McClary is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew McClary (1730–1775), Continental Army major in the American Revolutionary War Charles McClary (1833–1904), Canadian politician Susan McClary (born 1946), American musicologist and professor Thomas McClary (musician) (born 1949), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, founder and lead guitarist of The Commodores Thomas Calvert McClary (1909–1972), American writer of science fiction and westerns Ty O'Neal, born Ty O'Neal McClary See also Clary (surname)