# McKinney (surname)

McKinney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alice Cary McKinney (1865-1928), American temperance and social reformer
* Anthony McKinney, a convicted murderer in Illinois whose guilt has been questioned
* Baylus Benjamin McKinney (1886–1952), American singer, songwriter, and music editor
* Betsy McKinney, American politician and New Hampshire state Representative
* Bevin McKinney, co-inventor of the Roton rocket
* Bill McKinney (1931–2011), American actor
* Billy McKinney (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
* Bill McKinney (1895–1969), American jazz drummer
* Billy McKinney (politician), American politician (and father of Cynthia McKinney)
* Chance McKinney, American singer
* Charlotte McKinney (born 1993), American model and actress
* Chris McKinney (born 1973), American writer
* Collin McKinney (1766–1861), American merchant and politician, an important figure in the Texas Revolution
* Cynthia McKinney (born 1955), American politician, Green Party nominee for president in 2008, and former United States Representative
* D. Frank McKinney (1928–2001), British ornithologist and ethologist
* Demetria McKinney (born 1981), American actress and songwriter
* Dennis McKinney, former Kansas State Treasurer and Kansas state Representative
* Donavan McKinney, American politician from Michigan
* Fearghal McKinney (born 1962), Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
* Florine McKinney (1909–1975), American actress
* Frank McKinney (1938–1992), American swimmer
* Frank E. McKinney (1904–1974), American banker and chair of the Democratic National Committee from 1951 to 1952
* Gene C. McKinney (born 1950), American soldier
* Hannah McKinney, American economist and politician
* Irene McKinney, American poet and editor
* Jack McKinney (basketball) (1935–2018), American basketball coach
* Jack McKinney (writer), pseudonym used by American writers James Luceno and Brian Daley
* Jeremy McKinney (born 1976), American football player
* Jimmy McKinney (born 1983), American basketball player and film actor
* Joe McKinney (born 1967), Irish actor
* John F. McKinney, American politician and former United States Representative
* John R. McKinney (1921–1997), American soldier who received the Medal of Honor in World War II
* Joseph Crescent McKinney (1928–2010), Roman Catholic bishop
* Joyce McKinney (born 1949), alleged rapist in the Manacled Mormon case
* Kennedy McKinney (born 1966), American boxer
* Kurt McKinney (born 1962), American actor
* Larry J. McKinney (1944–2017), American judge
* Louise McKinney (1868–1931), Canadian politician
* Mark McKinney (born 1959), Canadian comedian and actor
* Mary McKinney (1873–1987), American recognised as "the world's oldest person" at the time of her death
* May Mourning Farris McKinney (1874-1959), American non-profit executive
* Michael McKinney (1840–1925), American railroad tycoon
* Mike McKinney (born 1951), American politician
* Mira McKinney (1892-1978), Film and Television actress
* Nathaniel McKinney (born 1982), Bahamian athlete
* Nina Mae McKinney (1913–1967), American actress
* Philip W. McKinney (1832–1899), American politician
* Richard McKinney (born 1953), American archer and author
* Samuel McKinney (1807–1879), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in the American South
* Seth McKinney (born 1979), American football player
* Steve McKinney (born 1975), American football player
* Stewart McKinney (politician) (1931–1987), American politician and former United States Representative
* Tamara McKinney (born 1962), American alpine ski racer
* Tom McKinney, Irish rugby league footballer
* Xavier McKinney (born 1999), American football player