McNeil (surname)

McNeil or MacNeil is a Scottish surname of Irish origin and that surname is closely related to the Gaelic speaking Isle of Barra in the Hebrides. Notable people with the surname include:

Actors and models

 * Catherine McNeil (born 1989), Australian model
 * Claudia McNeil (1917–1993), American actress
 * Kate McNeil (born 1959), American television actress
 * Nancy McNeil (born 1947), American model in Playboy magazine
 * Scott McNeil, Australian-Canadian voice actor

Military personnel

 * Clarence H. McNeil (1873–1947), American general in the United States Army
 * John McNeil (1813–1891), American general in the Union Army during the Civil War
 * John McNeil Jr. (1784–1850), American general in the United States Army
 * John McNeill (British Army officer) (1831–1904), British major-general and recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Joseph McNeil (born 1942), American general in the United States Air Force and member of the Greensboro Four

Musicians and singers

 * Albert J. McNeil (1920–2022), American choral conductor and ethnomusicologist
 * Dennis McNeil (born 1960), American operatic tenor, musical theater performer and concert singer
 * John McNeil (musician) (born 1948), American jazz musician
 * Megan McNeil (1990–2011), Canadian singer
 * Suzie McNeil (born 1976), Canadian vocalist, contestant on Rock Star: INXS

Politicians

 * David B. McNeil (1818–1897), American politician in New York state
 * D. C. McNeil (1927–2015), Canadian politician
 * Duncan McNeil (born 1950), Scottish politician
 * Francis J. McNeil (born 1932), American ambassador to Costa Rica
 * Hector McNeil (1907–1955), Scottish politician
 * James McNeil (born 1958), American businessman and politician
 * Luis Anderson McNeil (born 1941), Panamanian politician, Minister of Labor
 * Margo McNeil (born 1948), American politician from Missouri
 * Mary McNeil, Canadian politician
 * Myron S. McNeil (1873–1944), American politician and state senator from Mississippi
 * Ron McNeil (1920–2003), Canadian politician
 * Stephen McNeil (born 1964), Canadian politician, 28th premier of Nova Scotia
 * William McNeil (1906–1964), Australian politician

Baseball

 * Jeff McNeil (born 1992), American baseball player for the New York Mets
 * Norm McNeil (1892–1942), American professional baseball catcher, played briefly with the Boston Red Sox

Football (soccer)

 * Andrew McNeil (born 1987), Scottish football coach and former football goalkeeper
 * Bob McNeil (footballer) (1890–1948), Scottish footballer for Hamilton Academical and Chelsea
 * Bobby McNeil (born 1962), Scottish footballer for Hull City, Lincoln City, Preston North End and Carlisle United
 * Charlie McNeil (footballer) (1963–2016), Scottish footballer
 * Dave McNeil (1921–1993), English footballer
 * David McNeil (footballer) (born 1995), Scottish footballer
 * Dixie McNeil (born 1947), English former footballer and manager
 * Donald McNeil (footballer) (born 1958), Scottish footballer
 * Dwight McNeil (born 1999), English footballer
 * Henry McNeil (1853–1924), Scottish footballer for Queen's Park and Scotland
 * Hugh McNeil (1878–1960), Scottish footballer for Motherwell, Celtic, Morton and Hamilton Academical
 * Hugh McNeil Jr (fl. 1920s), son of the above, Scottish footballer for Motherwell and Hamilton Academical
 * John McNeil (footballer, born 1959), Scottish former footballer primarily with Morton
 * Johnny McNeil (fl. 1930s), Scottish footballer and manager
 * Mark McNeil (born 1962), English former footballer
 * Martin McNeil (born 1980), Scottish former footballer
 * Matt McNeil (1927–1977), Scottish footballer
 * Matty McNeil (born 1976), English former footballer
 * Mick McNeil (born 1940), English former footballer
 * Moses McNeil (1855–1938), Scottish footballer for Rangers (founding member of the club) and Scotland
 * Peter McNeil (footballer) (1854–1901), Scottish footballer for Rangers (founding member of the club)

Gridiron football

 * Charlie McNeil (American football) (1936–1994), American defensive back in gridiron football
 * Clifton McNeil (born 1940), American former wide receiver in gridiron football
 * Douglas McNeil (born 1988), American wide receiver in gridiron football
 * Emanuel McNeil (born 1967), American former defensive tackle in gridiron football
 * Frank McNeil (1909–1971), American football player for the Brooklyn Dodgers
 * Freeman McNeil (born 1959), American former running back in gridiron football
 * Gerald McNeil (born 1962), German-born American former wide receiver in gridiron football
 * Jay McNeil (born 1970), Canadian former offensive lineman in gridiron football
 * Pat McNeil (born 1954), American former running back in gridiron football
 * Raymond McNeil (born 1984), American offensive lineman in gridiron football
 * Ryan McNeil (American football) (born 1970), American former defensive back in gridiron football
 * Thomas H. McNeil (1860–1932), American quarterback in gridiron football and lawyer

