# 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. 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 (born 1942), 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) (born 1948), 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