McDaniel

McDaniel is a surname. It may refer to the following people:


 * Barry McDaniel (1930–2018), American operatic baritone
 * Chris McDaniel (born 1972), American attorney and politician
 * Clara McDaniel (born 1948), American blues singer and songwriter
 * Clint McDaniel (born 1972), American basketball player
 * David McDaniel (1939–1977), American science fiction writer
 * Ellas McDaniel (1928–2008), better known by the stage name Bo Diddley, American guitarist and singer
 * Etta McDaniel (1890–1946), American actress, sister of Hattie and Sam McDaniel
 * George A. McDaniel (1885–1944), American actor and singer
 * Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952), American actress, first African-American Oscar winner, sister of Etta and Sam McDaniel
 * Henry Dickerson McDaniel (1836–1926), American politician
 * Jacobbi McDaniel (born 1989), American football player
 * James McDaniel (born 1958), American actor
 * Jeffrey McDaniel (born 1967), American poet
 * Lindy McDaniel (1935–2020), American baseball player
 * Lurlene McDaniel (born 1944), American author
 * Matthew McDaniel (20th/21st century), American human rights activist
 * Mel McDaniel (1942–2011), American singer and music artist


 * Michael McDaniel (academic), chair of the Council of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) from 2017 to 2019


 * Michael A. McDaniel, American psychologist
 * Mike McDaniel (born 1983), American football coach, head coach of the Miami Dolphins NFL team
 * Mildred McDaniel (1933–2004), American athlete
 * Orlando McDaniel (1960–2020), American football player
 * Randall McDaniel (born 1964), American football player
 * Ronna McDaniel (born 1973), American politician
 * Sam McDaniel (1886–1962), American actor, brother of Etta and Hattie McDaniel
 * Sam McDaniel (basketball) (born 1995), Australian basketball player
 * Scott McDaniel (born 1965), American comics artist
 * Terry McDaniel (born 1965), American football player
 * Wahoo McDaniel, ring name of Edward McDaniel (1938–2002), American football player and professional wrestler
 * William Roberts McDaniel (1861–1942), American academic
 * Xavier McDaniel (born 1963), American basketball player