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 (Clan MacNeil). Notable people with the surname include:

People

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 (1942–2025), 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) (1948–2024), 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

Sportspeople

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

See also

• MacNeil
• MacNeill
• MacNeille
• McNeal
• MacNeal
• McNeill (disambiguation)