John MacKay

John MacKay or John McKay may refer to:

• John Mackay (Australian pioneer) (1839–1914), founder of the city of Mackay, Australia
• John MacKay (journalist), Scottish television journalist and newscaster
• John A. Mackay (1889–1983), Scottish missionary and founder of the Anglo-Peruvian School in Lima, Peru
• John Bain Mackay (1795–1888), nurseryman based in Clapton, London
• John D. Mackay (born 1909), Orcadian man of letters
• John Frederick MacKay (1873–1930), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Henry Mackay (1864–1933), Scottish writer, anarchist, thinker and homosexual activist
• John Victor Mackay (1891–1945), American art director
• John William Mackay (1831–1902), American capitalist
• John B. McKay (1922–1975), test pilot
• John McKay (attorney) (born 1956), former United States Attorney for the Western District of the state of Washington
• John Mackay (botanist) (1772–1802), Scottish botanist
• John McKay (writer) (born 1982), music journalist, see The Michigan Times
• John McKay (fur trader), Canadian fur trader
• John McKay (mathematician) (born 1939), mathematician at Concordia University
• John McKay (director), British film and television director
• John McKay (musician), British guitarist and former member of Siouxsie & the Banshees
• John McKay (pianist) (born 1938), Canadian-American pianist
• John P. McKay, American historian and professor, author of A History of Western Society
• John McKay (MPP) (b. 1841), Ontario physician and political figure
• John Mackay (industrialist) (1774–1841),ship master and industrialist in Boston, Massachusetts
• John McKay (public servant), an Australian public servant and university administrator
• John Yule Mackay (1860-1930), a Scottish anatomist and Principal of University College, Dundee

Politicians

• John MacKay, Baron MacKay of Ardbrecknish (1938–2001), Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament for Argyll, 1979–1987
• John Keiller MacKay (1888–1970), 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, 1957–1963
• John McKay (UK politician) (1885–1964), British Labour Party MP for Wallsend, 1945–1964
• John McKay (politician) (born 1948), member of the Canadian parliament
• John McKay (New Brunswick politician) (born 1948), former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and mayor of Miramichi, New Brunswick
• John McKay (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1945), member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
• John George MacKay (1893–1974), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Sportspeople

• John Mackay (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
• John Reid McKay (1898–1970), Scottish footballer
• John McKay (American football) (1923–2001), American football coach
• John McKay, Jr. (born 1953), former American football wide receiver

See also

• Jack McKay (disambiguation)
• John Mackey (disambiguation)