Macready is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Carol MacReady, English actress
Edward Nevil Macready, (1798-1848), British Army officer
George Macready (1899–1973), American screen actor
Gordon Macready (1891–1956), British Army officer
Nevil Macready (1862–1946), British Army officer
John Macready (born 1975), American gymnast and motivational speaker
John A. Macready (1887-1979), American aviator
William Macready (1793–1873), English actor
William Macready the elder (1755–1829), Irish actor-manager
Paul MacCready (1925-2007), American aeronautical engineer
