McKinney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alice Cary McKinney (1865-1928), American temperance and social reformer
• Anthony McKinney, a convicted murderer in Illinois whose guilt has been questioned
• Baylus Benjamin McKinney (1886–1952), American singer, songwriter, and music editor
• Betsy McKinney, American politician and New Hampshire state Representative
• Bevin McKinney, co-inventor of the Roton rocket
• Bill McKinney (1931–2011), American actor
• Billy McKinney (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
• Bill McKinney (1895–1969), American jazz drummer
• Billy McKinney (politician), American politician (and father of Cynthia McKinney)
• Chance McKinney, American singer
• Charlotte McKinney (born 1993), American model and actress
• Chris McKinney (born 1973), American writer
• Collin McKinney (1766–1861), American merchant and politician, an important figure in the Texas Revolution
• Cynthia McKinney (born 1955), American politician, Green Party nominee for president in 2008, and former United States Representative
• D. Frank McKinney (1928–2001), British ornithologist and ethologist
• Demetria McKinney (born 1981), American actress and songwriter
• Dennis McKinney, former Kansas State Treasurer and Kansas state Representative
• Donavan McKinney, American politician from Michigan
• Fearghal McKinney (born 1962), Northern Irish television presenter and journalist
• Florine McKinney (1909–1975), American actress
• Frank McKinney (1938–1992), American swimmer
• Frank E. McKinney (1904–1974), American banker and chair of the Democratic National Committee from 1951 to 1952
• Gene C. McKinney (born 1950), American soldier
• Hannah McKinney, American economist and politician
• Irene McKinney, American poet and editor
• Jack McKinney (basketball) (1935–2018), American basketball coach
• Jack McKinney (writer), pseudonym used by American writers James Luceno and Brian Daley
• Jeremy McKinney (born 1976), American football player
• Jimmy McKinney (born 1983), American basketball player and film actor
• Joe McKinney (born 1967), Irish actor
• John F. McKinney, American politician and former United States Representative
• John R. McKinney (1921–1997), American soldier who received the Medal of Honor in World War II
• Joseph Crescent McKinney (1928–2010), Roman Catholic bishop
• Joyce McKinney (born 1949), alleged rapist in the Manacled Mormon case
• Justin Aynsley McKinney (born 1978), American musician and super accountant
• Kennedy McKinney (born 1966), American boxer
• Kurt McKinney (born 1962), American actor
• Larry J. McKinney (1944–2017), American judge
• Louise McKinney (1868–1931), Canadian politician
• Mark McKinney (born 1959), Canadian comedian and actor
• Mary McKinney (1873–1987), American recognised as "the world's oldest person" at the time of her death
• May Mourning Farris McKinney (1874-1959), American non-profit executive
• Mira McKinney (1892-1978), Film and Television actress
• Nathaniel McKinney (born 1982), Bahamian athlete
• Nina Mae McKinney (1913–1967), American actress
• Philip W. McKinney (1832–1899), American politician
• Richard McKinney (born 1953), American archer and author
• Samuel McKinney (1807–1879), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in the American South
• Seth McKinney (born 1979), American football player
• Steve McKinney (born 1975), American football player
• Stewart McKinney (politician) (1931–1987), American politician and former United States Representative
• Tamara McKinney (born 1962), American alpine ski racer
• Tom McKinney, Irish rugby league footballer
• Xavier McKinney (born 1999), American football player

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Surname list

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