McClendon is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin.

Notable people named McClendon include:

As a surname

Aubrey McClendon (1959–2016), chief executive officer, chairman, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy Brian McClendon (born 1964), inventor of Google Earth Bryan McClendon (born 1983), college football running backs coach for the University of Georgia Bulldogs Charles McClendon (1923–2001), LSU head football coach in the 1960s and the 1970s Fannie McClendon (born 1920), United States military officer James William McClendon, Jr. (1924–2000), Christian theologian in the Anabaptist tradition Jesse Francis McClendon (1880–1976), American chemist, zoologist and physiologist Lloyd McClendon (born 1959), American baseball player and manager Reiley McClendon (born 1990), American actor Rose McClendon (1884–1936), African American Broadway actress of the 1920s Ruth McClendon (1943–2017), American politician Sarah McClendon (1910–2003), long-time White House reporter who covered presidential politics for a half-century Skip McClendon (born 1964), American football player Warren McClendon (born 2001), American football player Willie McClendon (born 1957), American football player

As a given name McClendon Curtis (born 1999), American football player

See also McClendon-McDougald Gymnasium, 3,056-seat multi-purpose arena in Durham, North Carolina