MacNeil can have a number of different meanings and spellings:

Clan MacNeil Clan MacNeil, also known in Scotland as Clan Niall, is a highland Scottish clan of Irish origin. According to their early genealogies and some sources they're descended from Eógan mac Néill and Niall of the Nine Hostages. The clan is particula ...

is a Scottish clan.

Notable people

Al MacNeil Allister Wences MacNeil (born September 27, 1935) is a former National Hockey League player and coach. He was the first native of Atlantic Canada to serve as a head coach in the NHL. Career He played parts of eleven seasons in the National Hockey ...

(born 1935), Canadian hockey player *

Angus MacNeil Angus Brendan MacNeil ( gd, Aonghas Brianan MacNèill; born 21 July 1970) is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for covering the Outer Hebrides. Background MacNeil was educated at Castlebay Secondary School on the isla ...

(born 1970), Scottish politician * Archibald Macneil of Colonsay (fl. 1773–1805), Scottish laird * Bernie MacNeil (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player * Bhreagh MacNeil, Canadian actress * Brett MacNeil (born 1967), Canadian gridiron football player *

Carol Brooks MacNeil Carol Brooks MacNeil (January 15, 1871 – June 22, 1944) was an American sculptor, born in Chicago where she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Lorado Taft. MacNeil modeled many charming and unique designs for vases, teapots, inkstan ...

(1871–1944), American sculptor *

Carole MacNeil Carole MacNeil is a Canadian television journalist, known for her work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation which spanned over thirty years. MacNeil began her career anchoring local news programs in New Brunswick and Ontario in the early ...

(born 1964), Canadian television journalist * Charles Grant MacNeil (1892–1976), Canadian politician *

Chuck MacNeil Charles Wyndham MacNeil (December 2, 1944 – June 18, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician *

Colin MacNeil Colin MacNeil is a British comics artist, best known for his work on '' 2000 AD'' and in particular on ''Judge Dredd'' and other stories within his world like '' Shimura'' and ''Devlin Waugh''. MacNeil has illustrated cards for the '' Magic: ...

, British comics artist * Colin MacNeil (footballer) (born 1936), Australian rules footballer * Cooper MacNeil (born 1992), American racecar driver *

Cornell MacNeil Cornell MacNeil (September 24, 1922 – July 15, 2011) was an American operatic baritone known for his exceptional voice and long career with the Metropolitan Opera, which spanned 642 performances in twenty-six roles. F. Paul Driscoll wrote in ''O ...

(1922–2011), American baritone *

Donald C. MacNeil Donald Campbell MacNeil (January 4, 1924 – October 24, 1978) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Progre ...

(1924–1978), Canadian politician *

Drew MacNeil Drew McNeil (born 1964is a former shinty player and current manager of the Scotland national shinty team]He was appointed Glenurquhart Shinty Club, Glenurquhart manager in October 2011. Biography McNeil, along with his older brother, Scott, starte ...

(born 1964), Scottish shinty player *

Flora MacNeil Flora MacNeil, MBE (6 October 1928 – 15 May 2015) was a Scottish Gaelic Traditional singer. MacNeil gained prominence after meeting Alan Lomax and Hamish Henderson during the early 1950s, and continued to perform into her later years. Ear ...

(1928–2015), Scottish Gaelic singer * Heather MacNeil, Canadian archivist *

Hermon Atkins MacNeil Hermon Atkins MacNeil (February 27, 1866 – October 2, 1947) was an American sculptor born in Everett, Massachusetts. He is known for designing the ''Standing Liberty'' quarter, struck by the Mint from 1916-1930; and for sculpting ''Justi ...

(1866–1947), American sculptor *

Hugh MacNeil Hugh MacNeil (26 October 1860 – 14 September 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer, golfer and businessman. Life and business career Hugh MacNeil was born in Glasgow in 1860, his parents' second son. The family migrated to Dunedin in 1865. He at ...

(1860–1924), New Zealand cricketer, golfer and businessman * Hugh Livingstone Macneil (1850–1901), Canadian pioneer ranch and town developer * Ian MacNeil (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ian MacNeil (scenic designer) Ian MacNeil (born 1960) is a British scenic designer. He won the 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design for ''An Inspector Calls'' and the 2009 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for ''Billy Elliot The Musical''. Early life ...

(born 1960), British scenic designer, the son of Robert MacNeil * Ian Roderick Macneil (1929–2010), American legal scholar * John MacNeil (1854–1896), Scottish/Australian evangelist * Joseph MacNeil (1924–2018), Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop *

Karen MacNeil Karen MacNeil (born 1954) is an American author, journalist, wine educator and consultant. Career MacNeil's first article, on the subject of the best butter on offer in New York delis, was published in '' The Village Voice.'' She transitioned to w ...

, American wine writer and educator *

Ken MacNeil Ken MacNeil (born December 16, 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation events. Career MacNeil qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship by finishing fourth in the North American Ord ...

(born 1975), Canadian darts player * Kenzie MacNeil (1952–2021), Canadian songwriter and politician *

Kevin MacNeil Kevin MacNeil is a Scottish novelist, poet, screenwriter, lyricist and playwright. He was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Author Bibliography * Poetry Collection: ''Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides'' (Canongate, 1 ...

, Scottish writer and poet * Laine MacNeil (born 1996), Canadian actress * Linda MacNeil (born 1954), American jeweller *

Maggie MacNeil Hannah Margaret McNair "Maggie" Mac NeilHer surname is sometimes incorrectly rendered as MacNeil in news reporting and television graphics. (born 26 February 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. A 100 metre butterfly event specialist, she ...

(born 2000), Canadian swimmer *

Mick MacNeil Norman Michael MacNeil is a Scottish songwriter and keyboardist born 20 July 1958 on the Isle of Barra, Scotland. He is best known as a former member of the group Simple Minds. MacNeil joined the band in 1978 and left in 1990. He released the ...

(born 1958), Scottish songwriter and keyboardist * Neil MacNeil (1923–2008), American journalist *

Rita MacNeil Rita MacNeil (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray ...

(1944–2013), Canadian folk singer *

Robert MacNeil Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, Order of Canada, OC (born January 19, 1931) is a Canadian-American journalist and writer. He is a retired television news anchor who partnered with Jim Lehrer to create ''The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'' in 1975. E ...

(born 1931), Canadian television journalist *

Russell MacNeil Russell Francis MacNeil (February 24, 1931 – June 16, 2018) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1989 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Libera ...

(1931–2018), Canadian politician * Sarah Macneil (born 1955), Australian Anglican bishop * Sheila MacNeil, Scottish tissue engineer *

Wade MacNeil Wade MacNeil (born May 5, 1984) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He is also the vocalist of the hardcore punk band Gallows, and the vocalist/guitarist/founder ...

(born 1984), Canadian musician * William J. MacNeil (born 1946), Canadian real estate agent and politician ;As first name *

MacNeil Mitchell MacNeil Mitchell (July 18, 1904 – December 17, 1996) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York. Life He was born on July 18, 1904, in Lime Rock, Litchfield County, Connecticut, the son of George Henry Mitchell and Harriet ...

(1904–1996), American lawyer and politician

Fictional people

* Regan MacNeil, a character from William Peter Blatty's ''The Exorcist'', played by Linda Blair in the 1973 film

Other possible meanings

*'' The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour'', former name of ''The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' when Robert MacNeil co-anchored

Notable people

Fictional people

Other possible meanings

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