McClatchy is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: Carlos K. McClatchy (1927–1989), American journalist and publisher; grandson of Charles Kenny McClatchy Charles Kenny McClatchy (1858–1936), American journalist and publisher Eleanor McClatchy (1895–1980), American publisher, Charles Kenny McClatchy's youngest daughter J. D. McClatchy (1945–2018), American poet and literary critic James McClatchy (1824–1883), American journalist and publisher James B. McClatchy (1920–2006), American journalist and publisher Kevin McClatchy (born 1963), American entrepreneur and baseball executive Lulu McClatchy, Australian actress Valentine S. McClatchy (1857–1938), American journalist and publisher See also McClatchey, a surname