McCall comes from the Gaelic surname of Scottish origin, which means "son of the battle chief". The McCall family was born on the Scottish west coast among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Notable people with this surname include: * Andy McCall (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1979), Scottish footballer and manager *

Andy McCall (footballer, born 1925) Andrew McCall (15 March 1925 – December 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger, making over 300 appearances in the Football League. Early and personal life Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, McCall joined the Royal N ...

(1925–2014), Scottish footballer, father of Stuart McCall *

Annie McCall Annie McCall (23 September 1859 – 1949) was a British medical doctor and was a significant contributor to the modern practice of midwifery. Early years Annie McCall was born in Manchester. Even as a child she knew she wanted to go into medic ...

(1859–1949), English doctor *

Archie McCall Archibald McCall (8 May 1867 – 17 April 1936) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Renton and Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the ...

(1867–1936), Scottish footballer *

Bruce McCall Bruce McCall (May 10, 1935 – May 5, 2023) was a Canadian author and illustrator, best known for his frequent contributions to ''The New Yorker''. He has also illustrated children's books. Life and career McCall was born on May 10, 1935, in S ...

(1935–2023), Canadian author *

Carl McCall Herman Carl McCall (born October 17, 1935) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. A former New York State Comptroller and New York State Senator, McCall was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New York in 2002. He was the firs ...

(born 1935), U.S. politician * Christina McCall (1935–2005), Canadian political writer * Daniel T. McCall Jr. (1909–2000), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama *

David McCall (bishop) William David Hair McCall (29 February 1940 - 7 May 2021) was an Australian Anglican bishop. McCall was born into a prominent family. His grandfather was John McCall, Agent-General for Tasmania, and his father, Theodore Bruce McCall, an Anglican ...

(1940–2021), Australian Anglican bishop, husband of Marion *

Davina McCall Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She has presented various television shows for Channel 4, including ''Streetmate'' (1998–2001, 2016), ''Big Brother (British TV series), Big Brother'' (2 ...

(born 1967), British television presenter * Don McCall (1944–2025), American football player * Duke Kimbrough McCall (1914–2013), U.S. religious leader * Edward McCall (1790–1853), U.S. Navy officer *

Frederick McCall Frederick Robert Gordon McCall (4 December 1896 – 22 January 1949) was a Canadian air ace during World War I, with 35 confirmed and two unconfirmed victories. After a career in civil aviation, he returned to service in World War II. Early l ...

(1896–1949), Canadian aviator, World War I ace, businessman *

George A. McCall George Archibald McCall (March 16, 1802 – February 25, 1868) was a United States Army officer who became a brigadier general and prisoner of war during the American Civil War. He was also a naturalist. Biography McCall was born in Philadelph ...

(1802–1868), U.S. Army general and amateur naturalist *

Grayson McCall Grayson McCall (born December 13, 2000) is an American college football coach and former American football quarterback who is currently an offensive analyst for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He played college football for the Chanticleers ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Guadalupe Garcia McCall Guadalupe Garcia McCall is an author, poet, and educator. She was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. She is the recipient of the 2012 Pura Belpré Medal for narrative. Early life Guadalupe Garcia McCall was born in Coauhila, a Mexican ...

, Mexican-American poet and novelist *

Helen McCall Helen McCall (February 7, 1899 – 1956) was a photographer from the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia. She is well known for her photographs of everyday life in the Gibsons region during the 1920s, 30s and 40s, and earned a living by selling her ...

(1899–1956), Canadian photographer *

Ian McCall (footballer) Ian Holland McCall (born 30 September 1964) is a Scottish former football player and coach, who most recently managed Scottish League Two club Clyde. During his playing days McCall played for Queen's Park, Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Brad ...

(born 1965), Scottish footballer *

Jack McCall John McCall () (1852/1853 – March 1, 1877), also known as "Crooked Nose" or "Broken Nose Jack", was the murderer of Old West legend Wild Bill Hickok. McCall shot Hickok from behind as he played poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon in Deadwood, ...

(1850s–1877), U.S. outlaw * James McCall (footballer) (1865–1925), Scottish footballer *

James McCall (politician) James McCall (January 6, 1774 in Lebanon Springs, Columbia County, New York – March 26, 1856 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York) was an American merchant and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Benajah McCall (1743–1824) an ...

(1774–1856), American merchant and politician from New York *

James McCall (veterinary surgeon) Prof James McCall FRCVS (1834, Newton-on-Ayr, Scotland — 1 November 1915) was the founder and the first principal of Glasgow Veterinary College. Life McCall was born in Newton-on-Ayr in 1834. His father owned a transport business between ...

(1834–1915), founder and the first principal of Glasgow Veterinary College * John E. McCall (1859–1920), judge and politician from Tennessee * John T. McCall (1863–1950), New York politician *

Kevin McCall Kevin Lamar McCall Jr. (born July 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He is best known for his work with R&B singer Chris Brown, to whom he signed in a joint venture with RCA Records in 2012. McCall extensi ...

