Kinnear is a Scottish and

Irish surname A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ac ...

which means "chieftain". Notable persons with that name include: * A. E. Kinnear, Australian Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner * Andrew Kinnear (1750–1818), Canadian politician * Ben Kinnear (born 1979), footballer * Bob Kinnear, Canadian labour leader *

Charles Kinnear Charles George Hood Kinnear FRIBA Royal Scottish Academy, ARSA FRSE (30 May 1830 – 5 November 1894) was one half of Peddie & Kinnear partnership, one of Scotland’s most renowned and prodigious architectural firms, famed for their developmen ...

(1830–1894), architect * David Kinnear (1917–2008), Scottish association football player * David Kinnear (journalist) ( 1906–1862), Canadian journalist *

Dominic Kinnear Dominic Kinnear (born July 26, 1967) is an American soccer coach and former player. On January 18, 2022, he was named an assistant coach by FC Cincinnati, his first coaching role since serving as the interim head coach of the LA Galaxy. As a ...

(born 1967), Scottish-American association football player and manager * George Kinnear (1836–1912), American military officer and real estate developer *

Greg Kinnear Gregory Buck Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''As Good as It Gets'' (1997). Kinnear has appeared in many popular films, including ''Sabrina'' (199 ...

(born 1963), American actor *

Kent Kinnear Kent Kinnear (born November 30, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles and finished runner-up an addit ...

(born 1966), American tennis player *

Helen Kinnear Helen Alice Kinnear, (May 6, 1894 – April 25, 1970) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. She was the first woman in the British Commonwealth to be made a King's Counsel, the first female lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court of Canada, and the ...

(1894–1970), Canadian lawyer *

Joe Kinnear Joseph Patrick Kinnear (born 27 December 1946) is an Irish former football manager and player. Kinnear played as a defender, spending the majority of his career—ten seasons—with Tottenham Hotspur. With Tottenham he won the FA Cup, the EFL ...

(1912–1981), Australian rules footballer *

(born 1946), Irish association football player and manager *

John Kinnear (Irish politician) Reverend John Kinnear (1824–1909) was an Irish Liberal party politician and Presbyterian minister. He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Donegal at the 1880 general election, and held the seat ...

(1824–1894), Irish politician *

John Boyd Kinnear John Boyd Kinnear (1828 – 10 November 1920) was a Scottish lawyer, writer and Liberal, later Liberal Unionist, politician. Biography Kinnear was the son of Christian Boyd Greenshields and her husband, Charles Kinnear of Kinloch. He was educate ...

(1828–1920), Scottish lawyer, writer and politician * Mary Elizabeth Kinnear (1898–1991), Canadian politician *

Norman Boyd Kinnear Sir Norman Boyd Kinnear (11 August 1882 – 11 August 1957) was a Scottish zoologist and ornithologist. Early life Kinnear was the younger son of the wealthy Edinburgh architect Charles George Hood Kinnear and his wife Jessie Jane and came f ...

(1882–1957), Scottish zoologist *

Roy Kinnear Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was a British character actor. He was known for his roles in films such as The Beatles' ''Help!'' (1965), Clapper in ''How I Won the War'' (1967) and Planchet in ''The Three Musketeers ...

(1934–1988), English actor *

Rory Kinnear Rory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of William S ...

(born 1978), English actor, son of Roy Kinnear *

Wally Kinnear William Duthie Kinnear (3 December 1880 – 5 March 1974) was a Scottish rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won major single scull events prior to the First World War. Early days Better known to his friends as ...

(1880–1974), Scottish rower

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{{Surname, Kinnear Surnames of Scottish origin

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