McDaniel is a surname. It may refer to the following people:
Barry McDaniel (1930–2018), American operatic baritone Chris McDaniel (born 1972), American attorney and politician Clara McDaniel (born 1948), American blues singer and songwriter Clint McDaniel (born 1972), American basketball player David McDaniel (1939–1977), American science fiction writer Devon McDaniel, Jamaican politician Ellas McDaniel (1928–2008), better known by the stage name Bo Diddley, American guitarist and singer Etta McDaniel (1890–1946), American actress, sister of Hattie and Sam McDaniel George A. McDaniel (1885–1944), American actor and singer Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952), American actress, first African-American Oscar winner, sister of Etta and Sam McDaniel Henry Dickerson McDaniel (1836–1926), American politician Jacobbi McDaniel (born 1989), American football player James McDaniel (born 1958), American actor Jeffrey McDaniel (born 1967), American poet Lindy McDaniel (1935–2020), American baseball player Lurlene McDaniel (born 1944), American author Matthew McDaniel (20th/21st century), American human rights activist Mel McDaniel (1942–2011), American singer and music artist
Michael McDaniel (professor), chair of the Council of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) from 2017 to 2019
Michael A. McDaniel, American psychologist Mike McDaniel (born 1983), American football coach, former head coach of the Miami Dolphins NFL team Mildred McDaniel (1933–2004), American athlete Orlando McDaniel (1960–2020), American football player Randall McDaniel (born 1964), American football player Ronna McDaniel (born 1973), American politician Sam McDaniel (1886–1962), American actor, brother of Etta and Hattie McDaniel Sam McDaniel (basketball) (born 1995), Australian basketball player Scott McDaniel (born 1965), American comics artist Terry McDaniel (born 1965), American football player Wahoo McDaniel, ring name of Edward McDaniel (1938–2002), American football player and professional wrestler William Roberts McDaniel (1861–1942), American academic Xavier McDaniel (born 1963), American basketball player
See also McDaniels