List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
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- McAdam, John, inventor of modern road construction
- McAleese, Mary, (born 1951), Irish president
- McArthur, Douglas, (1880-1964), American WW2 general
- McArthur, William, astronaut
- McAuley, Catherine
- McAuley, Dave, world champion boxer
- McAuley, James, poet
- McAuley, Paul, (born 1955), British botanist, novelist
- McAuliffe, Christa, (1948-1986), US astronaut
- McBean, Marnie
- McBee, Cecil
- McBrain, Nicko, (born 1954), musician (Iron Maiden)
- McBride, Brian, US national team soccer player
- McBride, Christian
- McBride, John, astronaut
- McBride, Martina, musician
- McBride, Richard, 1903-06-01 to 1915-12-15
- McCaffery, Steve, Canadian writer
- McCaffrey, Anne, (born 1926), US fantasy author
- McCain, Harrison, French Fries
- McCalister, Don, Jr, musician
- McCall, Carl
- McCall, Tom, (1913-1983), governor of Oregon
- McCammon, Robert R, US author
- McCandless, Bruce, astronaut
- McCarey, Leo, (1898-1969), film director
- McCarriston, Linda, poet
- McCarthy, John, Lisp
- McCarthy, Joseph, (1908-1957), US politician
- McCarthy, Mick, (born 1959), former Republic of Ireland manager
- Wil McCarthy, science fiction writer, engineer
- McCartney, Linda, (1941-1998), first wife of Sir Paul McCartney
- McCartney, Paul, (died 1988), British ex-Beatles
- McClellan, George, (1826-1885), American Civil War general and politician
- McClellan, Gerald, world champion boxer
- McClement, Jay
- McClintock, Barbara, (1902-1992), biologist
- McCloskey, Robert, Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal
- McClung, Nellie, crusanding journalist, MP
- McClure, Michael, (Dark Brown - beat)
- McClurg, Joseph W, US governor
- McConnell, Page S, Pianist, organist, & keyboardist of Phish
- McCool, William C, (1961-2003), astronaut
- McCormick, Cyrus, (1809-1884), Mechanical reaper
- McCosh, James, (1811-1894)
- McCourt, Frank, United States - Pulitzer Prize Winner
- McCoy, Andy, Finnish guitarist of Hanoi Rocks
- McCoy, Elijah, (born 1844), inventor, automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, the "real McCoy"
- McCracken, Henry Joy, Ulster leader of 1798 rebellion
- McCrae, Jane, (1752-1777), civilian casualty in American Revolutin
- McCrae, John, (1872-1918), ("In Flanders' Fields")
- McCrea, William, (of , 1904-1999), astrophysicist
- McCreight, John Foster, 1871-11-13 to 1872-12-23
- McCrie, Thomas
- McCullers, Carson, American novelist
- McCulley, Michael, astronaut
- McCulloch, Bruce, comedian
- McCulloch, Warren Sturgis, (1899-1969)
- McCurry, Steve, (born 1950), photographer
- McCutcheon, George Barr, US novelist
- McDermid, Val, (born 1954), author
- McDermott, Leo W., II, musician
- McDevitt, Jack, (born 1935), author
- McDivitt, James, astronaut
- Mc Donagh, Martin, playwright
- McDonald, Piers, 1996 to 2000
- McDonnell, James, US aircraft designer
- McDonnell, Patrick, (born 1956), : Mutts
- McDormand, Frances, actor
- McDowell, John, (born 1942), philosopher
- McElroy, Colleen, poet
- McEnroe, John, United States pro tennis player
- McEntire, Reba, (born 1955), singer-songwriter, musician
- McEwan, Ian, English novelist
- McFadden, Bernarr, fanatical fitness proponent
- McFadden, David, Canadian writer
- McFadden, Kevin, (born 1954), writer
- McFadden, Louis T, anti-Federal Reserve Congressman
