Maynard is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Maynard (Australian media personality), DJ with ABC in Australia
Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006), Canadian jazz trumpeter
Maynard Jackson (1938–2003), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
Maynard James Keenan (born 1964), singer for the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer (born James Herbert Keenan)
John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946), English economist
Maynard C. Krueger (1906–1991), socialist professor and politician
Maynard Lyndon (1907-1999), American architect
Maynard Jack Ramsay (1914–2005), American entomologist
Maynard Harrison Smith (1911–1984), US recipient of the Medal of Honor
Maynard Solomon (born 1930), American music producer and musicologist
Maynard Webb Chairman of the Board of Directors at Yahoo!
Fictional characters:
Maynard G. Krebs, character from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Maynard James "M.J." Delfino, fictional character from the television show Desperate Housewives, played by Mason Vale Cotton
Maynard, one of the main antagonists from Pulp Fiction (film)