MacNeil can have a number of different meanings and spellings: Clan MacNeil is a Scottish clan. Notable people Al MacNeil (born 1935), Canadian hockey player Angus MacNeil (born 1970), Scottish politician Archibald Macneil of Colonsay (fl. 1773–1805), Scottish laird Bernie MacNeil (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player Bhreagh MacNeil, Canadian actress Brett MacNeil (born 1967), Canadian gridiron football player Carol Brooks MacNeil (1871–1944), American sculptor Carole MacNeil (born 1964), Canadian television journalist Charles Grant MacNeil (1892–1976), Canadian politician Chuck MacNeil (born 1944), Canadian politician Colin MacNeil, British comics artist Colin MacNeil (footballer) (born 1936), Australian rules footballer Cooper MacNeil (born 1992), American racecar driver Cornell MacNeil (1922–2011), American baritone Donald C. MacNeil (1924–1978), Canadian politician Drew MacNeil (born 1964), Scottish shinty player Flora MacNeil (1928–2015), Scottish Gaelic singer Heather MacNeil, Canadian archivist Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866–1947), American sculptor Hugh MacNeil (1860–1924), New Zealand cricketer, golfer and businessman Hugh Livingstone Macneil (1850–1901), Canadian pioneer ranch and town developer Ian MacNeil (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Ian MacNeil (scenic designer) (born 1960), British scenic designer, the son of Robert MacNeil Ian Roderick Macneil (1929–2010), American legal scholar John MacNeil (1854–1896), Scottish/Australian evangelist Joseph MacNeil (1924–2018), Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop Karen MacNeil, American wine writer and educator Ken MacNeil (born 1975), Canadian darts player Kenzie MacNeil (1952–2021), Canadian songwriter and politician Kevin MacNeil, Scottish writer and poet Laine MacNeil (born 1996), Canadian actress Linda MacNeil (born 1954), American jeweller Maggie MacNeil (born 2000), Canadian swimmer Mick MacNeil (born 1958), Scottish songwriter and keyboardist Neil MacNeil (1923–2008), American journalist Rita MacNeil (1944–2013), Canadian folk singer Robert MacNeil (born 1931), Canadian television journalist Russell MacNeil (1931–2018), Canadian politician Sarah Macneil (born 1955), Australian Anglican bishop Sheila MacNeil, Scottish tissue engineer Wade MacNeil (born 1984), Canadian musician William J. MacNeil (born 1946), Canadian real estate agent and politician As first name MacNeil Mitchell (1904–1996), American lawyer and politician Fictional people Regan MacNeil, a character from William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, played by Linda Blair in the 1973 film Other possible meanings The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour, former name of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer when Robert MacNeil co-anchored See also McNeil (disambiguation) McNeill (disambiguation) MacNeill McNeal MacNeal MacNeille Surnames Surnames of Scottish origin Clan MacNeil Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names