- McFarlane, Todd, (born 1961), US cartoonist and creator of Spawn
- McFerrin, Bobby, US musician
- McGahern, John, novelist, member of Aosdána
- McGee, Thomas D'Arcy, (1825-1868), promoter of a federal union for the Canadian provinces
- McGhee, Brownie, (1915-1996), musician
- McGiffin, Philo, Ensign, United States Navy
- McGinley, Paul, golfer
- McGinley, Phyllis, poet
- McGonagall, William Topaz, poet, novelist
- McGough, Roger, (born 1937), comedian, poet
- McGrath, Rory, (They Think It's All Over)
- McGrath, Thomas, (Movie at the End of the World)
- McGraw, Tim, musician
- McGreevey, James, Governor of New Jersey
- McGregor, Ewan, (born 1971), British actor
- McGuigan, Barry, (born 1961), world champion boxer
- McGuigan, Pat (died 1987), singer, songwriter, father of Barry McGuigan
- McGuinness, Frank, member of Aosdána
- McGuire, Barry, musician
- McGurl, Daniel M, (1896-1976), US
- McHugh, Maureen F, author
- McIlroy, Douglas, Unix tools
- McIntyre, Duncan, Gaelic poet, aka Duncan Ban McIntyre
- McIntyre, James, (1827-1906), the "Cheese Poet," known as the worst poet in Canadian history
- McKay, Claude, poet
- McKay, Don, poet
- McKeen, Samuel, invented the Odometer
- McKeldin, Theodore R, US governor
- McKellar, Crystal, (born 1976), actress
- McKellar, Danica, (born 1975), actress
- McKellar, Kenneth
- McKellen, Sir Ian, (born 1939), actor
- McKennitt, Loreena, celtic inspired musician, vocalist and entrepreneur
- McKern, Leo, (1920-2002), actor
- McKillip, Patricia A, US author
- McKimson, Robert "Bob" Jr, (1910-1976), animator
- McKinley, Robin, author
- McKinley, William, (died 1901)
- McKinney, Cynthia, Congressman
- McKinney, Irene, poet
- McKinney, Mark, comedian
- McKitterick, Rosamond, historian
- McKnight, Reginald, author
- McKuen, Rod, songwriter
- McKusick, Kirk, BSD
- McLachlan, Sarah, (born 1968), US pop singer
- McLaglen, Victor, (1883-1959), Irish actor
- McLane, Robert Milligan, US governor
- McLaren, Bruce, racing driver
- McLaughlin, John, musician
- McLean, Bruce, sculptor, painter
- McLean, Jackie, alto saxophonist
- McLean, Rhonda, Canadian writer
- McLoughlin, John
- McLuhan, Marshall, (1911-1980), Communications theorist, "The medium is the message"
- McLysaght, Edward, (1887-1986), Chief Herald of Ireland, 1943-54
- McMahon, Jim, (born 1959), athlete
- McMaster, Susan, Canadian writer
- McMillan, Edwin Mattison, (1907-1991)
- McMonagle, Donald, astronaut
- McMullen, Curtis T, mathematician
- McMurrough, Dermot, King of Leinster
- McMurtry, Larry, American novelist
- McNab, Andy, Ex-Special Air Service soldier and writer
- McNab, Dave, musician
- McNair, Alexander, US governor
- McNair, Ronald, (1950-1986), astronaut
- McNally, Terrence, dramatist
- McNeely, Big Jay, musician
- McNeil, Robert, Canadian writer
- McNicoll, Sylvia, Canadian writer
- McPhatter, Clyde, (1932-1972), musician
- McPhee, T.S, musician
- McPherson, Aimee Semple, (1890-1944), US evangelist
- McPherson, Sandra, poet
- McQueen, Steve, (1930-1980), actor
- McShane, Luke, (born 1984), chess player
- McShann, Jay, musician
- McSweeney, Mary Ann
- McTaggart, John Ellis, philosopher
- McTell, Blind Willie, (1901-1959), musician
- McTell, Ralph, singer-songwriter
- McVeigh, Timothy, (1968-2001), US Bomber
- McWhirter, Ross, (1925-1975), co-author of the Guinness Book of Records & far right wing political activist