'''McPhail''' or '''MacPhail''' is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
==McPhail== *Addie McPhail (1905–2003), American film actress *Alastair McPhail, British diplomat, the first British ambassador to South Sudan *Alexander James McPhail (1883-1931), Scottish-Canadian agricultural reformer *Andy McPhail, Scottish rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s *Billy McPhail (1928–2003), Scottish footballer *Bob McPhail (1905–2000), Scottish international footballer *Bob McPhail, English rugby union, and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s *Bruce McPhail (1937–2020), New Zealand rugby player *Carlton McPhail Sr. (born 1947), Basketball and Football Coach *Dan McPhail (1903–1987), Scottish professional footballer * David McPhail (1886–?), New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s *David McPhail (1945–2021), New Zealand actor *Donna McPhail, British comedian, TV presenter, journalist *Douglas McPhail (1914–1944), American actor and singer *George Wilson McPhail (1815–1871), Presbyterian minister, president of Lafayette College, and Davidson College. *Hal McPhail (1912–1977), American football player *Jerris McPhail (born 1972), former professional American football player * John McPhail (disambiguation) *Larry McPhail (born 1968), retired American soccer forward *Malcolm McPhail (1895–1975), Scottish footballer *Marnie McPhail (born 1966), Canadian-American actress *Michael McPhail (born 1981), American Olympic rifle shooter * Sharon McPhail (born 1948), American lawyer and politician *Stephen McPhail (born 1979), Republic of Ireland international footballer
==MacPhail== *Agnes Macphail (1890–1954), Canadian feminist and first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons. *Alesha MacPhail, murder victim *Andrew Macphail (1864–1938), Canadian physician, author, professor of medicine and soldier. *Andy MacPhail (born 1953), president of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles and son of the former American League president Lee MacPhail and grandson of Larry MacPhail. *Angus MacPhail (1903–1962), English screenwriter known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock; credited with the creation of the term "MacGuffin" *Catherine Macphail (born 1964), Scottish-born author *Dan Macphail, fictitious engineer of the ''Vital Spark'' *Dugald MacPhail (1818-1887) Gaelic songwriter, poet and author from Strathcoil on Mull<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst3791.html | title=Dugald MacPhail from the Gazetteer for Scotland }}</ref> *Dugald MacPhail, one of the last survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 when serving as part of the Buffalo Border Guard<ref>https://www.1879zuluwar.com/t3216-dugald-macphail-survivor-of-the-battle-of-isandlwana</ref> *Iain Macphail, Lord Macphail (1938–2009) Scottish lawyer, Senator of the College of Justice, Judge of the Supreme Court *John MacPhail (born 1955), former Scottish footballer *Joy MacPhail (born 1952), former Canadian New Democratic Party of British Columbia politician *Katherine Stewart MacPhail (1887-1974), Scottish Surgeon *Larry MacPhail (1890–1975), American executive and innovator in Major League Baseball *Lee MacPhail (1917–2012), former administrator in Major League Baseball * Mark MacPhail (died 1989), police officer and murder victim *Robert Lloyd George MacPhail (1920–1995), Canadian politician and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island; Member of the Order of Canada *William S. MacPhail (fl. 1900s), namesake of the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota
==See also== *Mount McPhail, Canada *Cobden/Bruce McPhail Memorial Airport, Ontario, Canada *McPhail Angus Farm *McPhail Memorial Baptist Church, Ottawa, Canada *''Fergus McPhail'', Australian children's television programme *''McPhail v Doulton'' (1970), landmark English trusts law decision by the House of Lords *Paul, a surname *Clan MacPhail, the Sons of Paul, a Scottish highland clan *Gordon & MacPhail whisky *Southern Alberta Institute of Technology MacPhail School of Energy<ref>https://www.sait.ca/sait-schools/macphail-school-of-energy</ref> {{surname|McPhail}}
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