McFarlane (surname)

Last updated July 29, 2025

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

Politics

Allan McFarlane (1792–1864), pastoralist and parliamentarian in South Australia
Brendan McFarlane (1951–2025), Irish republican activist
Donald McFarlane, British-American politician
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 (born 1935 or 1936), Canadian politician; mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick
Robert McFarlane (American government official) (1937–2022), major figure in the Iran-Contra Affair
William D. McFarlane (1894–1980), American politician from Texas

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) (born 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

Andrew McFarlane (born 1951), Australian actor
Brian McFarlane (born 1934), Australian film historian, writer, and educator
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

Andrew McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people
Brian McFarlane (born 1931), Canadian television sportscaster
Dijon McFarlane (born 1990), American record producer, known as Mustard
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