McKinney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alice Cary McKinney (1865-1928), American temperance and social reformer
- Anthony McKinney, a convicted murderer in Illinois whose guilt has been questioned
- Baylus Benjamin McKinney (1886–1952), American singer, songwriter, and music editor
- Betsy McKinney, American politician and New Hampshire state Representative
- Bevin McKinney, co-inventor of the Roton rocket
- Bill McKinney (1931–2011), American actor
- Billy McKinney (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
- Bill McKinney (1895–1969), American jazz drummer
- Billy McKinney (politician), American politician (and father of Cynthia McKinney)
- Chance McKinney, American singer
- Charlotte McKinney (born 1993), American model and actress
- Chris McKinney (born 1973), American writer
- Collin McKinney (1766–1861), American merchant and politician, an important figure in the Texas Revolution
- Cynthia McKinney (born 1955), American politician, Green Party nominee for president in 2008, and former United States Representative
- D. Frank McKinney (1928–2001), British ornithologist and ethologist
- Demetria McKinney (born 1981), American actress and songwriter
- Dennis McKinney, former Kansas State Treasurer and Kansas state Representative
- Donavan McKinney, American politician from Michigan
- Fearghal McKinney (born 1962), Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
- Florine McKinney (1909–1975), American actress
- Frank McKinney (1938–1992), American swimmer
- Frank E. McKinney (1904–1974), American banker and chair of the Democratic National Committee from 1951 to 1952
- Gene C. McKinney (born 1950), American soldier
- Hannah McKinney, American economist and politician
- Irene McKinney, American poet and editor
- Jack McKinney (basketball) (1935–2018), American basketball coach
- Jack McKinney (writer), pseudonym used by American writers James Luceno and Brian Daley
- Jeremy McKinney (born 1976), American football player
- Jimmy McKinney (born 1983), American basketball player and film actor
- Joe McKinney (born 1967), Irish actor
- John F. McKinney, American politician and former United States Representative
- John R. McKinney (1921–1997), American soldier who received the Medal of Honor in World War II
- Joseph Crescent McKinney (1928–2010), Roman Catholic bishop
- Joyce McKinney (born 1949), alleged rapist in the Manacled Mormon case
- Justin Aynsley McKinney (born 1978), American musician and super accountant
- Kennedy McKinney (born 1966), American boxer
- Kurt McKinney (born 1962), American actor
- Larry J. McKinney (1944–2017), American judge
- Louise McKinney (1868–1931), Canadian politician
- Mark McKinney (born 1959), Canadian comedian and actor
- Mary McKinney (1873–1987), American recognised as "the world's oldest person" at the time of her death
- May Mourning Farris McKinney (1874-1959), American non-profit executive
- Mira McKinney (1892-1978), Film and Television actress
- Nathaniel McKinney (born 1982), Bahamian athlete
- Nina Mae McKinney (1913–1967), American actress
- Philip W. McKinney (1832–1899), American politician
- Richard McKinney (born 1953), American archer and author
- Samuel McKinney (1807–1879), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in the American South
- Seth McKinney (born 1979), American football player
- Steve McKinney (born 1975), American football player
- Stewart McKinney (politician) (1931–1987), American politician and former United States Representative
- Tamara McKinney (born 1962), American alpine ski racer
- Tom McKinney, Irish rugby league footballer
- Xavier McKinney (born 1999), American football player
See also
edit- McKinnie, surname
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