McKean (surname)
# 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, 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
