McGillivray is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander McGillivray, also known as Hoboi-Hili-Miko (1750–1793), leader of the Creek Indians during and after the American Revolution and principal chief of the Upper Creek (Muscogee) towns Alexander McGillivray (politician), Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada Andy McGillivray (born 1954), Australian rules footballer Angus McGillivray (1842–??), Canadian lawyer and political figure from Nova Scotia, Canada C. R. McGillivray, or Calvin Ray McGillivray, American football coach Charlie McGillivray, Scottish footballer and manager David McGillivray (producer/screenwriter) (born 1947) David McGillivray (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian figure skater Dave McGillivray, American race director; current director of the Boston Marathon Donald McGillivray (botanist), Australian botanical taxonomist Donald McGillivray (politician), a politician in British Columbia Duncan McGillivray, explorer and fur trader who accompanied David Thompson on explorations of the North-West Territory Edward McGillivray, the second mayor of Ottawa from 1858 to 1859 Florence Helena McGillivray, Canadian painter James J. McGillivray, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate John McGillivray (fur trader) (c. 1770 – 1855), Canadian fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada John McGillivray (footballer) (1886–??), English footballer John Alexander McGillivray (1853–1911), Canadian lawyer and politician Lachlan McGillivray, Scottish-American Indian trader, store keeper, and plantation owner Lauchlan McGillivray (died 1880), 19th-century New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand Mal McGillivray (1929–1984), Australian rules footballer Perry McGillivray (1893–1944), American competition swimmer and water polo player, Olympian Scott McGillivray (born 1978), Canadian real estate investor, television host, financial expert, contractor, writer, public speaker and educator William McGillivray (1764–1825), Scottish-born Canadian fur trader William McGillivray, native name Coahoma, Chickasaw chief in northwest Mississippi William A. McGillivray (1918–1984), Canadian lawyer, jurist, and a Chief Justice of Alberta, Canada
Middle name Farquhar McGillivray Knowles (1859–1932), American painter