# McCall

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For other uses, see [McCall (disambiguation)](/source/McCall_(disambiguation)).

**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.[citation needed]

Notable people with this surname include:

- [Andy McCall (footballer, born 1911)](/source/Andy_McCall_(footballer,_born_1911)) (1911–1979), Scottish footballer and manager
- [Andy McCall (footballer, born 1925)](/source/Andy_McCall_(footballer,_born_1925)) (1925–2014), Scottish footballer, father of Stuart McCall
- [Annie McCall](/source/Annie_McCall) (1859–1949), English doctor
- [Anthony McCall](/source/Anthony_McCall) (born 1946), British artist
- [Archie McCall](/source/Archie_McCall) (1867–1936), Scottish footballer
- [Bruce McCall](/source/Bruce_McCall) (1935–2023), Canadian author
- [Carl McCall](/source/Carl_McCall) (born 1935), American politician
- [Christina McCall](/source/Christina_McCall) (1935–2005), Canadian political writer
- [Daniel T. McCall Jr.](/source/Daniel_T._McCall_Jr.) (1909–2000), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
- [David McCall (bishop)](/source/David_McCall_(bishop)) (1940–2021), Australian Anglican bishop, husband of Marion
- [Davina McCall](/source/Davina_McCall) (born 1967), British television presenter
- [Don McCall](/source/Don_McCall) (1944–2025), American football player
- [Duke Kimbrough McCall](/source/Duke_Kimbrough_McCall) (1914–2013), U.S. religious leader
- [Edward McCall](/source/Edward_McCall) (1790–1853), U.S. Navy officer
- [Frederick McCall](/source/Frederick_McCall) (1896–1949), Canadian aviator, World War I ace, businessman
- [George A. McCall](/source/George_A._McCall) (1802–1868), U.S. Army general and amateur naturalist
- [Glenn McCall](/source/Glenn_McCall) (1954–2025), American politician
- [Grayson McCall](/source/Grayson_McCall) (born 2000), American football player
- [Guadalupe Garcia McCall](/source/Guadalupe_Garcia_McCall), Mexican-American poet and novelist
- [Helen McCall](/source/Helen_McCall) (1899–1956), Canadian photographer
- [Henry McCall](/source/Henry_McCall) (1895–1980), Royal Navy officer
- [Henry McCall (baseball)](/source/Henry_McCall_(baseball)) (1907–1998), American baseball player
- [Henry Strong McCall](/source/Henry_Strong_McCall) (1819–1893), American lawyer and writer
- [Ian McCall (footballer)](/source/Ian_McCall_(footballer)) (born 1965), Scottish footballer
- [Jack McCall](/source/Jack_McCall) (1850s–1877), U.S. outlaw
- [James McCall (footballer)](/source/James_McCall_(footballer)) (1865–1925), Scottish footballer
- [James McCall (politician)](/source/James_McCall_(politician)) (1774–1856), American merchant and politician from New York
- [James McCall (veterinary surgeon)](/source/James_McCall_(veterinary_surgeon)) (1834–1915), founder and the first principal of Glasgow Veterinary College
- [John E. McCall](/source/John_E._McCall) (1859–1920), judge and politician from Tennessee
- [John T. McCall](/source/John_T._McCall) (1863–1950), New York politician
- [Kevin McCall](/source/Kevin_McCall) (born 1985), American rapper
- [Louis A. McCall Sr.](/source/Louis_A._McCall_Sr.) (1951–1997), American singer, songwriter, drummer and co-founder of the funk/R&B band [Con Funk Shun](/source/Con_Funk_Shun)
- [Macklin McCall](/source/Macklin_McCall), Canadian politician
- [Marion McCall](/source/Marion_McCall) (born 1943), Australian pilot, wife of David
- [Marquan McCall](/source/Marquan_McCall) (born 1999), American football player
- [Mary C. McCall Jr.](/source/Mary_C._McCall_Jr.) (1904-1986), American screenwriter
- [Matt McCall (racing driver)](/source/Matt_McCall_(racing_driver)) (born 1981), American stock car racing driver and crew chief
- [Oliver McCall](/source/Oliver_McCall) (born 1965), U.S. boxer
- P. J. McCall, songwriting pseudonym of [Peter Dawson (bass-baritone)](/source/Peter_Dawson_(bass-baritone))
- [Patrick Joseph McCall](/source/Patrick_Joseph_McCall) (1861–1919), Irish songwriter (also known as P. J. McCall)
- [Phil McCall](/source/Phil_McCall) (1925–2002), Scottish actor
- [Robert McCall (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_McCall_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Robin McCall](/source/Robin_McCall) (born 1964), American stock car racing driver
- [Roz McCall](/source/Roz_McCall) (born 1969), Scottish politician
- [Samuel W. McCall](/source/Samuel_W._McCall) (1851–1923), U.S. politician
- [Shelagh McCall](/source/Shelagh_McCall), Scottish lawyer
- [Steve McCall](/source/Steve_McCall) (born 1960), English footballer
- [Stuart McCall](/source/Stuart_McCall) (born 1964), Scottish footballer
- [Tahjere McCall](/source/Tahjere_McCall) (born 1994), American basketball player
- [Ted McCall](/source/Ted_McCall) (1901–1975), Canadian journalist and comic strip writer
- [Thomas McCall (disambiguation)](/source/Thomas_McCall_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Tom McCall](/source/Tom_McCall) (1913–1983), U.S. politician
- [William McCall (disambiguation)](/source/William_McCall_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Willie McCall (footballer, born 1898)](/source/Willie_McCall_(footballer,_born_1898)) (1898–1966), Scottish footballer
- [Willie McCall (footballer born 1920)](/source/Willie_McCall_(footballer_born_1920)) (1920–1985), Scottish footballer

Fictional characters include:

- the title character of *[Cash McCall](/source/Cash_McCall)*, a 1960 film starring James Garner
- Robert McCall, star of *[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series))*, a 1980s American television series; *[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(film))*, a 2014 film loosely based on the television series; *[The Equalizer 2](/source/The_Equalizer_2)*, a 2018 sequel; and *[The Equalizer](/source/The_Equalizer_(2020_TV_series))*, a 2020 television series
- [Scott McCall](/source/Scott_McCall), protagonist of the television series *Teen Wolf*
- Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, co-star of the 1980s detective television series [Hunter](/source/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_series))

## See also

- [George Russell MacCall](/source/George_Russell_MacCall) (1918–2008), American tennis player
- [Henry MacCall](/source/Henry_MacCall) (1845–1921), British Army officer
- [William Maccall](/source/William_Maccall) (1812–1888), Scottish writer and minister
- [MacColl](/source/MacColl)

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