McLean

McLean, McClean, MacLaine, MacLane or MacClain (; Scottish Gaelic: , Irish: ) is a Gaelic surname. It is said to be a Sept of the Ua Brolchainn, a branch of the Cenel Eoghain. 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 (1946–1998), 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
• Ernest McLean (1926–2012), American R&B guitarist
• 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 (1918–1994), 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