McNeil (surname)

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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:

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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)

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

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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

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