McFarlane (surname)

McFarlane is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Politics

• Allan McFarlane (1792–1864), pastoralist and parliamentarian in South Australia
• Brendan McFarlane (1951–2025), Irish republican activist
• Donald McFarlane, British-American politician
• Duncan McFarlane (1841–1918), New Zealand politician
• Hugh McFarlane (1815–1882), American politician
• Jann McFarlane (born 1944), Australian politician from Stirling, Western Australia
• Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff (1926–2012), British peer; MP from Llandaff
• Norm McFarlane (born 1935 or 1936), Canadian politician; mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick
• Robert McFarlane (American government official) (1937–2022), major figure in the Iran-Contra Affair
• William D. McFarlane (1894–1980), American politician from Texas

Sport

• Bob McFarlane (athlete) (1927–2006), Canadian runner and professional football player
• Calum McFarlane (born 1985), English football manager
• Danny McFarlane (born 1972), Jamaican hurdler in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics
• David McFarlane (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer
• Don McFarlane (athlete, born 1926), Canadian runner in the 1948 Olympics
• Don McFarlane (athlete, born 1931), Canadian runner in the 1952 Olympics
• Mike McFarlane (1960–2023), British sprinter in the 1988 Olympics
• Óscar McFarlane (born 1980), Panamanian football goalkeeper
• Ross McFarlane (footballer) (born 1961), former Scottish football defender
• Ross McFarlane (born 1961), English golfer
• Steve McFarlane, Australian rugby league footballer
• Tom McFarlane (1872–?), Scottish footballer
• Tommy McFarlane, Scottish/American soccer player
• Tracey McFarlane (born 1966), American Olympic swimmer in the 1988 Olympics
• Willie McFarlane (1923–1998), Scottish footballer

Arts

• Andrew McFarlane (born 1951), Australian actor
• Brian McFarlane (born 1934), Australian film historian, writer, and educator
• Colin McFarlane (born 1961), English actor, voice actor and narrator
• Fiona McFarlane (born 1978), Australian author
• Rory McFarlane, British musician
• Howard McFarlane (1894–1983), English jazz trumpeter
• Leslie McFarlane (1902–1977), Canadian journalist and novelist; ghostwriter of the Hardy Boys series
• Shona McFarlane (1929–2001), New Zealand artist, journalist, and broadcaster
• Todd McFarlane (born 1961), Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, toy manufacturer/designer

Others

• Andrew McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brian McFarlane (born 1931), Canadian television sportscaster
• Dijon McFarlane (born 1990), American record producer, known as Mustard
• Ian McFarlane (born 1959), Australian music journalist
• John McFarlane (born 1947), former chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
• K. B. McFarlane (1903–1966), British historian
• Stuart McFarlane (1885–1970), Australian public servant
• William McFarlane (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• Kenny McFarlane, character in Marvel Comics Ultimate Universe
• Characters in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Josie McFarlane
• Kim McFarlane
• Mick McFarlane (EastEnders)
• Chuck McFarlane, character in Chuck's Choice

See also

• McFarland (disambiguation)
• MacFarland
• McFarlan (disambiguation)
• Macfarlan (disambiguation)
• MacFarlane (disambiguation)
• McFarlane (disambiguation)