McDonnell (surname)
MacDonnell, Macdonnell, or McDonnell is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name "Mac Domhnaill", which means son of Donald (Scottish) or Domhnall (Irish).
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- Alasdair McDonnell (born 1949), Northern Irish politician and MP from Cushendall
- Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell (1725–1761), Scottish chief of Glengarry, secret agent and spy on Prince Charles Edward after 1750
- Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim (born 1935), British peer from Northern Ireland
- Alexander McDonnell (1798–1835), Irish chess master
- Alexander McDonnell (engineer) (1829–1904), locomotive designer and Chief Mechanical Engineer
- Sir Alexander McDonnell, 1st Baronet (1794–1875), Anglo-Irish civil servant, commissioner of national education in Ireland
- Lady Alice McDonnell (born 1964), Anglo-Irish noblewoman
- Angus McDonnell (1881–1966), English politician and MP from Dartford
- Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell (1884–1925), Irish-born British politician, involved in the administration of India
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- Bob McDonnell (born 1954), governor of Virginia; American politician
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- E. T. MacDonnell (fl. early 20th c.), American college football coach at Wake Forest University
- Eugene McDonnell (born 1926), American programming language designer
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- Lady Flora McDonnell (born 1963), artist, illustrator, and author of children's books; daughter of Alexander McDonnell
- Francis MacDonnell (contemporary), American author and professor of history
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- James MacDonnell (1884–1973), Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician from Ontario
- James MacKerras Macdonnell (1884–1973), Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian from Ontario
- James Macdonnell (1781–1857), Scottish military officer; fought at the Battle of Waterloo
- James Smith McDonnell (1899–1980), American businessman and aviation pioneer; founder of McDonnell Aircraft, later McDonnell-Douglas
- Joe McDonnell (ice hockey) (born 1961), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Joe McDonnell (rugby player) (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
- Joe McDonnell (hunger striker) (1951–1981), Irish member of the Provisional IRA; died in IRA hunger strike
- John McDonnell (businessman) (born 1938), American aviation businessman, son of James Smith McDonnell
- John McDonnell (coach) (born 1938), Irish-American college football coach
- John McDonnell (footballer) (born 1965), Irish football manager
- John McDonnell (politician) (born 1951), British politician and MP
- Johnny McDonnell (fl. early 20th c.), Irish footballer
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- Kilian McDonnell, a theologian
- Karl McDonnell, an English Footballer
- Jason McDonnell, an Irish Footballer
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- Mary McDonnell (born 1952), American film, stage, and television actress
- Michael McDonnell (contemporary), American trial lawyer, radio commentator, and professor of law
- Moylan McDonnell (born 1889, d. unknown), Canadian professional hockey player
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- Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim (d. 1636), Irish nobleman, 4th son of Sorley Boy MacDonnell
- Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim (1609–1683), Roman Catholic landed magnate in Scotland and Ireland
- Randal McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce (born 1967), heir to the Earl of Antrim
- Ray MacDonnell (born 1928), American actor
- Richard Graves MacDonnell (1814–1881), Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge, and colonial governor
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