McLean
For other uses, see McLean (disambiguation).
McLean, McClean, MacLean, MacLaine, MacLane or MacCleane (
listen ; Scottish Gaelic: Mac Gill-Eain, Irish: Mac Ghoilla Eoin) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aaron McLean, English professional footballer
- Adam McLean, authority on alchemical texts and symbolism
- A. J. McLean (born 1978), American musician and singer
- Al McLean (born 1937), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Allan McLean (Australian politician) (1840–1911), Premier of Victoria 1899-1900, Gippsland's first Federal representative 1901-1906
- Allan McLean (outlaw) (1855–1881), Canadian outlaw and son of Donald McLean, fur trader and explorer
- Andrea McLean, British weather forecaster and television personality
- Angela McLean (biologist), University of Oxford Professor of Mathematical Biology
- Angela McLean, Lieutenant-Governor of Montana (2014- )
- Archibald McLean (disambiguation), various
- Bethany McLean, business writer for Vanity Fair magazine; formerly Fortune magazine; well known for her work in uncovering the Enron scandal
- Bill McLean (1918-1996), Australian soldier and rugby union player, Wallabies captain
- Bitty McLean, a British/Jamaican reggae singer
- Bruce McLean, Scottish artist
- Bryan McLean (1947–1998), American rock musician
- Daniel McLean (disambiguation), various
- David McLean (disambiguation), various
- Don McLean (born 1945), American singer and songwriter
- Donald McLean (New Zealand politician) (1820–1877), New Zealand politician and government official
- Donald McLean (fur trader) (1805–1864), Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and explorer, father of outlaw Allan McLean
- Doug McLean, Jr. (1912–1961), Australian rugby union and rugby league player
- Doug McLean, Sr. (1880–1947), Australian rugby union and rugby league player
- David McLean (businessman) (born 1938), founder of the McLean Group of Companies
- Edward Beale McLean (1889–1941), American newspaper publisher, Washington Post
- Evalyn Walsh McLean (1886–1947), American Washington socialite, wife of Edward Beale McLean
- George F. McLean (born 1929), American philosopher
- George P. McLean (1857–1932), American politician
- Gloria Hatrick McLean, wife of American actor Jimmy Stewart
- G. S. McLean, founder and long time past President of Full Gospel Bible Institute (now Eston College), pastor, lecturer and writer
- Ian McLean (1929–1965), Australian rules footballer
- Ian McLean (politician) (born 1934), New Zealand politician
- Jamel McLean (born 1988), American basketball player
- John McLean (1785–1861), American politician and jurist from Ohio
- Jackie McLean (1931–2006), American jazz musician
- James "Buddy" McLean, Irish-American gangster
- James Hamilton McLean (1936, U.S.A.), American malacologist
- Jason C. McLean (born 1977), Canadian stage actor
- Jim McLean (born 1937), Scottish football player and manager
- Jock McLean (1908–1988), Scottish footballer
- John McLean (1785–1861), American politician and jurist from Ohio
- John McLean (Illinois politician) (1791–1830), American politician from Illinois
- Kirk McLean (born 1966), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Lachlan McLean (born 1968), American radio broadcaster
- Lenny McLean a.k.a. “Guv'nor” (1949–1998), English weightlifter and boxer
- Luke McLean (born 1987), Australian-born Italian rugby union player
- Malcolm McLean (1914–2001), inventor of containerized shipping
- McLean (singer) (born 1980), Anthony McLean a British singer previously known as Digga.
