McGinness is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Joe McGinness (1914-2003), Australian Aboriginal activist, son of Lucy McGinness John McGinness (born 1943), American physicist Jack McGinness, Australia's first elected Aboriginal union leader, son of Lucy McGinness and father of Kathy Mills Lucy McGinness (1874?–1961), aka Alngindabu, Aboriginal Australian elder Mike McGinness (born 1947), American politician Paul McGinness (1896–1955), American World War I flying ace Ryan McGinness (born 1972), American artist Val McGinness, daughter of Lucy McGinness See also McGinness Airport, a defunct airport in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States