McClain (Gaelic: ) is a surname. It is an American variant of the Scottish name

McLean MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Goidelic languages, Gaelic surname Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish language, Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John (given name), John). The clan surname is an A ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Albritton McClain (born 1952), American guitarist * Andrew McClain (1826–1913), Associate judge *

Anne McClain Anne Charlotte McClain (born June 7, 1979) is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, engineer and a NASA astronaut. Her call sign, "Annimal", dates back to her bruising rugby days; she also uses the call sign in her Twitter handle, AstroAnnimal ...

(born 1979), American astronaut and army colonel * Cady McClain (born 1969), American actress *

Charly McClain Charlotte Denise "Charly" McClain (born March 26, 1956) is an American country music singer, best known for a string of hits during the 1980s. McClain's biggest hits include "Who's Cheatin' Who", " Sleepin' with the Radio On", and " Radio Heart" ...

(born 1956), American country music singer * China Anne McClain (born 1998), American actress and singer * Dave McClain (American football) (1938–1986), American football coach *

Dave McClain (musician) David Wayne McClain (born October 22, 1965) is an American drummer. He is best known as the former drummer for the American heavy metal band, Machine Head. He joined the band in 1995 and left the band in 2018 after 23 years in the band. He repl ...

(born 1965), American drummer * David McClain (president) (contemporary), American academic *

Dewey McClain Dewey Loren McClain (born April 25, 1954) is an American former professional football player, labor leader, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, McClain serves in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 100th distric ...

(born 1954), American football player and politician *

Dwayne McClain Dwayne Eddie McClain (born February 7, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for one season and was ...

(born 1963), American basketball player *

Edward McClain (Alabama politician) Edward Browning "E. B." McClain (April 29, 1940 – November 9, 2020) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of both the Alabama Senate (1995 through 2009) and the Alabama House of Representatives (1987 through 1994), ...

(1944–2020), American politician * Elijah McClain (1996–2019), African-American man who died in police custody * Elmo McClain (1917–1972), American politician *

Emlin McClain Emlin McClain (November 26, 1851 – May 25, 1915) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 1912, appointed from Johnson County, Iowa Johnson County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 cen ...

(1851–1915), American judge * Frank B. McClain (1864–1925), American politician *

Jimmy McClain Jimmy McClain (born July 23, 1980) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Troy State University and ...

(born 1980), American football player *

John McClain John McClain is a retired American sportswriter. He was the winner of the 2006 Dick McCann Memorial Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Early life and education McClain grew up in Waco, Texas and graduated from Baylor University in 1975. C ...

, American sportswriter *

Johnathan McClain Johnathan McClain (born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American actor and screenwriter. Career At the age of 21 McClain moved to Chicago where he wrote and began performing his critically acclaimed, multiple character, one-man show, "L ...

(contemporary), American stage and television actor * Konnor McClain (born 2005), American artistic gymnast *

Leonard MacClain Leonard MacClain (September 8, 1899, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 1967, Devault, Pennsylvania) was an American keyboardist and composer who was prominent as an organist in the Philadelphia area. He gained international exposure through ...

(1899–1967), American organist *

Le'Ron McClain Le'Ron De'Mar McClain (born December 27, 1984) is a former American football Fullback (American football), fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was drafted by the ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Leanita McClain Leanita McClain (1951–1984) was an American journalist and commentator, best known for her observations of race and politics in Chicago and the U.S. in the early 1980s. Her writings in the ''Chicago Tribune'' and in opinion pieces published in ...

(1951–1984), American journalist and commentator *

Lisa McClain Lisa Carmella McClain ( Iovannisci; born April 7, 1966) is an American politician who serves as the U.S. representative for since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she won election to the state's redrawn 9th district in the 2022 electio ...

(born 1966 as ''Lisa Iovannisci''), American politician *

Michael Sean McClain Michael Sean McClain (born September 13, 1975) is an American foil fencer who attended Stanford University in the 1990s. He moved out of his home in Round Rock, Texas, at the age of 14 to train in New York to pursue his dreams. He fenced for S ...

(born 1975), American fencer *

Patricia McClain Patricia Margot McClain (born May 3, 1954) is an American model. She was born in Long Beach, California and became ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. In 1996, Mc ...

(born 1954), American model *

Scott McClain Scott Michael McClain (born May 19, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who is a scout in Nippon Professional Baseball. A versatile athlete, he played quarterback for Atascadero High School in Atascadero, California and signed ...

(born 1972), American baseball player *

Sierra McClain Sierra Aylina McClain (born March 16, 1994) is an American actress and singer. As an actress, she was first recognized for her role as Sierra in ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007). She had her breakthrough as Nessa Parker in ''Empire'' (2016–2018), ...

(born 1994), American actress and singer *

Steve McClain Steven James McClain (born August 15, 1962) is an assistant basketball coach at Texas. He was most recently head coach at the University of Illinois Chicago. Prior to UIC, he had spent five seasons on the staff of Tom Crean at Indiana Hoosiers men' ...

(born 1962), American basketball coach *

Ted McClain Theodore McClain (born August 30, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'1", 180 lb (82 kg) guard from Tennessee State University, McClain played eight seasons (1971–1979) of professional basketball in the AB ...

(born 1946), American basketball player * Thaddeus McClain (1876–1935), American track and field athlete *

Zakoby McClain Zakoby McClain (born March 7, 2000) is an American football inside linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Auburn Tigers football, Auburn. High school career McClain attend ...

(born 2000), American football player Fictional people: *

Paul McClain Paul McClain is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Jansen Spencer. Paul made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 November 1997. Spencer decided to leave the role in Septembe ...

, character in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Shauni McClain, character in the American TV series ''Baywatch''

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* McClain, West Virginia *

Thriii Thriii (pronounced "three") is an American girl group that was formed in 2005 by the sisters China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain, and Lauryn McClain. The group was also known as 3mcclaingirls in 2005–2009, McClain Sisters in 2010–2014 and just ...

, a girl group formerly known as McClain

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