- McLean Stevenson (1929–1996), American actor
- Margaret McLean (1845–1923), Australian women's rights advocate
- Michelle McLean (contemporary), Namibian woman crowned Miss Universe in 1992
- Motto McLean (born 1925), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nixon McLean (born 1973), West Indian cricketer
- Paul McLean (rugby union) (born 1953), Australian rugby union player and rugby union administrator
- Ray (Scooter) McLean, head coach of the Green Bay Packers football team in 1958
- Roderick McLean (19th century), Scottish poet who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria
- Samuel McLean (U.S. Consul) U.S. Consul for Trinidad de Cuba; 1849–1853, born 1797, in Alexandria, VA
- Samuel McLean (congressman) Congressman for Montana, born 1826, Summit Hill, PA
- Samuel McLean (politician) a politician of the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sara McLean, Former Miss Scotland 2011 runner-up and Big Brother 2012 housemate
- Stewart McLean (1913–1996), Canadian politician from Manitoba
- Stuart McLean (born 1948), Canadian radio broadcaster, author, and academic
- Tim McLean (1986–2008), Canadian murder victim
- Tommy McLean (born 1947), Scottish football player and manager
- Walter McLean (born 1936), Canadian clergyman and politician from British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario
- Wilmer McLean (19th century), American farmer in whose house the American Civil war ended in 1865
MacLean
- Alex McLean (born 1947), American photographic artist
- Alick Maclean (1872–1936), English composer
- Alistair MacLean (1922–1987), Scottish novelist
- Allan Maclean of Torloisk, officer in the British Army responsible for Canada not taken over by rebels during the American War of Independence
- Alejandro Maclean, Spanish film producer and aerobatics pilot
- Alison Maclean, Canadian film director of music videos
- Angus MacLean (1915–2000), Canadian politician, former Premier of Prince Edward Island
- Archer Maclean (contemporary), British computer games programmer
- Archibald MacLean, British Army and Royal Air Force officer
- Brett MacLean (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bryan MacLean (1946–1998), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Calum Maclean (1915–1960), Scottish folklorist, collector, ethnographer and author
- Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean of Duart, Baron Maclean (1916–1990), Scottish nobleman, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II 1971–1984
- Craig MacLean (born 1971), Scottish track cyclist
- David Maclean (born 1953), English politician from Penrith and The Border
- Don Maclean (born 1944), British comedian and television host
- Don MacLean (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player and broadcaster
- Sir Donald Maclean (British politician) (1864–1932), English politician
- Donald Duart Maclean (1913–1983), British intelligence agent and spy for the Soviet Union during WWII
- Doug MacLean (born 1954), Canadian sportscaster and former head coach and general manager
- Dougie MacLean (born 1954), Scottish singer-songwriter
- Douglas MacLean (1890–1967), American silent motion picture actor, producer, and writer
- Every Maclean (fl. 1870s), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet (1911–1996), Scottish diplomat, adventurer, writer, and politician
- Harry Aubrey de Maclean (1848–1920), (Kaïd, General Sir), soldier and instructor to the Moroccan army
- Hector MacLean (disambiguation)
- Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean (1871–1897), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Mackenzie Maclean (1835-1906), Welsh politician
- Jill MacLean (born 1941), English-Canadian author
- John Duncan MacLean (1873–1948), Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia 1927–1928
- John Maclean MA (1879–1923), Scottish politician
- John MacLean (Canadian) (born c. 1927), Canadian politician and businessman
- John MacLean (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- John Norman Maclean (contemporary), American author
- The Juan MacLean, American electronic musician
- Katherine MacLean (born 1925), American science fiction author
- Kenny MacLean (1956–2008), Scottish-Canadian musician
- Malcolm Alexander MacLean (1842–1895), Canadian politician, Mayor of Vancouver, BC 1886–1887
- MacLean & MacLean, a comedy/parody duo in Canada
- Natalie MacLean, Canadian wine writer
- Neil Maclean (politician) (1875–1953), Scottish politician
- Norman Maclean (1902–1990), American novelist and academic
- Paul MacLean (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
- Paul D. MacLean (1913–2007), American physician and brain scientist
- Ranald MacLean (born 1938), Scottish judge
- Robert MacLean (born 1970), American Air Force, Border Patrol, and Federal Air Marshal Service veteran
- Rob MacLean (born 1958), Scottish television presenter, football commentator and sports writer
- Ron MacLean (born 1960), Canadian sportscaster
- Sorley MacLean (1911–1996), Scottish Scots Gaelic poet
- Steven MacLean (disambiguation), various
- Steven MacLean (astronaut) (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
- Steve MacLean (footballer) (born 1982), Scottish footballer currently playing for Plymouth Argyle
- Tara MacLean (born 1973), Canadian singer and songwriter
- Vince MacLean (born 1944), Canadian politician and former Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Mac Lane
- Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician and cofounder of category theory
Fictional characters
- Chris McLean, host of the Total Drama series.
- Lord Maclean, a character in "The Revenge of Hamish", a poem by Sydney Lanier
- Will McLean, narrator in the 1980 novel The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
- Piper McLean, a character in Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus series