Macready is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Carol MacReady, English actressEdward Nevil Macready, (1798-1848), British Army officerGeorge Macready (1899–1973), American screen actorGordon Macready (1891–1956), British Army officerNevil Macready (1862–1946), British Army officerJohn Macready (born 1975), American gymnast and motivational speakerJohn A. Macready (1887-1979), American aviatorWilliam Macready (1793–1873), English actorWilliam Macready the elder (1755–1829), Irish actor-managerPaul MacCready (1925-2007), American aeronautical engineer