Maynard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bill Maynard (born 1928), English comedian and actor
Brad Maynard (born 1974), American football punter and holder
Brittany Maynard (1984–2014), American activist for assisted suicide
Charles Johnson Maynard (1845–1929), American naturalist and ornithologist
Conor Maynard (born 1992), British singer
David Swinson Maynard ("Doc" Maynard), noted figure in early Cleveland, Ohio and Seattle, Washington
Don Maynard (born 1935), American football player
Dori J. Maynard (born 1958), President and CEO of the Maynard Institute (2008); daughter of Robert C. Maynard
Edward Maynard (1813–1891), American firearms inventor
Finian Maynard (born 1975), 5-time windsurfing speed World Champion
Frank H. Maynard (1853–1926), old-time cowboy author from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gray Maynard (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
Hannah Maynard (1834-1918), Canadian photographer
Horace Maynard (1814–1882), Tennessee Congressman and U.S. Postmaster General
Isaac H. Maynard (1838–1896), New York lawyer
James Maynard (born 1987), British mathematician
Jay Maynard (born 1960), computer programmer and system administrator; most famous for his electroluminiscent Tron Guy costume
John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), British evolutionary geneticist
Joyce Maynard (born 1953), American author
Julian Maynard Smith, son of John Maynard Smith, performance artist and co-founder of the London-based performance company Station House Opera
Ken Maynard (1895–1973), American motion picture stuntman and actor
Ken Maynard (cartoonist) (1928–1998), Australian cartoonist
Louis Maynard (1871-1940), French writer and regional historian
Matthew Maynard (born 1966), ex-cricketer
Nicky Maynard (born 1986), MK Dons F.C. striker
Ralph Maynard Smith, (1904–1964) architect
Richard Maynard (1832-1907), Canadian photographer
Robert Maynard, the Royal Navy officer who beheaded the pirate Blackbeard
Robert C. Maynard (1937–1993), co-founder of the Maynard Institute; American Journalist and Newspaper Editor
Thane Maynard, wildlife expert
Tom Maynard, (1989–2012), English cricketer
William H. Maynard (1786–1832), New York politician
Fictional characters:
Christopher Maynard, fictional antagonist from the 1996 film, The Glimmer Man, played by Stephen Tobolowsky