(born 1985), American rapper *

Louis A. McCall Sr. Louis Anthony McCall Sr. (December 28, 1951 – June 25, 1997) was an American singer, songwriter, drummer, and event planner. McCall is best remembered as the co-founder and drummer of the American funk/R&B band Con Funk Shun, which gained fame ...

(1951–1997), American singer, songwriter, drummer and co-founder of the funk/R&B band

Con Funk Shun Con Funk Shun (formerly known as Project Soul) is an American R&B and funk band from Vallejo, California, formed in 1969. They were influenced by funk progenitors James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone. Signed to Mercury Records in 1976, the ...

Macklin McCall Macklin McCall is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of West Kelowna-Peachland as a member of the Conservative ...

, Canadian politician *

Marion McCall Marion Carmel McCall (née le Breton) (born 1943) is an Australian pilot, notable for winning the international Dawn-to-Dusk Flying Competition, the first Australian woman to do so, and the first Australian to win the competition three times. B ...

(born 1943), Australian pilot, wife of David *

Marquan McCall Marquan McCall (born March 26, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Kentucky. College career McCall played at Kentucky from 2018 to 2021. Professional career Carolina Panthers McCall signe ...

(born 1999), American football player * Matt McCall (racing driver) (born 1981), American stock car racing driver and crew chief *

Oliver McCall Oliver McCall (born April 21, 1965) is an American professional boxer who began competing professionally in 1985. A veteran of the sport for over three decades, he is best known for winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1994 by scoring an upset k ...

(born 1965), U.S. boxer *P. J. McCall, songwriting pseudonym of

Peter Dawson (bass-baritone) Peter Smith Dawson (31 January 188227 September 1961) was an Australian bass-baritone and songwriter in the 1920s and 1930s, when he was possibly the most popular singer of that era. He said that at the time the Phonograph, gramophone was "a ...

* Patrick Joseph McCall (1861–1919), Irish songwriter (also known as P. J. McCall) *

Phil McCall Phil McCall (born Philip McColl; 26 November 1925 – 29 January 2002) was a Glaswegian actor who appeared in numerous plays, films and television productions over a 40-year period. Early life and education McCall's father was a labourer. He a ...

(1925–2002), Scottish actor * Robert McCall (disambiguation), multiple people * Robin McCall (born 1964), American stock car racing driver * Roz McCall, Scottish politician * Samuel W. McCall (1851–1923), U.S. politician *

Shelagh McCall Shelagh McCall KC is a Scottish lawyer. She worked for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague. She appeared for the defence alongside Gordon Jackson KC in ''HM Advocate v Salmond ''Her Majesty's Advoca ...

, Scottish lawyer *

Steve McCall Stephen Harold McCall (born 15 October 1960) is an English retired footballer who now works as a scout for Carlisle United. A defensive midfielder during his playing days, McCall built a reputation as a cultured midfield player, with immacul ...

(born 1960), English footballer *

Stuart McCall Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964) is a professional football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of Preston North End. McCall played in a total of 763 league games and in 40 full international matche ...

(born 1964), Scottish footballer *

Tahjere McCall Tahjere McCall (born August 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball, Niagara Purple Eagles and Tennessee Sta ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Ted McCall Edwin Reid McCall (born 1901 in Chatham, Ontario, died 1975) was a Canadian journalist, and a comic strip and comic book writer. He was best known for creating the first comic strip based on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, '' Men of the Mounte ...

(1901–1975), Canadian journalist and comic strip writer * Thomas McCall (disambiguation), several people *

Tom McCall Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 January 8, 1983) was an American, politician and journalist in the state of Oregon, serving as the state's thirtieth governor from 1967 to 1975. A progressive Republican, he was known as a staunch environme ...

(1913–1983), U.S. politician * William McCall (disambiguation), several people * Willie McCall (footballer, born 1898) (1898–1966), Scottish footballer * Willie McCall (footballer born 1920) (1920–1985), Scottish footballer Fictional characters include: *the title character of ''

Cash McCall ''Cash McCall'' is a 1960 American romantic drama film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by Joseph Pevney, and starring James Garner and Natalie Wood. The film's screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Marion Ha ...

'', a 1960 film starring James Garner *Robert McCall, star of ''

The Equalizer ''The Equalizer'' is an American vigilante action thriller multimedia franchise initially co-created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. It originated with a CBS television series from 1985 to 1989 starring Edward Woodward. The concept ...

'', a 1980s American television series; ''

'', a 2014 film loosely based on the television series; ''

The Equalizer 2 ''The Equalizer 2'' (also promoted as ''The Equalizer II'' and ''EQ2'') is a 2018 American vigilante action-thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is the sequel to the 2014 film '' The Equalizer'', which was based on the TV series of t ...

'', a 2018 sequel; and ''

'', a 2020 television series *

Scott McCall ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'' is an American television series that aired on MTV. The series premiered on Sunday, June 5, 2011, following the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. ''Teen Wolf'' is a supernatural drama series that follows Scott McCa ...

, protagonist of the television series ''Teen Wolf'' *Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, co-star of the 1980s detective television series

Hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...

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