweden

Leif R. Montin, journalist and writer, Montreal

Charles Montin, senior international civil servant