McKean (surname)

McKean or MacKean is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, and may refer to:

Art

• Charles McKean, Scottish architectural historian
• Michael Jones McKean (born 1976), American artist

Military

• George Burdon McKean, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• James B. McKean (1821–1879), New York politician and Union Army general
• Scott McKean (born 1968), United States Army lieutenant general
• Thomas J. McKean (1810–1870), Union general during the American Civil War
• William McKean (1800–1865), American admiral

Music

• Dave McKean, illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, filmmaker and musician
• Joy McKean, Australian country music singer
• Michael McKean (born 1947), American actor, comedian, composer and musician, appeared in This Is Spinal Tap

Politics

• Arthur McKean (1882–1957), American footballer and politician
• Hugh McKean (1967–2022), Colorado politician
• James B. McKean (1821–1879), New York politician and Union Army general
• James J. MacKean, Irish politician in the 1928 Seanad
• Samuel McKean (1787–1841), American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania
• Thomas McKean (1734–1817), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence

Sport

• Allan McKean, Australian rugby league player.
• Arthur McKean, American footballer and politician
• Bobby McKean, Scottish footballer
• Ed McKean, American baseballer
• Jim McKean (1945–2019), Canadian baseball umpire.
• Olive McKean, American swimmer
• Tom McKean (born 1963), Scottish former middle distance runner who won the European Championships 800m gold medal at Split in 1990

Other fields

• Erin McKean, American lexicographer
• Henry McKean (1930–2024), Scottish-American mathematician
• John McKean (1941–1996), Australian ornithologist
• Kip McKean, minister
• Liz MacKean (1964–2017), British television reporter
• Maeve Kennedy McKean (1979–2020), American public health official, human rights attorney, and academic
• Roland McKean, American economist

See also

• McKeen (surname)
• McKeon