Kinnear is a Scottish and Irish surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Ben Kinnear (born 1979), footballerBob Kinnear, Canadian labour leaderCharles Kinnear (1830-1894), architectDavid Kinnear (1917–2008), Scottish association football playerDavid Kinnear (journalist) (c. 1906–1862), Canadian journalistDominic Kinnear (born 1967), Scottish-American association football player and managerGeorge Kinnear (1836–1912), American military officer and real estate developerGreg Kinnear (born 1963), American actorKent Kinnear (born 1966), American tennis playerHelen Kinnear (1894–1970), Canadian lawyerJoe Kinnear (1912–1981), Australian rules footballerJoe Kinnear (born 1946), Irish association football player and managerJohn Kinnear (Irish politician) (1824–1894), Irish politicianJohn Boyd Kinnear (1828–1920), Scottish lawyer, writer and politicianMary Elizabeth Kinnear (1898–1991), Canadian politicianNorman Boyd Kinnear (1882–1957), Scottish zoologistRoy Kinnear (1934–1988), English actorRory Kinnear (born 1978), English actor, son of Roy KinnearWilliam Kinnear (1880–1974), Scottish rower