McGinnis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alan Loy McGinnis Alan Loy McGinnis (10 November 1933 in Friendswood, Texas – 9 January 2005 in Glendale, California) was an author, Christians, Christian psychotherapist, and the founder and director of the Valley Counseling Center in Glendale, California, G ...

(1933–2005), American Christian psychotherapist and author *

Austin MacGinnis Austin MacGinnis (born May 4, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. College career MacGinnis was a consensus first-team selection to the All-SEC ...

(born 1995), American football player * Benoît McGinnis, Canadian actor * Charles McGinnis (1906–1995), American Olympic athlete *

Dave McGinnis David McGinnis (born August 7, 1951) is a former National Football League (NFL) coach and college player who is the color commentator for the Tennessee Titans Radio Network. He was assistant head coach of the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams from 2012 ...

(born 1951), American football coach * Donna McGinnis (born 1968), Canadian Olympic swimmer *Edward McGinnis, birth name of Eddie Large (1941–2020), British entertainer * Gary McGinnis (born 1963), Scottish football player *

George McGinnis George F. McGinnis (August 12, 1950 – December 14, 2023) was an American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball ...

(1950–2023), American basketball player * George McGinnis (disambiguation) * Harry Lee McGinnis (born 1926), American walking around the world * Howard Justus McGinnis (1882–1971), American academic *

Ian McGinnis Ian McGinnis (born September 27, 1978) is an American former basketball player for Dartmouth College's men's basketball team. He is best known for leading NCAA Division I in rebounding during his sophomore season in 1998–99. He averaged ...

(born 1978), American basketball player * James D. McGinnis (1932–2009), American real estate agent and politician from Delaware *

Jarred McGinnis Jarred P. McGinnis (born ) is an American-born writer based in the United Kingdom. In 2021, he was named as one of the best 10 emerging writers from the UK by ''The Guardian''. Early life and education McGinnis grew up in Siesta Key, Florid ...

(born 1976/77), American writer *

John McGinnis John Oldham McGinnis is an American legal scholar at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and author of over 90 academic and popular articles and essays. His popular writings have been published in ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Na ...

, American legal professor and author * Jumbo McGinnis (1854–1934), American professional baseball player *

Megan McGinnis Megan McGinnis (born December 5, 1979) is an American Broadway actress, who performed in the role of Éponine, in the revival of ''Les Misérables''. She created the role of Jerusha Abbott in the Off-Broadway production of ''Daddy Long Legs''. S ...

, American stage actress * Michael McGinnis (disambiguation) * Mike McGinnis (born 1973), American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer * Mindy McGinnis, American writer *

Niall MacGinnis Patrick Niall MacGinnis (29 March 1913 – 6 January 1977) was an Irish actor and physician. On screen, he was well-known for his character roles with a "poetic timbre", though he occasionally played leading parts like the title character in ...

(1913–1977), Irish actor * Noble L. McGinnis (1829–1898), Confederate colonel *

Paul McGinnis Paul McGinnis (born 1973) is an American puppeteer for ''Sesame Street'' and The Muppets. He has also performed in various non-Muppet television productions such as ''The Book of Pooh'', ''Julie's Greenroom'', ''The Wiz Live!'', '' Crash & Bernst ...

(born 1973), American puppeteer *

Rick McGinnis Rick McGinnis is a Canadian photographer and writer, and was previously a columnist for Metro newspapers across Canada. He wrote a sardonic daily TV column called Idiot Box along with DVD reviews, restaurant reviews, entertainment features and eve ...

, Canadian columnist and photojournalist *

Robert McGinnis Robert Edward McGinnis (February 3, 1926 – March 10, 2025) was an American artist and illustrator. McGinnis is known for his illustrations of more than 1,200 paperback book covers,BiographyMcGinnis, Robert− Cavalier Galleries and over 40 ...

(1926–2025), American illustrator of paperback book covers and movie posters * Robert L. McGinnis, American scientist, technology entrepreneur, and inventor * Ross A. McGinnis (1987–2006), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient *

Ryan McGinnis Ryan McGinnis is an American actor and dancer, known for his role in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC comedy series ''Ugly Betty'' as List of Ugly Betty characters#Recurring characters, Austin Marley. He also appeared as Glenn Childs Jr. in ...

, American actor and dancer *

Sid McGinnis Sidney Foster McGinnis (born October 6, 1949) is an American musician and guitarist, best known for his work on the CBS television show ''Late Show with David Letterman'', as part of the CBS Orchestra. He made his first appearance in the ''Late ...

(born 1949), American musician and guitarist *

Tom McGinnis Thomas "Tom or Tommy" McGinnis (November 27, 1947 – June 6, 2019) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. McGinnis was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee and was ...

(1947–2019), American professional golfer *

William McGinnis William McGinnis is an American molecular biologist who is a professor of biology at the University of California San Diego. At UC San Diego he has also served as the Chairman of the Department of Biology from July 1998 to June 1999, as Associa ...

, American molecular biologist *William McGinnis (rafter), American whitewater rafter and author

Fictional characters

Terry McGinnis Terrence "Terry" McGinnis Wayne, also known as Batman Beyond or Batman of the Future after his Batman Beyond, animated television series to distinguish him from his predecessor Batman, Bruce Wayne, is a superhero appearing in media (communicati ...

, character in the animated series ''Batman Beyond'' ** Warren & Mary McGinnis, the parents of Terry McGinnis. ** Matt McGinnis, the younger brother of Terry McGinnis.

External links

''McGinnis'' at Behind the Name
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