McClain (Gaelic: ) is a surname. It is an American variant of the Scottish name McLean. 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 colonel in the U.S. Army, engineer and a NASA astronaut. Her call sign, "Annimal", dates back to her rugby career; she also uses the call sign in her Twitter handle, AstroAnnimal. She was a flight ...

(born 1979), American astronaut and army colonel *

Cady McClain Cady McClain (born Katie Jo McClain; October 13, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and author. Career McClain's professional acting career began in 1978 at the age of 9, when she was featured in a commercial for Band-Aid bandages. Among ...

(born 1969), American actress * Charly McClain (born 1956), American country music singer *

China Anne McClain China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film ''The Gospel'' (2005), and then China James in ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007). She ...

(born 1998), American actress and singer * Cormani McClain (born 2004), American football player * Dave McClain (American football) (1938–1986), American football coach *

Dave McClain (musician) David Wayne McClain (born October 24, 1965) is an American drummer. He is best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Machine Head. He joined the band in 1995 and left the band in 2018 after 23 years in the band. He replaced Chr ...

(born 1965), American drummer *

David McClain (president) David McClain is president emeritus of the University of Hawai‘i and a professor at the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i's Mānoa campus. McClain led the 10-campus University of Hawai‘i System from 2004 to 2009 and s ...

(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 distr ...

(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 d ...

(born 1963), American basketball player * Edward McClain (Alabama politician) (1944–2020), American politician * Elijah McClain (1996–2019), African-American man who died in police custody * Elmo McClain (1917–1972), American politician * Emlin McClain (1851–1915), American judge * Frank B. McClain (1864–1925), American politician * Jimmy McClain (born 1980), American football player * John McClain, American sportswriter *

Johnathan McClain Johnathan McClain (born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American actor, screenwriter, and audiobook narrator. Career At the age of 21 McClain moved to Chicago where he wrote and began performing his critically acclaimed, multiple characte ...

(contemporary), American stage and television actor *

Konnor McClain Konnor McClain (born February 1, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team. She is the 2022 U.S National Champion and was the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy and the 2019 U.S. Classic ...

(born 2005), American artistic gymnast *

Leonard MacClain Leonard MacClain (September 8, 1899 – September 1967) was an American keyboardist and composer who was prominent as an organist in the Philadelphia area. He gained international exposure through his recordings for Epic Records.Masters, John. "Ch ...

(1899–1967), American organist *

Le'Ron McClain Le'Ron De'Mar McClain (born December 27, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Baltimo ...

(born 1984), American football player * Leanita McClain (1951–1984), American journalist and commentator *

Lisa McClain Lisa Carmella McClain ( Iovannisci; born April 7, 1966) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2021. She represented Michigan's 10th congressional district from 2021 to 2023 and has represented Mi ...

(born 1966 as ''Lisa Iovannisci''), American politician * Michael Sean McClain (born 1975), American fencer * Patricia McClain (born 1954), American model *

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

(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 Tennessee. 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 Hoosie ...

(born 1962), American basketball coach * Ted McClain (born 1946), American basketball player * Thaddeus McClain (1876–1935), American track and field athlete * Zakoby McClain (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 This is a list of the characters in the TV series ''Baywatch'' and '' Baywatch: Hawaii''. Cast timeline ;Cast notes ''Baywatch'' (1989–1990; 1991–1999) ; Mitchell "Mitch" Buchannon (David Hasselhoff, ''Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier'', s ...

, character in the American TV series ''Baywatch''

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* McClain, West Virginia * Thriii, a girl group formerly known as McClain

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