McLin or McLinn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
McLin Benjamin E. McLin (1851–1912), American lawyer, businessman and politician C. J. McLin (1921–1988), American politician Claude McLin (1925–1995), American jazz tenor saxophonist Jimmy McLin (1908–1983), American jazz banjoist and guitarist Ladell McLin, American musician Lena McLin (1928–2023), American composer and writer Mac McLin (1899–1966), American civil rights activist and politician Rhine McLin (born 1948), American politician Samuel B. McLin, American politician Stephen McLin (born 1946), American banking executive and philanthropist
McLinn Brooklyn McLinn, American actor and basketball player
See also McLin Glacier, a glacier of Antarctica