Ice hockey

 * George McNeil (ice hockey) (1914–1997), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * Gerry McNeil (1926–2004), Canadian ice hockey goaltender

Other

 * Alastair McNeil (1915–1944), Scottish international rugby union player
 * Calum McNeil (born 1966), Scottish wrestler
 * Charles K. McNeil (1903–1981), American inventor of the point spread in sports gambling
 * Colin McNeil (born 1972), Scottish former professional boxer
 * Hector McNeil (footballer) (1901–1969), Australian rules footballer
 * Jeremy McNeil (born 1980), American former basketball player for Syracuse University
 * Jimmy McNeil (? – c. 2003), Scottish rugby union player
 * Jye McNeil (born 1994), Australian jockey
 * Lachlan McNeil (born 2001) Australian rules footballer
 * Loretta McNeil (1907–1988), American athlete and Olympic sprinter
 * Lori McNeil (born 1963), American tennis coach and former player
 * Pablo McNeil (1939–2011), Jamaican track and field sprinter and sprinting coach
 * Sally McNeil (born 1960), American bodybuilder convicted in the shooting death of her husband and fellow bodybuilder, Ray McNeil
 * Tom McNeil (1929–2020), Australian rules footballer and politician
 * Vic McNeil (1890–1936), Australian rules footballer

Writers

 * Baye McNeil, American writer living in Japan
 * Carla Speed McNeil (born 1969), American sci-fi writer and illustrator
 * Donald McNeil Jr. (born 1954), American journalist
 * Florence McNeil (c. 1932–2013), Canadian poet, writer and playwright
 * Frances McNeil, English novelist and playwright also writing as Frances Brody
 * Henry Everett McNeil (1862–1929), American writer
 * Jean McNeil (born 1968), Canadian-born fiction and travel author working in England
 * Jim McNeil (1935–1982), Australian convict and playwright
 * Joanne McNeil, American writer, editor and art critic
 * Legs McNeil (born 1956), American music journalist and founder of Punk magazine
 * Sacha McNeil, New Zealand journalist and news presenter
 * Steve McNeil (born 1979), English television presenter, writer and comedian
 * W. K. McNeil (1940–2005), American folklorist and historian

Other

 * Anne McNeil (born 1977), American chemist
 * Barbara Joyce McNeil (born 1941), American physician
 * Bruce McNeil (1939–2019), American environmental fine arts photographer
 * Charles McNeil (physician) (1881–1964), Scottish paediatrician
 * Daniel McNeil (1853–1918), Canadian lawyer and judge
 * Darrell McNeil (1957–2018), American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer and actor
 * Dorothy Blackwell McNeil (born 1940s), American businesswoman
 * Dudley B. McNeil (1908–1977), American prelate of the Episcopal Church
 * Fannie Knowling McNeil (1869–1928), Canadian suffragist and artist
 * George McNeil (artist) (1908–1995), American abstract expressionist painter
 * Howard McNeil (1920–2010), American meteorologist
 * Ida McNeil (1888–1974), American broadcaster and flag designer
 * Larry McNeil (photographer) (born 1955), American photographer and printmaker
 * Neil McNeil (1851–1934), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto
 * Neil McNeil (businessman) (1855–1927), Western Australian businessman
 * Neil E. McNeil (1875–?), American attorney and Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
 * Patricia McNeil, Canadian costume designer and production designer
 * Peter McNeil (architect) (1917–1989), Canadian architect
 * Robert L. McNeil Jr. (1915–2010), American chemist and pharmaceutical industry executive

Fictional characters

 * Michael McNeil, character in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars played by Michael Biehn
 * Ryan McNeil, character in The Young and the Restless played by Scott Reeves
 * Tricia McNeil, character in The Young and the Restless played by Sabryn Genet

As first or middle name

 * Mcneil Clarke (1838–1872), Ontario lawyer and political figure
 * McNeil Hendricks (born 1973), South African former rugby union player
 * McNeil Moore (1933–2023), American defensive back in gridiron football
 * McNeil Morgan (born 1970), Vincentian cricketer
 * Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers (1857–1932), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales
 * John McNeil Eddings (1830–1896), American military storekeeper and civic leader
 * Edward McNeil Farmer (1901–1969), American artist and designer
 * Richard McNeil Henderson (1886–1972), British engineer and colonial administrator
 * Adrienne McNeil Herndon (born Adrienne Elizabeth McNeil; 1869–1910), designer of the Herndon Home
 * Irving McNeil Ives (1896–1962), American politician, Senator from New York
 * Reed McNeil Izatt (1926–2023), American chemist
 * Ryan McNeil Lamswood (born 2000), Canadian curler
 * James McNeil Stephenson (1796–1877), American lawyer, businessman and politician
 * Keith McNeil Campbell-Walter (1904–1976), British admiral
 * John McNeil Wilmot (1755–1847), Canadian businessman, judge and political figure in New Brunswick
 * Leone McNeil Zimmer (1916–2014), American stained glass artist