Kinnear

Kinnear is a Scottish and Irish surname which means "chieftain". Notable persons with that name include:


 * A. E. Kinnear, Australian Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner
 * Andrew Kinnear (1750–1818), Canadian politician
 * Ben Kinnear (born 1979), Australian footballer
 * Bob Kinnear (b. 1970/1), Canadian labour leader
 * Charles Kinnear (1830–1894), Scottish architect
 * David Kinnear (1917–2008), Scottish association football player
 * David Kinnear (journalist) (c. 1906–1862), Canadian journalist
 * Dominic Kinnear (born 1967), Scottish-American association football player and manager
 * George Kinnear (1836–1912), American military officer and real estate developer
 * Greg Kinnear (born 1963), American actor
 * Kent Kinnear (born 1966), American tennis player
 * Helen Kinnear (1894–1970), Canadian lawyer
 * Joe Kinnear (Australian footballer) (1912–1981), Australian rules footballer
 * Joe Kinnear (1946–2024), Irish association football player and manager
 * John Kinnear (Irish politician) (1824–1894), Irish politician
 * John Boyd Kinnear (1828–1920), Scottish lawyer, writer and politician
 * Mary Elizabeth Kinnear (1898–1991), Canadian politician
 * Norman Boyd Kinnear (1882–1957), Scottish zoologist
 * Roy Kinnear (1934–1988), English actor
 * Rory Kinnear (born 1978), English actor, son of Roy Kinnear
 * Wally Kinnear (1880–1974), Scottish rower