# List of people with surname MacNamara

MacNamara is a surname.

## People with the surname MacNamara

* Arthur Macnamara (1831–1906), British squire and magistrate
* Brinsley MacNamara (1890–1963), Irish writer
* Caitlin Macnamara (1913–1994), British writer
* Ian McNamara (contemporary), Australian radio announcer
* James Macnamara (1768–1826), British naval officer
* Jean Macnamara (1899–1968), Australian medical scientist
* John Macnamara (1905–1944), British MP and army officer
* Stephen MacNamara (contemporary), American professor

## People with the surname McNamara

* A. J. McNamara (1936–2014), judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
* Andrew McNamara (born 1959), Australian politician from Queensland
* Andy McNamara (born 1969), American radio sports announcer
* Barbara McNamara (born 1942), American linguist, former deputy director of the National Security Agency
* Bob McNamara (disambiguation)
* Brad McNamara (born 1965), Australian professional cricketer
* Brian McNamara (born 1960), American actor
* Conor McNamara (contemporary), Irish football commentator
* Dan McNamara (born 1984), American comedian and special effects artist
* Danny McNamara (disambiguation)
* Dave McNamara (1887–1967), Australian Rules footballer
* D. Harold McNamara (1923-2014), American astronomer
* Dinny McNamara (1905–1936), American professional baseball player and coach
* Edward H. McNamara (before 1962–2006), American politician from Wayne County, Michigan; mayor of Livonia 1970–1986
* Eileen McNamara (born 1952), American journalist, professor, and author
* Emmet McNamara (born 1990), Irish jockey
* Eugene McNamara (1930-2016), Canadian poet, author and professor
* Frank McNamara (contemporary), Irish musician
* Frank Hubert McNamara (1894–1961), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Garrett McNamara (born 1967), American surfer
* George McNamara (1886–1952), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of Harold and Howard McNamara
* Gerry McNamara (born 1934), Canadian professional hockey player
* Gerry McNamara (born 1983), American professional basketball player
* Greg McNamara (1950–1997), Australian professional boxer
* Harold McNamara (1889–1937), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of George and Howard McNamara
* Henry McNamara (1934-2018), American politician from New Jersey
* Holly McNamara (born 2003), Australian footballer
* Matilda McNamara (born 1998), Australian footballer
* Howard McNamara (1890–1940), Canadian professional ice hockey player; brother of George and Harold McNamara
* Ian McNamara, Australian radio personality
* Jackie McNamara, Sr. (born 1952), Scottish professional footballer
* Jackie McNamara (born 1973), Scottish professional footballer and manager
* James A. McNamara, distinguished professor of orthodontics at University of Michigan Dental School
* The McNamara brothers (James and John) (fl. 1905–1941), American trade unionists, bombed the office of the Los Angeles Times 1910
* Jim McNamara (born 1965), American professional baseball player
* John McNamara (born 1950), an American artist
* John McNamara (1936-2020), a baseball manager
* John McNamara, a recipient of the Victoria Cross
* John McNamara, co-creator of Profit (TV series)
* John McNamara, one of the McNamara brothers who bombed the office of the Los Angeles Times in 1910
* John J. McNamara, banker, author, Olympic medal winner
* Joseph McNamara (disambiguation)
* Julianne McNamara (born 1965), American artistic gymnast; 1980 and 1984 Olympic contestant
* Katherine McNamara (born 1995), American actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer
* Kevin McNamara (1926–1987), Irish Roman Catholic bishop and academic; Archbishop of Dublin 1984–87
* Kevin McNamara (1934–2017), British politician and MP
* Leah McNamara, Irish actress
* Maggie McNamara (1928–1978), American actress
* Margaret McNamara (1915–1981), American teacher; founder of Reading is Fundamental; wife of Robert S. McNamara
* Mark McNamara (born 1959), American professional basketball player
* Michael McNamara (born 1974), Irish politician; Dáil Deputy, 2011-
* Michelle McNamara (1970-2016), True crime author; wife of comedian Patton Oswalt
* Mike McNamara (born 1949), Irish hurling manager
* Neville McNamara (1923–2014), Australian Air Force commander
* Pat McNamara (Australian politician) (born 1949), Australian politician from Victoria
* Patrick V. McNamara (1894–1966), American politician from Michigan; U.S. Senator 1954–66
* Percy McNamara (fl. 1908–1909), Australian rugby league player
* Peter McNamara (1955–2019), Australian professional tennis player
* Richard McNamara (born 1972), English rock guitarist and drummer; brother of Danny McNamara
* Robert McNamara (1916–2009), American businessman, U.S. Secretary of Defense under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; president of the World Bank
* Robert McNamara (born 1987), Australian figure skater
* Robert Craig McNamara, biologist, pedologist, businessman and farmer practicing sustainable agriculture; son of the U.S. Secretary of Defense
* Robin McNamara (1947–2021), American singer, songwriter, and musician
* Sean McNamara (born 1962), American film writer, director, and producer
* Shane McNamara (contemporary), Australian television and film actor
* Shelley McNamara, Irish architect and academic founded Grafton Architects with Yvonne Farrell
* Steve McNamara (born 1971), English rugby league coach
* Tom McNamara (disambiguation)
* William McNamara (1879–1947), Canadian politician from Alberta; expelled from mayorship 1914
* William McNamara (born 1965), American actor

## Fictional characters

* Sean McNamara, character in Nip/Tuck
* Tank McNamara, titular character of the syndicated comic strip
* William McNamara, character in Hart's War
* Heather McNamara, a character in the 1988 film Heathers, and it's musical and TV adaptations