Firmin

Firmin is a French surname and masculine given name, from the Late Latin Firminus, a derivative of firmus meaning "firm" or "steadfast". The instruction of St Paul to "be steadfast in the faith" gave the name great popularity among early Christians.¹

• Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo (born 1968), French politician
• Anténor Firmin (1850–1911), Haitian anthropologist, journalist and politician
• Col Firmin (1940–2013), Australian politician
• Giles Firmin (1614–1697), English minister and physician
• Hannah Firmin (born 1956), English illustrator, daughter of Peter Firmin
• Mickaël Firmin (born 1990), French professional footballer
• Peter Firmin (1926–2018), English artist and animator
• Thomas Firmin (1632–1697), English businessman and philanthropist
• Philip Firmin, title character of the 1861–62 novel The Adventures of Philip by W. M. Thackeray

• Firmin Abauzit (1679–1767), French scholar
• Firmin António, Brazilian businessman
• Firmin Ayessa (born 1951), Congolese politician
• Firmin Bouisset (1859–1925), French painter and poster artist
• Firmin V. Desloge (1843-1929), French-American industrialist and philanthropist in St. Louis
• Firmin Didot (1764–1836), French printer and engraver
• Firmin Djidingar (born 1944), Chadian politician
• Firmin Dugas (1830–1889), Canadian businessman and politician
• Firmin Flamand, Belgian Olympic archer (fl. 1920)
• Firmin Gillot (1820–1872), photography pioneer
• Firmin Lebel (died 1573), French composer and choir director
• Firmin Lambot (1886–1964), Belgian cyclist
• Firmin Marbeau (1798–1875), French philanthropist
• Firmin Monestime (1909–1977), Haitian politician and medical doctor
• Firmin Sanou (born 1973), Burkina Faso footballer
• Firmin Martin Schmidt (1918-2005), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Firmin Swinnen (1985-1972), Belgian theatre organist
• Pascal-Firmin Ndimira (b. 1956), Prime Minister of Burundi (1996–98)