Maynard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bill Maynard (born 1928), English comedian and actorBrad Maynard (born 1974), American football punter and holderBrittany Maynard (1984–2014), American activist for assisted suicideCharles Johnson Maynard (1845–1929), American naturalist and ornithologistConor Maynard (born 1992), British singerDavid Swinson Maynard ("Doc" Maynard), noted figure in early Cleveland, Ohio and Seattle, WashingtonDon Maynard (born 1935), American football playerDori J. Maynard (born 1958), President and CEO of the Maynard Institute (2008); daughter of Robert C. MaynardEdward Maynard (1813–1891), American firearms inventorFinian Maynard (born 1975), 5-time windsurfing speed World ChampionFrank H. Maynard (1853–1926), old-time cowboy author from Colorado Springs, ColoradoGray Maynard (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighterHannah Maynard (1834-1918), Canadian photographerHorace Maynard (1814–1882), Tennessee Congressman and U.S. Postmaster GeneralIsaac H. Maynard (1838–1896), New York lawyerJames Maynard (born 1987), British mathematicianJay Maynard (born 1960), computer programmer and system administrator; most famous for his electroluminiscent Tron Guy costumeJohn Maynard Smith (1920–2004), British evolutionary geneticistJoyce Maynard (born 1953), American authorJulian Maynard Smith, son of John Maynard Smith, performance artist and co-founder of the London-based performance company Station House OperaKen Maynard (1895–1973), American motion picture stuntman and actorKen Maynard (cartoonist) (1928–1998), Australian cartoonistLouis Maynard (1871-1940), French writer and regional historianMatthew Maynard (born 1966), ex-cricketerNicky Maynard (born 1986), MK Dons F.C. strikerRalph Maynard Smith, (1904–1964) architectRichard Maynard (1832-1907), Canadian photographerRobert Maynard, the Royal Navy officer who beheaded the pirate BlackbeardRobert C. Maynard (1937–1993), co-founder of the Maynard Institute; American Journalist and Newspaper EditorThane Maynard, wildlife expertTom Maynard, (1989–2012), English cricketerWilliam H. Maynard (1786–1832), New York politicianFictional characters:
Christopher Maynard, fictional antagonist from the 1996 film, The Glimmer Man, played by Stephen Tobolowsky