# McPhail

McPhail or MacPhail is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

## McPhail

* Addie McPhail (1905–2003), American film actress
* Alastair McPhail, British diplomat, the first British ambassador to South Sudan
* Alexander James McPhail (1883-1931), Scottish-Canadian agricultural reformer
* Andy McPhail, Scottish rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s
* Billy McPhail (1928–2003), Scottish footballer
* Bob McPhail (1905–2000), Scottish international footballer
* Bob McPhail (rugby), English rugby union, and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s
* Bruce McPhail (1937–2020), New Zealand rugby player
* Dan McPhail (1903–1987), Scottish professional footballer
* Daniel H. McPhail (1813-1884) American soldier, Lt Colonel, 5th Infantry Battle of Monterey, Siege of Veracruz, Battle for Mexico City, Battle of Churubusco amongst others
* David McPhail (rugby league) (1886–?), New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
* David McPhail (1945–2021), New Zealand actor
* Donna McPhail, British comedian, TV presenter, journalist
* Douglas McPhail (1914–1944), American actor and singer
* George Wilson McPhail (1815–1871), Presbyterian minister, president of Lafayette College, and Davidson College.
* Hal McPhail (1912–1977), American football player
* Jerris McPhail (born 1972), former professional American football player
* Joe McPhail, American Marine Corps Fighter Pilot, Colonel WW2
* John McPhail (disambiguation)
* Larry McPhail (born 1968), retired American soccer forward
* Malcolm McPhail (1895–1975), Scottish footballer
* Marnie McPhail (born 1966), Canadian-American actress
* Michael McPhail (born 1981), American Olympic rifle shooter
* Samuel McPhail (born 1826), American soldier, founder of the towns Caledonia and Redwood Falls
* Sharon McPhail (born 1948), American lawyer and politician
* Stephen McPhail (born 1979), Republic of Ireland international footballer

## MacPhail

* Agnes Macphail (1890–1954), Canadian feminist and first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons.
* Alesha MacPhail, murder victim
* Andrew Macphail (1864–1938), Canadian physician, author, professor of medicine and soldier.
* Andy MacPhail (born 1953), president of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles and son of the former American League president Lee MacPhail and grandson of Larry MacPhail.
* Angus MacPhail (1903–1962), English screenwriter known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock; credited with the creation of the term "MacGuffin"
* Catherine Macphail (born 1964), Scottish-born author
* Dan Macphail, fictitious engineer of the Vital Spark
* Dugald MacPhail (1818-1887) Gaelic songwriter, poet and author from Strathcoil on Mull
* Dugald MacPhail, One of the last survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 when serving as part of the Buffalo Border Guard.
* Iain Macphail, Lord Macphail (1938–2009) Scottish lawyer, Senator of the College of Justice, Judge of the Supreme Court
* John MacPhail (born 1955), former Scottish footballer
* Joy MacPhail (born 1952), former Canadian New Democratic Party of British Columbia politician
* Katherine Stewart MacPhail (1887-1974), Scottish Surgeon
* Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree (1889-1961), Scottish Merchant Navy Captain and renowned piper
* Larry MacPhail (1890–1975), American executive and innovator in Major League Baseball
* Lee MacPhail (1917–2012), former administrator in Major League Baseball
* Malcolm MacPhail, World War One books
* Mark MacPhail (died 1989), police officer and murder victim
* Robert Lloyd George MacPhail (1920–1995), Canadian politician and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island; Member of the Order of Canada
* William S. MacPhail (fl. 1900s), namesake of the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota