Kinnear

Kinnear is a Scottish name of Pictish origin which means "chieftain".^[1] Notable persons with that name include:

• A. E. Kinnear (born 1868), Australian Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner
• Andrew Kinnear (1750–1818), Canadian politician
• Ben Kinnear (born 1979), Australian footballer
• Bob Kinnear (born 1970/1), Canadian labour leader
• Charles Kinnear (1830–1894), Scottish architect
• David Kinnear (1917–2008), Scottish association football player
• David Kinnear (journalist) (c. 1806–1862), Canadian journalist
• Dominic Kinnear (born 1967), Scottish-American association football player and manager
• George Kinnear (1836–1912), American military officer and real estate developer
• Greg Kinnear (born 1963), American actor
• Kent Kinnear (born 1966), American tennis player
• Helen Kinnear (1894–1970), Canadian lawyer
• Joe Kinnear (Australian footballer) (1912–1981), Australian rules footballer
• Joe Kinnear (1946–2024), Irish association football player and manager
• John Kinnear (Irish politician) (1824–1894), Irish politician
• John Boyd Kinnear (1828–1920), Scottish lawyer, writer and politician
• Mary Elizabeth Kinnear (1898–1991), Canadian politician
• Norman Boyd Kinnear (1882–1957), Scottish zoologist
• Roy Kinnear (1934–1988), English actor
• Rory Kinnear (born 1978), English actor, son of Roy Kinnear
• Wally Kinnear (1880–1974), Scottish rower