McCloud is an English surname, most likely a variant of

MacLeod MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod ( ) which cited: are surnames in the English language. Generally, the names are considered to be Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic ', meaning "son of '". One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gi ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Coyote McCloud Coyote William McCloud (August 31, 1942 – April 6, 2011), born William Lehmann, was a popular radio disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee. For more than 30 years, he was a drive-time personality at several Nashville radio stations. He first became ...

(1942–2011), disc jockey in Nashville, Tennessee * David J. McCloud (1945–1998), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force *

Demelza McCloud Demelza McCloud (née Fellowes; born 5 August 1980) is an Australian netball player. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. McCloud was selected in the Australian national team in 2004 and 2005. Domestically, she has play ...

(born 1980), Australian netball player *

George McCloud George Aaron McCloud (born May 27, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life McCloud attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach and Florida ...

(born 1967), American former professional basketball player *

Kevin McCloud Kevin McCloud, (born 8 May 1959) is a British designer, writer, and television presenter. He has presented the Channel 4 series ''Grand Designs'' since its debut in April 1999. Early life Born in Bedfordshire, McCloud and his two brothers, T ...

(born 1959), British television presenter *

Nick McCloud Nick McCloud (born July 9, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). College career He played college football at Notre Dame and North Carolina State. Statistics Professional caree ...

(born 1998), American football player * Nicole McCloud (born 1958), American singer, also known by her mononym Nicole. Also known as Lillie McCloud, as a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' *

Ray-Ray McCloud Raymond "Ray-Ray" McCloud III (born October 15, 1996) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Early years McCloud att ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Ross McCloud Ross Quartz McCloud (April 16, 1819 – August 22, 1868) was a California pioneer and early settler in Northern California. While he is regarded by some as a namesake of the town of McCloud, California, and the nearby McCloud River, please see ...

(1819–1868), early settler of northern California *

Scott McCloud Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics: ''Understanding Comics'' (1993), '' Reinventing Comics'' (2000), and ''Making Comics'' (200 ...

(born 1960), American cartoonist * TJ McCloud (born 1980), American folk musician *

Tyrus McCloud Tyrus McCloud (born November 23, 1974) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played two seasons in the National Football Lea ...

(born 1974), American football player

Fictional Characters

Fox McCloud is a fictional character and the chief protagonist of Nintendo's ''Star Fox'' series. He is an anthropomorphic fox created and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takaya Imamura. He was introduced as a player character in the original 1993 video ga ...

, protagonist of

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...

's ''

Star Fox is an arcade style rail shooter and third person action-adventure video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, produced and published by Nintendo. The games follow the Star Fox combat team of anthropomorphic animals, led by chief protagoni ...

'' series.

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