McKinney (surname)

McKinney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
 * Alice Cary McKinney (1865-1928), American temperance and social reformer
 * Anthony McKinney, a convicted murderer in Illinois whose guilt has been questioned
 * Baylus Benjamin McKinney (1886–1952), American singer, songwriter, and music editor
 * Betsy McKinney, American politician and New Hampshire state Representative
 * Bevin McKinney, co-inventor of the Roton rocket
 * Bill McKinney (1931–2011), American actor
 * Billy McKinney (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Billy McKinney (politician), American politician (and father of Cynthia McKinney)
 * Chance McKinney, American singer
 * Charlotte McKinney (born 1993), American model and actress
 * Chris McKinney (born 1973), American writer
 * Collin McKinney (1766–1861), American merchant and politician, an important figure in the Texas Revolution
 * Cynthia McKinney (born 1955), American politician, Green Party nominee for president in 2008, and former United States Representative
 * D. Frank McKinney (1928–2001), British ornithologist and ethologist
 * Demetria McKinney (born 1981), American actress and songwriter
 * Dennis McKinney, former Kansas State Treasurer and Kansas state Representative
 * Donavan McKinney, American politician from Michigan
 * Fearghal McKinney (born 1962), Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
 * Florine McKinney (1909–1975), American actress
 * Frank McKinney (1938–1992), American swimmer
 * Frank E. McKinney (1904–1974), American banker and chair of the Democratic National Committee from 1951 to 1952
 * Gene C. McKinney (born 1950), American soldier
 * Hannah McKinney, American economist and politician
 * Irene McKinney, American poet and editor
 * Jack McKinney (basketball) (1935–2018), American basketball coach
 * Jack McKinney (writer), pseudonym used by American writers James Luceno and Brian Daley
 * Jeremy McKinney (born 1976), American football player
 * Jimmy McKinney (born 1983), American basketball player and film actor
 * Joe McKinney (born 1967), Irish actor
 * John F. McKinney, American politician and former United States Representative
 * John R. McKinney (1921–1997), American soldier who received the Medal of Honor in World War II
 * Joseph Crescent McKinney (1928–2010), Roman Catholic bishop
 * Joyce McKinney (born 1949), alleged rapist in the Manacled Mormon case
 * Justin Aynsley McKinney (born 1978), American musician and super accountant
 * Kennedy McKinney (born 1966), American boxer
 * Kurt McKinney (born 1962), American actor
 * Larry J. McKinney (1944–2017), American judge
 * Louise McKinney (1868–1931), Canadian politician
 * Mark McKinney (born 1959), Canadian comedian and actor
 * Mary McKinney (1873–1987), American recognised as "the world's oldest person" at the time of her death
 * Mira McKinney (1892-1978), Film and Television actress
 * Nathaniel McKinney (born 1982), Bahamian athlete
 * Nina Mae McKinney (1913–1967), American actress
 * Philip W. McKinney (1832–1899), American politician
 * Richard McKinney (born 1953), American archer and author
 * Samuel McKinney (1807–1879), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in the American South
 * Seth McKinney (born 1979), American football player
 * Steve McKinney (born 1975), American football player
 * Stewart McKinney (politician) (1931–1987), American politician and former United States Representative
 * Tamara McKinney (born 1962), American alpine ski racer
 * Tom McKinney, Irish rugby league footballer
 * William McKinney (1895–1969), American jazz drummer
 * Xavier McKinney (born 1999), American football player