McNair is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander McNair Alexander McNair (May 5, 1775 – March 18, 1826) was an American frontiersman and politician. He was the List of governors of Missouri, first Governor of Missouri from prior to its entry as a state in 1820, until 1824. Early life Alexander ...

(1775–1826), American politician *

Andrew McNair Andrew McNair is best known for being the custodian who served the Continental Congress. A member of the Masonic Order, he served as official ringer of the Liberty Bell from 1759 to 1776, and he likely rang it to announce independence, on July 8, 1 ...

, ringer of the Liberty Bell *

Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair Arnold Duncan McNair, 1st Baron McNair (4 March 1885 – 22 May 1975) was a British jurist and judge of the International Court of Justice and later the first president of the European Court of Human Rights. Early life and education McNair was b ...

(1885–1975) * Barbara McNair (1934–2007), African-American singer and actress *

Benjamin McNair Benjamin John McNair (born 25 August 1974, London) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Malcolm Kennedy in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' which he played from 1994 to 1997 returning briefly in 2002, 2004, 2011 and 2014 with a cameo a ...

(born 1974), Australian actor * Bob McNair (1937–2018), American businessman * Buck McNair (1919–1971), Canadian Second World War flying ace * Cal McNair (born 1961), American NFL executive * Chris McNair (1925-2019), American businessman and politician * Craig McNair (born 1975), New Zealand politician * Duncan McNair, British lawyer, activist and author * Eric Archibald McNair (1894–1918), Victoria Cross recipient *

Evander McNair Evander McNair (April 15, 1820 – November 13, 1902) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life Evander McNair was born at Laurel Hill in Scotland County, North Carolina. His parents moved t ...

(1820–1902), American army officer *

Fred McNair Frederick V. McNair IV (born July 22, 1950) is an American former professional tennis player who reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1976. That year, he teamed up with Sherwood Stewart to capture the men's doubles titles at French Open, ...

(born 1950), American tennis player *

(born 1968), American football player * Frederick McNair (disambiguation), multiple people *

Frederick V. McNair Jr. Frederick Vallette McNair Jr. (March 13, 1882 – September 2, 1962) was an officer of the United States Navy and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions at the beginning of the U.S. occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. McNair was a gra ...

(1882–1962), American naval officer *

Gabrial McNair Gabrial McNair (born September 8, 1973) is a musician and composer, most famous for his work in No Doubt since 1993 as a trombonist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist. He recorded and toured with Green Day during the ''Nimrod'' and '' Warning'' t ...

(born 1973), composer *

Harold McNair Harold McNair (5 November 1931 – 7 March 1971) was a Jamaican-born saxophonist and flautist. Early life McNair was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He attended the Alpha Boys School under the tutelage of Vincent Tulloch, while playing with Jo ...

(1931–1971), British saxophonist *

Heather McNair Heather McNair is an American actress who acted in Hollywood between 1983 and 1993. McNair grew up in Phoenix and attended Arizona State University, where she was a cheerleader. She planned to be a teacher, but after she began modeling whil ...

, American actress * Ian McNair (1933–2007), Australian market researcher *

Janice McNair Janice Suber McNair (born September 30, 1936) is the co-founder and current owner of the Houston Texans, a position which she assumed after the death of her husband Bob McNair in 2018. Early life Janice McNair was born on September 30, 1936 and ...

(born 1936), owner of the Houston Texans * John McNair (congressman) (1800–1861), American politician * John B. McNair (1889–1968), premier of New Brunswick, Canada, from 1940 to 1952 * John Frederick Adolphus McNair (1828–1910), British engineer *

Lesley J. McNair Lesley James McNair (May 25, 1883 – July 25, 1944) was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He attained the rank of lieutenant general during his life; he was killed in action during World War I ...

(1883–1944), American general *

Paddy McNair Patrick James Coleman McNair (born 27 April 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Championship club Middlesbrough and the Northern Ireland national team. McNair signed for Manchester Unit ...

(born 1995), Northern Ireland footballer * Paul D. McNair (born 1959), Canadian non-profit executive *

Richard Lee McNair Richard Lee McNair (born December 19, 1958) is a convicted murderer known for his ability to escape and elude capture. In 1987, McNair murdered one man and shot a second man four times during a botched robbery. He is currently serving two terms o ...

(born 1958), American criminal * Rick McNair (1942–2007), playwright, author, director *

Robert Evander McNair Robert Evander McNair Sr. (December 14, 1923November 17, 2007) was the 108th governor of South Carolina, a Democrat, who served from 1965 to 1971. Early life and education McNair was born in Cades, a town in Williamsburg County, South Carolin ...

(1923–2007), American politician, governor of South Carolina * Robin McNair (1918–1996), British Royal Air Force Second World War fighter pilot and civilian aviation executive *

Ronald McNair Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission spec ...

(1950–1986), physicist and astronaut * Ron McNair (born c. 1950), American politician *

Sally McNair Sally McNair (born 1956) is a female television sports journalist in Scotland. She worked as a presenter and reporter at STV on the world's longest-running TV sports programme, "Scotsport" from 1982. Career In 1982, McNair joined ''Scotsport'' a ...

(born 1956), British journalist *

Steve McNair Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),Steve McNair Found Dead
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(1973–2009), American National Football League quarterback * Sylvia McNair (born 1956), American opera singer *

Todd McNair Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...

(born 1965), American football coach *

Winifred McNair Winifred McNair (née Winifred Margaret Slocock, 9 August 1877 – 28 March 1954) was a tennis player from Great Britain. She is best remembered for her women's doubles (partnering Kathleen McKane) gold medal at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, B ...

(1877–1954), British tennis player * William N. McNair (1880–1948), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1936 Fictional characters * Tom McNair, a lead character in the British television series ''Being Human''

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