List of people with surname MacNamara

MacNamara is a surname.

People with the surname MacNamara

 * Arthur Macnamara (1831–1906), British squire and magistrate
 * Brinsley MacNamara (1890–1963), Irish writer
 * Caitlin Macnamara (1913–1994), British writer
 * Ian McNamara (contemporary), Australian radio announcer
 * James Macnamara (1768–1826), British naval officer
 * Jean Macnamara (1899–1968), Australian medical scientist
 * John Macnamara (1905–1944), British MP and army officer
 * Stephen MacNamara (contemporary), American professor

People with the surname McNamara

 * A. J. McNamara (1936–2014), judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
 * Andrew McNamara (born 1959), Australian politician from Queensland
 * Andy McNamara (born 1969), American radio sports announcer
 * Barbara McNamara (born 1942), American linguist, former deputy director of the National Security Agency
 * Bob McNamara (disambiguation)
 * Brad McNamara (born 1965), Australian professional cricketer
 * Brian McNamara (born 1960), American actor
 * Conor McNamara (contemporary), Irish football commentator
 * Dan McNamara (born 1984), American comedian and special effects artist
 * Danny McNamara (disambiguation)
 * Dave McNamara (1887–1967), Australian Rules footballer
 * D. Harold McNamara (1923-2014), American astronomer
 * Dinny McNamara (1905–1936), American professional baseball player and coach
 * Edward H. McNamara (before 1962–2006), American politician from Wayne County, Michigan; mayor of Livonia 1970–1986
 * Eileen McNamara (born 1952), American journalist, professor, and author
 * Emmet McNamara (born 1990), Irish jockey
 * Eugene McNamara (1930-2016), Canadian poet, author and professor
 * Frank McNamara (contemporary), Irish musician
 * Frank Hubert McNamara (1894–1961), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Garrett McNamara (born 1967), American surfer
 * George McNamara (1886–1952), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of Harold and Howard McNamara
 * Gerry McNamara (born 1934), Canadian professional hockey player
 * Gerry McNamara (born 1983), American professional basketball player
 * Greg McNamara (1950–1997), Australian professional boxer
 * Harold McNamara (1889–1937), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of George and Howard McNamara
 * Henry McNamara (1934-2018), American politician from New Jersey
 * Holly McNamara (born 2003), Australian footballer
 * Matilda McNamara (born 1998), Australian footballer
 * Howard McNamara (1890–1940), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of George and Harold McNamara
 * Ian McNamara, Australian radio personality
 * Jackie McNamara, Sr. (born 1952), Scottish professional footballer
 * Jackie McNamara (born 1973), Scottish professional footballer and manager
 * James A. McNamara, distinguished professor of orthodontics at University of Michigan Dental School
 * The McNamara brothers (James and John) (fl. 1905–1941), American trade unionists, bombed the office of the Los Angeles Times 1910
 * Jim McNamara (born 1965), American professional baseball player
 * John McNamara (born 1950), an American artist
 * John McNamara (1936-2020), a baseball manager
 * John McNamara, a recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * John McNamara, co-creator of Profit (TV series)
 * John McNamara, one of the McNamara brothers who bombed the office of the Los Angeles Times in 1910
 * John J. McNamara, banker, author, Olympic medal winner
 * Joseph McNamara (disambiguation)
 * Julianne McNamara (born 1965), American artistic gymnast; 1980 and 1984 Olympic contestant
 * Katherine McNamara (born 1995), American actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer
 * Kevin McNamara (1926–1987), Irish Roman Catholic bishop and academic; Archbishop of Dublin 1984–87
 * Kevin McNamara (1934–2017), British politician and MP
 * Leah McNamara, Irish actress
 * Maggie McNamara (1928–1978), American actress
 * Margaret McNamara (1915–1981), American teacher; founder of Reading is Fundamental; wife of Robert S. McNamara
 * Mark McNamara (born 1959), American professional basketball player
 * Michael McNamara (born 1974), Irish politician; Dáil Deputy, 2011-
 * Michelle McNamara (1970-2016), True crime author; wife of comedian Patton Oswalt
 * Mike McNamara (born 1949), Irish hurling manager
 * Neville McNamara (1923–2014), Australian Air Force commander
 * Pat McNamara (Australian politician) (born 1949), Australian politician from Victoria
 * Patrick V. McNamara (1894–1966), American politician from Michigan; U.S. Senator 1954–66
 * Percy McNamara (fl. 1908–1909), Australian rugby league player
 * Peter McNamara (1955–2019), Australian professional tennis player
 * Richard McNamara (born 1972), English rock guitarist and drummer; brother of Danny McNamara
 * Robert McNamara (1916–2009), American businessman, U.S. Secretary of Defense under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; president of the World Bank
 * Robert McNamara (born 1987), Australian figure skater
 * Robert Craig McNamara, biologist, pedologist, businessman and farmer practicing sustainable agriculture; son of the U.S. Secretary of Defense
 * Robin McNamara (1947–2021), American singer, songwriter, and musician
 * Sean McNamara (born 1962), American film writer, director, and producer
 * Shane McNamara (contemporary), Australian television and film actor
 * Shelley McNamara, Irish architect and academic founded Grafton Architects with Yvonne Farrell
 * Steve McNamara (born 1971), English rugby league coach
 * Tom McNamara (disambiguation)
 * William McNamara (1879–1947), Canadian politician from Alberta; expelled from mayorship 1914
 * William McNamara (born 1965), American actor

Fictional characters

 * Sean McNamara, character in Nip/Tuck
 * Tank McNamara, titular character of the syndicated comic strip
 * William McNamara, character in  Hart's War
 * Heather McNamara, a character in the 1988 film Heathers, and it's musical and TV adaptations