McKean (surname)

McKean or MacKean is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, and may refer to:

Art

 * Charles McKean, Scottish architectural historian
 * Michael Jones McKean (born 1976), American artist

Military

 * George Burdon McKean, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * James B. McKean (1821–1879), New York politician and Union Army general
 * Scott McKean (born 1968), United States Army lieutenant general
 * Thomas J. McKean (1810–1870), Union general during the American Civil War
 * William McKean (1800–1865), American admiral

Music

 * Dave McKean, illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, filmmaker and musician
 * Joy McKean, Australian country music singer
 * Michael McKean (born 1947), American actor, comedian, composer and musician, appeared in This Is Spinal Tap

Politics

 * Arthur McKean (1882–1957), American footballer and politician
 * Hugh McKean (1967–2022), Colorado politician
 * James B. McKean (1821–1879), New York politician and Union Army general
 * James J. MacKean, Irish politician in the 1928 Seanad
 * Samuel McKean (1787–1841), American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania
 * Thomas McKean (1734–1817), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence

Sport

 * Allan McKean, Australian rugby league player.
 * Arthur McKean, American footballer and politician
 * Bobby McKean, Scottish footballer
 * Ed McKean, American baseballer
 * Jim McKean (1945–2019), Canadian baseball umpire.
 * Olive McKean, American swimmer
 * Tom McKean (born 1963), Scottish former middle distance runner who won the European Championships 800m gold medal at Split in 1990

Other fields

 * Erin McKean, American lexicographer
 * Henry McKean, Scottish-American mathematician
 * John McKean (1941–1996), Australian ornithologist
 * Kip McKean, minister
 * Liz MacKean (1964–2017), British television reporter
 * Maeve Kennedy McKean (1979–2020), American public health official, human rights attorney, and academic
 * Roland McKean, American economist