McFarlane (surname)

McFarlane is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Politics

 * Allan McFarlane (1792–1864), pastoralist and parliamentarian in South Australia
 * Brendan McFarlane (born 1951), Irish republican activist
 * Duncan McFarlane (1841–1918), New Zealand politician
 * Hugh McFarlane (1815–1882), American politician
 * Jann McFarlane (born 1944), Australian politician from Stirling, Western Australia
 * Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff (1926–2012), British peer; MP from Llandaff
 * Norm McFarlane (contemporary), Canadian politician; mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick
 * Robert McFarlane (American politician) (1937–2022), American National Security Advisor to President Reagan 1983–1985; major player in the Iran-Contra Affair
 * William D. McFarlane (1894–1980), lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative for Texas

Sport

 * Bob McFarlane (athlete) (1927–2006), Canadian runner and professional football player
 * Danny McFarlane (born 1972), Jamaican hurdler in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics
 * David McFarlane (footballer) (b. 1979), Scottish footballer
 * Don McFarlane (athlete, born 1926), Canadian runner in the 1948 Olympics
 * Don McFarlane (athlete, born 1931), Canadian runner in the 1952 Olympics
 * Mike McFarlane (1960–2023), British sprinter in the 1988 Olympics
 * Óscar McFarlane (born 1980), Panamanian football goalkeeper
 * Ross McFarlane (footballer) (born 1961), former Scottish football defender
 * Ross McFarlane (born 1961), English golfer
 * Steve McFarlane, Australian rugby league footballer
 * Tom McFarlane (1872-?), Scottish footballer
 * Tommy McFarlane, Scottish/American soccer player
 * Tracey McFarlane (born 1966), American Olympic swimmer in the 1988 Olympics
 * Willie McFarlane (1923–1998), Scottish footballer

Arts

 * Andrew McFarlane (Australian actor) (born 1951), Australian actor
 * Colin McFarlane (born 1961), English actor, voice actor and narrator
 * Fiona McFarlane (born 1978), Australian author
 * Rory McFarlane, British musician
 * Howard McFarlane (1894–1983), English jazz trumpeter
 * Leslie McFarlane (1902–1977), Canadian journalist and novelist; ghostwriter of the Hardy Boys series
 * Shona McFarlane (1929–2001), New Zealand artist, journalist, and broadcaster
 * Todd McFarlane (born 1961), Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, toy manufacturer/designer

Others

 * Andrew McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Brian McFarlane (born 1931), Canadian television sportscaster
 * Ian McFarlane (born 1959), Australian music journalist
 * John McFarlane (born 1947), former chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
 * K. B. McFarlane (1903–1966), British historian
 * Stuart McFarlane (1885–1970), Australian public servant
 * William McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

 * Kenny McFarlane, character in Marvel Comics Ultimate Universe
 * Characters in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
 * Josie McFarlane
 * Kim McFarlane
 * Mick McFarlane (EastEnders)
 * Chuck McFarlane, character in Chuck's Choice