The taxon authority Lin may refer to:

• Ai-Qing Lin, Chinese mammalogist
• Aung Lin, Myanma myriapodologist
• Chao-Yu Lin, Chinese herpetologist
• Che Wei Lin (fl. 2014; C.W.Lin), botanist
• Chen Lin - Mongolian entomologist
• Cheng-Shing Lin, Taiwanese entomologist
• Chia-Wei Lin, Taiwan marine biologist
• Chien-Ting Lin, ichthyologist
• Ching-Long Lin, Taiwan carcinologist
• Ching-Shan Lin, Taiwan entomologist
• Chung-Chi Lin, Taiwan entomologist
• Chung-Ping Lin, Taiwan entomologist
• Chun Rui Lin (fl. 2009; C.R.Lin), botanist
• Fu-Ping Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Gong-Hua Lin, Chinese myriapodologist
• Hao-Yu Lin, Chinese entomologist
• He-Shan Lin, Chinese marine zoologist (Pycnogonida)
• Hsiu-Chin Lin, Taiwan carcinologist
• Hungdu Lin, Taiwan ichthyologist
• James Lin, Taiwanese ichthyologist
• Jian-Zhen Lin, Chinese acarologist
• Jing-Zhi Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Jun-Hong Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Junda Lin (died 2016), ichthyologist
• Jun-Hui Lin, Chinese annelidologist
• Junyi Lin, herpetologist
• Liang-Kong Lin, Taiwan mammalogist
• Li-Liang Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Lin Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Long-Shan Lin, Chinese ichthyologist
• Mao Lin, Chinese marine biologist
• Mei-Ying Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Ming-Yao Lin, Taiwan entomologist
• Min-Ping Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Nai-Quan Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Peng-Cheng Lin, Chinese ichthyologist
• Ping Lin, entomologist
• Qiang Lin, Chinese ichthyologist
• Qi-Bin Lin (1935–2022), Chinese palaeoentomologist
• Qi Lin (born 1957; Q.Lin), botanist
• Rung-Juen Lin, Taiwan entomologist
• Rong-Cheng Lin, Chinese marine zoologist (Pycnogonida)
• Rui-Rui Lin, Chinese entomologist
• R.-D. Lin
• Shan Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Shang-Yao Lin, Canadian entomologist
• Shi-Shi Lin - herpetologist
• Showe-Mei Lin (Showe M.Lin), phycologist
• Shu-Yan Lin, Chinese ichthyologist
• Shuang-Hu Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Si-Min Lin, Taiwan herpetologist
• Wan Tao Lin (1927-; W.T.Lin), botanist
• Wei-Cheng Lin, Taiwan carcinologist
• Xiao-Bin Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Xiao-Dan Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Xiao-Lan Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Xiao-Li Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Xiao-Long Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Ye-Jie Lin, Chinese arachnologist
• Yen-Po Lin, Chinese entomologist
• Yi Ming Lin (fl. 1995); Y.M.Lin), botanist
• Yi-Tao Lin, Chinese helminthologist
• Yong Lin, Chinese entomologist
• You Xing Lin (born 1934; Y.X.Lin), botanist
• Yubo Lin, Chinese herpetologist
• Yu-Cheng Lin, Chinese arachnologist
• Yu-Chi Lin, Taiwan entomologist
• Zhao-Hui Lin, Taiwan helminthologist